Dear Explainers,

We expect too much from science. We want explosions, mind-blowing discoveries, and earth-shattering ideas. But science is really just about explaining how things work. We may use beakers and Bunsen burners and chemical reactions to get there, but really science is the art of explanation.

And explanations are powerful things. Because if we know how one thing works, then we can apply that explanation to how other things work. And when we know how a thing works, we can apply it to solving real human problems.

Sincerely,

Mr. Heimbuck