The Purpose Of Education Is Not To

The Lack Of Understanding Of Something Is Not Evidence For God. It's Evidence Of A Lack Of Understanding.

The One Experience That I Hope Every Student Has At Some Point In Their Lives Is To Have Some Belief You Profoundly, Deeply Hold, Proved To Be Wrong Because That Is The Most Eye-opening Experience You Can Have, And As A Scientist, To Me, Is The Most Exciting Experience I Can Ever Have.

The Universe Has A Much Greater Imagination Than We Do, Which Is Why The Real Story Of The Universe Is Far More Interesting Than Any Of The Fairy Tales We Have Invented To Describe It.

The Ultimate Arbiter Of Truth Is Experiment, Not The Comfort One Derives From One's A Priori Beliefs, Nor The Beauty Or Elegance One Ascribes To One's Theoretical Models.

Empty Space Is A Boiling, Bubbling Brew Of Virtual Particles That Pop In And Out Of Existence In A Time Scale So Short That You Can't Even Measure Them.