Every carbon atom in every living thing on the planet was produced in the heart of a dying star.

We explore because we are curious, not because we wish to develop grand views of reality or better widgets.

The aim of particle physics is to understand what everything’s made of, and how everything sticks together. By everything I mean me and you, the Earth, the Sun, the 100 billion suns in our galaxy and the 100 billion galaxies in the observable universe. Absolutely everything.

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

In science, there are no universal truths, just views of the world that have yet to be shown to be false.

As we get older, things seem less important.

Every carbon atom in every living thing on the planet was produced in the heart of a dying star.