I think the material that inspires artists is the fabric of the soul of civilization.

Our entire universe emerged from a point smaller than a single atom. Space itself exploded in a cosmic fire, launching the expansion of the universe and giving birth to all the energy and all the matter we know today. I know that sounds crazy, but there’s strong observational evidence to support the Big Bang theory. And it includes the amount of helium in the cosmos and the glow of radio waves left over from the explosion.

The dinosaurs never saw that asteroid coming. What's our excuse?

Dark matter and dark energy are two things we measure in the universe that are making things happen, and we have no idea what the cause is.

The greatest of people in society carve niches that represent the unique expression of their combinations of talents. If everyone had the luxury of expressing the unique combination of talents in this world, our society would be transofrmed over night.

I dream of a world where the truth is what shapes people's politics, rather than politics shaping what people think is true.

The supermoon is a 16-inch pizza compared with a 15-inch pizza. It's a slightly bigger moon; I ain't using the adjective 'supermoon.'