Fractals, the theory of relativity, the genome: these are magnificently beautiful constructs.

When I finally got up to Industrial Light And Magic to work on the 'Star Wars' movies as a model-maker, it felt like dying and going to heaven.

The skeptical community is absolutely near and dear to the Mythbusters’ heart and there’s no small reason that they’ve embraced us. That’s our people. That’s the way we like to think.

Audiences of critical thinkers are my favorite kinds of audiences. There are jokes I tell in the show that don't get laughs unless I am in front of an audience of critical thinkers. Put me in front of a crowd of science teachers or astronauts! The guileless aren't our audience - it's the critical thinkers we love.

Sometimes my brain writes a check that reality can't cash.

That was excellent! I mean, it didn't do anything, but it looked really cool!

I just had one of those 'what the hell are we doing' moments.