If chimpanzees have consciousness, if they are capable of abstractions, do they not have what until now has been described as 'human rights'? How smart does a chimp have to be before killing him constitutes murder?

The prediction I can make with the highest confidence is that the most amazing discoveries will be the ones we are not today wise enough to foresee.

Ask courageous questions. Do not be satisfied with superficial answers.

We live in an in-between universe where things change all right...but according to patterns, rules, or as we call them, laws of nature.

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.

There are lots of ways to communicate what we know, but few ways to communicate what we feel. Music is one way to communicate emotions.

One trend that bothers me is the glorification of stupidity, that the media is reassuring people it's alright not to know anything. That to me is far more dangerous than a little pornography on the Internet.