Why is science important?

Adam Hart-Davis, Dr Susan Blackmore, Philip Ball, Dr Armand Leroi and the new Simonyi Professor for the Public Understanding of Science, Prof. Marcus du Sautoy, are just some of the people whose contributions to this project will appear here soon. Why don’t you join them and answer the question “why is science important?” I’d be happy with text, video or audio responses and delighted with anything from cartoon strips to animations. And if you can answer the question using mime, I’ll send you a special prize. Seriously, there’s not enough mime in science communication. There’s a grant application idea there somewhere…