But it's just not the same, says Jean-Michel Cousteau , son of the elder Jacques Cousteau. Jean-Michel, recently named an Environmental Hero by the US government, directs the Ocean Futures Society. He is an impassioned advocate for human exploration of our planet's oceans and of space. No matter how well we program a machine we cannot give it a heart . That's why the International Space Station is so important.
Humans see the big picture.
We can make decisions that advance science faster than a machine ever could. You're filled with excitement, anticipating the food, the wine, the city's ambiance. Then, just as you're packing your bags, you get this brown envelope in the mail. It's filled with pictures of mouth-watering cuisine, of people talking and lights glistening from the Eiffel Tower. They didn't send you to Paris.