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.

All of the full moons for the entire year are special in that they have particular names.

Does the full moon affect people's behavior, you ask? Yup. It makes people think the full moon affects people's behavior.

In modern times, if the sole measure of what’s out there flows from your five senses then a precarious life awaits you.

If there's some kind of rock star status, would I be irresponsible if I didn't somehow use it for a continued greater good? I'm always involved in some way with reaching the public.

The problem, often not discovered until late in life, is that when you look for things like love, meaning, motivation, it implies they are sitting behind a tree or under a rock. The most successful people recognize, that in life they create their own love, they manufacture their own meaning, they generate their own motivation. For me, I am driven by two main philosophies, know more today about the world than I knew yesterday. And along the way, lessen the suffering of others. You'd be surprised how far that gets you.

Computers have proved to be formidable chess players. In fact, they've beaten our top human chess champions.