Quote of the day
What we observe is not nature itself but nature exposed to our method of questioning. Our scientific work in physics consists in asking questions about nature in the language that we possess and trying to get an answer from experiment by the means that are at our disposal.
Randall Collins

Born: July 29, 1941 (age 83)
Bio: Randall Collins is an American sociologist who has been influential in both his teaching and writing. He has taught in many notable universities around the world and his academic works have been translated into various languages.
Known for:
- Interaction Ritual Chains (2004)
- Violence: A Micro-sociological Theory (2008)
- Four Sociological Traditions (1994)