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Innovations in science and technology are the engines of the 21st-century economy; if you care about the wealth and health of your nation tomorrow, th...more

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God is an ever-receding pocket of scientific ignorance.

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In the beginning, there was physics. "Physics" describes how matter, energy, space, and time behave and interact with one another. The interplay of th...more

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When asked about which scientist he'd like to meet, Neil deGrasse Tyson said, "Isaac Newton. No question about it. The smartest person ever to walk th...more

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I know that the molecules in my body are traceable to phenomena in the cosmos. That makes me want to grab people on the street and say: ‘Have you HEAR...more

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I would teach how science works as much as I would teach what science knows. I would assert (given that essentially, everyone will learn to read) that...more

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For me, I am driven by two main philosophies: know more today about the world than I knew yesterday and lessen the suffering of others. You'd be surpr...more

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The knowledge that the atoms that comprise life on earth - the atoms that make up the human body, are traceable to the crucibles that cooked light ele...more

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The more of us that feel the universe, the better off we will be in this world.

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The problem, often not discovered until late in life, is that when you look for things in life like love, meaning, motivation, it implies they are sit...more

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There are more stolen bikes in my garage than there are stars in the galaxy.

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The more I learn about the universe, the less convinced I am that there's any sort of benevolent force that has anything to do with it, at all.

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To learn that it's easier to be told by others what to think and believe than it is to think for yourself.

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I can't tell you how many people say they were turned off from science because of a science teacher that completely sucked out all the inspiration and...more

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These philosophically fun ideas usually satisfy nobody. Nonetheless, they remind us that ignorance is the natural state of mind for a research scienti...more