Being nimble and ready to change our minds if need be is an attribute that is crucial to live and thrive in a society that is powered by science and technology, both as an individual and as an engaged citizen.
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I find the world with its inequities and injustices to be messy, unfair, and complicated. The cosmos, on the other hand, is orderly and beautiful - this I find terribly alluring and captivating.
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Research in any domain of science today requires specialized training to build up knowledge and clinical competence. To make major breakthroughs, we need people with expertise who are engaged in sustained research over a long period of time - in a word, scientists.
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As Congress battles over spending and cost cutting, it is imperative that funding for math education programs does not fall victim.
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I am a phenomenologist - I work on developing theoretical models that are constrained by observations.
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In addition to a well-funded school system, we need to encourage and exploit innovative approaches for learning outside the classroom.
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Dark matter is particularly intriguing because it's some kind of particle - that's for sure.
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I'm an astrophysicist and a professor, so my day job involves manipulating intractable numbers that characterize our universe.
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Scientific knowledge is, by its nature, provisional. This is due to the fact that as time goes on, with the invention of better instruments, more data and better data hone our understanding further. Social, cultural, economic, and political context are relevant to our understanding of how science works.
