How do we approach change? Rational inquiry applied to investigations of the unknown, what we know as “research,” has brought us myriad benefits, among them: longer lives for many; the disappearance of some of history’s most dreaded diseases; deeper understanding of the minute and vast scales of nature; an opportunity to address climate change; the green revolution; and new methods of producing energy. With scientific illiteracy rampant, however, waves of scientific and medical knowledge often arrive on society’s shore with a crash. Technology continues as a disruptive force. Here, we will examine those collisions and ponder the consequences of the interaction.