"If I had a superpower, it would be to make everyone scientifically literate. Imagine the world we'd live in."

"There are no bad ideas in science, just bad experiments."

"If aliens ever visit us, I think the outcome would be much as when Columbus landed in America, which didn't turn out very well for the Native Americans."

"My biggest fear is that people will stop being curious. That they'll stop asking questions, and just accept what they're told."

"The great thing about science is that it doesn't ask for your faith, it just asks for your eyes."