The way MC Gainey (the creepy bearded dude) made it a point to pause before saying 'a wise man once said':
“From the dawn of our species, Man has been blessed with curiosity".......
I got googling and found this:
“From the dawn of our species, Man has been blessed with curiosity. Our most precious gift, without exception, is the desire to know more - to look beyond what is accepted as the truth and to imagine what is possible.” Alvar Hanso, Address to the U.N. Security Council, 1967
“Children shoulder the most burdensome responsibility and perpetuate the most essential legacy of mankind. The young illuminate the path towards truth, the means to step outside our perception and grasp what lies beyond what we call knowledge. These lessons enable the old to fight the albatross within, and, in doing so, force the ducklings to give more than any being should.” Alvar Hanso, DeGroot BSP Forum, Keynote Address, 1971
Possible Clues Regarding Hanso's Name
The character name Alvar Hanso may be a play on the names of scientists Hans Oersted, who discovered electromagnetism in the 19th Century and Hannes Alfvén, a 20th century Nobel Prize winner on the same subject. There are clues suggesting that electromagetism is an important phenomenon on the Island (i.e., the Bunker's power source attracting metal, compasses not working properly on the Island, etc.).Alvar Hanso, DeGroot BSP Forum, Keynote Address, 1971
Possible Clues Regarding Hanso's Name
The character name Alvar Hanso may be a play on the names of scientists Hans Oersted, who discovered electromagnetism in the 19th Century and Hannes Alfvén, a 20th century Nobel Prize winner on the same subject. There are clues suggesting that electromagetism is an important phenomenon on the Island (i.e., the Bunker's power source attracting metal, compasses not working properly on the Island, etc.).