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Kids are never the problem. They are born scientists. The problem is always the adults. The beat the curiosity out of the kids. They out-number kids. They vote. They wield resources. That’s why my public focus is primarily adults.
– Neil DeGrasse Tyson, responding to a question about how society could inspire more kids to pursue space-related science and research.
The public has a distorted view of science, because children are taught in school that science is a collection of firmly established truths. In fact, science is not a collection of truths. It is a continuing exploration of mysteries.
– Freeman Dyson, in "How We Know"