I'm Not A Science Fiction

After That Cancellation [of The Superconducting Super Collider In Texas, After $2 Billion Had Been Spent On It], We Physicists Learned That We Have To Sing For Our Supper. ... The Cold War Is Over. You Can't Simply Say "russia!" To Congress, And They Whip Out Their Checkbook And Say, "how Much?" We Have To Tell The People Why This Atom-smasher Is Going To Benefit Their Lives.

We Should Explore New Ways To Drive Down The Cost Of Space Travel. Instead Of Costly Booster Rockets, Maybe We Should Think Of Laser/microwave Driven Rockets, Or Space Elevators. Until Then, The Cost Of Space Exploration Will Limit Our Ability To Explore The Universe.

If All Our Common-sense Notions About The Universe Were Correct, Then Science Would Have Solved The Secrets Of The Universe Thousands Of Years Ago. The Purpose Of Science Is To Peel Back The Layer Of The Appearance Of The Objects To Reveal Their Underlying Nature. In Fact, If Appearance And Essence Were The Same Thing, There Would Be No Need For Science.

I Believe That Science Is The Engine Of Prosperity, That If You Look Around At The Wealth Of Civilization Today, It's The Wealth That Comes From Science.

Robots May Gradually Attain A Degree Of 'self-awareness' And Consciousness Of Their Own.