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The beauty of mathematics lies in its ability to describe the universe in elegant terms.

From The Road to Reality by Roger Penrose

Buddhism is a science of the mind.

From Why Buddhism Is True by Robert Wright

It is not the case that we can simply describe the workings of the brain in terms of computations.
Mindset can change your biology.

From What Doesn't Kill Us by Scott Carney

The next great revolution in technology will be driven by our understanding of the universe's laws.

From The Future of Humanity by Michio Kaku

The heart has its own mind and rhythm.
The science of cycling is as much about the mind as it is about the body.
Scientists can only work within the confines of their paradigms.
The periodic table is a map of the universe, revealing the hidden relationships among the elements.
Art and science are two sides of the same coin.
The brain is the most complex organ in the body, but it is also the most fragile.
The stories of elements are intertwined with human history.

From The Disappearing Spoon by Sam Kean

The physicist does not see the world as a collection of objects, but as a network of relationships.

From The Tao of Physics by Fritjof Capra

Surgery on the brain is not just a physical act; it is a dance of precision and intuition.
Consciousness is a complex phenomenon that emerges from our neural networks.

From A Thousand Brains by Jeff Hawkins

Every time you give yourself a high five, you’re retraining your brain.

From The High 5 Habit by Mel Robbins

To be a scientist is to be a child at a time when the world is in a state of crisis.
The laws of physics are the same everywhere in the universe.

From The Future of Humanity by Michio Kaku

Philosophy and science can both benefit from the insights gained from studying children.
The brain is a social organ, and so a key part of being human is being social.
The body is a wonderfully intricate machine.
Every empirical scientific statement must be capable of empirical testing.
The language of physics is mathematics, and the language of nature is harmony.

From The Tao of Physics by Fritjof Capra

Events are the fundamental building blocks of time.

From The Order of Time by Carlo Rovelli

The greatest discoveries are often those that reveal the ordinary.
It is the duty of the scientist to speak the truth.

From The Periodic Table by Primo Levi

Memory is the treasure house of the mind.
In some respects, science has advanced more in the last century than in the previous two thousand years.

From Cosmos by Carl Sagan

The essence of computer science is the study of algorithms.
The great thing about evolution is that it is a gradual process.
Cadavers are the ultimate test subjects.
Our understanding of the physical world is incomplete without the understanding of consciousness.
In the world of Newton, the universe was a vast machine that operated according to precise laws.
In the pursuit of perfect measurements, we find the essence of progress.
Conservation efforts must be informed by the science of extinction.
The periodic table is a map of the elements, a guide through the universe’s building blocks.

From The Disappearing Spoon by Sam Kean

The brain is a universe of possibilities.
Curiosity is the spark that ignites the flame of discovery in science.
Every chemical element has its own story.

From The Periodic Table by Primo Levi

The study of AI is about creating systems that can perform tasks that require human-like intelligence.
The mind is a strange and wonderful place.
Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality.

From Cosmos by Carl Sagan

Athletic success is often the result of a perfect storm of factors.

From The Sports Gene by David Epstein

Energy and matter are interchangeable.

From The Quantum World by Kenneth W. Ford

The history of science is not the history of a steady progression toward the truth.
Dopamine drives us to seek novelty and pleasure.
The human body is the only machine that breaks down and is rebuilt, year after year, with no instruction manual.
The universe is not a collection of separate objects, but a network of relationships.

From The Tao of Physics by Fritjof Capra

The key to deep learning is representation learning, where the model learns to represent the input data in a way that makes it easier to solve the task at hand.
Deciphering a code can be more art than science.
The history of science is a series of peaceful interludes punctuated by intellectually violent revolutions.
Normal science does not aim at novelties of fact or theory.
If you thought that science was certain—well, that is just an error on your part.
Science can make you faster, but it can't make you a champion.
We are all made of stardust, the remnants of ancient stars that have exploded.
The brain is like a muscle. The more you use it, the stronger it gets.

From The Talent Code by Daniel Coyle

The brain's functioning cannot be reduced to mere algorithms.
The goal of machine learning is to generalize from the training data to unseen data.
Henrietta’s legacy is a complex mix of science and ethics.
You can’t be a scientist without being a little bit morbid.
Science is a collaborative endeavor built on shared knowledge.

From The Ghost Map by Steven Johnson

What scientists actually do is much more complicated than any set of rules can capture.
The science of flow shows that this state can be measured and replicated across different activities.
We are all trying to understand the world around us, and algorithms help us do that.

From The Master Algorithm by Pedro Domingos

The greatest breakthroughs in science and business often come from a small number of people who think differently.

From Loonshots by Safi Bahcall

The greatest triumphs of science have resulted from the collaboration of many different minds.

From Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

In science, there are no shortcuts to truth.
Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality.
The universe is a big place, perhaps the biggest.
We must understand the science behind our technology to recreate it.
The science of sound is a gateway to understanding the universe.
The brain is the most complex and least understood organ in the body.
The aim of science is to seek the simplest explanations of complex facts.
The human brain is the most complex structure in the universe.
Sound is an invisible force that can shape our world.
The study of the history of science is not an end in itself but a means to better understand the nature of science.
Learning algorithms is a fundamental skill for any aspiring computer scientist.

From Grokking Algorithms by Aditya Bhargava

The moral implications of scientific discovery are profound and far-reaching.
A single hair can tell us a lot about our health.
Humboldt’s work laid the groundwork for modern environmentalism.
Science is more about questioning than answering.

From The Invention of Air by Steven Johnson

Mathematics is the language in which the laws of nature are expressed.
The battle against cancer is fought in the lab and in the heart.
The history of science is filled with the stories of those who sought to understand the elements.

From The Disappearing Spoon by Sam Kean

There is no such thing as a simple molecule.

From The Periodic Table by Primo Levi

The stress response is a biological reaction that can be managed.
Chemistry is the central science that connects physics with biology.
Dopamine is the molecule of more; it drives us to seek out pleasure and rewards.
Mathematics is the language of the universe.
The beauty of the periodic table lies in its patterns and mysteries.

From The Disappearing Spoon by Sam Kean

The history of cancer is the history of medicine.
Longitude is the secret to the universe and its mysteries.

From Longitude by Dava Sobel

We cannot expect the world to fit our theories.
The study of science cannot be divorced from the study of history.
Science is not only a way of knowing; it is a way of seeing.
The brain is a world consisting of a number of unexplored continents and vast seas of the unknown.
The human body is a marvel of evolution, shaped by millions of years of natural selection.
The Quran is not a book of science but a book of signs.

From No god but God by Reza Aslan