The information you get from social media is not a substitute for academic discipline at all.

People get a lot out of being religious. They have strong senses of community and mutual support. So, what's not to love [there]?

Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don't.

Science is the key to our future, and if you don't believe in science, then you're holding everybody back.

If the Earth gets hit by an asteroid, it's game over. It's control-alt-delete for civilization.

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

I say to the grown-ups, 'If you want to deny evolution and live in your world that's completely inconsistent with everything we've observed in the universe that's fine. But don't make your kids do it.'