# What Science Is All About by Roger Penrose > "Understanding is, after all, what science is all about." > **— Roger Penrose**, *Widely cited; source clue via The Golden Ratio (2002)* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: Widely cited; source clue via The Golden Ratio (2002). ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Consciousness Continuity|Consciousness Continuity]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Neurotech|Neurotech]] - **Article:** [[articles/Escape Hatch in the Skull|Escape Hatch in the Skull]] - **Article:** [[articles/Science of Digital Consciousness|Science of Digital Consciousness]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Third Possibility|The Third Possibility]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Consciousness Mapping and Transfer|Consciousness Mapping and Transfer]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Consciousness|Consciousness]] - [[wiki/Consciousness Indicators|Consciousness Indicators]] - [[wiki/Machine Consciousness|Machine Consciousness]] - [[wiki/Hard Problem of Consciousness|Hard Problem of Consciousness]] - [[wiki/Digital Minds|Digital Minds]] - [[wiki/Mapping the Field of Artificial Consciousness|Mapping the Field of Artificial Consciousness]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "Understanding is, after all, what science is all about." — Roger Penrose, Widely cited; source clue via The Golden Ratio (2002) https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-roger-penrose-science ```