The evolutionary epic is ... the best myth we will ever have.

It's obvious that the key problem facing humanity in the coming century is how to bring a better quality of life - for 8 billion or more people - without wrecking the environment entirely in the attempt.

There doesn't seem to be any other way of creating the next green revolution without GMOs.

I see no way out of the problems that organized religion and tribalism create other than humans just becoming more honest and fully aware of themselves.

Ants are the leading removers of dead creatures on the land. And the rest of life is substantially dependent upon them.

People need a sacred narrative. They must have a sense of larger purpose, in one form or another, however intellectualized. They will find a way to keep ancestral spirits alive.

Go as far as you can, [young scientists]. The world needs you badly.