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Ask any scientist what science was, and they’d all give a different answer.
To Kim Hyun-Taek, it was a weapon that could protect him and his family by bringing him wealth and honor. It was a shortcut to success that smart and well-educated people could use.
To scientists like Yang Hye-Sook, who were interested in society and politics, it was a force that moved the world.
For Rosalind Franklin, a scientist of the past, science was a window that helped her gain a proper understanding of the world. Just as the microscope brought the microworld within the range of human perception, science was like a dictionary that told an individual exactly what the world was.
‘They’re all wrong.’
The many understandings of science were all either fantasies, or they were soft, romanticized tales that only satisfied childish curiosity: that’s what Doctor Ref thought.
“What are you thinking about?” Yassir asked.
“It’s nothing.”
Yassir poured some shay[1] into Doctor Ref’s teacup.
“...”
“Isn’t it time for your medicine?” Yassir asked.
“Yeah. I’ve been so busy lately, I keep forgetting. Thank you. I never thought you’d remember all this stuff.”
Doctor Ref pulled out...
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