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I recently visited the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago. Heralded as one of the country\u2019s oldest museums dedicated to interactive education, the 350,000 SF museum houses more than 2,000 exhibits. While I enjoyed wandering the various corridors to learn about agriculture, technology, transportation, energy, and communications, one exhibit had me mesmerized.<\/span><\/p>\n Titled \u201cThe Blue Paradox,\u201d the exhibit invites visitors to make their way down a corridor surrounded by images of piles upon piles of plastic. Some even feature people perilously perched on top of the piles, rummaging for items to sell.<\/span><\/p>\n Next, you transition into a room with neither chairs nor windows. It appears to be a mirrored surface above, below, and around you. But as we settled in, we were literally surrounded by the sights and sounds of a video about our oceans. Ocean waves rolled above our heads, below our feet, all around us. Fish and other marine life swam quietly beside us. It was breathtaking.<\/span><\/p>\n