The answer to the ancient question Why is there something rather than nothing would be that nothingis unstable.

In physics, you don't have to go around making trouble for yourself - nature does it for you.

The brain rewards us for interacting with beautiful things. In this way, evolution wants to encourage us to do what is good for us.

I'm convinced that art and science activate the same parts of the brain.

I went off to college planning to major in math or philosophy-- of course, both those ideas are really the same idea.

In physics, your solution should convince a reasonable person. In math, you have to convince a person who's trying to make trouble. Ultimately, in physics, you're hoping to convince Nature. And I've found Nature to be pretty reasonable.

Why is there something rather than nothing?