A Delight of Science

A Delight of Science

The present epoch is a major crossroads for our civilization and perhaps for our species.

But whatever road we take, our fate is indissolubly bound up with science, as it is essential as a matter of simple survival for us to understand science. In addition, science is a delight: Our evolution has arranged that we take pleasure in understanding – those who understand are more likely to survive.

One of the great virtues of a book is that it is easy for the reader to return repeatedly to obscure passages. Let’s say that there is much more freedom for the author in choosing the range and depth of topics for a chapter in a book than for the procrustean forty and so minutes of a commercial television program.

Delight of Science, image by Elena

Any book goes more deeply into many topics than does the television series. Besides only a few of the hundreds of full color excellent illustrations from the series and you-tube version can be accommodated in this edition, but all illustrations necessary to understand the text are obviously included.

(Extract from The Rain, the famous SF novel by Elena and George.)