Technology causes problems as well as solves problems. Nobody has figured out a way to ensure that, as of tomorrow, technology won't create problems. Technology simply means increased power, which is why we have the global problems we face today.

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The main thing that gives me hope is the media. We have radio, TV, magazines,...

The main thing that gives me hope is the media. We have radio, TV, magazines,...

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No government is here forever. And there are other forces - the most potent force...

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Biology is the science. Evolution is the concept that makes biology unique.

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We study the injustices of history for the same reason that we study genocide, and...

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I've always been interested in a lot of things, and a lot of things at...

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Science is often misrepresented as the body of knowledge acquired by performing replicated controlled experiments...

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It's striking that Native Americans evolved no devastating epidemic diseases to give to Europeans, in...

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The southward advance of native African farmers with Central African crops halted in Natal, beyond...

The southward advance of native African farmers with Central African crops halted in Natal, beyond...