Do you think of science as boring? Too complicated? In a New York Times op-ed piece, bestselling author and physicist Brian Greene describes why science is just as important to life as literature or any other of the arts (and just as understandable).
Yes, science is important in the obvious ways – it helps us with remedies when we’re sick, enables us to communicate when we’re far from each other – but it also feeds our deep-rooted hunger for understanding. As the World Science Festival in NYC winds down tonight, read Greene’s essay about the joy and thrill of science, which is often left out of the equation:
It’s striking that science is still widely viewed as merely a subject one studies in the classroom or an isolated body of largely esoteric knowledge. … In reality, science is a language of hope and inspiration, providing discoveries that fire the imagination and instill a sense of connection to our lives and our world.
Links:
- “Put a Little Science in Your Life” by Brian Greene
- World Science Festival