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Jan de Vries
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“...I reread the work of my friend and mentor Amy Krouse Rosenthal, who'd died a few months earlier. She'd once written, 'For anyone trying to discern what to do w/ their life: PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT YOU PAY ATTENTION TO. That's pretty much all the info u need.”
― The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet
― The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet
“In Mozambique, the story goes, monkeys do not talk, because they know if they utter even a single word some man will come and put them to work.”
― Contact
― Contact
“What I love about science is that as you learn, you don't really get answers. You just get better questions.”
― Turtles All the Way Down
― Turtles All the Way Down
“You will always struggle with not feeling productive until you accept that your own joy can be something you produce. It is not the only thing you will make, nor should it be, but it is something valuable and beautiful.”
― A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor
― A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor
“Just move toward the back wall. There's less fire there."
"My new favorite kind of fire.”
― An Absolutely Remarkable Thing
"My new favorite kind of fire.”
― An Absolutely Remarkable Thing
What's the Name of That Book???
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Reading the Classics
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This is a group for people who want to read the classics and discuss them as a group. Each month we will choose as a group a book to read. Everyone is ...more
Science and Inquiry
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This Group explores scientific topics. We have an active monthly book club, as well as discussions on a variety of topics including science in the new ...more
De Boekendoos
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Voor alle mensen die in Nederland of België wonen of de taal spreken en hun lees-ervaringen willen delen met landgenoten in eigen taal.
DFW Planetary Society Book Club
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Online discussion forum for the DFW Planetary Society book club. We will read and discuss science fiction with particular focus on space. Examples ...more
Jan’s 2025 Year in Books
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