Lab Quotes

“In recent years behavioral scientists have shed some light on why these waiting techniques can be powerful. Let’s first look at the notion that texting back right away makes you less appealing. Psychologists have conducted hundreds of studies in which they reward lab animals in different ways under different conditions. One of the most intriguing findings is that “reward uncertainty”—in which, for instance, animals cannot predict whether pushing a lever will get them food—can dramatically increase their interest in getting a reward, while also enhancing their dopamine levels so that they basically feel coked up.If a text back from someone is considered a “reward,” consider the fact that lab animals who get rewarded for pushing a lever every time will eventually slow down because they know that the next time they want a reward, it will be waiting for them. So basically, if you are the guy or girl who texts back immediately, you are taken for granted and ultimately lower your value as a reward. As a result, the person doesn’t feel as much of an urge to text you or, in the case of the lab animal, push the lever.”

“Biotech 1.0 is slow, like a lab science, and Version 2.0 is more like computational sciences.”

“He is a unicorn. I want to gently capture him and bring him back to my lab for research.”

“Scientists are aware that all the lab-rat tests in the world, once compiled, can tell us only how lab rats act when tested, and that is how we must begin to view school: all that you can learn in a school classroom is what goes on inside a school classroom.”

“I'd ask you to think outside the box on this, but it's obvious your box is broken. And has schizophrenia.”

“Speaking of boxes...Do you know that thought experiment with the cat in the box with the poison? Theory requires the cat to be both alive and dead until observed.Well, I actually performed the experiment. Dozens of times. The bad news is reality doesn't exist. The good news is we have a new cat graveyard.”

“For exercise, I now run with my chocolate Lab puppy, Oscar.”

“I was already, I think, at the age of 18, showing signs of being incompetent in the lab.”

“So, was the crime lab a reward for almost being killed?''No, it was a reward for not being Bryce,”

“I have a Lab, it's fun to hang out and hike with the dog, people come up to him, and pet him, it's fun.”