For me, Woody Allen's 'Manhattan' defines New York. Both New York and Manhattan Island should be in black in white! I always hear the soundtrack of Gershwin in my head every time I go over the Queensboro Bridge, or come in from JFK because of it!

Science is different to all other systems of thought because you dont need faith in it, you can check that it works.

[The 1975 Chase Econometrics] showed that for every one dollar spent on Apollo, 14 came back into the U.S. economy.

We are the cosmos made conscious and life is the means by which the universe understands itself.

When you fall into a black hole you will be literally spaghettified.

What scientists are attached to is journeys into the unknown and discovering things that are completely unexpected and baffling and surprising.

The correct statement of individual rights is that everyone has the right to an opinion, but crucially, that opinion can be roundly ignored and even made fun of, particularly if it is demonstrably nonsense!