Popular Science

🇺🇸Carl Sagan

Science

1934–1996

"For a long time the human instinct to understand was thwarted by facile religious explanations."

🇬🇧Heather Couper

Science

1949–2020

"But there are still many unanswered questions. The halo that surrounds our Galaxy is one mystery region... The centre of the Galaxy hides even more secrets."

🇺🇸Steven Novella

Science

b. 1964

"Even though I think they're probably usually wrong, minority opinions in science are very useful. It keeps the whole process honest ..."

🇺🇸Martin Gardner

Literature

1914–2010

"Mathematical magic combines the beauty of mathematical structure with the entertainment value of a trick."