“A collection of thoughts from leading scientists, public figures, …and you.” Almost a hundred powerful answers to the question as I write this. Includes many on video, many from scientists, teachers, and ordinary people like you and me. Probably more by the time you are seeing this. Why is science important?

This is just a very small section of sky, smaller than the diameter of the full moon as seen from earth. It looks empty and black to the unaided eye, but the Hubble Space Telescope photographed all these galaxies in it. When I studied science in high school more than 50 years ago, we learned [...]