"The earth’s atmosphere is an imperfect window on the universe. Electromagnetic waves in the optical part of the spect…"

"Every time we get slapped down, we can say, Thank you Mother Nature, because it means we're about to learn something …"

"We often frame our understanding of what the space telescope will do in terms of what we expect to find, and actually…"

"John Bahcall, an astronomer on the Institute of Advanced Study faculty since 1970 likes to tell the story of his firs…"

"… Hassan promotes the BITE model as a scientific method for identifying “destructive cults,” claiming it can distingu…"

"When one appeals solely to the truth of a discourse to authorize it intellectually and socially, one represses reflec…"

"On the other hand, ... a pragmatic turn ... expands the number of parties who may participate more or less as equals …"

"Where a discourse is redeemed ultimately by metatheoretical appeals, experts step forward as the authorities. This si…"

"We must realize that growth is but an adolescent phase of life that stops when physical maturity is reached. If growt…"

"The greatest shortcoming of the human race is man's inability to understand the exponential function."