quantitiessufficientrapid framework reach entertain occurred genetic equations developments proportion magic realizeScientists and engineers tend to express their ideas in the form of equationsbecause they need to know the precise values of 1.______. But for the rest of us, a qualitative grasp of scientific concepts is 2.______, and this can be conveyed by words and diagrams, without the use of 3.______.The science people learn in school can provide the basic 4.______. But the rate of scientific progress is now so 5.______that there are always new developments that have 6.______since one was at school or university. I never learned about molecular biology or transistors at school, but 7.______engineering and computers are two of the developments most likely to change the way we live in the future. Popular books and magazine articles about science can help to put across new 8.______, but even the most successful popular book is read by only a small 9.______of the population. Only television can 10.______a truly mass audience. There are some very good science programs on TV, but others present scientific wonders simply as 11.______, without explaining them or showing how they fit into the framework of scientific ideas. Producers of television science programs should 12.______that they have a responsibility to educate the public, not just 13.______it.