Jan de Vries

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Jan is Currently Reading

Jan de Vries is currently reading

Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI

by Yuval Noah Harari

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Oct 20, 2025 02:57AM

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The Three-Body Problem

by Jin Cai

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Feb 13, 2026 11:03AM

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Close-Up

by Szabinka Dudevszky

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Dec 20, 2024 05:53PM

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Jan’s Quotes

“What makes the desert beautiful,' said the little prince, 'is that somewhere it hides a well...”
― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince

tags: inspirational

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“Study hard what interests you the most in the most undisciplined, irreverent and original manner possible.”
― Richard Feynmann

tags: curiosity, learning, scholarship

2224 likes

“Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.”
― Isaac Asimov, Foundation

tags: violence

1840 likes

“Those people who think they know everything are a great annoyance to those of us who do.”
― Isaac Asimov

tags: humor

929 likes

“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.”
― Arthur C. Clarke, Profiles of the Future: An Inquiry into the Limits of the Possible

tags: magic, science, technology, wonder

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What's the Name of That Book??? — 120814 members — last activity 5 minutes ago
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Reading the Classics — 4044 members — last activity May 10, 2025 07:28AM
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 — 4505 members — last activity Apr 24, 2026 11:08AM
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 — 545 members — last activity Jul 22, 2022 09:32AM
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 — 41 members — last activity Feb 01, 2021 12:07PM
Online discussion forum for the DFW Planetary Society book club. We will read and discuss science fiction with particular focus on space. Examples ...more

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