Related:

• In science one tries to tell people, in such a way as to be understood by everyone, something that no one ever knew before.
  But in poetry, it's the exact opposite. -- Paul Dirac (1902-1984)...
• Politics permits a LOT more idiocy than science does.
• Engineering: "How will this work?" Science: "Why will this work?
  Management: "When will this work?" Liberal Arts: "Do you want fries with that?...
• Applying computer technology is simply finding the right wrench to pound in the correct screw.
  The graduate with a Science degree asks, "Why does it work?...
• I brake for brick walls.
• The difference between science and the fuzzy subjects is that science requires reasoning, while those other subjects merely require scholarship.
  -- Lazarus Long, from Robert A. Heinlein's "Time Enough For Love...
• The difference between art and science is that if something works in art, you don't have to explain why.
• aga n. [WPI] A cuspy but bogus raving story about N random broken people.
  Here is a classic example of the saga form, as told by Guy L....
• Quote #498 Minsky and I require every graduate student to take an oath at the grave of E.
  E. "Doc" Smith before he can receive a PhD in AI....