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“Look unto the stars to teach us How the master’s thoughts can reach us Each one follows Newton’s math Silently along its path.”
― Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
― Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
“In the late nineteenth century, this sprawling web of connections was given a name by an eminent German geologist, Ferdinand von Richthofen (uncle of the First World War flying ace the “Red Baron”) that has stuck ever since: “Seidenstraßen”—the Silk Roads.8”
― The Silk Roads: A New History of the World
― The Silk Roads: A New History of the World
“The alluvial lowlands of Mesopotamia, fed by the Tigris and Euphrates, provided the basis for civilisation itself—for it was in this region that the first towns and cities took shape.”
― The Silk Roads: A New History of the World
― The Silk Roads: A New History of the World
“Rome’s success and its glory stemmed from its seizure of Egypt in the first instance, and then from setting its anchor in the east—in Asia.”
― The Silk Roads: A New History of the World
― The Silk Roads: A New History of the World
“Jenny:
Honestly, what is it about them that bothers you so much?
Giles:
The smell.
Jenny:
Computers don't smell, Rupert.
Giles:
I know. Smell is the most powerful trigger to the memory there is. A certain flower, or a a whiff of smoke can bring up experiences long forgotten. Books smell musty and-and-and rich. The knowledge gained from a computer is a - it, uh, it has no no texture, no-no context. It's-it's there and then it's gone. If it's to last, then-then the getting of knowledge should be, uh, tangible, it should be, um, smelly.”
―
Honestly, what is it about them that bothers you so much?
Giles:
The smell.
Jenny:
Computers don't smell, Rupert.
Giles:
I know. Smell is the most powerful trigger to the memory there is. A certain flower, or a a whiff of smoke can bring up experiences long forgotten. Books smell musty and-and-and rich. The knowledge gained from a computer is a - it, uh, it has no no texture, no-no context. It's-it's there and then it's gone. If it's to last, then-then the getting of knowledge should be, uh, tangible, it should be, um, smelly.”
―
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