Although I was first drawn to math and science by the certainty they promised, today I find the unanswered questions and the unexpected connections at least as attractive. Lisa Randall More Quotes by Lisa Randall More Quotes From Lisa Randall You might find it hard to imagine gravity as a weak force, but consider that a small magnet can hold up a paper clip, even though the entire earth is pulling down on it. Lisa Randall paper earth might Maybe dark matter is denser than we usually assume, kind of like the Milky Way plane. Lisa Randall matter dark way We should figure out how to do this so that some parents don't feel disenfranchised, angry and upset. It says a lot about the state of where we are in the city, the role of parents and the reality of small school and combining schools. Lisa Randall cities reality school Probably if you look like Tyra Banks, it probably is hard, even if you are really smart, for people to take - it surprises some. Lisa Randall smart people looks There are many aspects of time we just do not understand. That’s the thing about writing a popular book: You realize the things you understand because for those you can give a really simple explanation. But some things about time I just don’t know how to give simple explanations for, even though I can tell you mathematically what’s going on. Lisa Randall simple writing book When I was in school I liked math because all the problems had answers. Everything else seemed very subjective. Lisa Randall answers math school Physicists have yet to understand why the Higgs boson's mass is what it is. Lisa Randall physicist mass Our hypotheses are initially rooted in theoretical consistency and elegance, but...ultimatel y it is experiment not rigid belief that determines what is correct. Lisa Randall consistency elegance belief You can be only a modest distance away from the gravity brane, and gravity will be incredibly weak. Lisa Randall gravity distance weak Both religions and musicals work best with energetic and committed believers. Cynicism or detachment would have destroyed the magic - something true of religion, too. Lisa Randall detachment magic cynicism I considered going into business or becoming a lawyer - not for the money, but for the thrill of problem-solving. Lisa Randall thrill lawyer becoming Secrets of the cosmos will begin to unravel. I, for one, can't wait. Lisa Randall cosmos secret waiting Scientists actively approach the door to knowledge—the boundary of the domain of what we know. We question and explore and we change our views when facts and logic force us to do so. We are confident only in what we can verify through experiments or in what we can deduce from experimentally confirmed hypotheses. Lisa Randall views doors facts Physics has entered a remarkable era. Ideas that were once the realm of science fiction are now entering our theoretical and maybe even experimental grasp. Brand-new theoretical discoveries about extra dimensions have irreversibly changed how particle physicists, astrophysicists, and cosmologists now think about the world. The sheer number and pace of discoveries tells us that we've most likely only scratched the surface of the wondrous possibilities that lie in store. Ideas have taken on a life of their own. Lisa Randall taken lying thinking You have to be careful when you use beauty as a guide. There are many theories people didn't think were beautiful at the time but did find beautiful laterand vice versa. I think simplicity is a good guide: The more economical a theory, the better. Lisa Randall beautiful people thinking I had this illusion that if I kind of dressed badly that I wouldn't stand out. You know, so I actually went out of my way to not look different to the extent I could. Lisa Randall different looks way I'm not creating the universe. I'm creating a model of the universe, which may or may not be true. Lisa Randall being-true creating may Neuroscience is exciting. Understanding how thoughts work, how connections are made, how the memory works, how we process information, how information is stored - it's all fascinating. Lisa Randall thoughts memory understanding work Religion can have psychological and social roles, but in terms of really explaining how things work, science works differently. Science is based on material elements at the core. Lisa Randall things work science religion You learn that the interest is in what you don't yet know and that theories evolve. But we nonetheless have progress and improved knowledge over time. Lisa Randall you progress time knowledge
