I swear, as this administration keeps its stranglehold on science its like reading of the Empire's decay in the first Foundation novel. And these restrictions are completely arbitrary, they support a couple dozen lines of embryonic stem cells(which have been confirmed to have been handled with unclean equipment, so they're contaminated), but after a very arbitrary deadline it suddenly became an amoral practice.
Yeah, let's not use the embryos for scientific advancement, that's moral decay. Let's just throw them out with the rest of the medical waste, like God intended.
There are plenty of very noteworthy scientists that make active appeals to the general public to get them more interested in science. Michio Kaku has a number of books published aimed at educating the layman, and even set me on my path to becoming a physicist, and he is the creator and one of the leading scientists of String Field Theory.
Brian Greene also has a couple of books published aimed at a general audience, though they are definitely geared towards a high school and college level. I could see the more intelligent 7th and 8th graders understanding it, though.
For astronomers, an easy choice would be Patrick Moore. He dazzles the public with pretty pictures of far away things, and does a very good job at explaining them so his audience can understand the actual science behind it.
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I swear, as this administration keeps its stranglehold on science its like reading of the Empire's decay in the first Foundation novel. And these restrictions are completely arbitrary, they support a couple dozen lines of embryonic stem cells(which have been confirmed to have been handled with unclean equipment, so they're contaminated), but after a very arbitrary deadline it suddenly became an amoral practice. Yeah, let's not use the embryos for scientific advancement, that's moral decay. Let's just throw them out with the rest of the medical waste, like God intended.
There are plenty of very noteworthy scientists that make active appeals to the general public to get them more interested in science. Michio Kaku has a number of books published aimed at educating the layman, and even set me on my path to becoming a physicist, and he is the creator and one of the leading scientists of String Field Theory. Brian Greene also has a couple of books published aimed at a general audience, though they are definitely geared towards a high school and college level. I could see the more intelligent 7th and 8th graders understanding it, though. For astronomers, an easy choice would be Patrick Moore. He dazzles the public with pretty pictures of far away things, and does a very good job at explaining them so his audience can understand the actual science behind it.
I have to concur. Hyperspace cemented my decision to pursue a career in Physics, along with a healthy dose of Brian Greene.