Inspiring Words from Math, Philosophy & Physics

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The discussion centers around favorite quotes from mathematicians, philosophers, and physicists. Participants express frustration over the redundancy of the topic, referencing an existing thread dedicated to this subject. Notable quotes shared include Richard Feynman's humorous take on revolution and the complexity of his work, highlighting the challenge of simplifying advanced concepts for the general public. The conversation encourages users to contribute their favorite quotes while acknowledging the prior discussions on the same theme.
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Any favorite quote by a mathematician, or a philosopher, or a physicist?
 
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Jeez, dude, learn to do a forum search. There's already a huge thread on this.
 
Not a Physicist per se; still Ivan Pavlov always comes to mind first...

"Next time there's a revolution, get up earlier."
 
"If I could explain it to the average person, I wouldn't have been worth the Nobel Prize."
-R.Feynman
 

Thread 'Predictions for the Nobel Prize in Physics 2025'

Similar to the 2024 thread, here I start the 2025 thread. As always it is getting increasingly difficult to predict, so I will make a list based on other article predictions. You can also leave your prediction here. Here are the predictions of 2024 that did not make it: Peter Shor, David Deutsch and all the rest of the quantum computing community (various sources) Pablo Jarrillo Herrero, Allan McDonald and Rafi Bistritzer for magic angle in twisted graphene (various sources) Christoph...
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Thread 'My experience as a hostage'

Thread 'My experience as a hostage'

I believe it was the summer of 2001 that I made a trip to Peru for my work. I was a private contractor doing automation engineering and programming for various companies, including Frito Lay. Frito had purchased a snack food plant near Lima, Peru, and sent me down to oversee the upgrades to the systems and the startup. Peru was still suffering the ills of a recent civil war and I knew it was dicey, but the money was too good to pass up. It was a long trip to Lima; about 14 hours of airtime...
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