The emotion in his voice seems, at that moment, to define him. Christakis is that rare thing in our cynical era—a man still willing to reach for a grand, romantic ideal. He thinks he can tell us something about who we are not just as Americans, but as humans. He understands that he cannot know, any more than Arthur Galston, who will use his research, and that of others in his field, or to what end. But he believes, even so, that he can make it work to build a better world. It will be interesting to watch him try.
Posted on: Sat, 11 Oct 2014 07:07:53 +0000
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