UFO (Unidentified Flying Object)sightings are not higher among amateur astronomers than they are in the general public. In fact, they're lower. You say, why is that so? Well, because we know what the hell we're looking at!

You don't discard Newton. Newton becomes the limiting case of how you would apply Einstein's theories.

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

I see myself in pop culture. I listen to pop music, I do pop things, and I'm also a scientist.

Modern science is under no obligation to satisfy the expectations of your five senses.

I never got into 'Star Wars.' Maybe because they made no attempt to portray real physics. At all.

Not enough of our society is trained how to understand and interpret quantitative information. This activity is a centerpiece of science literacy to which we should all strive-the future health, wealth, and security of our democracy depend on it. Until that is achieved, we are at risk of making under-informed decisions that affect ourselves, our communities, our country, and even the world.