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“There are three stages of scientific discovery: first people deny it is true; then they deny it is important; finally they credit the wrong person.”
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“Nothing could be more misleading than the idea that computer technology introduced the age of information. The printing press began that age, and we have not been free of it since.”
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“We are often told we are materialistic. It seems to me, we are not materialistic enough. We have a disrespect for materials. We use it quickly and carelessly.
If were genuinely materialistic people, we would understand where materials come from and where they go to.
But, at the moment, the entire global economy seems to be built on the model of digging things up from one hole in the ground on one side of the earth, transporting them around the world, using them for a few days, and sticking them in a hole in the ground on the other side of the world.”
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If were genuinely materialistic people, we would understand where materials come from and where they go to.
But, at the moment, the entire global economy seems to be built on the model of digging things up from one hole in the ground on one side of the earth, transporting them around the world, using them for a few days, and sticking them in a hole in the ground on the other side of the world.”
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Green Group
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The Green group is about living in a sustainable manner--how human activity affects the environment and how a changing climate/environment affects how ...more
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The STEMMinist Book Club sits at the intersection between books, STEMM (science, technology, engineering, maths and medicine), and feminism. We have r ...more
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