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We especially need imagination in science. It is not all mathematics, nor all logic, but is somewhat beauty and poetry.

Astronomer Maria Mitchell (1818-1889), the first woman elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Also see Robert Sapolsky on science and wonder and Richard Feynman on the cultural role of science.

(↬ It’s Okay To Be Smart)

9-17-2012
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