Humanity and life are reflected in the stars, and the Universe itself is poetry.

Just like people, stars can be important without being terribly bright.

They say that even the brightest star won't shine forever. But in fact, the brightest star would live the shortest amount of time. Feel free to extract whatever life lesson you want from that.

Pseudoscience is like a virus. At low levels, it's no big deal, but when it reaches a certain threshold it becomes sickening.

How do you convince someone they're not thinking clearly, when they're not thinking clearly? What we're actually saying is no magic, no afterlife, no higher moral authoritative father-figure, no security, and no happy ever after. This is a tough sell.

However, science isn't just about showing when you're right; it's also about showing when you're wrong.

I still hear some people say that science takes the wonder out of life. Those people are utterly wrong. Science takes us to the wonder