Brian Greene, eminent physicist and author of The Elegant Universe has written a wonderful Op-Ed piece in the New York Times titled "Put a Little Science in Your Life." It goes a long way to demonstrating the critically important need for improved science education and showing the importance of its standing in our culture.
Science is the method by which rational and reasoned people come to understand the universe in which we exist and our place in it.
Kudos to Dr. Greene for his elegant and eloquent commentary.
