I've always been a bit of a dreamer. I've always loved to look and seek, and explore and find out.

I've always been a bit of a dreamer. I've always loved to look and seek, and explore and find out.

Newton had a very good description of gravity, back in the day, and then Einstein came along and dug a little bit deeper. Science is like peeling an onion. You go deeper and deeper and deeper, and it doesn't stop. It's not like you will get to a right answer.

At the heart of science is experimentation. Science doesn't care what you think. What's important is experimenting and actually working stuff out.

There is so much wonder and joy in science, about understanding how the world works and why the world is the way it is. It's not just for academics. It is a thing that's available to everyone.

Those people who are scared of science or are a bit dismissive of science tend to not really understand what science really is, which is the most beautiful, most elegant and most creative way of looking at the world.

I love being in America. I love America. I absolutely adore working in America. I'm at my happiest when I'm in the States.