That is a big question we all have: are we alone in the universe? And exoplanets confirm the suspicion that planets are not rare.

Dreams about the future are always filled with gadgets.

Claiming there is no other life in the universe is like scooping up some water, looking at the cup and claiming there are no whales in the ocean.

Knowing how to think empowers you far beyond those who know only what to think.

Need a distraction today? Not only does 12 + 1 = 11 + 2, but the letters "twelve plus one" rearrange to give you "eleven plus two."

We are part of this universe; we are in this universe, but perhaps more important than both of those facts, is that the universe is in us.

The Universe is under no obligation to make sense to you.

Today, scientists sound the alarm on other environmental dangers. Vested interests still hire their own scientists to confuse the issue. But in the end, nature, will not be fooled.

If you're really successful at bullshitting, it means you're not hanging around enough people smarter than you.

We are all connected; To each other, biologically. To the earth, chemically. To the rest of the universe atomically.

Santa knows Physics: Of all colors, Red Light penetrates fog best. That's why Benny the Blue-nosed reindeer never got the gig.

There's a problem with the hierarchical orientation, though. When the numbers get too big, the thing breaks down. A pecking order can hold only so many chickens.

A 1990 study by the (liberal) Progressive Policy Institute showed that, after controlling for single motherhood, the difference in black and white crime rates disappeared.

Never be afraid to do what's right. If no one ever says anything, nothing ever changes.

The lifestyle that I have is probably neither desirable nor useful to most people.

See Time has touched me gently in his race, And left no odious furrows in my face.

August, the summer's last messenger of misery, is a hollow actor.

Creativity is suspended between memory and forgetting.

I will never again attempt to tell any young person what to do - the really gifted don't need advice and the others can't take it.

Good exercise for the heart: reach out and help your neighbor

One outcome is almost certain. Extremism stands to benefit enormously from an uncalculated adventure in Iraq.