text: The author supports his claim by presenting us with what we could be left without if the studies woudld have to stop. We would be left with no explination of the future of our own planet. Left without the knowledge of what Venus is like. Left to wonder. No one would ever get anywhere if they just gave up when things got hard, and that's what The author is trying to prove. The studies of Venus are extremely valuble, so why would they quit without trying to find a solution. Venus is a worthy persuit despite the dangers it presents.In the article "Making Mona Lisa Smile" the author explains how a new technology called the Facial Action Coding System enables computes to know if a human is sad, happy, confused, angry, fearful or disgusted. Also the author describes how this would help teacher in their classes to identify if students are bored or tired making it eassier for teachers to find another way to get students attention.