“A science that closes its ears to philosophy fades into superficiality; a philosophy that pays no attention to the scientific knowledge of its time is obtuse and sterile.”
― There Are Places in the World Where Rules Are Less Important Than Kindness: And Other Thoughts on Physics, Philosophy and the World
― There Are Places in the World Where Rules Are Less Important Than Kindness: And Other Thoughts on Physics, Philosophy and the World
“History was twisted and manipulated to create an insistent narrative where the rise of the west was not only natural and inevitable, but a continuation of what had gone before.”
― The Silk Roads: A New History of the World
― The Silk Roads: A New History of the World
“My mind can always separate the two. Even when I am very upset, I keep reviewing the facts over and over until I can come to a logical conclusion.”
― Thinking in Pictures: My Life with Autism
― Thinking in Pictures: My Life with Autism
“I replaced emotional complexity with visual and intellectual complexity. I questioned everything and looked to logic, science, and intellect for answers.”
― Thinking in Pictures: My Life with Autism
― Thinking in Pictures: My Life with Autism
“Oceans today represent only about 0.02 percent of Earth’s total mass, while the atmosphere is no more than one part per million of its bulk. Nevertheless, oceans and atmosphere have exerted, and continue to exert, disproportionately large influences in making Earth the unique world that it is.”
― The Story of Earth: The First 4.5 Billion Years, from Stardust to Living Planet
― The Story of Earth: The First 4.5 Billion Years, from Stardust to Living Planet
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