Carl Sagan on error and fraud in science…

 

Isaac Asimov — a Quote

"Why continue? Because we must. Because we have the call. Because it is nobler to fight for rationality without winning than to give up in the face of continued defeats. Because whatever true progress humanity makes is through the rationality of the occasional individual and because any one individual we may win for the cause …

Douglas Adams’ take on Anthropocentrism

Imagine a puddle waking up one morning and thinking, "This is an interesting world I find myself in — an interesting hole I find myself in — fits me rather neatly, doesn't it? In fact it fits me staggeringly well, must have been made to have me in it!" This is such a powerful idea …

Left Hemispheres: Hitchens’ Razor

 Let's make sure this becomes a thing. One can hope! Reblogged from Left Hemispheres.

…The Burden of Skepticism

Arguably the most widely known astronomer of the twentieth century, and host of PBS's Cosmos, Carl Sagan was a rare individual - a scientist who could keep up his research productivity while at the same time making science, and an understanding of it, more accessible to the public at large. While some of his ideas …