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“I penetrated the outer cell membrane with a nanosyringe."
"You poked it with a stick?"
"No!" I said. "Well. Yes. But it was a scientific poke with a very scientific stick.”
― Project Hail Mary
"You poked it with a stick?"
"No!" I said. "Well. Yes. But it was a scientific poke with a very scientific stick.”
― Project Hail Mary
“The best hiding spots are not the most hidden; they're merely the least searched.”
― The Expats
― The Expats
“Uncertainty is not a statement about the limits of measurement, it’s a statement about the limits of reality. Asking for the precise position and momentum of a particle doesn’t even make sense, because those quantities do not exist.”
― How to Teach Quantum Physics to Your Dog
― How to Teach Quantum Physics to Your Dog
“Planes are kind of beautiful, aren't they?" he said. This comment piqued my interest, but from the neutral expression on Dave's face, I knew he wasn't like me. He possessed only the typical masculine admiration of large vessels and feats of engineering.”
― Sky Daddy: 'Deliciously weird' Rachel Yoder, author of Nightbitch
― Sky Daddy: 'Deliciously weird' Rachel Yoder, author of Nightbitch
“Advocates could also point to several studies from reputable sources indicating that the dangers of nuclear had been overblown. The WHO reported that as of 2005, almost 20 years after the accident, fewer than 50 people had died as a result of radiation exposure from the Chernobyl accident—which was by far the worst nuclear accident in history. Those who died were nearly all rescue workers who were exposed acutely. The report predicted that that number could eventually climb to 4,000, as older people eventually died of cancer that could have been related to the exposure. While this death toll is terrible (and the accident had other devastating impacts as well), it hardly sounds like the apocalyptic catastrophe it was feared to be at the”
― Atomic Dreams: The New Nuclear Evangelists and the Fight for the Future of Energy
― Atomic Dreams: The New Nuclear Evangelists and the Fight for the Future of Energy
Kevin’s 2024 Year in Books
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