In the end, it’s the people who are curious who change the world.
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSONThe molecules that comprise our body are traceable to the crucibles of the centers of stars.These atoms and molecules are in us because, in fact, the universe is in us. And, we are not only figuratively, but literally, stardust.
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Why can’t we summon the ingenuity and courage of the generations that came before us? The dinosaurs never saw that asteroid coming. What’s our excuse?
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Knowing how to think empowers you far beyond those who know only what to think.
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I love being wrong because that means in that instant, I learned something new that day.
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You can’t have people making decisions about the future of the world who are scientifically illiterate. That’s a recipe for disaster. And I don’t mean just whether a politician is scientifically literate, but people who vote politicians into office.
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So maybe part of our formal education should be training in empathy. Imagine how different the world would be if, in fact, that were ‘reading, writing, arithmetic, empathy.’
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Curiously, light-loving green plants reject the Sun’s green light, reflecting it back at you, which is why they look green.
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The universe is almost 14 billion years old, and, wow! Life had no problem starting here on Earth! I think it would be inexcusably egocentric of us to suggest that we’re alone in the universe.
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If factual information upsets you, then you are creating a world that is not embracing objective truths, and that’s not how you advance a democracy.
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Intelligent design is a philosophy of ignorance.
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When scientifically investigating the natural world, the only thing worse than a blind believer is a seeing denier.
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Everyone should have their mind blown once a day.
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The theory of evolution, like the theory of gravity, is a scientific fact.
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Pretending to know everything closes the door to finding out what’s really there.
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I object to religion in science classrooms not because it’s religion but because it’s not science.
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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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