I think we sometimes give ourselves a little too much credit as humans, as being able to control and understand nature, when in fact we do neither.

Scientific facts are often described in textbooks as if they just sort of exist, like nickels someone picked up on the street. But science at the cutting edge, conducted by sharp minds probing deep into nature, is not about self-evident facts. It is about mystery and not knowing. It is about taking huge risks.

Whatever happens to the great systems of nature will also be what happens to us.

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