Why do humans engage in scientific research? For some, it's simply a career. Others are drawn to science for its potential financial rewards. And still others do it out of competitiveness--to be the first in their field. But in "Darwin"" Meets Einstein "Frans W. Saris argues that in our postmodern times we have lost the meaning of science--that science is not about competition, nor about creating wealth, nor about the joy of discovery. Science is for survival--the survival of humans, the survival of life.
In this accessible collection of essays and columns, Saris brings together in...