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When a coincidence seems amazing, that’s because the human mind isn’t wired to naturally comprehend probability & statistics.

Neil deGrasse Tyson

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Science is a way of equipping yourself with the tools to interpret what happens in front of you.
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If we have the power to turn another planet into Earth, then we have the power to turn Earth back into Earth.
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To be scientifically literate is to empower yourself to know when someone else is full of bullshit.
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When students cheat on exams, it’s because our school system values grades more than students value learning.
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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.
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I dream of a world where the truth is what shapes people’s politics, rather than politics shaping what people think is true.
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We are all connected; To each other, biologically. To the earth, chemically. To the rest of the universe atomically.
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You don’t want to raise a kid in a culture where the kid who asks the most questions is annoying. You want a culture where the kid who asks the most questions gets awards and gets another piece of cake.
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Perhaps we’ve never been visited by aliens because they have looked upon earth and decided there’s no sign of intelligent life.
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We live in a world where not everyone has the urge to help others. It is OK to encourage others to pull themselves up by the bootstraps, but if you do, just remember that some people have no boots.
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As areas of knowledge grow, so too do the perimeters of ignorance.
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We spend the first year of a child’s life teaching it to walk and talk and the rest of its life to shut up and sit down. There’s something wrong there.
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In the end, it’s the people who are curious who change the world.
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The good thing about science is that it’s true whether or not you believe in it.
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Curious that we spend more time congratulating people who have succeeded than encouraging people who have not.
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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.
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