Science fiction is trying to find alternative ways of looking at realities. Iain Banks
My point has always been that, ever since the Industrial Revolution, science fiction has been the most important genre there is. Iain Banks
A lot of what the 'Culture' is about is a reaction to all the science fiction I was reading in my very early teens. Iain Banks
I think a lot of people are frightened of technology and frightened of change, and the way to deal with something you're frightened of is to make fun of it. That's why science fiction fans are dismissed as geeks and nerds. Iain Banks
Science fiction has its own history, its own legacy of what's been done, what's been superseded, what's so much part of the furniture it's practically part of the fabric now, what's become no more than a joke... and so on. It's just plain foolish, as well as comically arrogant, to ignore all this, to fail to do the most basic research. Iain Banks
But because we live in an age of science, we have a preoccupation with corroborating our myths. Michael Shermer
Sound science must be our guide in choosing which problems to tackle and how to approach them. Frank Luntz
When I got my PhD, it was a time when there were just no jobs for PhDs. Period. PhDs were getting the lowest paid technician jobs, if they were lucky, in any kind of science. Shannon Lucid
The 'science' for which the United States is respected has nothing to do with the unscientific and baseless theory of evolution. Ray Comfort
Evolution is the fundamental idea in all of life science - in all of biology. Ray Comfort
Science is a wonderful discipline, to which we are deeply indebted. Ray Comfort
Science fiction has a way of letting you talk about where we are in the world and letting you be a bit of a pop philosopher without being didactic. Brit Marling
I didn't understand how you could be an actor if you didn't also study philosophy and study political science, astronomy. And also just go out and live life and have experiences. Brit Marling
Much of Indian science seems intuitive and not bound by the rigid thinking of classical scientists. Roland Joffe
I hope every woman out there who wants to be a mother and is suffering with infertility, will explore all the options and know that if you choose the science route, it is okay. Cindy Margolis
Our work on light bulbs wasn't an arbitrary mandate. We didn't just pick a standard out of the air, or look for a catchy sounding standard like 25 by 2025 not based in science or feasibility. Instead, we worked with both industry and environmental groups to come up with a standard that made sense and was doable. Fred Upton
Some ideas you have to chew on, then roll them around a lot, play with them before you can turn them into funky science fiction. Rudy Rucker
I would love to photograph Stephen Hawking. I am just fascinated by science, I really am. Helena Christensen
Science goes from question to question big questions, and little, tentative answers. The questions as they age grow ever broader, the answers are seen to be more limited. George Wald
Paleoanthropology is not a science that ends with the discovery of a bone. One has to have the original to work with. It is a life-long task. Richard Leakey