It was an example of what he thought of as the Law of Controversy: Passion was inversely proportional to the amount of real information available. - Gregory Benford

That mood had persisted when she finally got home and, unable to sleep, watched some TV. It was as usual, a cacophony, which combined with the other audio media gave a disposable pop culture that made every moment but the present seem quaint, bloodless, dead.

All the astronauts were easy on the eyes. No coincidence. NASA didn’t train people the public wouldn’t want to watch.

Boy, do I hate these holier-than-thou types." "Clerics." "Anybody who tries to hem science in, tell it what it can and cannot do. Boundaries are best defined by pushing against them. Expanding our horizons, our sense of wonder." She smiled. "There's nothing holier than wow!?