Dear Professor Dyson: Twenty Years Of Correspondence Between Freeman Dyson And Undergraduate Students On Science, Technology, Society And Life

Contents
Introduction
Acknowledgments
1. Walking with Grandfather Letters of Introduction
2. Living in the Questions Real Questions Having Few Answers
	1. What is science?
	2. What does it mean to say a society is—or is not—"scientific"?
	3. How do science and technology a ect our engagement with the world?
	4. How should we think about our stu|the products of tech-nology?
	5. What are the real|and often hidden|costs of maintaining
	6. What are our stewardship responsibilities towards other lives with whom we share this planet?
	7. What ethical dilemmas are raised by the applications of science?
	8. Can science and religion both be true?
3. A Hexagonal Mountain Three Reasons to Hate Science, Three Reasons to Love It
	Three Beautiful Faces
	Three Ugly Faces
	Hay Bale Research
4. Martha and Mary Advice to Young People Choosing Their Life's Work
5. Engines with Souls Discussions about Our Machines
	Cars and Appreciation
	Cars and Awareness
6. Steered from Afar Conversations about Identity and Conformity
	Idiot Park
	McCulture
	Bombed from Afar
7. The Swamp Angel Letters on Ends and Means
	"No, you did."
	Making Evil Anonymous
	Turning Good Causes into Bad Ones
8. Rapid Rupture Letters about Nuclear Weapons
	Building the Gadget
	Requiem for My Friend
	The Beginning or the End
	"An Evil Thing"
	McCarthyism
9. Arsenals of Folly Correspondence on the Militarization of the Economy
	Investment Paid Off In Full
	Little Red Schoolhouse
	Most Pressing Fear, Greatest Hope
	Rods from God
	Jason
	Role Reversal
	The Mailman is More Important
10. To Touch the Face of the Stars Letters on Our Place in the Universe
	The Sky People
	Sputnik and Explorer
	Project Orion
	Space and Imagination
	Points Beyond
	Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
	Astronomical Habitat: Romantic mode
11. Silence On Seeking Serenity and Peace of Mind
	Rediscovering Silence
12. The Chainsaw and the White Oak Letters about the Environment
	Environment and Economy
	Sustainability—Or Not
	Harmony and Sanity
13. "Why Should I Care? "Discussions about Values and Ethics
	Survival
	Quality of Life
	Insect on the Leaf
	Ethics
	Different Meanings of "Civilization"
	Reverence for Life
14. Playing God Letters on Genetic Engineering
	Matter, Life, Personhood
15. Bonds of Kinship Thoughts on Relationships
	Science 101: Human Relations
	Robert Oppenheimer, Edward Teller, and Freeman Dyson: Kinship Across a Schism
	Losing with Dignity
	Distant Closeness
	Kinship with Extraterrestrials?
	The Greening of the Galaxy
16. Two Windows Letters on Science and Religion
	Integration
	Independence
	Dialogue
	Irreconcilable conflict
	Back to Science and Religion
17. Doubt and Faith More Letters on Science, Religion, and Honesty
	The Irreproachable Inspector Javert
	Positions A and Z
	The Templeton Prize
18. Dreams of Earth and Sky Thoughts on Meaning
	The Grace of Tragedy
	Mind and Reality
	The Honesty of Doubting Thomas
	Other Dreams?
	The Faith of a Heretic
19. Family First Letters on Priorities
	Walking with Grandfather
Bibliography
Index