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...could someone think that it is going tobenefit civilization by turning back the clock,"Herschbach said...
...what happened to Aladdin. That's whatalways happens. But does it mean that we shouldtry to put our chemical genie back in the bottle?That doesn't work. Human curiosity cannot be shutup that way. Besides, the genie's not the problem.It is what we ask it to do," Herschbach says...
Canadian poet and McGill professor Anne Carson,a guest commentator featured in each of the NobelLegacy specials, disagrees with Herschbach'soptimistic analysis. She points out the negativeeffects of technological developments, likeindustrial pollution, and expresses concern overthe impacts of science on human life...
...Herschbach said that science cannot be faultedfor its potentially negative effects, stating thatwork done in the humanities can be just asharmful...
...Herschbach also said that he hopes the specialwill show people the connection between scienceand the humanities...