“We must nevertheless present all possible interpretations for each observation, so that competing theories can be formulated and defended. In science, as elsewhere, intellectual inertia, the fashions of the moment, the weight of institutions, and authoritarianism are always to be feared. Heresies play an essential role by keeping our minds argumentative and alert.” MindPlayMomentsRolesFashionTheoryEssentialsIntellectualWeightInstitutionsObservationInterpretationElsewhereNeverthelessCompetingHeresyAuthoritarianismInertia Author:Hubert Reeves
“England is the only civilised country in the world where it is etiquette to fall on the food like a wolf the moment it is served. Elsewhere it is comme il faut to wait until everybody has helped himself to everything and until everything on everybody's plate is stone cold.” WorldCountryMomentsFallWaitingColdStonesEnglandMannersElsewherePlatesEtiquetteCivilisedStone Cold Author:Virginia Graham