In a spiral galaxy, the ratio of dark-to-light matter is about a factor of ten. That's probably a good number for the ratio of our ignorance-to-knowledge. We're out of kindergarten, but only in about third grade.
Vera RubinRead
I think the question is, are there women and have there been women who want to do science and could be doing great science, but they never really got the opportunity?
Interpretation
The quote emphasizes the importance of providing opportunities to women in the field of science.
In this quote, Vera Rubin highlights the potential of women in science, questioning whether there are talented individuals who possess the capability to excel in scientific fields but have been denied the chance to pursue their passions and skills. Her statement underscores the barriers that have historically limited women's participation in science and the need for greater inclusivity to harness their contributions.
In practice
In a discussion about diversity in STEM fields.
In a spiral galaxy, the ratio of dark-to-light matter is about a factor of ten. That's probably a good number for the ratio of our ignorance-to-knowledge. We're out of kindergarten, but only in about third grade.
We need senators who have studied physics and representatives who understand ecology.
Nobody ever told us all matter radiated. We just assumed it did.
There was just nothing as interesting in my life as watching the stars every night.
I try to do my science in a moral way, and, I believe that, ideally, science should be looked upon as something that helps us understand our role in the universe.
I had the usual friends who pointed out constellations of stars. But it really was watching the stars. It was getting some sense of the motion of the earth. I found it a remarkable thing.
An experiment is a question which science poses to Nature and a measurement is the recording of Nature's answer.
Those who are not shocked when they first come across quantum theory cannot possibly have understood it.
The idea of atomic energy is illusionary but it has taken so powerful a hold on the minds, that although I have preached against it for twenty-five years, there are still some who believe it to be realizable.
Let's get up off our knees, stop cringing before bogeymen and virtual fathers, face reality, and help science to do something constructive about human suffering.
While NASA talks about 'Are we alone?' as a number one question, they are putting zero money into searching for intelligent life. There's a big disconnect there.
Gravitation is, so far, not understandable in terms of other phenomena.
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