Pretty much every plant and animal alive today is the result of eons of natural cross-breeding. Votes: 0
The most creative people are motivated by the grandest of problems that are presented before them. Votes: 0
Being at the top of your game intellectually, philosophically, politically, is not a forever thing. Votes: 0
Space exploration is a force of nature unto itself that no other force in society can rival. Votes: 0
It turns out our brain is sensitive, maybe too sensitive, to motion. It's a survival mechanism. Votes: 0
For centuries, magicians have intuitively taken advantage of the inner workings of our brains. Votes: 0
To be scientifically literate is to empower yourself to know when someone else is full of bullshit. Votes: 0
The tenacity of life is mind-boggling. We keep finding it where no one thought it could be. Votes: 0
Imagine a world in which we are all enlightened by objective truths rather than offended by them. Votes: 0
I think the best thing a parent can do, when raising a child, is simply get out of their way. Votes: 0
If a scientist is not befuddled by what they're looking at, then they're not a research scientist. Votes: 0
The cross pollination of disciplines is fundamental to truly revolutionary advances in our culture. Votes: 0
Space in general gave us GPS - that's not specifically NASA, but it's investments in space. Votes: 0
85 percent of the gravity of the universe has a point of origin about which we know nothing. Votes: 0
Any time we are answer-driven rather than idea driven, we have lost the true meaning of education. Votes: 0
For your own safety, do not ever tell an astrophysicist, I hope all your stars are twinkling. Votes: 0
I don't need my name anywhere. Votes: 0
I never got into 'Star Wars.' Maybe because they made no attempt to portray real physics. At all. Votes: 0
I never volunteer to talk about god or religion, but people feel compelled to talk about it. Votes: 0
I object to religion in science classrooms not because it's religion but because it's not science. Votes: 0
It's my duty to enlighten people. Votes: 0
Like a snowplow in overdrive, a supernova shockwave might sweep away any gas clouds in its path. Votes: 0
No one is dumb who is curious. Votes: 0
People like death and mayhem. Votes: 0
Revelation replaced investigation. Votes: 0
Science is a way of equipping yourself with the tools to interpret what happens in front of you. Votes: 0
Science is not a subject you took in school. It's life. We are wrapped by it, in it, with it. Votes: 0
Scientific inquiry shouldn't stop just because a reasonable explanation has apparently been found. Votes: 0
Some of us wake up in the morning and just wonder how it is any of us actually sustain a paid job. Votes: 0
The iron from that meteorite and the iron from your blood have common origin in the core of a star. Votes: 0
The last person I ever want working for me is someone who says 'that's not in my job description. Votes: 0
The most successful scientists in the history of the world are those who posed the right questions Votes: 0
The only accounting we had of the origins and the structure of nature was Biblical Genesis. Votes: 0
The past is another planet. Votes: 0
The show [ StarTalk ] was born as a radio program out of a National Science Foundation grant. Votes: 0
We are star dust in the highest exalted way, called by the universe, reaching out to the universe Votes: 0
What's up with chicks and science? Votes: 0
WhenIWasYourAge: People were never "living with their disease." We cured them. Or they died from it. Votes: 0
You know, dark matter matters. Votes: 0