In a world in which time is a circle, every handshake, every kiss, every birth, every word, will be repeated precisely..

I'm still happy with the way Einstein's Dreams came out. That book came out of a single inspiration. I really felt like I was not creating the words,….

As both a scientist and a humanist myself, I have struggled to understand different claims to knowledge, and I have eventually come to a formulation ….

For me, consciousness is the most interesting unsolved problem of science, and, in fact, we may never know what it is about a particular arrangement ….

When I used to play golf. It's a terrible miserable game. It's incredibly frustrating. In 18 holes you make 150 horrible shots off in the woods, in t….

We live in a highly polarized society. We need to try to understand each other in respectful ways. To that end, I believe that we should make room fo….

In fiction writing, I would say there are several different strands that have been woven through my own writing, and each influenced by a different g….

With infinite life comes an infinite list of relatives. Grandparents never die, nor do great grandparents, great-aunts…and so on, back through the ge….

Unconditional love. That’s what he wants to give her and what he wants from her. People should give without wanting anything in return. All other giv….

We're plugged in 24 hours a day now. We're all part of one big machine, whether we are conscious of that or not. And if we can't unplug from that mac….

With a background in science I am extremely interested in the meeting ground of science, theology, and philosophy, especially the ethical questions a….

I wouldn't overall say that "The Diagnosis" is a funny book. I would say that it has comic moments. It's a modern tragedy..

I oppose any belief that contradicts experimental evidence as determined by the methods of science. All beliefs not in such contradiction may be cons….

In this world, time has three dimensions, like space. Just as an object may move in three perpendicular directions, corresponding to horizontal, vert….

Imagine a world in which there is no time. Only images..

A world in which time is absolute is a world of consolation. For while the movements of people are unpredictable, the movement of time is predictable….

As I understand it, a universe is a ... well, a totality. A universe is everything that is, as far as the inside of the thing..

In a world of fixed future, life is an infinite corridor of rooms, one room lit at each moment, the next room dark but prepared. We walk from room to….

It's the Platonic philosophy in The Republic that philosophers should lead the country..

For my students who are trying to learn the craft of writing in a writing class - contemporary literature is what's most useful..

Except for a God who sits down after the universe begins, all other gods conflict with the assumptions of science..