We are special in the sense that we can know our place in the cosmos. We can know our place in space. We are at least one of the cosmos’s ways of knowing itself. That fills me with reverence and joy.
BILL NYEWe are special in the sense that we can know our place in the cosmos. We can know our place in space. We are at least one of the cosmos’s ways of knowing itself. That fills me with reverence and joy.
BILL NYEYou run your life according to all this stuff that’s happened to you. All of your memories affect everything you do whereas with a computer, there’s adaptive software and things, but it’s more literal.
BILL NYEI feel that I’ve often pointed out that there are countless aspects of life and nature that scientists and scientific thinkers cannot explain.
BILL NYEFrom an evolutionary standpoint you can’t just wipe everything out and start over, and I don’t think you can do it in the school system either.
BILL NYEThe natural world is a package deal; you don’t get to select which facts you like and which you don’t.
BILL NYEBut as the cerebellum degrades with age, so does the quality of memories. The memories are there, but they’re not as good.
BILL NYEBicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There’s something wrong with a society that drives a car to work out in a gym.
BILL NYEHow did we let an ideological resistance to inquiry become such a prominent part of our society?
BILL NYENASA is an engine of innovation and inspiration as well as the world’s premier space exploration agency, and we are well served by politicians working to keep it that way, instead of turning it into a mere jobs program, or worse, cutting its budget.
BILL NYEEveryone you will ever meet knows something you don’t.
BILL NYEEvolution is not something you can believe in or not believe in like do you believe in gravity.
BILL NYEI hope next generation will emerge and produce technology, regulations, and a worldview that enable as many of us as possible to live happy healthy lives.
BILL NYEAlso, we have a strange situation where we have malnourished fat people. It’s not that we need more food. It’s that we need to manage our food system better.
BILL NYEMy father was a very good Boy Scout. He was very skilled with knots, and he showed me how to tie a bow tie.
BILL NYEWe need scientifically literate voters and taxpayers for the future. We need engineers that can build stuff and solve problems.
BILL NYEFor me, the meaning of life is pretty clear: Living things strive to pass their genes into the future.
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