Edge Question for 2007

John Brockman runs an interesting "blog" called the Edge. He has assembled a cadre of intellectuals, and people who aspire to be intellectuals. Most of them are authors and Brockman is their agent.

This year's question is ...

The Edge Annual Question — 2007
WHAT ARE YOU OPTIMISTIC ABOUT? WHY?

As an activity, as a state of mind, science is fundamentally optimistic. Science figures out how things work and thus can make them work better. Much of the news is either good news or news that can be made good, thanks to ever deepening knowledge and ever more efficient and powerful tools and techniques. Science, on its frontiers, poses more and ever better questions, ever better put.

What are you optimistic about? Why? Surprise us!

The results are fascinating [THE WORLD'S LEADING THINKERS SEE GOOD NEWS AHEAD]. I haven't picked a favorite 'cause there are so many good ones. Many of them focus on issues that we have been discussing here: issues such as the fight between rationalism and superstition, the meaning of science, and science education.

Do you have a favorite?