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Science is not about control. It is about cultivating a perpetual

Science is not about control. It is about cultivating a perpetual condition of wonder in the face of something that forever grows one step richer and subtler than our latest theory about it. It is about reverence, not mastery. – Richard Powers

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My goal for technology has always been to reach a point where the technological mediation becomes invisible. – Richard Powers

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I really like science because it seems to be that place where you get the big picture, everything connects. – Richard Powers

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The desire to live in our imagination is driven by this suspicion that were disembodied sensibilities cobbled into our bodies. That idea has infused most of human thought since the very beginning. – Richard Powers

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