Science as an aesthetic spoilsport:
“Arcturus” is his other name –
I’d rather call him “Star.”
It’s very mean of Science
To go and interfere!I pull a flower from the woods –
A monster with a glass
Computes the stamens in a breath
And has her in a “class”!
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– Emily Dickinson (full text here)
Or consider this example: (more…)
The Cogniverse 