Knowing A Deep Thing Well, Which Is

All Of Science To Me, Everything That We Have Learned, Is Important To The Extent That It Brings Us To Our Senses.

People Think That If You Are A Scientist You Have To Give Up That Joy Of Discovery, That Passion, That Sense Of The Great Romance Of Life. I Say Thats Completely Opposite Of The Truth.

A Lot Of People Have This Ego Need That Makes Them Want To Believe That Earth Is The Center Of The Universe And Humans Are The Most Important Species, The Supreme Expression Of Creation.

For Most Of The History Of Our Species We Were Helpless To Understand How Nature Works. We Took Every Storm, Drought, Illness And Comet Personally. We Created Myths And Spirits In An Attempt To Explain The Patterns Of Nature.

The Aspirations Of Democracy Are Based On The Notion Of An Informed Citizenry, Capable Of Making Wise Decisions. The Choices We Are Asked To Make Become Increasingly Complex. They Require The Longer-term Thinking And Greater Tolerance For Ambiguity That Science Fosters. The New Economy Is Predicated On A Continuous Pipeline Of Scientific And Technological Innovation. It Can Not Exist Without Workers And Consumers Who Are Mathematically And Scientifically Literate.