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5 All the data does no good w/out sci. to analyze & interpret it & develop models based on results. in fact, 2 ways to look [[strikethrough]]loo[[/strikethrough]] at situation: 1) Enormous opp. 2) Tremendous danger: We are affecting planet; need to understand effects & implications. [[strikethrough]]→ crew to have enough sci to analyze air thats great data.[[/strikethrough]] → [Just 1 area of sci that will be crying out for sci in coming decades... could name others (HST, SSC) to lessen affect of proj. shortfall [[strikethrough]] problem [[/strikethrough]] - Induce significantly more kids into sci & engineering → 1 key pt: Have to spark an interest in elementary school... if you don't, you've lost them. This is reason for improved sci ed in elem. sch.: introduce kids to science, AND to make These early encounters interesting So, 1st pt: Have to spark interest early The 2nd pt: To get sig. ↑, have to draw more from trad. underprep groups (Women & minorities) (As you know: Very much smaller % go into sci & eng. than white males) →[[strikethrough]] [[?]] because of lesser aptitude [[/strikethrough]] in large part, this is because some societal stereotypes still exist... the further a girl/minority stu goes in sch w/out sci, the more sucseptible [[susceptible]] they are to the subtle msgs. That they shouldn't be in sci. → antedote. [[anecdote]]