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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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Ignorance is a virus. Once it starts spreading, it can only be cured by reason. For the sake of humanity, we must be that cure.

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I know of no time in human history where ignorance was better than knowledge.

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Doing what has never been done before is intellectually seductive, whether or not we deem it practical.

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It's okay not to know all the answers. It's better to admit our ignorance than to believe answers that might be wrong. Pretending to know everything c...more

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... informed ignorance provides the natural state of mind for research scientists at the ever-shifting frontiers of knowledge. People who believe them...more

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There’s a fascinating frailty of the human mind that psychologists know all about, called “argument from ignorance.” This is how it goes. Remember wha...more

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But you can’t be a scientist if you’re uncomfortable with ignorance, because scientists live at the boundary between what is known and unknown in the ...more