Science is the best tool ever devised for understanding how the world works.

The reason is that in a group, individual errors on either side of the true figure cancel each other out.

The recent medical controversy over whether vaccinations cause autism reveals a habit of human cognition — thinking anecdotally comes naturally, whereas thinking scientifically does not.

Science is the best tool ever devised for understanding how the world works.

I care what is actually true, even more than what I hope is true.

Skepticism is not a position that you stake out ahead of time and stick to no matter what.

Since humans are by nature tribal, the overall goal is to expand the concept of the tribe to include ALL members of the species, in a global free society.