I'm project director of The Venus Project, in Venus, Florida.

我是金星计划的负责人 位于佛罗里达的金星村

Politics was good, a hundred years ago.

政治系统在数百年前是合适的

Today, politicians have no ability to solve any problems

如今的政客们无能 不能解决任何问题了

because they're not students of behavior,

因为他们不了解人的行为

they're not students of agriculture, oceanography,

他们不了解农业 海洋

they know nothing about the factors that operate the world.

他们对如何调控好这个世界的因素一无所知

So, they say things that people like to hear,

所以 他们只说些人们爱听的话

and that gets them elected.

这样他们就当选了

Now scientists, on the other hand, are not concerned with public approval.

如今科学家们 从另一角度来说 并不在意公众的认同

What they do, even if everybody on Earth believed the Earth was flat,

他们做的是 即使所有人都相信地球是平的

they would say, "You're wrong. This is the evidence we have

他们还是会说："你们错了 看看这些证据

to support the fact that the Earth is round."

这些证据说明地球是圆的"

But they don't say, "It's a little round and a little flat."

但他们不会说："可能是圆的 也可能是平的"

That's politicians.

政客们才会那么说

Earth 2.0 - Coming soon

地球 2.0 即将上映