Often, some people dress something up to make it sound scientific, use scientific words, call themselves doctor something-or-other, and then you look them up, and they’re trying to make it sound like something it’s not. There’s this entire field that’s adding the word ‘quantum’ to everything. It doesn’t even make sense in that context. Elise Andrew Read Quote
I remember my first lecture on my first day in evolutionary biology, how populations and species change. I sat thinking, ‘Why doesn’t everyone know this?’ I look back on it almost in horror: I came so close to not knowing how exciting our world is. Elise Andrew Read Quote
One of the reasons I’m so passionate about science is that it wasn’t correctly taught to me. I got excited at university. Elise Andrew Read Quote
People in general romanticize nature, and they make it out to be something that it isn’t because humans are so awful. And yes, we are absolutely screwing up this planet, but that is only because we have the capabilities to do so. Animals are not better than us. They are not nicer than us. Elise Andrew Read Quote
I’m such a generalist. I love everything. If I had the opportunity, I think I would do about 10 different degrees, five different master’s degrees, probably as many Ph.D.s, and you can’t do that. Elise Andrew Read Quote
I don’t really understand why people are so interested in me, personally. I’m just a curator. I’m just telling people things I think are cool. Elise Andrew Read Quote
A lot of people view science as dull or boring, and I think the stance we take, using humour, not taking ourselves too seriously… I think people enjoy that. I think it’s quite refreshing. Elise Andrew Read Quote
There aren’t that many female role models in science. There are a couple of women, but mostly you’ve got Neil deGrasse Tyson, Richard Dawkins, Lawrence Krauss – they’re all guys. Bill Nye the Science Guy. I love that guy, but it’s all guys. Elise Andrew Read Quote
In science, every question answered leads to 10 more. I love that science can never, ever be finished. From a young age, people think, ‘Science is hard and boring.’ We don’t tell children, ‘Yes, you have to learn these formulae and theorems, but then you go on to learn about nuclear reactions and stars.’ Elise Andrew Read Quote
There is a lot of pseudo-science and nonsense out there on the Internet, and everyone feels the need to send it to me. And I’m sitting there thinking, ‘It isn’t real! Stop it!’ Elise Andrew Read Quote
