I see myself in pop culture. I listen to pop music, I do pop things, and I'm also a scientist.

I don't live life to be remembered for anything.

Access to science is greater than ever before. There are more vehicles out there that grant the public access to science. Not to mention the Internet.

With ticket prices, do you ask yourself, why I'm paying $70 to see the arts? You say, "No, that's what the symphony is costing me."

Imagine a world in which we are all enlightened by objective truths rather than offended by them.

If we're going to affect policy, or affect attitudes, for me, the adults have always been the target population.

Part of knowing how to think is knowing how the laws of nature shape the world around us. Without that knowledge, without that capacity to think, you can easily become a victim of people who seek to take advantage of you.