Travel at faster than the speed of light certainly can have dramatic implications that are difficult to understand, such as time travel.

Although I was first drawn to math and science by the certainty they promised, today I find the unanswered questions and the unexpected connections at least as attractive.

One of the nice things about math and science is it’s obvious, you get the answer or you don’t get the answer.

When people try to use religion to address the natural world, science pushes back on it, and religion has to accommodate the results. Beliefs can be permanent, but beliefs can also be flexible. Personally, if I find out my belief is wrong, I change my mind. I think that's a good way to live.

Secrets of the cosmos will begin to unravel. I, for one, can't wait.

I had this illusion that if I kind of dressed badly that I wouldn't stand out. You know, so I actually went out of my way to not look different to the extent I could.

Probably if you look like Tyra Banks, it probably is hard, even if you are really smart, for people to take - it surprises some.