Day: July 20, 2014

Neil degrasse Tyson| I can’t think of a more human activity than a science experience

“I’m often asked by parents what advice can I give them to help get kids interested in science? And I have only one bit of advice, get out of their way. Kids are born curious. Period. I don’t care about your economic background. I don’t care what town you’re born in, what city, what country. If you’re a child, you are curious about your environment.

Annie Leibovitz| Photographer, a female eye

Annie Leibovitz was born in 1949 in Connecticut, USA and began photographing for Rolling Stone magazine in 1969 while still a student at the San Francisco Art Institute. Famed for her iconic images of celebrities, including John Lennon and Yoko Ono, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Hillary Clinton, in 1983 she became chief photographer for Vanity Fair. A regular contributor to Vogue as well, she is the winner of numerous awards and her exhibitions have toured the world many times over.

 

 

Dan Dennett| Good Reasons for “Believing” in God

Daniel Clement "Dan" Dennett III is an American philosopher, writer, and cognitive scientist whose research centers on the philosophy of mind, philosophy of science and philosophy of biology.

 “…Believe in belief. Some people believe in God how many it’s hard to say actual, because some people believe in belief in God. And there are more people who believe in belief, that belief in God. Well how do I know that…well all the people who actual believe in God also believe in belief in God…”