"In Science, There Are No Shortcuts To Truth."
– Karl Popper
Sir Karl Raimund Popper (July 28, 1902 – September 17, 1994) was an Austrian–British philosopher, academic and one of the 20th century's most influential philosophers of science. In political discourse, he is known for his vigorous defence of liberal democracy and the principles of social criticism that he believed made a flourishing open society possible. Reason, toleration, nonviolence and individual freedom formed the core of his political values, and he identified modern liberal democracies as the best-to-date embodiment of an open society.
Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.
- Aristotle
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~ Pearl Andersen
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"Hundreds of thousands of stretches of DNA have remained unchanged in humans and other primates for over 65 million years but not other mammals."
~ Kuderna, L.F.K. et al. Nature (2023)
“Only art and science make us suspect the existence of life to a higher level, and maybe also instill hope thereof.”
~ Ludwig van Beethoven