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.
BILL NYEThe 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.
BILL NYEIf you want grown-ups to recycle, just tell their kids the importance of recycling, and they’ll be all over it.
BILL NYEI stand by my assertions that although you can know what happens to any individual species that you modify, you cannot be certain what will happen to the ecosystem.
BILL NYEIt fills me with joy to know that we can pursue these answers. It is an astonishing thing that we are — you and I are one of the ways the universe knows itself.
BILL NYEOur goal in science is to discover universal laws of nature. If one’s faith requires one to abandon or ignore natural laws, well, that person is going to have trouble reconciling religion and science. Otherwise, there is no any conflict.
BILL NYEI abandoned my religious teachings after I read the Bible twice – cover to cover. It took me a couple of years.
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 NYEApparently there is redundancy in memory: You store the same memory in different parts of your brain for accessing at different speeds. That speed would depend on the frequency of use and the importance of the knowledge.
BILL NYEI meet so many people who are intimidated by arithmetic.
BILL NYEThe information you get from social media is not a substitute for academic discipline at all.
BILL NYEI 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.’
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 NYEThink how fortunate we are to know this much. But think also of all that’s yet to be discovered. Here’s hoping the deep answers to the deep questions-from the nature of consciousness to the origin of life-will be found in not too much more time.
BILL NYESCIENCE is a part of EVERYONE’S everyday life.
BILL NYEThat’s what makes a human a human, if we store information outside our bodies.
BILL NYEWithout an end to the burning of fossil fuels, coal especially, most of us will live shorter lives. I’m hopeful, but very, very concerned.
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