Scientists have long been drawn toward the untapped potential of what might lurk down the passages nature chose not to take.
There are myths in almost every culture that warn us that it is possible to know and desire too much for our own good. Whether we’ve engaged with them deeply or superficially, the stories of Adam and Eve, of Prometheus, Icarus and Faust are inscribed on our souls. And whenever science and technology enter dark and uncharted waters, it becomes common to look back upon these stories like stars in the night’s sky, hoping for some sort of guidance.
Scientists have long been drawn toward the untapped potential of what might lurk down the passages nature chose not to take.