One of the rules I try to follow is that normal people are going to be involved even in heroic events

The sane are usually attracted by other things than power.

Learn to control ego. Humans hold their dogmas and biases too tightly, and we only think that our opponents are dogmatic! But we all need criticism. Criticism is the only known antidote to error.

When it comes to privacy and accountability, people always demand the former for themselves and the latter for everyone else.

Only a knowledgeable, empowered and vocal citizenry can perform well in democracy.

But honestly, if you do a rigorous survey of my work, I'll bet you'll find that biology is a theme far more often than physical science.

We already live a very long time for mammals, getting three times as many heartbeats as a mouse or elephant. It never seems enough though, does it?