The media need superheroes in science just as in every sphere of life, but there is really a continuous range of abilities with no clear dividing line.

If I have questions about the universe on my mind when I go to bed, I can't turn off. I dream equations all night.

Many people do not like the idea that time has a beginning, probably because it smacks of divine intervention.

Our only chance of long-term survival is not to remain lurking on planet Earth, but to spread out into space.

The universe is governed by science. But science tells us that we can't solve the equations, directly in the abstract.

Work gives you meaning and purpose and life is empty without it.

The initial configuration of the universe may have been chosen by God, or it may itself have been determined by the laws of science. In either case, it would seem that everything in the universe would then be determined by evolution according to the laws of science, so it is difficult to see how we can be masters of our fate.