Neil deGrasse Tyson

Cosmos' is an occasion to bring everything that I have, all of my capacity to communicate. We may go to the edge of the universe, but we're going to land right on you: in your heart, in your soul, in your mind. My goal is to have people know that they are participants in this great unfolding cosmic story.

American Scientist

Galen Rowell

What I mean by photographing as a participant rather than observer is that I'm not only involved directly with some of the activities that I photograph, such as mountain climbing, but even when I'm not I have the philosophy that my mind and body are part of the natural world.

American Photographer

Janet Yellen

It's important for market participants to have a sense of how we think about the economy and the appropriate path of policy, to look at incoming data, and to form their own judgments as to whether or not changes in policy would be appropriate.

American Public Servant

Hunter S. Thompson

The writer must be a participant in the scene... like a film director who writes his own scripts, does his own camera work, and somehow manages to film himself in action, as the protagonist or at least the main character.

American Journalist

Karl Schroeder

I thought of myself as an outsider in a lot of ways as I was growing up. Not in a bad way; more as an observer. I often find myself thinking as an observer of science fiction rather than as a participant.

Canadian Author

Patrick Lencioni

Contrary to popular wisdom, the mark of a great meeting is not how short it is or whether it ends on time. The key is whether it ends with clarity and commitment from participants.

American Writer

Ron Williams

Younger participants in the exchanges and who purchase individual insurance paid more, and they just didn't see the value, and therefore, they did not come forward and sign up.

American Businessman

Jerzy Kosinski

There are many types of participation. One can observe so intensely that one becomes part of the action, but without being an active participant.

Polish Novelist

Antoine de Saint-Exupery

The notion of looking on at life has always been hateful to me. What am I if I am not a participant? In order to be, I must participate.

French Writer

James Costos

I want to help find opportunities for people to become active participants in their communities.

American Diplomat

The word 'participant' often carries the sense of taking an active part, not just being present.

Active Participation

'Participant' typically implies voluntary involvement rather than being mandated.

Voluntary Role

It emphasizes individual involvement among a larger group.

Individual Involvement

Implies a partnership or team role within an academic or professional setting.

Partnership Implication

Suggests that a participant should contribute or have an active role in the outcome.

Contribution Expected

Being a participant can indicate shared responsibility in the success of a venture or agreement.

Responsibility

Often used in contexts where there is an element of competition or challenge.

Competitive Edge

Highlights the individual’s active role in an event rather than a passive presence.

Event Engagement

Connecting with others who share a common interest or goal in the context of sports or competitions.

United by Interest

 each have corresponding areas of the brain where activity can be observed. But when researchers got the participants to listen to music, they saw fireworks. Multiple areas of their brains were lighting up at once, as they processed the sound, took it apart to understand elements like melody and rhythm,

How playing an...

 For similar reasons, many of us are reluctant to part with family heirlooms which help us feel connected to lost loved ones. These beliefs can even alter our perception of the physical world and change our athletic abilities. Participants in a recent study were told they were using a golf putter

Why are we so attached...

 Later that evening, researchers called up these participants and asked them how happy they were. The happiness levels of those who had spent the money on others were significantly greater than that of those who had spent it on themselves. And that seems to be true around the world.

Would winning the...

 touch turns out to be crucial for romance. In this experiment, not realizing the study had begun, participants were asked to briefly hold the coffee, either hot or iced. Later, the participants read a story about a hypothetical person, and were asked to rate their personality.

The science of...

 They argue that it doesn't reveal anything because its premise is so unrealistic that study participants don't take it seriously. But new technology is making this kind of ethical analysis more important than ever. For example, driver-less cars may have to handle choices

Would you sacrifice one...

 So, if you're in the audience today, or maybe you're watching this talk in some other time or place, you are a participant in the digital rights ecosystem. Whether you're an artist, a technologist, a lawyer or a fan, the handling of copyright directly impacts your life.

Margaret Stewart: How...

 focus groups do have their limitations, and one of the main ones is that the simple act of observing something can change it. This principle is called observer interference. The answers participants give are likely to be affected by the presence of the researchers,

How do focus groups...

 in terms of accessibility play the secret about the whole thing was that if somebody in her life knew how to easily adapt the toy she could participate she could be an active participant in play she could make that remote control car

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 sometimes in important contexts. One study in the UK appeared to show that smokers had a higher survival rate than nonsmokers over a twenty-year time period. That is, until dividing the participants by age group

How statistics can be...

 A lot of our participants, it's their first time putting on a wet suit, it's their first time going in the water, and so they sign up 'cause they're like afraid of the ocean.