"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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"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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"All of the books in the world contain no more information than is broadcast as video in a single large American city in a single year. Not all bits have equal value."
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