Einstein's theory of relativity does a fantastic job for explaining big things. Quantum mechanics is fantastic for the other end of the spectrum - for small things.

I like 'The Simpsons' quite a lot. I love the irreverent character of the whole show. It's great.

There's no way that scientists can ever rule out religion, or even have anything significant to say about the abstract idea of a divine creator.

A unified theory would put us at the doorstep of a vast universe of things that we could finally explore with precision.

But, as Einstein once said, “For we convinced physicists, the distinction between past, present, and future is only an illusion, however persistent.”5

Cosmology is among the oldest subjects to captivate our species. And it’s no wonder. We’re storytellers, and what could be more grand than the story of creation?

Our eyes only see the big dimensions, but beyond those there are others that escape detection because they are so small.