[pasmembers] Re: Quote from Lowell Newsletter

  • From: Robert Ewing <rrewing9@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: pasmembers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 8 Jul 2016 16:50:39 -0700

Yes but it is also called "job security" for teachers!!

Ha!

:-)

Bob E
On Jul 8, 2016 4:12 PM, "Alex Vrenios" <axv@xxxxxxx> wrote:

"Half of all Americans doubt that the universe began with a Big Bang,
according to a 2014 poll by the Associated Press. A 2015 study found that
one in four Americans don't know the difference between astronomy and
astrology. And a similar number think the Sun goes around the Earth
according to a recent National Science Foundation survey.

"If you listen carefully, you'll hear the faint but unmistakable sound of
astronomers losing the will to live.”

- Dr. Michael West
  Deputy Director for Science
  Lowell Observatory


Please, everyone, get involved in Outreach. Nearly one hundred million
Americans need your help.

Alex

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