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Martin Hromada
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Who are we, where do we come from, and how have we come to be what we are? These are questions that have been puzzling humans for thousands of years, at least since the first written evidence of philosophical and metaphysical reflections.
“Within 24 hours of moving into a new place we overwrite it with our own microbes, turning it into a reflection of ourselves.”
― I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life
― I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life
“Speaking of palms, your right hand shares just a sixth of its microbial species with your left hand.19”
― I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life
― I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life
“Not all those who wander are lost.”
― The Fellowship of the Ring
― The Fellowship of the Ring
“There's no excuse to be bored. Sad, yes. Angry, yes. Depressed, yes. Crazy, yes. But there's no excuse for boredom, ever.”
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“All zoology is really ecology. We cannot fully understand the lives of animals without understanding our microbes and our symbioses with them.”
― I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life
― I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life
Martin’s 2025 Year in Books
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