“And evidence for inflation will be pushing us in the direction of taking [the idea of a] multiverse seriously.”

It’s hard to build models of inflation that don’t lead to a multiverse. It’s not impossible, so I think there’s still certainly research that needs to be done.

Everything can be created from nothing.

Space is certainly something more complicated than the average person would probably realize.

Why it banged, or what happened before it banged.

Despite its name, the big bang theory is not really a theory of a bang at all.

It is fair to say that the universe is the ultimate free lunch.

It is really only a theory of the aftermath of a bang.

In the context of general relativity, space almost is a substance.

But most models of inflation do lead to a multiverse.

It can bend and twist and stretch, and probably the best way to think about space is to just kind of imagine a big piece of rubber that you can pull and twist and bend.

The Big Bang theory says nothing about what banged.

The recent developments in cosmology strongly suggest that the universe may be the ultimate free lunch.

Space is not just an empty background in which things happen.

The question of the origin of the matter in the universe is no longer thought to be beyond the range of science.

It’s actually safe to create a universe in your basement.

Research your idea. See if there’s a demand. A lot of people have great ideas, but they don’t know if there’s a need for it.

There is only one home to the life of a river-mussel; there is only one home to the life of a tortoise; there is only one shell to the soul of man: there is only one world to the spirit of our race. If that world leaves its course and smashes on boulders of the great void, whose world will give us shelter?

A great deal of chaos in the world occurs because people don’t appreciate themselves. Having never developed sympathy or gentleness toward themselves, they cannot experience harmony or peace within themselves, and therefore, what they project to others is also inharmonious and confused.

They have no manners and are woefully unable to deal with any social predicament. Their idea of a celebration is to go to a public house and drink six beers. They are mean, malicious and envious . They are scum.

The body of the Earth, large, sluggish and inapt for motion, is not to be disturbed by movement (especially three movements), any more than the Aetherial Lights [stars] are to be shifted.

Once an interesting idea or theme occurs to me then I would want to write a poem about it. The rest, frankly, is not difficult.

I think the very idea of character, of developing not just grit, but empathy and curiosity, emotional intelligence.

There’s always a backlash against progressive ideas.