September 2025 marks the first legally designated National Science Popularization Month in China. Zhihu has launched its 2025 Science Season and partnered with Science China to initiate the "Connecting All Things Through Science Popularization" content creation campaign. The initiative is led by three distinguished academicians: Han Jisheng from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Pang Guofang from the Chinese Academy of Engineering, and Li Jianan, International Fellow of the American Academy of Medical Sciences.

When research hits a bottleneck, how should one break through? Pang Guofang, Chief Scientist at the China National Institute of Quality and Testing and academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, responded that every failed experiment record, optimized parameter, and even accidentally discovered anomalous data are seeds of accumulation. When these seeds encounter the right opportunity, they trigger a domino effect of breakthroughs - this is the power of accumulation.

Han Jisheng, Boya Distinguished Professor at Peking University, Honorary Director of the Neuroscience Research Institute at Peking University, and academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, encouraged young researchers with three words: "virtue, talent, and diligence." He stated, "One must develop personal interests while considering national needs. Young people should contemplate both aspects, as neither can be neglected."

Li Jianan, Professor and Chief Physician at Nanjing Medical University, Honorary Fellow of the School of Rehabilitation Medicine at Nanjing Medical University, and International Fellow of the American Academy of Medical Sciences, focused on addressing key questions about exercise and health. Li acknowledged that understanding of health has undergone significant transformation: "In the past, we thought being disease-free meant being healthy. Now we align more with the World Health Organization's deeper definition of health - health is the harmonious coexistence between humans and their environment. Human tissues and organs basically all share one characteristic: if you use them, they can maintain their capabilities for as long as possible."