I love being wrong because that means in that instant, I learned something new that day.
Knowing how to think empowers you far beyond those who know only what to think.
Need a distraction today? Not only does 12 + 1 = 11 + 2, but the letters “twelve plus one” rearrange to give you “eleven plus two.”
The Universe is under no obligation to make sense to you.
The good thing about science is that it’s true whether or not you believe in it.
In the end, it’s the people who are curious who change the world.
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 because it suits their worldview—not because it is actually true or because they have evidence to support it. The really striking thing is that it would not take much effort to establish validity in most of these cases… but people prefer reassurance to research.
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.
For centuries, epilepsy was the exact expectation of someone being possessed by the Devil. There was no better explanation, and it allows you to admit the existence of the Devil. If there’s a Devil, that mean’s there’s a God.
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 write legislation. When you have scientifically illiterate adults, you have undermined the very fabric of what makes a nation wealthy and strong.
I think the best thing a parent can do, when raising a child, is simply get out of their way.
Curious that we spend more time congratulating people who have succeeded than encouraging people who have not.
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.
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 behind a tree or under a rock. The most successful people recognize, that in life they create their own love, they manufacture their own meaning, they generate their own motivation. For me, I am driven by two main philosophies, know more today about the world than I knew yesterday. And along the way, lessen the suffering of others. You’d be surprised how far that gets you.
I object to religion in science classrooms not because it’s religion but because it’s not science.
I dream of a world where the truth is what shapes people’s politics, rather than politics shaping what people think is true.
God displayed a sense of humor when he configured the region between our legs an entertainment complex built around a sewage system.
One thing in life is for certain, the more profoundly baffled you have been in your life, the more open your mind becomes to new ideas.
If you want to assert a truth, first make sure it’s not just an opinion that you desperately want to be true.
For me, I am driven by two main philosophies, know more today about the world than I knew yesterday. And along the way, lessen the suffering of others. You’d be surprised how far that gets you.
Science literacy is a vaccine against the charlatans of the world that would exploit your ignorance.
The molecules that comprise our body are traceable to the crucibles of the centers of stars.These atoms and molecules are in us because, in fact, the universe is in us. And, we are not only figuratively, but literally, stardust.
No one is dumb who is curious. The people who don’t ask questions remain clueless throughout their lives.
We are all connected; To each other, biologically. To the earth, chemically. To the rest of the universe atomically.
If you’re really successful at bullshitting, it means you’re not hanging around enough people smarter than you.
