The universe is incredibly wondrous, incredibly beautiful, and it fills me with a sense that there is some underlying explanation that we have yet to fully understand. If someone wants to place the word 'God' on those collections of words, it's OK with me.

For me it's been very exciting to contribute to the public's understanding of how rich and wondrous science is.

Science is the process that takes us from confusion to understanding.

Nature's patterns sometimes reflect two intertwined features: fundamental physical laws and environmental influences. It's nature's version of nature versus nurture.

Writing for the stage is different from writing for a book. You want to write in a way that an actor has material to work with, writing in the first person not the third person, and pulling out the dramatic elements in a bigger way for a stage presentation.

I enjoy reading blogs, but am not interested in having my spurious thoughts out there.

No matter how hard you try to teach your cat general relativity, you're going to fail.