Simon Singh : (5)

" One of the common responses to criticism of psychics is to suggest that even if their powers are illusory, there is no harm done. After all, the audience seem to enjoy the show and Sally and the theatres certainly enjoy the profits. " - Simon Singh

" Indeed, it is a proven mathematical theorem that a doughnut is topologically distinct from a sphere. " - Simon Singh

" Scientists aren’t necessarily good communicators, because they aren’t trained to be good communicators. " - Simon Singh

" When I was finishing my PhD, I could just see people who were a bit quicker and brighter and smarter than me and I thought, ‘well they are the people who are going to make the great discoveries.’ " - Simon Singh

" Most of all, a good maths education encourages students to embrace difficult problems, not shy away from them. In my opinion, the problem is that most UK secondary schools don’t stretch good mathematicians and therefore fail to turn them into excellent mathematicians. " - Simon Singh