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“As people across the Arab world are all dealing with their politics, revolutions, human rights issues and uprisings, science speaks to all of us equally and we become one. The only two human endeavours that are cross-boundary at this massive scale are art and science.”
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“may die today’ is the realization of death. It is this realization that directly eliminates our laziness of attachment and opens the door to the spiritual path.”
― Modern Buddhism: The Path of Compassion and Wisdom, Volume 1: Sutra
― Modern Buddhism: The Path of Compassion and Wisdom, Volume 1: Sutra
“The Higgs has nothing whatsoever to do with God. It’s just a really important particle, one that’s worth getting excited about, even if that excitement doesn’t quite rise to the level of religious ecstasy. It’s worth understanding why physicists might be tempted to bestow godlike status on this humble elementary particle, even if it’s actually free of any theological implications whatsoever. (Does anyone really think God plays favorites among the particles?)”
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Alyssa’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Alyssa’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
164 books
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145 friends
2,079 books
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217 friends
838 books
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133 friends
327 books
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120 friends
148 books
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35 friends
312 books
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13 friends
6 books
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18 friends
1,084 books
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113 friends
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