I can't stand clutter. I can't stand piles of stuff. And whenever I see it, I basically just throw the stuff away.

Einstein comes along and says, space and time can warp and curve, that's what gravity is. Now string theory comes along and says, yes, gravity, quantum mechanics, electromagnetism - all together in one package, but only if the universe has more dimensions than the ones that we see.

Oftentimes, if you're talking to a seasoned interviewer who asks you a question, they may do a follow-up if they didn't quite get it. It's rare that they'll do a third or fourth or fifth or sixth follow-up, because there's an implicit, agreed-upon decorum that they move on. Kids don't necessarily move on if they don't get it.

Quantum Mechanics is different. Its weirdness is evident without comparison. It is harder to train your mind to have quantum mechanical tuition, because quantum mechanics shatters our own personal, individual conception of reality

The idea that there could be other universes out there is really one that stretches the mind in a great way.

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

It's hard to teach passionately about something that you don't have a passion for.