By promoting technology innovation--whether through science competitions, higher education research labs or public-private partnerships that meet local needs--we can have a far-reaching and sustainable impact on the future while addressing the thirst for knowledge that fuels innovation around the globe.

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Yet the human thirst for knowledge ultimately cannot be satisfied by even the most vivid pictures or the most detailed measurements.

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Mr Deutsch is firmly of the opinion that science is infinite, as is the human thirst for knowledge.

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Both books carry the same message: despite the dangers of the jungle, it will forever tempt those with a thirst for adventure and knowledge, but intervention often causes more harm than good for Amazonia and the plucky pioneers.

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Bigelow and Whitney are confident that cinema audiences have a thirst for knowledge about volatile regions like Iraq and Afghanistan that goes beyond what is reported on the news.

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