The more science learns what life is, the more reluctant scientists are to define it.

As science becomes more specialized, it becomes harder for scientists to check each other, which makes it easier to get away with fraud.

The expedition engages students by having them learn directly from the scientists. We're trying to change the way science is taught by stepping out of the textbooks and making students a part of the research. We aim to create moments when the light bulb goes off in a student's head, and he or she is moved to jump in the game of science. It's important not only for future generations, but for our entire country as we move into a more scientific and technological literate society.

In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know that's a really good argument; my position is mistaken', and then they would actually change their minds and you never hear that old view from them again. They really do it. It doesn't happen

Too many lawyers really lacked an understanding of too many areas of science, and too few scientists really understood the workings of the legal system.

Scientists face a challenge in forging constructive relations with a public that at times seems hostile to science and the scientific mindset.