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“There’s a quote from Francis Crick that I love,” Miller said. Crick was awarded the Nobel Prize for discovering, along with James Watson, the double-helix structure of DNA. “When asked what it takes to win a Nobel Prize, Crick said, ‘Oh
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“The ethical is always more robust than the legal. Over time, it is the legal that should converge to the ethical, never the reverse.”
― Skin in the Game: Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life
― Skin in the Game: Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life
“It is axiomatic that one death is a tragedy, a thousand is a statistic.”
― Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea
― Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea
“According to the Roddenberry hypothesis, empathy is a trait, locked away and impervious to our efforts. This idea jibes with common sense. Of course some people care more than others; that’s why we have saints and psychopaths.”
― The War for Kindness: Building Empathy in a Fractured World
― The War for Kindness: Building Empathy in a Fractured World
“Your chances of avoiding the nursing home are directly related to the number of children you have,”
― Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End
― Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End
Nick’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Nick’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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1,785 books
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390 friends
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