Torin SarasasScience is the desperate effort to catch up with the 13.8 billion year-old facts (give or take an eon or two).
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John Maynard Keynes wrote: “Science is the desperate effort to catch up with the 13.8 billion year-old facts (give or take an eon or two).” This quote captures the passion of science and its inherent need to face new challenges. If we don’t explore and learn, we might as well be doomed. We must constantly improve and remain open to new ideas and discoveries.
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