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There's always something that an engineer can do to make microscopes better.

We have all kinds of limitations as human beings. I mean we can't see the whole electromagnetic spectrum; we can't see the very small; we can't see the very far. So we compensate for these short comings with technological scaffoldings. The microscope allows us to extend our vision into the micro-sphere.

Kids can't build a marble statue at home. But I've had parents tell me that, after an exhibit, their kids immediately dug out their Lego kits and disappeared for three days.

I wish we could launch a ground-breaking competition that motivates kids to invent new ideas in sustainable living.

We cannot allow our kids not to have an educational opportunity.

We want kids to think that they can think about science. They don't need to just play soccer.

Kids should be allowed to break stuff more often. That's a consequence of exploration. Exploration is what you do when you don't know what you're doing. That's what scientists do every day.

It's not good enough for us to have generations of kids that... look forward to a better version of a cell phone with a video in it. They need to look forward to exploration.

There are some problems that technology can't solve.

You cannot always make such big exhibitions, because they consume too much time and energy.