You learn that the interest is in what you don’t yet know and that theories evolve. But we nonetheless have progress and improved knowledge over time. Lisa Randall Read Quote
I don’t think about a theory of everything when I do my research. And even if we knew the ultimate underlying theory, how are you going to explain the fact that we’re sitting here? Solving string theory won’t tell us how humanity was born. Lisa Randall Read Quote
When I was in school, I liked math because all the problems had answers. Everything else seemed very subjective. Lisa Randall Read Quote
I don’t think we have reached a point where art really translates into science. Perhaps for some people, having good visuals can help translate into science. Lisa Randall Read Quote
The scientist is also a composer… You could think of science as discovering one particular thing – a supernova or whatever. You could also think of it as discovering this whole new way of seeing the world. Lisa Randall Read Quote
Scientific experiments are expensive, and people are entitled to know about them if they want to. I think it is very difficult to convey ideas. Lisa Randall Read Quote
In fairness, I don’t think that everyone understands what I say, but I think they understand part of it and part of what the issues are… Just the same way that people like a good painting, I think people really like understanding, knowing about the world. Lisa Randall Read Quote
I actually like seeing how the world – trying to figure out how the world works, how it all fits together. Also, it makes me happy when I feel like things are consistent, when there’s some sort of order to the universe. Lisa Randall Read Quote
An almost indispensable skill for any creative person is the ability to pose the right questions. Creative people identify promising, exciting, and, most important, accessible routes to progress – and eventually formulate the questions correctly. Lisa Randall Read Quote
