Edge Annual Question 2007 - what are you optimistic about?


	Edge Annual Question 2007 - what are you optimistic about?

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10-14-2007 7:24 AM

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A versatile array of views by frontier figures on the question of optimism

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                        Question — 2007</B></FONT></STRONG></p> <P align="center"> <STRONG><FONT size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">WHAT
                            ARE YOU OPTIMISTIC ABOUT? WHY?</FONT></STRONG></p> <P><FONT size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><STRONG>As
                          an activity, as a state of mind, science is fundamentally
                          optimistic. Science figures out how things work and
                          thus can make them work better. Much of the news is
                          either good news or news that can be made good, thanks
                          to ever deepening knowledge and ever more efficient
                          and powerful tools and techniques. Science, on its
                          frontiers, poses more and ever better questions, ever
                          better put. </STRONG> </FONT> </p> <P><FONT size="2" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><STRONG>What
                          are you optimistic about? Why? Surprise us! </STRONG></FONT></P></TD></tr></table></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/3826463E-75C6-4CDD-A140-4BF8E4773401/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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