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I keep losing my place as I switch between physical copy & e-book, although rereading a couple pages each time isn't really a problem." — Apr 23, 2026 08:37PM
"Interesting for sure.
I keep losing my place as I switch between physical copy & e-book, although rereading a couple pages each time isn't really a problem." — Apr 23, 2026 08:37PM
One reason we lack these deeper explanations is the continuing appeal of a narrative of inevitability—a sparsely populated continent, occupied by a few doomed savages, was (of course) eventually settled by industrious, aggressive, and
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“I'm not very good at making specific plans. Just meet me under the sky somewhere and be alive with me.”
― Edge of Wonder: Notes from the Wildness of Being
― Edge of Wonder: Notes from the Wildness of Being
“Protein is more stable than DNA over time, and so this new technology offers a fresh way to study fossils.”
― Cave of Bones: A True Story of Discovery, Adventure, and Human Origins
― Cave of Bones: A True Story of Discovery, Adventure, and Human Origins
“By almost any definition, Homo naledi is not human. But if the present archaeological record reflects the complexity of Homo sapiens accurately, it means that naledi was significantly more complex than sapiens at the time.”
― Cave of Bones: A True Story of Discovery, Adventure, and Human Origins
― Cave of Bones: A True Story of Discovery, Adventure, and Human Origins
“Forms and rituals become a problem when they stop representing a gateway into oneself and become an exclusive presentation of the sacred, such as the belief that the only way to commune with God is by going to church or taking a walk in nature, or that the only way to meditate is to be alone in quiet surroundings. (Rodney Smith)”
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“When we experience the interdependence and boundaryless nature of things, we don't feel the heaviness of the world against us -- the world as opposed to me. Instead we feel the fullness of the world, and we are part of that fullness. (Elizabeth Mattis-Namgyel)”
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