“College is the grinding machine of the Mathematical Establishment, a c...” — Bill Gaede Quote

“College is the grinding machine of the Mathematical Establishment, a conveyor belt that takes individuals from one cookie cutter to another so that the product comes within tight control limits out of the assembly line.”

“Extinction catches Man by surprise because no one can even imagine that such a catastrophe can happen to an intelligent species.”

“Proof' is the hallmark of religion.”

“Whereas a novice makes moves until he gets checkmated (proof), a Grand Master realizes 20 moves in advance that it’s futile to continue playing (conceptualizing).”

“A mathematician is an individual who calls himself a 'physicist' and does 'physics' and physical experiments with abstract concepts.”

“Atheism is the opium of the mathematicians. Atheism is the religion of Mathematics.”

“نظرا لضخامة كمية المعرفة التي تم إنتاجها في العصر الحديث فقد تسرب لدى الإنسان قناعة أن أي سؤال يدور بخاطره سيجد حتما شخصا ما يعرف الإجابة عنه، ولذا لم يعد هناك حاجة للإيمان بالله لتفسير الكون؛ وهذا أبعد ما يكون عن الصواب وأكثر الناس معرفة بذلك هم علماء الطبيعة أنفسهم”

“How do we change the way science is taught?”

“Many a fine SF story uses science or technology merely as backdrop. Many a fine SF story presumes a technological breakthrough and explores its implications without attempting to predict how the thing might actual work.”

“If you don't synthesize knowledge, scientific journals become spare-parts catalogues for machines that are never built.”

“You're going to see a lot of it. People getting ahead unfairly because of the category into which they were born: male or white or straight or rich. I'm in a few of those categories myself, which is why I make it a point to reach out and help those who aren't, those who might not necessarily be seen if I didn't make the effort. We need to shake this field up, you know? We need more people with different points of view and experiences and thought processes so we can keep innovating and moving ahead.”