I joined ‘The Wilderness Society” today. So, who are they, what are they about, and why should you give them your support? It’s simple, really. It’s all about conservationists with energy and attitude, to quote: “We’re spirited people protecting America’s Wilderness since 1935 through the potent combination of science, advocacy and education”. Science, oh yes! As any thinking person will agree, life isn’t very black and white, and that means we need to think all that much harder about how we live our lives and how we treat our planet. The grey areas are everywhere, places where the applications of science have led to environmental problems, but also where scientific applications have been the solutions to those same problems. As a scientist, I love many of the places that science has taken us, but, I also understand that the best way to responsibly roll out our innovations is with a scientifically well-educated public, one that understands how the scientific method works, is well-read on scientific current events, and one that cares how we humans are affecting the environment.

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