It is in the best interests of civilization and our economy and our nation to understand what objective truths are as revealed by the methods and tools of science.

Wow, monitor lizards are pretty gnarly creatures. I want to go with the monitor lizard. That's just weird enough to be true. No?

As important as the civil rights movement was, I think what will rise to the top is that we left Earth in that time.

The molecules that comprise our body are traceable to the crucibles of the centers of stars.These atoms and molecules are in us because, in fact, the universe is in us. And, we are not only figuratively, but literally, stardust.

As a citizen, as a public scientist, I can tell you that Einstein essentially overturned a so strongly established paradigm of science, whereas Darwin didn't really overturn a science paradigm.

WhenIWasYourAge: It took a week to learn whether your photos came out okay.

You innovate in ways that stoke your economy. Because innovations in science and technology are the engines of 21st century economies.