Some of the most productive times in the histories of nations have been when they were badly stressed — economically, politically, culturally or soci… - Neil deGrasse Tyson

When a Government is scientifically illiterate, but doesn’t know it, then its actions (or inactions) can be a recipe for the dismantling of an informed and enlightened Democracy.

If a huge genetic gap separated us from our closest relative in the animal kingdom, we could justifiably celebrate our brilliance. We might be entitled to walk around thinking we’re distant and distinct from our fellow creatures. But no such gap exists. Instead, we are one with the rest of nature, fitting neither above nor below, but within.

What we value in CIVILIZATION: Agriculture, Architecture, the Arts, Transportation, Communication, Health, Wealth, Security.

All pivot on enlightened investments in Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, & Mathematics. "STEAM".

Without them, we descend into the Dark Ages.