"We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology, in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and technology."
-Carl Sagan
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"The brain is like a muscle. When it is in use we feel very good. Understanding is joyous.“
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"We have also arranged things so that almost no one understands science and technology. This is a prescription for disaster. We might get away with it for a while, but sooner or later this combustible mixture of ignorance and power is going to blow up in our faces."
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"We've arranged a civilization in which most crucial elements profoundly depend on science and technology."
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