Deep in the human unconscious is a pervasive need for a logical universe that makes sense. But the real universe is always one step beyond logic.
Penicillin was indeed the product of accidental discovery, but the discovery was made, and the knowledge developed, because certain scientists had definite goals in mind. "Chance," Pastuer wrote, "favors only the prepared mind." The mind must be prepared not only by scientific training and technological know-how, but also by the awareness of social needs.
Technological progress is like an axe in the hands of a pathological criminal.
The grand aim of all science is to cover the greatest number of empirical facts by logical deduction from the smallest number of hypotheses or axioms.
It is a well-documented fact that guys will not ask for directions. This is a biological thing. This is why it takes several million sperm cells... to locate a female egg, despite the fact that the egg is, relative to them, the size of Wisconsin.
Etymology, n.: Some early etymological scholars come up with derivations that were hard for the public to believe. The term "etymology" was formed from the Latin "etus" ("eaten"), the root "mal" ("bad"), and "logy" ("study of"). It meant "the study of things that are hard to swallow."
Sorry," she said. "I have a psychological disorder that prevents me from keeping thoughts inside my head where they belong.
Man has a limited biological capacity for change. When this capacity is overwhelmed, the capacity is in future shock.
Remember there's no such thing as a small act of kindness. Every act creates a ripple with no logical end.
We are all connected; To each other, biologically. To the earth, chemically. To the rest of the universe atomically.