Occupation: Astrophysicist Birth: October 5, 1958
We are only intelligent by our own measures.
Not only are we in the universe, the universe is in us. I don't know of any deeper spiritual feeling than what that brings upon me..
We are part of this universe; we are in this universe, but perhaps more important than both of those facts, is that the universe is in us..
Claiming there is no other life in the universe is like scooping up some water, looking at the cup and claiming there are no whales in the ocean..
Jesus Christ rose up from the tomb. Well, he's the son of God, and now he's like God's spirit at this point. Why would a spirit need to move a rock? ….
I dream of a world where the truth is what shapes people's politics, rather than politics shaping what people think is true..
Need a distraction today? Not only does 12 + 1 = 11 + 2, but the letters "twelve plus one" rearrange to give you "eleven plus two.".
People think about life from day-to-day rather than thinking about life as something that invents a new kind of tomorrow..
The Universe is under no obligation to make sense to you..
When scientifically investigating the natural world, the only thing worse than a blind believer is a seeing denier..
Scientific literacy is an intellectual vaccine against the claims of charlatans who would exploit ignorance..
There's a saying in the scientific community, that every great truth goes through three phases. First, people deny it. Second, they say that it confl….
I don't even think much about politicians. I think about the people in the audience who applaud the politicians. They are your fellow countrymen and ….
If the purpose of the universe was to create humans then the cosmos was embarrassingly inefficient about it..
Some claim evolution is just a theory. As if it were merely an opinion. The theory of evolution, like the theory of gravity, is a scientific fact. Ev….
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 y….
In the end, it's the people who are curious who change the world..
Knowing how to think empowers you far beyond those who know only what to think..
One of the biggest problems with the world today is that we have large groups of people who will accept whatever they hear on the grapevine, just bec….
The problem in society is not kids not knowing science. The problem is adults not knowing science. They outnumber kids 5 to 1, they wield power, they….
The problem, often not discovered until late in life, is that when you look for things like love, meaning, motivation, it implies they are sitting be….