“If memories were indeed like what a camera records, they could be forg...” — Leonard Mlodinow Quote

If memories were indeed like what a camera records, they could be forgotten, or they could fade so that they are no longer clear and vivid. But it would be difficult to explain how people could have memories that are both clear and vivid while also being wrong. Yet that happens, and it is not infrequent.

We all know that looks matter. What most of us don't understand is just how much looks matter and how difficult it is for us to ignore a person's appearance when making a social judgment.

Whatever I've worked on, I've always tried to make my writing personal. I think that's what makes my books somewhat different from what other scientists are doing. You have to tie concepts into everyday life, or they just won't be interesting for readers.

We all know that looks matter, and modern politicians have always assumed that their battles are decided on both substance and image.

You are often asked to explain your work, as if the reader isn't able to work it out. And people always try and label you by your work.

The experience of getting my Kriya, which is the meditation process that I do, was very powerful for me - though, as I explain in the book, I was really suspect of that kind of thing.

The pride you feel when you represent your country, not to mention scoring, is something you can't really explain. It's massive.

I was a normal kid. I can't explain how normal I was.

You get better at the thing you do by having to explain it to someone else. That, I think, totally makes my work stronger.