“Our brains are continuing to evolve, and perhaps a few tens of thousan...” — Seth Shostak Quote

“Our brains are continuing to evolve, and perhaps a few tens of thousands of years from now, our descendants will walk around with five pound brains, allowing them insights that we can't imagine.”

“Some pundits have proposed that the aliens have come here to breed with us. Apparently, too much bike riding or something similar has rendered them incapable of reproducing within their own species. But do extraterrestrial infants toddle through your neighborhood?”

“Star Trek's genial premise is that the cosmos is flush with intelligent species, and our descendants will interact with them face-to-face, thanks to warp drive and some winsome space cadets.”

“Our democratic societies are in danger. In allowing ourselves to be infiltrated by fear, to be blinded by the passion of identity, we are entertaining the most serious illusions about our freedom.”

“The key is allowing your partner to be who they are and not having expectations that really have nothing to do with the person you married.”

“I think one of the bravest things about the romance genre is allowing people a happy ending.”