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" Mental discipline and tenacity in the face of obstacles are traits that have greatly helped me in both my personal and professional journey thus far. I am also very optimistic by nature and tend to focus on the positive and remain hopeful when faced with adversity. "

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" The geometry, the content, and the fate of the universe are all intricately linked. If you know two, you can deduce the third. "

Priyamvada Natarajan

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" Individuals reporting on their own experience with particular therapies would provide first-hand accounts that could be considered in the improvement of drug design. "

" I'm an astrophysicist and a professor, so my day job involves manipulating intractable numbers that characterize our universe. "

" In an era of ever-increasing globalization, what it takes to become and remain a science superpower has fundamentally changed. "

" I am a professor of astronomy and physics at Yale University, where I teach an introductory class in cosmology. I see the deficiencies that first-year students show up with. "

" The early universe was a dusty place, and the UV radiation from the hot, young black holes and stars would get enshrouded by dust, re-radiated, and scattered into red wavelengths like infra-red, causing these objects to remain obscured. "

" Progress in science occurs in fits and starts, and paradigm shifts occur when evidence can be marshaled to support a new point of view. "

" Evidence has been mounting for the key role that black holes play in the process of galaxy formation. But it now appears that they are likely the prima donnas of this space opera. "

" If you know the shape of the lens and the image you get, you can work out the path that light followed between the object and your eye. "

" I am obsessed with trying to understand why there is such rampant denialism of science in our country. I find this exuberant irrationalism extremely disturbing. And this is particularly troubling, because I am a professional scientist. "

" Evidence-based reasoning underpins all scientific thinking, and it involves testing hypotheses or theories against data. Validating a theory requires replicable measurements from independent groups with different equipment and methods of analysis. Convergence of evidence is critical to the acceptance of a scientific idea. "

" As Congress battles over spending and cost cutting, it is imperative that funding for math education programs does not fall victim. "

" Scientific knowledge is, by its nature, provisional. This is due to the fact that as time goes on, with the invention of better instruments, more data and better data hone our understanding further. Social, cultural, economic, and political context are relevant to our understanding of how science works. "

" Perhaps more than English or history, STEM subjects require an enormous amount of foundational learning before students can become competent. "

" We cannot explain the phenomenon of gravitational lensing without general relativity, and this is where MOND spectacularly fails. "

" Science is evidence-based and provides a continuing understanding of complex natural phenomena. Our understanding is constantly evolving and continually improving. "

" The pace and demands in any field, be it genetics, nanotechnology or cosmology, can only be met with increased international cooperation and collaborative projects. "

" We scientists have an obsession with unification, a grand synthesis. And dark matter is an irritating missing piece. "

" Finding the first seed black holes could help reveal how the relation between black holes and their host galaxies evolved over time. "

" Research in any domain of science today requires specialized training to build up knowledge and clinical competence. To make major breakthroughs, we need people with expertise who are engaged in sustained research over a long period of time - in a word, scientists. "

" It is my idea that the public needs to be better educated about the nature of scientific inquiry and how the scientific process works. I firmly believe that this is the only effective way forward to combat the widespread distrust in facts and science. "

" I find the world with its inequities and injustices to be messy, unfair, and complicated. The cosmos, on the other hand, is orderly and beautiful - this I find terribly alluring and captivating. "

" We cannot decide on the efficacy of a medical treatment by counting the number of 'Likes' an intervention receives on Facebook; no matter what, professionals will still need to conduct continued clinical trials and evaluate their outcomes carefully. "

" Being nimble and ready to change our minds if need be is an attribute that is crucial to live and thrive in a society that is powered by science and technology, both as an individual and as an engaged citizen. "

" Dark matter is one of the dominant constituents of the universe, which piled up in certain parts of the universe due to gravity, and in those regions, galaxies were formed. It is the unseen thing that holds the universe together. "

Priyamvada Natarajan

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" The invisible and unseen has always fascinated us humans. "

Priyamvada Natarajan

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" Mapping, both literal and metaphorical, has always been about our quest for knowing. "

" We must face up to a difficult paradox: The U.S. can maintain a leading position in science only by giving up its desire to be number one. "

" Dark matter is particularly intriguing because it's some kind of particle - that's for sure. "

" My own day-to-day observations confirm that many Americans can barely make change. At the supermarket where I buy groceries, I've watched more than one encounter at the cash register where both customer and clerk are befuddled at the prospect of double-checking the sums. "