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Dion Lewis, Scientist

Sorry. You know... For everything. I'm embarrassed, writing to you; civilized, knowledgeable, peaceful, happy, wise. My membership in time is an abhorrent way to be, can you transport me? Your history teaches that we were troglodytes who became territorial-squabbling-troglodytes. Trivial, …Read more

David Harrington, Violinist, Artistic Director, Kronos Quartet

When we hold something that is very precious, the only one of its kind—a baby, an heirloom from a beloved ancestor, a grandchild's painting—we take care of it, we cherish it and ensure that it is safe. This is a …Read more

Stephen Robinson, Astronaut (Retired), Research Scientist and Engineering Professor

Dear Future Robinsons, Back around the turn of the century, flying to space was a rare human privilege, a dream come true, the stuff of movies (look it up), and an almost impossible ambition for children the world around. But …Read more

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