I think science has a better story to tell than anyone else has been able to tell and that's because it's based on the rigorous winnowing that science and scientists are always doing in order to find out what's really happening. I think it's really good to encourage generally our ability to tell stories and that's a great skill that we come by naturally, so I'm excited about that.

People like it when they understand something that they previously thought they couldn't understand. It's a sense of empowerment.

When you innovate, the jobs can't go overseas because other countries haven't figured out how to do it yet.

One of the things that fascinates me most is when people are so charmed by the universe that it becomes part of their artistic output.

Humans aren't as good as we should be in our capacity to empathize with feelings and thoughts of others, be they humans or other animals on Earth.

When you're advancing a frontier it stimulates creativity to find solutions.

America 2012: The Learning Channel has HoneyBooBoo, History Channel has PawnStars: and the Science Channel has PumpkinChunkin