“I would ask, "How can one have a technological society without research? How can one have research without researching dangerous areas? How can one research dangerous areas without uncovering dangerous information? How can you uncover dangerous information without it falling into the hands of insane people who will sooner or later destroy the human race, if not the whole of life on earth?" Who knows? God only knows!” PeopleIfsKnowsHumansWholeHandsEarthFallAsksRaceDangerousInformationResearchAreasInsaneHuman RaceSooner Or LaterTechnologicalKnowing GodUncovering Author:Pete Seeger
“While Occam's razor is a useful tool in the physical sciences, it can be a very dangerous implement in biology. It is thus very rash to use simplicity and elegance as a guide in biological research.” UseDangerousResearchToolsSimplicityGuidesBiologyEleganceRazorsPhysical ScienceOccam's RazorSimplicity And Elegance Author:Francis Crick
“By sort of combining the research of a lot of smart people, I came up with an equation for dread [dread=uncontrollability+unfamiliarity+imaginability+suffering+scale of destruction+unfairness]. The dread equation is a simplification, but it's a way to explain why we fear something so much when it is so unlikely. Part of it is the lack of control. That's why we're more scared of plane crashes than car crashes even though we know rationally which is more dangerous.” PeopleKnowsWaySufferingDangerousCarSmartResearchDestructionScaredScalesPlanesDreadCrashEquationsUnlikelySmart PeopleCombiningSimplificationUnfairnessCar CrashPlane CrashesLack Of Control Author:Amanda Ripley
“You know that saying 'A little knowledge is a dangerous thing'? That's so true of positive psychology. Our latest research tells us that the pursuit of happiness is a delicate art. Certain approaches to seeking happiness are now known to backfire, whereas others are effective.” KnowsLittlesArtCertainKnownPsychologyDangerousApproachResearchSeekingPursuitDelicatePursuit Of HappinessDangerous ThingsPositive PsychologyLittle KnowledgeBackfireSeeking Happiness Author:Barbara Fredrickson
“The AMA is urging the Federal Government not to classify marijuana as a dangerous drug and do more research. That's what they said. It's a big story, yeah. Yeah, that request came not only from the AMA but also from KFC.” SaidStoriesBigsGovernmentDangerousDrugResearchYeahMarijuanaThey SaidFederal GovernmentRequestKfcDangerous Drugs Author:Conan O'Brien