So much of what we understand comes from knowing what something is and what that something used to be, which allows us to figure out, or at least imagine, what happened in between.

When scientifically investigating the natural world, the only thing worse than a blind believer is a seeing denier.

I want to encourage people to not think in terms of gifts, but think in terms of, wow. You work hard to succeed at that, because that's exactly what I do.

If there's a Devil, that mean's there's a God.

Scientists are human. We have our blind spots and prejudices. Science is a mechanism designed to ferret them out. Problem is we aren't always faithful to the core values of science.

Give a kid a book, and you change the world. In a way, even the universe.

One should not be too distracted by definitions. Ideas transcend definitions.