“Education has failed in a very serious way to convey the most important lesson science can teach: skepticism.”
Tip: press → for another quote, C to copy, S to share.
In the environmental movement, every time you lose a battle it's for good, but our victories always seem to be temporary and we keep fighting them over and over again.
The failure of world leaders to act on the critical issue of global warming is often blamed on economic considerations.
If we pollute the air, water and soil that keep us alive and well, and destroy the biodiversity that allows natural systems to function, no amount of money will save us.
Thanks to evolution, our bodies have powerful ways to ward off illness and infection and enable us to live long and healthy lives. Why, then, do health costs continue to climb at unsustainable and frightening rates?