The Moon has given us months, tides and a destination that ever-beckons. It's time we build a rocket and go to stay.

My favourite city is Moscow, because of its history, which I find fascinating. As I learned to speak Russian, it made it even more interesting.

Life off Earth is in two important respects not at all unworldly: you can choose to focus on the surprises and pleasures, or the frustrations. And you can choose to appreciate the smallest scraps of experience, the everyday moments, or to value only the grandest, most stirring ones.

By looking at the difference between perceived danger and actual danger, you can fundamentally change your reaction.

Fatherhood is the unending imperfect task of turning yourself into your dad while secretly maintaining the unbridled elation of your boyhood

Every decision you make, from what you eat to what you do with your time tonight, turns you into who you are tomorrow and the day after that.

The Bahamas are gorgeous. The deep trench in the ocean floor called the Tongue of the Ocean, which comes between the islands, is the most beautiful deep indigo colour.