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I'm perennially intrigued how people who lead largely evidence-based lives can, in a belief-based part of their mind, be certain that an invisible, di...more

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Philosophically, the universe has really never made things in ones. The Earth is special and everything else is different? No, we've got seven other p...more

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While I'm a big fan of science fiction, especially as rendered in expensive Hollywood blockbusters, it's the real universe that calls to me.

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Do you realize that if you fall into a black hole, you will see the entire future of the Universe unfold in front of you in a matter of moments and yo...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 universe is almost 14 billion years old, and, wow! Life had no problem starting here on Earth! I think it would be inexcusably egocentric of us to...more

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The Universe is under no obligation to make sense to you.

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There are a lot of things you can do in space, and space essentially is unlimited resources. We are climbing over ourselves here looking for the next ...more

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Science literacy is an important part of what it is to be an informed citizen of society.

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I'd ask [God] why he keeps trying to kill us all with disease, pestilence, and natural disasters. I'd ask why 99% of all species there ever were are n...more

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What people are really after is, what is my stance on religion or spirituality or God? And I would say, if I find a word that came closest, it would b...more

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The Universe was opaque until 380.000 years after the Big Bang.

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There’s as many atoms in a single molecule of your DNA as there are stars in the typical galaxy. We are, each of us, a little universe.

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While the Copernican principle comes with no guarantees that it will forever guide us to cosmic truths, it's worked quite well so far: not only is Ear...more

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I look forward to the day when the solar system becomes our collective backyard—explored not only with robots, but with the mind, body, and soul of ou...more