“Scientists have determined that the most irritating sound to the human ear is the sound of a knife cutting a glass bottle. And the second-worst sound is a fork scratching a glass bottle. Evidently they did all their research at the Picnic for Morons.” HumansFunnyScienceSoundCuttingWorstResearchEarsScientistGlassesDeterminedBottlesKnivesForksMoronIrritatingPicnics Author:Peter Sagal
“Creationists make it sound as though a 'theory' is something you dreamt up after being drunk all night.” DreamScienceNightReligionSoundReligiousAtheismTheoryEvolutionAtheistDrunkAll NightPhilosophy Of ReligionCreationismTheistScientific TheoryAnti ReligiousReligious PhilosophyPhilosophy And ReligionFunny AtheistAnti AtheistGreatest AtheistBeing DrunkCreationist Author:Isaac Asimov
“And extracting one molecule's signature in spectral analysis from the rest of the signatures is hard work, sort of like picking out the sound of your toddler's voice in a roomful of screaming children during playtime. It's hard, but you can do it.” ChildrenHardScienceSoundVoiceCan DoHard WorkAnalysisYou Can Do ItMoleculesSignaturesToddlerPlaytime Author:Neil deGrasse Tyson
“This is a collaboration between a complex analyst, a dynamical system expert, and an arithmetical algebraic geometer. It sounds like a joke, a complex analyst, a dynamical system expert, and an arithmetical algebraic geometer walk into a bar.” ScienceSoundWalksJokesMathematicsComplexesBarsExpertsCollaborationAnalysts Author:Jordan Ellenberg
“Newton's theory is not 'not right', it just does not cover all distances. Contrary to popular belief, theories in science are not proven wrong, they are just replaced by more complete and convenient theories. To sound provocative, even the geocentric theory was never "proven" wrong, it is just not as convenient as the heliocentric theory, since it requires endless epicycles.” DoeScienceBeliefSoundTheoryMathematicsDistanceContraryEndlessReplacedProvenConvenientNewtonProvocativeContrary To Popular BeliefProven Wrong Author:Nathan Seiberg
“Like musicians who can read and write complicated scores in a world without sounds, for us mathematics is a source of delight, excitement, and even controversy which are hard to share with non mathematicians. In our small micro-cosmos we should ever seek the right balance between competition and solidarity, criticism and empathy, exclusion and inclusion.” WorldShouldWritingHardScienceSoundShareSourceBalanceMusicianEmpathyCriticismMathematicsCompetitionDelightComplicatedExcitementScoreCosmosInclusionMathematicianSolidarityControversyExclusion Author:Gil Kalai
“Physics is the science of all the tremendously powerful invisibilities - of magnetism, electricity, gravity, light, sound, cosmic rays. Physics is the science of the mysteries of the universe. How could anyone think it dull?” ThinkingLightScienceUniverseSoundPowerfulMysteryPhysicsDullRaysCosmicGravityElectricityInvisibilityMagnetismCosmic Rays Book:Twice Shy Source: Twice Shy
“Boss: I just heard that light travels faster than sound. I'm wondering if I should shout when I speak, just so my lips appear to sync-up with my words.” IfsShouldLightScienceSpeakSoundWonderKnowledgeHeardLipsFasterBossSync Author:Scott Adams
“There is another ground of hope that must not be omitted. Let men but think over their infinite expenditure of understanding, time, and means on matters and pursuits of far less use and value; whereof, if but a small part were directed to sound and solid studies, there is no difficulty that might not be overcome.” IfsThinkingMenMeanMatterUseMightScienceValuesUnderstandingSoundStudyOvercomingLet MeDifficultyInfinitePursuitSmall PartsExpenditures Book:The Great Instauration Source: The Great Instauration
“Dilbert: Evolution must be true because it is a logical conclusion of the scientific method. Dogbert: But science is based on the irrational belief that because we cannot perceive reality all at once, things called time and cause and effect exist. Dilbert: That's what I was taught and that's what I believe. Dogbert: Sounds cultish.” BelieveRealityScienceBeliefI BelieveCausesSoundEffectsTaughtEvolutionAccountsMethodConclusionBeing TruePerceiveLogicalIrrationalCause And EffectScientific MethodDilbertIrrational Beliefs Author:Scott Adams
“Dilbert: It took weeks but I've calculated a new theory about the origin of the universe. According to my calculations it didn't start with a "Big Bang" at all-it was more of "Phhbwt" sound. You may be wondering about the practical applications of the "Little Phhbwt" theory. Dogbert: I was wondering when you'll go away.” MayLittlesBigsScienceUniverseSoundWonderWeekTheoryPracticalsGoing AwayApplicationBangsCalculationsDilbert Author:Scott Adams