"Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence."

"Once the threshold is crossed when there is a self-sustaining level of life in space, then life's long-range future w…"

"We’re all depressingly ‘lay’ outside our specialisms — my own knowledge, of recent biological advances, such as it is…"

"No one can say which approach is the right one — so no one can say how close we are to a solution."

"When I discover I'm wrong, I change my mind. What do you do?"

"This is exactly the kind of thing Templeton is ceaselessly angling for – recognition among real scientists – and they…"

"I will boldly say, that England...hath more fallow dear than all Europe that I have seen. No kingdom in the world hat…"

"Moryson is a sober and truthful writer, without imagination or much literary skill. He delights in statistics respect…"

"The most high and absolute power of the realm of England consisteth in the parliament: for as in war where the king h…"

"To be short, the prince is the life, the head and the authority of all things that be done in the realm of England. A…"