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...knowledge: to the inherent value, with consequences too far-reaching to enumerate, of understanding how the world works. For one thing, it is a remarkable fact that we have come to understand as much as we do about the natural world: the history of the universe and our planet, the forces that make it tick, the stuff we’re made of, the origin of living things, and the machinery of life, including our own mental life.I believe we have a responsibility to nurture and perpetuate this knowledge for the same reason that we have a responsibility to perpetuate...
...troubled Middle East, such a story is all too familiar. People are too eager to enter into wars that solve no problems, and the results are devastating. Let's hope that the world's problem solvers can lead us to a different, peaceful path for the future of this planet and its people. Lillian Cohen Kfar Monash, Israel...
...Davis (who starred as the first female President on last season's TV series Commander in Chief) appeared at a Prop 87 rally at the University of California in Los Angeles last week. "California is being given an opportunity and an obligation to do something remarkable to save the planet," Clinton told the crowd of 5,000. "You are dangerously dependent on unstable sources of oil, and your air is too polluted." Silicon Valley bigwigs, including Google founder Larry Page and venture capitalists John Doerr and Vinod Khosla - wagering that clean tech will be the next bonanza - have also ponied...
...example the discovery of the Hox genes, bear on our understanding of morphological evolution. Finally, I discuss how we, Homo sapiens, fit into the tree of life, how our anatomy is largely a consequence of our early vertebrate heritage, and how our history fits into that of our planet. And I have been able to make this fundamental and rigorous science course popular...
...wonder and joy that can flow from the scientific endeavor. I strongly believe that in institutions of higher learning there ought to be a place for courses that excite the mind, and that enhance our appreciation of how we came to be and of our place on the planet...