Knowledge can be a subtle curse. When we learn about the world, we also learn all the reasons why the world cannot be changed. We get used to our failures and imperfections. We become numb to the possibilities of something new

Just because an idea is true doesn't mean it can be proved. And just because an idea can be proved doesn't mean it's true.

I want to give people theories, I want to expose them to scientific stories that force them to re-evaluate the way they use these three pounds of meat inside their head.

For too long, we've assumed that there is a single template for human nature, which is why we diagnose most deviations as disorders. But the reality is that there are many different kinds of minds. And that's a very good thing.

The one reality science cannot reduce is the only reality we will ever know.

If you're trying to be more creative, one of the most important things you can do is increase the volume and diversity of the information to which you are exposed.

What you discover when you look at creativity from the perspective of the brain is that it is universal. We're all creative all of the time, we can't help but be creative.