2 INNOVATION & TECH TODAY^ |^ 2020 YEAR-END ISSUE
FROM THE EDITOR
JoeToppe,
ManagingEditor“The need for thoughtful
understanding is a
required standard for
posterity, especially in
terms of infrastructure,
health, and humanity.”The Science of Things
To quote our publisher, Charles Warner, “If your
politics get in the way of science and facts, well,
that’s your problem.”
The pursuit of truth is the clearest endeavor of
science. What is out there? What is it made of,
and will we be there one day to touch it? As we
move on from the election and reorder our
priorities for 2021, I hope we all remember, and
especially our incumbent governments and
corporations, to consider the science, technology,
engineering, and mathematics of every policy
decision in the new year.
There should be no law created, factory-built, or
roadway paved until the science behind every
decision is not only understood but obeyed.
Should law infringe upon technology by limiting
research and development, should a factory be a
danger to local ecosystems, should a new road or
housing development replace an aging forest?
For too long, corporations and governments
have gotten away with exploiting the environment
for profits, votes, and even jobs. While every state
and economic development organization would
bend over backwards with tax incentives and
other goodies to entice industry within their
borders, how often do academics and the local
science community get their say before shovels
start breaking ground?
Without a thoroughly researched approach, no
policy, environment, or construction protocol
should be put into action. The need for
thoughtful understanding is a required standard
for posterity, especially in terms of infrastructure,
health, and humanity.Science is the pursuit of truth and the netting of
facts. At one time, folks were sure there was a man
on the moon, it was made of cheese, and the
world spinning beneath it was flat, but the
practical use of science and the human drive to
question everything persevered.Today, we know enough to know; we don’t
know it all. We are not the center of the universe,
and we are likely not the sum of its life either.
One day, much like the Moon and the Earth, we
will earn a better understanding through
experimentation, education, and a commitment
to science and facts.
How would that change our governments? Our
policies? Our religions?A dedication to the facts, in many ways, makes
scientists of us all. After all, what is a scientist but
someone searching for the truth of things? With
that in mind, we are all Neil Degrasse Tyson’s, Bill
Nye’s, and Michio Kaku’s. We are dedicated to
STEM and the preservation of our species
through the effective use of science-first policies
and mindset.In our end of year issue of Innovation & Tech
To d a y, we are celebrating all things STEM,
whether it is the cutting-edge technologies of
gaming and entertainment, the engineering of
outdoor innovations and backyard gear, or the
science behind med tech, and the complex
mathematics and geometry of 3D printing.
We have it all covered here.