Science has a culture that is inherently cautious and that is normally not a bad thing. You could even say conservative, because of the peer review process and because the scientific method prizes uncertainty and penalises anyone who goes out on any sort of a limb that is not held in place by abundant and well-documented evidence.
Al GoreI flew on Air Force Two for eight years, and now I have to take off my shoes to get on an aeroplane.
Al GoreConsider a clock thermostat, and set it so that you're not using energy when you don't need it, when you're out of your house.
Al Gore