I would say the universe has a purpose. It's not there just somehow by chance..

People think of these eureka moments and my feeling is that they tend to be little things, a little realisation and then a little realisation built o….

Well I didn't actually see the Matrix but I've seen other movies where with similar sorts of themes..

With thought comprising a non-computational element, computers can never do what we human beings can..

Well, gauge theory is very fundamental to our understanding of physical forces these days. But they are also dependent on a mathematical idea, which ….

But I think it is a serious issue to wonder about the other platonic absolutes of say beauty and morality..

It seems to me that we must make a distinction between what is "objective" and what is "measurable" in discussing the question of physical reality, a….

Understanding is, after all, what science is all about — and science is a great deal more than mindless computation..

our present picture of physical reality, particularly in relation to the nature of time, is due for a grand shake up.

The basic theory in twistor theory is not to add extra dimensions..

It is always the case, with mathematics, that a little direct experience of thinking over things on your own can provide a much deeper understanding ….

Do not be afraid to skip equations (I do this frequently myself)..

There are considerable mysteries surrounding the strange values that Nature's actual particles have for their mass and charge. For example, there is ….

I'm pretty tenacious when it comes to problems..

As you say, the way string theory requires all these extra dimensions and this comes from certain consistency requirements about how string should be….

What right do we have to claim, as some might, that human beings are the only inhabitants of our planet blessed with an actual ability to be "aware"?….

I imagine that whenever the mind perceives a mathematical idea, it makes contact with Plato's world of mathematical concepts... When mathematicians c….

Consciousness ... is the phenomenon whereby the universe's very existence is made known..

This book is about physics and its about physics and its relationship with mathematics and how they seem to be intimately related and to what extent ….

Well, I don’t know if I can comment on Kant or Hegel because I’m no real philosopher in the sense of knowing what these people have said in any detai….

My own way of thinking is to ponder long and I hope deeply on problems and for a long time which I keep away for years and years and I never really l….