Fifty years ago, in his Rede Lectures at the University of Cambridge, C. P. Snow noted that the worlds of science and literature were drifting apart and that the communication gap between the two cultures did not bode well for modern, advanced societies. Several humanists were outraged when Snow's comments were later published, sparking great controversy (1-4). It was difficult to argue against Snow's major theme that science, as a potent force in modern life, involved responsibilities that required public awareness of what science is and does. He noted that it was quite dangerous to have two cultures that either could not or did not communicate with each other, particularly at a time "when science [was] determining much of our destiny, that is, whether we live or die.
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