I Have Long Thought That Anyone Who

Exploring The Unknown Requires Tolerating Uncertainty.

Most People Don’t Question The Practice Of Eating Meat. Many Of These People Care About Animals And The Environment, Some Deeply. But For Some Reason-force Of Habit, Cultural Norms, Resistance To Change-there Is A Fundamental Disconnect Whereby These Feelings Don’t Translate Into Changes Of Behavior.

The Central Idea Of String Theory Is Quite Straightforward. If You Examine Any Piece Of Matter Ever More Finely, At First You'll Find Molecules, Atoms, Sub-atomic Particles. Probe The Smaller Particles, You'll Find Something Else, A Tiny Vibrating Filament Of Energy, A Little Tiny Vibrating String.

Sometimes Attaining The Deepest Familiarity With A Question Is Our Best Substitute For Actually Having The Answer.

I Believe That Through Its Rational Evaluation Of Truth And Indifference To Personal Belief, Science Transcends Religious And Political Divisions And So Does Bind Us Into A Greater, More Resilient Whole.