We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology, in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and technology.

The dumbing down of America is evident in the slow decay of substantive content, a kind of celebration of ignorance.

We were wanderers from the beginning.

It is of interest to note that while some dolphins are reported to have learned English - up to fifty words used in correct context - no human being has been reported to have learned dolphinese.

The universe is a pretty big place. If it's just us, seems like an awful waste of space.

There is perhaps no better a demonstration of the folly of human conceits than this distant image of our tiny world.

Science is merely an extremely powerful method of winnowing what's true from what feels good.