Our society is intertwined with the economy that we've built, which is a fantastically complex system. I hope that my writing about it might do some good, but that's not why I do it.

I hope that anyone I worked with wouldn't exploit our relationship.

On the technical side, I hope that my writing is evolving and maturing, ripening, deepening.

I don't think Brian Cox does 'The Wonders of the Solar System' because he believes the world would be a better place if people understood about the rings of Saturn; I just think he finds physics extremely interesting. It brings him joy, and he wants to spread the love. I feel the same about economics.

The political system is broken, the economy is broken and so is society. That is why people are so depressed about the state of our country.

Sometimes I hope that through osmosis I might get a workout - just by wearing the clothes.