If a little kid ever asks you just why the sky is blue, you look him or her right in the eye and say, 'It's because of quantum effects involving Rayleigh scattering combined with a lack of violet photon receptors in our retinae.'
Not everything that’s cool is science, but everything in science is cool. - Phil Plait
Not everything that’s cool is science, but everything in science is cool.
- Phil Plait
However, science isn't just about showing when you're right; it's also about showing when you're wrong. - Phil Plait
However, science isn't just about showing when you're right; it's also about showing when you're wrong.
Just like people, stars can be important without being terribly bright. - Phil Plait
Just like people, stars can be important without being terribly bright.
It’s dead obvious that creationism isn’t science, or even bad science. It’s nonsense. But I’ve long stated it’s also bad religion, because it doesn’t… - Phil Plait
It’s dead obvious that creationism isn’t science, or even bad science. It’s nonsense. But I’ve long stated it’s also bad religion, because it doesn’t…
You can experience the thrill of discovery, the incredible, visceral feeling of doing something no one has ever done before, see things no one has ev… - Phil Plait
You can experience the thrill of discovery, the incredible, visceral feeling of doing something no one has ever done before, see things no one has ev…
I still hear some people say that science takes the wonder out of life. Those people are utterly wrong. Science takes us to the wonder - Phil Plait
I still hear some people say that science takes the wonder out of life. Those people are utterly wrong. Science takes us to the wonder
The difference between the dinosaurs and us is that we have a space program and we can vote... - Phil Plait
The difference between the dinosaurs and us is that we have a space program and we can vote...
How do you convince someone they're not thinking clearly, when they're not thinking clearly? What we're actually saying is no magic, no afterlife, no… - Phil Plait
How do you convince someone they're not thinking clearly, when they're not thinking clearly? What we're actually saying is no magic, no afterlife, no…
Teach a man to reason and he will think for a lifetime. - Phil Plait
Teach a man to reason and he will think for a lifetime.
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