One of the biggest problems with the world today is that we have large groups of people who will accept whatever they hear on the grapevine, just because it suits their worldview—not because it is actually true or because they have evidence to support it. The really striking thing is that it would not take much effort to establish validity in most of these cases… but people prefer reassurance to research.

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The problem in society is not kids not knowing science. The problem is adults not knowing science. They outnumber kids 5 to 1, they wield power, they write legislation. When you have scientifically illiterate adults, you have undermined the very fabric of what makes a nation wealthy and strong.

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I dream of a world where the truth is what shapes people's politics, rather than politics shaping what people think is true.

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To be scientifically literate is to empower yourself to know when someone else is full of bullshit.

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The theory of evolution, like the theory of gravity, is a scientific fact.

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There are as many atoms in each molecule of your DNA as there are stars in the typical galaxy. This is true for dogs, and bears, and every living thing. We are, each of us, a little universe.

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

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It's better to understand something than to memorize something.

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The worst thing that ever happened to America was the 19th Amendment.

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In the end, it's the people who are curious who change the world.

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