“[In the 1990 World Chess Championship] Kasparov lost the Queen right at the start of the game. So he could play fast and free and fight his way out of the death ground. It's called the Queen's Gambit.”Tagged: strategy, Death Ground
“I love science, and it pains me to think that so many are terrified of the subject or feel that choosing science means you cannot also choose compassion, or the arts, or be awed by nature. Science is not meant to cure us of mystery, but to reinvent and reinvigorate it.”Tagged: Science, Purpose of Science