Every time I've watched this celebrated video, I've been struck by the absurd idea that we humans were created, unfortunately, rather too big and clumsy to be able to appreciate all the fascinating action that's going on at the level of molecular biology.
Meanwhile, of course, there are folk who feel, quite rightly, that we've been built far too small to be able to jump easily onto the bandwagon of big-scale intellectual pursuits such as cosmology.
I'm reminded of a Down Under joke. A whingeing Pom is complaining about the heat:
"You can't survive in Australia. Too bloody hot."
An Aussie asks the Pom why he doesn't return to the Old Country. The Pom's reaction:
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