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Liu Cixin
“The universe is a dark forest. Every civilization is an armed hunter stalking through the trees like a ghost, gently pushing aside branches that block the path and trying to tread without sound. Even breathing is done with care. The hunter has to be careful, because everywhere in the forest are stealthy hunters like him. If he finds other life—another hunter, an angel or a demon, a delicate infant or a tottering old man, a fairy or a demigod—there’s only one thing he can do: open fire and eliminate them. In this forest, hell is other people. An eternal threat that any life that exposes its own existence will be swiftly wiped out. This is the picture of cosmic civilization. It’s the explanation for the Fermi Paradox.”
Liu Cixin, The Dark Forest

Yuval Noah Harari
“The romantic contrast between modern industry that “destroys nature” and our ancestors who “lived in harmony with nature” is groundless. Long before the Industrial Revolution, Homo sapiens held the record among all organisms for driving the most plant and animal species to their extinctions. We have the dubious distinction of being the deadliest species in the annals of life.”
Yuval Noah Harari, From Animals into Gods: A Brief History of Humankind

Daron Acemoğlu
“Inclusive economic and political institutions do not emerge by themselves. They are often the outcome of significant conflict between elites resisting economic growth and political change and those wishing to limit the economic and political power of existing elites.”
Daron Acemoğlu, Why Nations Fail: The Origins of Power, Prosperity, and Poverty

“Den tunga röda solen sänker sig långsamt bakom horisonten. Tillsammans med solen dör också vi. Vi har ingen ålder, vårt liv är en dag långt. Vi föds som spädbarn i gryningen, vi är vuxna kring lunch och dör på kvällen. Vi jäktar, flänger omkring och lever upp livet. Idag är vi redan åldringar. Vi är 22 timmar och 15 minuter gamla.”
Arkadij Babtjenko

“To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize.”
Kevin Alfred Strom

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Online discussion forum for the Sword and Laser podcast and monthly book club pick. Subscribe to the audio podcast: http://itunes.apple.com/us/podca ...more
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This Group explores scientific topics. We have an active monthly book club, as well as discussions on a variety of topics including science in the new ...more
360 Sweden — 3194 members — last activity Jul 15, 2026 11:03PM
This is a group for Swedes on Goodreads or anyone interested in Sweden and Swedish literature. Här pratar vi svenska böcker eller pratar om böcker, li ...more
20337 Slovenia / Slovenija — 797 members — last activity Feb 13, 2025 10:50AM
Slovenia --- if you are anyhow connected to this small country, then you are welcome to join this group.
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