Eva walked along the wall that held all of Michael's books. Shelves of science texts - physics, astronomy, a full set of Darwin's writings, new works in biomedical genetics - these were at the bottom, and books on philosophy and religion at the top. ...
Of course, to avoid getting stuck in that convo with someone you dislike or feel uncomfortable around, don't be passive, be proactive. Do not let them direct your interaction on their terms, do it on yours. Ask a Misdirection Question--something too ...
Men sometimes speak as if the study of the classics would at length make way for more modern and practical studies; but the adventurous student will always study classics, in whatever language they may be written and however ancient they may be. For ...
People who have made comparative studies of many different societies, know that when status is ascribed, rather than achieved, individual efforts towards excellence are not directed through any form of innovation; rather, the enhancement of status oc...
In 1940, we knew who we were, we knew who the enemy was, we knew the dangers and the issues," he told me when I pressed him for a reading of the struggle against Islamic radicalism. "In our island, we knew we would prevail, that the Americans would b...
It is the time to tremendous awakening toward “inquisitiveness” with cross-cultural sharing through technology and inner insights.
We are in an age of technology where we sit in our little cubicles and we IM each other and Skype each other and never connect as human beings.
I was the first spokesperson for the Better Hearing Institute in Washington. And that's the message we tried to send out - there is hearing help out there, and the technology and options are amazing.
We're a depraved civilization. All this technology, all the computer games and the iPhones... nobody will sit for art anymore. What a dismaying state of humanity.
What is the intersection between technology, art and science? Curiosity and wonder, because it drives us to explore, because we're surrounded by things we can't see.
When you build a product, you make a lot of assumptions about the state of the art of technology, the best business practices, and potential customer usage/behavior.
In an ever-changing technological landscape, where today's platforms are not tomorrow's platforms, the key seems to be that any one of these spaces can use a dose of humanity and art and culture.
Atıl, hareketsiz duran yaşam ölmeye eğilimlidir; eğer atıllık eksiksizse, ölüm gerçekleşmiş demektir.
The easiest way to get old is to be technologically behind...
It ain't technology that enhances the civilization.. but the way mankind perceives nature from all standpoints.
The best museums and museum exhibits about science or technology give you the feeling that, hey, this is interesting, but maybe I could do something here, too.
Like all technology, social media is neutral but is best put to work in the service of building a better world.
Technological 'revolutions' don't really overthrow anything - they simply append a new and dynamic market to that which went before.
The new technologies that we see coming will have major benefits that will greatly alleviate human suffering.
Alas, our technology has marched ahead of our spiritual and social evolution, making us, frankly, a dangerous people.
New technologies and resources offer exciting opportunities. They democratise access to information.
