The difference between animals and humans is that humans are capable of reasoning, but even that is unreliable.
科学是关于理解我们周围的世界,这种理解可以带来令人难以置信的进步。
Not for the sake of our health, though it's often presented that way, but because it's an escape from the human anthill. It's an escape from our own competition, and our own dramas. And that's why ween joy looking at glaciers and oceans, and contemplating the Earth from outside its perimeters, etc. We like to feel in contact with something that is non-human, and that is so deeply important to us.
Innovation is not just about technology; it's about changing the way people think and live.