Extreme skepticism and extreme gullibility are two equal ways of not having to think at all. And I don't think I'm the first to say that.

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

Our five senses are faulty data-taking devices, and they need help.

These are two different exercises. One of them is, "You don't know and I know, so just shut up and listen," and the other one is, you're curious and you're learning, and I have a way where you can learn this so you'll know it as well. And when you know it, and know why you know it, then you don't have to reference me ever again because you take ownership of the knowledge, and you can then share it with someone else.

If we're going to affect policy, or affect attitudes, for me, the adults have always been the target population.

That's the point, to get the people who wouldn't otherwise think to eavesdrop on a conversation that involves science.

What are we promoting in society? Well-behaved automatons that spew back what they learned in a book. That's not science. You can get a parrot to do that.