Talk:Example course description/@comment-4518252-20120804222317

Several students have asked why quotes by Albert Einstein predominated the 'first period quotes' in their biology curriculum.

To help explain, here is a quotation from Carl Sagan's book, Broca's Brain:

Einstein demonstrated that there were such people as scientists, that a scientific career might not be totally beyond hope. ... (his) life was rich in genius and irony, a passion for the issues of his time, insights into education, the connectino between science and politics, and was a demonstration that individuals can, after all, change the world.

In other words, he didn't just live for some time in Switzerland. He exemplifies the best of critical thinking, which your bioprof hoped you could perhaps emulate... :)