As science becomes more specialized, it becomes harder for scientists to check each other, which makes it easier to get away with fraud.

At the time, it was assumed that whatever country discovered the missing link would be the root of mankind. Maybe in this case South Koreans wanted to prove their scientific credentials.

The British really treasure their sense of humor and they have cultivated a sense of irony that, I think, has sort of become a national characteristic.

In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know that's a really good argument; my position is mistaken', and then they would actually change their minds and you never hear that old view from them again. They really do it. It doesn't happen

Too many lawyers really lacked an understanding of too many areas of science, and too few scientists really understood the workings of the legal system.

Scientists face a challenge in forging constructive relations with a public that at times seems hostile to science and the scientific mindset.