Tax dollars intended for science education must not be used to teach creationism as any sort of real explanation of nature, because any observation or process of inference about our origin and the nature of the universe disproves creationism in every respect.

There are two questions that get to us all: Are we alone in the Universe? And, where did we come from? For me, science provides a much more satisfactory way to seek answers than does any religion I've come across. With that said, the universe is mysterious and wonderful. It fills me with reverence for nature and our place among the stars; our place in space.

The world's going to change climatically. We just want to control the change. We want to have a high quality of life for billions of people as we pass through this era.

One of the drawbacks of English is you can't spell things by hearing them.

As you may know, I am a mechanical engineer.

Intuitively you want some place [such as your phone] to store phone numbers, so you have that part of your brain to do other tasks.

Our goal in science is to discover universal laws of nature. That pursuit fills me with wonder.