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Lovell (Grand Oasis, Great vastness...) ALA 0 Tam + 1 .... RE: Importance of encouraging kids' int. in sci (esp. among girls) ->Both involved in formal & informal sci ed for yrs ... As college profs, childrens sci writers most recently thru K12 sci ed company, SRS (so passionate about imp. of sci ed) ->New childrens sci book coming out ~8 mo.... motivation behind that 1st sci ed. - 1st slide * Sagan: It's suicidal to create soc that depends on sci/tech, in which no one knows .... .Sci/tech = engines that drive economy =>Ironic: Our soc., that relies so much on sci/tech - + got to be world leader thru ability to innov, eng,& explore - puts so little value/emph on sci + sci ed. -> Our schools + comm. are dev. workforce that will fuel our econ. In future => it's critical to provide that workforce (today's kids) the sci/math/tech knowledge & skills they'll need to compete globally.