I wish to thank my gifted editor-in-chief, Gary Terashita, for getting me to write this book. I love expounding on the history of science; Gary challenged me to write about the future of science.
I wish to thank my fellow scientists, whose stunning achievements I showcase in these pages. You toil away in laboratories all over the world, hoping your efforts will help improve the world. I earnestly pray they will.
Likewise, thank you to my fellow journalists. Getting a story right— especially complex science stories—is not easy, but essential, now more than ever. I pray your professional diligence and discernment will help create a future free of hype.
Thank you also to my literary agent, Wes Yoder, who not only gets my passion for truth but helps me promulgate it through my writing. He knows as well as anyone that truth does not need defending; it needs only to be proclaimed boldly and clearly, and it will defend itself. This book, I pray, is an example of that.
Above all, I wish to thank my wife, Laurel, whose inspiring ideas and tender loving care help keep my creative fires burning brightly. Quite simply, I could not do what I do—would not be who I am—without her extraordinary input, support, and companionship.
Here’s to the journey!