科学与技术的进步并不意味着大多数人生活中智识复杂度的增加。通常恰好相反。
最好的故事是那些让你感觉与更伟大的事物相连的故事。
The great secret that all old people share is that you really haven't changed in seventy or eighty years. Your body changes, but you don't change at all. And that, of course, causes great confusion.
Patience is key in observational astronomy—some discoveries take decades to confirm.