Science is about scientists going to labs, writing proposals, brainstorming in the hallways, poring over confusing data. It is about petty rivalries as much as intellectual triumphs. It is humans being human. Scientists are united by a common scientific training and language. Many are also united by a commitment to work together toward understanding and describing the world, and a commitment to maintain open minds regarding new ideas.
Science is much more than what is written in a science book.
When someone explains something in a tone which makes it perfectly clear, or when someone shows you a technique in a lab that is not written in any book, that is pure Zen.