My philosophy is that we should ask the most important question that's capable of being solved.

I have a lot of confidence through my accomplishments. I'm always trying to prove I'm not the worthless child they say I was.

You should only go into science if you really have a yearning to make scientific discoveries.

I'm sure our brains are working unconsciously. When you have a creative thought, it's parts of the brain talking to each other without your awareness.

The Internet has made communication far more rapid. If there is a discovery, instantly around the world, anyone can confirm it.

Stradivarius, in particular, was the most amazing craftsman and one of the great artists and scientists that ever lived because he figured out something with the sound and the science of acoustics that we still don't understand it completely.

If someone is interested in medicine and also in physics and they like working with people and communicate well with others, I would strongly encourage them.

My interest is that there is a disconnect between the science and the size of the threat that people mention about nature, the planet and the climate, and the emotion that this triggers. So we are supposed to be extremely frightened people, but despite that we appear to sleep pretty well.