We cannot decide on the efficacy of a medical treatment by counting the number of ‘Likes’ an intervention receives on Facebook; no matter what, professionals will still need to conduct continued clinical trials and evaluate their outcomes carefully. Priyamvada Natarajan Read Quote
Research in any domain of science today requires specialized training to build up knowledge and clinical competence. To make major breakthroughs, we need people with expertise who are engaged in sustained research over a long period of time – in a word, scientists. Priyamvada Natarajan Read Quote
Progress in science occurs in fits and starts, and paradigm shifts occur when evidence can be marshaled to support a new point of view. Priyamvada Natarajan Read Quote
We must face up to a difficult paradox: The U.S. can maintain a leading position in science only by giving up its desire to be number one. Priyamvada Natarajan Read Quote
The pace and demands in any field, be it genetics, nanotechnology or cosmology, can only be met with increased international cooperation and collaborative projects. Priyamvada Natarajan Read Quote
Research in basic sciences now requires resources that no one country can provide. Priyamvada Natarajan Read Quote
The existence of dark matter and dark energy are inferred from observations! They are not theoretical constructs. Though invisible, both reveal their presence through the effects that they exert on motions of celestial bodies and in the case of dark matter – the bending of light as well. Priyamvada Natarajan Read Quote
We already have a pretty good knowledge of the universe’s mass-energy content, so if we can get a handle on its geometry, then we will be able to work out exactly what the fate of the universe will be. Priyamvada Natarajan Read Quote
I am obsessed with trying to understand why there is such rampant denialism of science in our country. I find this exuberant irrationalism extremely disturbing. And this is particularly troubling, because I am a professional scientist. Priyamvada Natarajan Read Quote
