NotedandQuoted “So when I was running around the world saying, ‘The world is flat! We’re all connected,’ Facebook didn’t exist, Twitter was still a sound, the Cloud was still in the sky, 4G was a parking place, LinkedIn was a prison, applications were what you sent to college and, for most people, Skype was a typo.” —Thomas Friedman Nov. 12, 2012, as quoted in an article that appeared in the Rice Thresher, Nov. 16, 2012
“As we look to a future of true energy security by exploiting new unconventional fossil sources, augmented by alternative energy sources such as solar, wind and biofuels, the only way forward is through a government science policy that includes basic research support and thoughtful regulation. These are necessary if we are to have the energy security we want and the environmental stewardship we need.” —Shirley Ann Jackson Oct. 11, 2012, Centennial Lecture Series
“I was the altar boy of journalism. I was a fact-checker. And that in a way is something I’ve done my entire life. What is true? How can you prove that it’s true? How does it work? My parents were both scientists. I’ve spent my life trying to find out new things and tell people about them.” —Esther Dyson Oct. 11, 2012, Centennial Lecture Series
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“Understanding your complete genome is very key to understanding inheritance. Everyone’s asked the questions: ‘Did I get this trait from my mother or father? Did I give this trait to my children?’ Now we have the tools to start to answer those questions because we can separate the DNA sequence into that from the parental chromosomes. One of the ways we do this … we can sequence a genome from a single sperm cell.” —J. Craig Venter Oct. 10, 2012, Centennial Lecture Series
“History happens, history leaves its traces, and I have to say, I prefer history without preservation.” —Rem Koolhaas Oct. 11, 2012, Centennial Lecture Series
“Rice has excelled in ways that even Lovett could not have guessed. I’m talking of course about Rice’s famous come-from-behind victory over heavily favored Colorado in the 1938 Cotton Bowl. It is at least famous in the halls of the Supreme Court, because until then unbeaten Colorado was led by future Supreme Court Justice Byron White. Despite a stellar offensive and defensive performance by White — he threw a touchdown pass, scored on an interception and kicked two extra points — the Owls prevailed by a final score of 28–14. Not even President Lovett could have foreseen that.” —Chief Justice of the United States John G. Roberts Jr. “A Conversation With the Chief Justice,” Oct. 17, 2012