David Gusmão

“I believe the transformative moment that gave rise to the genus Homo, one of the great transitions in the history of life, stemmed from the control of fire and the advent of cooked meals.”
― Richard W. Wrangham, Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human

“The most difficult part of writing this book is understanding or, again, at least describing — I don’t think it is possible to understand — how the whole field of medical nutrition could be wrong.”
― Richard David Feinman, The World Turned Upside Down: The Second Low-Carbohydrate Revolution

“It’s rare, he says, that we “encounter a person who asserts vehemently that the mere thought of reading a novel, or looking at a picture, or seeing a movie causes him insufferable torment,” but “sensible, educated people” often say “with a remarkable blend of defiance and pride” that math is “pure torture” or a “nightmare” that “turns them off.”
― Edward Frenkel, Love and Math: The Heart of Hidden Reality

“the implication is clear: there is something odd about us. We are not like other animals. In most circumstances, we need cooked food.”
― Richard W. Wrangham, Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human