It used to be that, in astronomy, a small team of people could look at photos of a few thousand galaxies and classify and catalog them relatively easily. But now, with a new generation of robotic telescopes scanning the skies constantly and producing millions of images, that’s become next to impossible. Peter Diamandis Read Quote
Not disown my past or upbringing, but I’d admired American actors, really American movie star – particularly the rebel heroes of the ’50s. Maxwell Caulfield Read Quote
Most people seem unaware that corporate influence and wealth has taken over public policy, such that government policy now favors the wealthy few at the expense of the people. Hank Johnson Read Quote
I typically set at least three alarms. I have two alarms set on my iPhone, I still use a Blackberry for work, so I set my alarm on that, and then if I’m staying in a hotel, I request a wake-up call. I’ve never overslept – knock on wood. But I have had an instance where one of my four alarms has failed, so that’s why I stand by the multiple alarms. Kristen Welker Read Quote
One definitely wants to have a functioning hippocampus. It’s all about learning and memory, the part blown out of the water by Alzheimer’s disease. It’s also the part that is most vulnerable to the effects of stress. Robert Sapolsky Read Quote
Sometimes we fall in love with somebody who will probably never love us, for reasons having nothing to do with us but with their own mindset, their chemistry. Helen Fisher Read Quote
For me, what works well about ‘Life in a Day’ is that it’s emotionally affecting without being manipulative. It really does make you think about the connectivity of the world, the similarities and differences. It shows the experiences we all go through: birth, childhood, falling in love, having kids, getting ill, dying. Kevin Macdonald Read Quote
