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Book cover for 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 by Carlo Rovelli

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It is the fantasy of those who rule that nothing will change.

“However, if your understanding of a science extends only to the point where your political preconceptions are supported, then you are an ideologue, not a scientist.”
― Adam Rutherford, Control: The Dark History and Troubling Present of Eugenics

tags: genetics, politics, science, science-reporting

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“I am free because I know that I alone am morally responsible for everything I do.”
― Robert A. Heinlein, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress

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“But, whatever you do, do not let the past be a straitjacket!”
― Robert A. Heinlein, The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress

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“What opens our minds and shows the limits of our ideas is an encounter with other people, other cultures, other ideas.”
― Carlo Rovelli, The First Scientist: Anaximander and His Legacy

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