I speak with dogs frequently. They don’t really talk, but I feel they’re communicating.
Science is the best thing human beings have ever come up with. And if it isn’t, science will fix it.
The Earth is not 6,000 or 10,000 years old. It’s not. And if that conflicts with your beliefs, I strongly feel you should question your beliefs.
Science provides a much more satisfactory way to seek answers than does any religion.
Hard to find anything lovelier than a tree. They grow at right angles to a tangent of the nominal sphere of the Earth.
The information you get from social media is not a substitute for academic discipline at all.
People and stars are made of the same stuff.
The natural world is a package deal; you don’t get to select which facts you like and which you don’t.
If you meet somebody who says he or she has never dreamed of flying, I don’t believe you. I mean, they’re lying.
Humor is everywhere in that there’s irony in just about anything a human does.
If you look back on all the teachers that you liked, I am sure you will find they were very entertaining.
The philosophy of science is inherent in the process. This is to say, you think critically, you draw a conclusion based on evidence, but we all pursue discovery based on our observations. That’s where science starts.
I say to the grown-ups, ‘If you want to deny evolution and live in your world that’s completely inconsistent with everything we’ve observed in the universe that’s fine. But don’t make your kids do it.’
I used to play ultimate Frisbee, and I just got a reputation for making popcorn at parties. I don’t mean to brag on myself, but I make the popcorn in the pot, and it comes out fine every time.
You stop planetary exploration, those people who do that extraordinary work are going to have to go do something else.
When we see the shadow on our images, are we seeing the time 11 minutes ago on Mars? Or are we seeing the time on Mars as observed from Earth now? It’s like time travel problems in science fiction. When is now; when was then?
By the way, most of the light that comes from the sun is green.
The Big Bang banged, and for some reason we’re here. And that’s astonishing. And that we can understand that, that’s the most astonishing.
If the Earth gets hit by an asteroid, it’s game over. It’s control-alt-delete for civilization.
Climate change is a real deal. So, hey deniers – cut it out, and let’s get to work.