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National movements to educate parents and children in basic literacy skills are addressing the problem of illiteracy in the US. Over 40 million adults are illiterate, largely due to poverty, poor nutrition and lack of parental guidance.

Science museums play a vital role in educating children about the wonders of science. These museums serve to spark off the curiosity of yuong people and often inspire them to learn more about science and the scientific method of thinking.

Studies of apes and chimpanzees reveal they have the abilities to make tools, use language and reason and form a culture much like man does. The uniqueness of man is not marked by absolute differences, but relative differences.

The wife of scientist Carl Sagan describes their relationship and Sagan's losing fight with myelodysplasia. Sagan died on Dec 20, 1996, at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, WA, with his wife at his bedside and after his children had a chance to visit him.

A letter to Clinton asks him to consider the evolution of social attitudes when he determines his social policy. He is asked to promote changes in attitudes to help children grow. The sources of hope are described.

Animals other than humans appear to be unconscious of their existence or their purpose. They appear to act out of habit or instinct. Humans are conscious of their existence, and they believe they have free will. However, sometimes the behavior of humans appears to be instinctual.

Chimpanzees are genetically closer to humans than any other animal. Humans and chimps have about 99% of their active genes in common. Humans can learn about themselves by studying chimp activity, such as their hierarchical social structures.