One might say science is the sum total of our knowledge of the universe, the great library of the known, but the practice of science happens at the border between the known and the unknown. Standing on the shoulders of giants, we peer into the darkness with eyes opened not in fear but in wonder.

Brian Cox

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When we look out into space, we are looking into our own origins, because we are truly children of the stars.

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We are the cosmos made conscious and life is the means by which t... by Brian Cox

We are the cosmos made conscious and life is the means by which the universe understands itself.

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The correct statement of individual rights is that everyone has the right to an opinion, but crucially, that opinion can be roundly ignored and even made fun of, particularly if it is demonstrably nonsense!

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Light is the only connection we have with the Universe beyond our solar system, and the only connection our ancestors had with anything beyond Earth. Follow the light and we can journey from the confines of our planet to other worlds that orbit the Sun without ever dreaming of spacecraft. To look up is to look back in time, because the ancient beams of light are messengers from the Universe's distant past.

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You dig deeper and it gets more and more complicated, and you get confused, and it's tricky and it's hard, but... It is beautiful.

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Science is about exploring, and the only way to uncover the secrets of the universe is to go and look.

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Science is different to all other systems of thought because you dont need faith in it, you can check that it works.

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Every carbon atom in every living thing on the planet was produce... by Brian Cox

Every carbon atom in every living thing on the planet was produced in the heart of a dying star.

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In science, there are no universal truths, just views of the world that have yet to be shown to be false.

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Deeper understanding confers that most precious thing - wonder. by Brian Cox

Deeper understanding confers that most precious thing - wonder.

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An explorer of the universe is sexier than a musician. by Brian Cox

An explorer of the universe is sexier than a musician.

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Skepticism must go hand in hand with rationality. When theories are shown to be false, the correct thing to do is to move on.

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When you fall into a black hole you will be literally spaghettifi... by Brian Cox

When you fall into a black hole you will be literally spaghettified.

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It would be wonderful if ideas could be the new rock 'n roll by Brian Cox

It would be wonderful if ideas could be the new rock 'n roll

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The aim of particle physics is to understand what everything’s made of, and how everything sticks together. By everything I mean me and you, the Earth, the Sun, the 100 billion suns in our galaxy and the 100 billion galaxies in the observable universe. Absolutely everything.

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As we get older, things seem less important. by Brian Cox

As we get older, things seem less important.

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The story of the universe finally comes to an end. For the first time in its life, the universe will be permanent and unchanging. Entropy finally stops increasing because the cosmos cannot get any more disordered. Nothing happens, and it keeps not happening, forever. It's what's known as the heat-death of the universe. An era when the cosmos will remain vast and cold and desolate for the rest of time the arrow of time has simply ceased to exist. It's an inescapable fact of the universe written into the fundamental laws of physics, the entire cosmos will die.

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We explore because we are curious, not because we wish to develop grand views of reality or better widgets.

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Climate change: Don't undermine the science just because you don'... by Brian Cox

Climate change: Don't undermine the science just because you don't like the economics

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What scientists are attached to is journeys into the unknown and discovering things that are completely unexpected and baffling and surprising.

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