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.

Perhaps we could write code to optimize code, then run that code through the code optimizer?

It's the gravity that shapes the large scale structure of the universe, even though it is the weakest of four categories of forces

We could call order by the name of God, but it would be an impersonal God. There's not much personal about the laws of physics.

There is no prescribed route to follow to arrive at a new idea. You have to make the intuitive leap.

Chaos, when left alone, tends to multiply.

Many badly needed goals, like fusion and cancer cure, would be achieved much sooner if we invested more.