Carl Hart

I think people are curious at some level, and they want to alter their current state of being. I mean, that could be from curiosity, that could be from stress, that can be from some other sort of ailments or problem that they are experiencing or could just be from boredom, but humans have always attempted to alter their consciousness. ”

I had to go to England to really learn about American racism in a way that corroborated my reality. That was critical. ”

You have to be open-minded, and you have to be critical, and you have to let go of your predispositions about what you've been told that doesn't have foundations in evidence. ”

I went into the military because I didn't get a scholarship, a basketball scholarship I thought that I would get. ”

I am certain that my white colleagues, when faced with an emergency situation, wouldn't think twice about calling the police. This, however, may not be the case for their black and Latino students. ”

When we make decisions based on factors other than the available empirical evidence, we are less than objective, which means we are no longer acting as scientists. ”

It turns out that the term 'diversity' can be anything from black faculty to military veterans. Well, I am both, but have yet to be subjected to discrimination because I'm a veteran. ”

My kids are really into social justice. ”

Politicians move when the public requires them to move. ”

I did most of my Ph.D. in Washington. They used to bring black kids through the lab for tours, and I was one of the few black researchers. ”