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

Scientific research involves going beyond the well-trodden and well-tested ideas and theories that form the core of scientific knowledge. During the time scientists are working things out, some results will be right, and others will be wrong. Over time, the right results will emerge.

There is real confusion about what it means to be right and wrong - the difference between what spiritual beliefs are and what science is.

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.

You might find it hard to imagine gravity as a weak force, but consider that a small magnet can hold up a paper clip, even though the entire earth is pulling down on it.

When I was in school I liked math because all the problems had answers. Everything else seemed very subjective.

Speculation and the exploration of ideas beyond what we know with certainty are what lead to progress.