I grew up playing with kids who were the kids of people my parents grew up playing with, and they know me like nobody else. I thought everybody was that way when I was growing up, and then I left to go to college, and I realised that the world is full of strangers.

The wood of any tree growing anywhere records fairly faithfully the oxygen and hydrogen chemistry of the water the plant has access to through precipitation.

The type of science that I do is sometimes known as 'curiosity-driven research.' This means that my work will never result in a marketable product, a useful machine, a prescribable pill, a formidable weapon, or any direct gain.

I think the best learning is done with active manipulation. And we need to be able to work with our hands; it's not just about using our brains.

Star Trek is perhaps the best thing that ever happened to me, in a career sense.

It is important that women have the opportunity to balance different priorities at different stages in their career.

In college, the guys aren't worrying about whether they'll be able to pursue their career dreams and still have kids.

With advances in technology come new in-demand career paths.