“Accept nothing at face value and get in the habit of thinking unconventionally. Work hard, work smart and, with a bit of luck, serendipity will play its part.”
Australian Nobel prizewinning scientist Peter Doherty in his new book The Beginner’s Guide to Winning the Nobel Prize (Reuters, 10 October)
“The cookie jar is wide open and the bad kids are robbing it.”
Robert Wintner, owner of Snorkel Bob’s dive shop in Hawaii, on the aquarium collectors who loot local reefs (The Washington Post, 10 October)
“The elevation of Mount Everest’s summit is 8844.43 metres, with a precision of 10.21 metres.”…
