be open-minded, yet able to discern truth from sophistry

As a physicist who has researched and published in di-verse areas of atomic, nuclear, optical, statistical, and gravitational physics, I understand firsthand the need for broad mastery of phenomenological details and mathematical and experimental techniques in science. But—and this point is essential—I acquired such knowledge for specific purposes,... See more

The will to learn is an intrinsic motive , one that finds both its source and its reward in its own exercise. The will to learn becomes a “ problem ” only under specialized circumstances...where a curriculum is set , stu-dents confined , and a path fixed. The problem exists not so much in learning itself , but in the fact that what the school impos... See more

science is meaningful only to those who are motivated to study it by their own curiosity.