Lisa Randall Quotes & Sayings (Page 5)

“We live in a world where there are many risks, and it's high time we start taking seriously which ones we should be worried about.”

“You have principles. You test them as accurately as you can. Eventually, they might break down.”

“For me, the most absorbing films are those that address big questions and real ideas but embody them in small examples that we can appreciate and comprehend.”

“I do try to do high-impact work, and I try to think of ideas people haven't thought about that have broad implications, but I don't restrict myself to that. I try to work on things that I find interesting.”

“I don't necessarily make much art myself, but after I wrote 'Warped Passages,' I was fortunate to get involved a little in the art world. I got invited to write a libretto for what we called a projective opera, and I also got invited to curate an art exhibit.”

“I don't think about a theory of everything when I do my research. And even if we knew the ultimate underlying theory, how are you going to explain the fact that we're sitting here? Solving string theory won't tell us how humanity was born.”

“I don't think we have reached a point where art really translates into science. Perhaps for some people, having good visuals can help translate into science.”

“I was always good at math, but I was good at everything. It sounds obnoxious, but I was just smart. In school, it's kind of obvious when you're learning things faster than other kids.”

“If you are a responsible scientist, you are going to present your new results in a paper, and maybe if, over time, things are established, and it's prime time for the public to hear about it, then you include it in a book.”

“Physicists are interested in measuring neutrino properties because they tell us about the structure of the Standard Model, the well-tested theory that describes matter's most basic elements and interactions.”