The Universe Is The Way It Is

Science Has Been Effective At Furthering Our Understanding Of Nature Because The Scientific Ethos Is Based On Three Key Principles: (1) Follow The Evidence Wherever It Leads; (2) If One Has A Theory, One Needs To Be Willing To Try To Prove It Wrong As Much As One Tries To Prove That It Is Right; (3) 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.

My Area Of Research Is Something That In All Fairness Has No Practical Usability Whatsoever And The Thing Is I'm Often Asked To Apologize For That. It Is Interesting To Me That People Ask 'what's The Point Of Doing That If It's Not Useful?' But They Never Ask That, Or Do They Very Rarely Ask That About Art Or Literature Or Music. Those Things Are Not Gonna Produce A Better Toaster.

Science Is Not Just There For Technology. It's Part Of What Addressing Who You Are In The Universe And Understanding Your Place In The Cosmos. Good Art, Good Literature, Good Music - All Of That Is For That And Science Is A Part Of It.

Religious Leaders Need To Be Held Accountable For Their Ideas.

At The Heart Of Quantum Mechanics Is A Rule That Sometimes Governs Politicians Or Ceos-as Long As No One Is Watching, Anything Goes.