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I wonder if, in fact, we have been observed by aliens and upon close examination of human conduct and human behavior they have concluded that there is no sign of intelligent life on Earth.

Neil deGrasse Tyson

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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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I know of no time in human history where ignorance was better than knowledge.
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Pretending to know everything closes the door to finding out what’s really there.
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If you need to invoke your academic pedigree or job title for people to believe what you say, then you need a better argument.
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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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When students cheat on exams, it’s because our school system values grades more than students value learning.
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I love being wrong because that means in that instant, I learned something new that day.
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After 50 years of television, there’s no other conclusion the aliens could draw, but that most humans are neurotic, death-hungry, dysfunctional idiots.
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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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Science is a way of equipping yourself with the tools to interpret what happens in front of you.
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There is no shame in not knowing. The problem arises when irrational thought and attendant behavior fill the vacuum left by ignorance.
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Science literacy is the artery through which the solutions of tomorrow’s problems flow.
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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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God displayed a sense of humor when he configured the region between our legs an entertainment complex built around a sewage system.
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I think the best thing a parent can do, when raising a child, is simply get out of their way.
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No one is dumb who is curious. The people who don’t ask questions remain clueless throughout their lives.
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