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“What science is learning about the Laws that govern the universe gives us the power to transform the world into the closest thing to paradise that any of us will ever see.”

500,000 Homo erectus TB lesions

1979 smallpox eradicated

“Any nation that fails to utilize the genius of half of its population cannot expect to compete successfully in the modern knowledge-based world.”

“The per capita gross domestic product in these countries is on par with Western Europe, but it’s the result of a geologic accident.”

“Transporting humans to another location anywhere in the solar system would only exacerbate the depletion of resources here on Earth.”

“It’s only arithmetic, but it’s important that somebody does it.”

“These science fiction nerd are still out there, using words like ‘destiny’ to push ever more impractical technological fantasies.”

“O’Neill: confused increased technological complexity with human advancement

“Having been handed speech by a roll of the mutation dice, Homo sapiens is now in charge.”

1968 Ehrlich’s book “The Population Bomb”
Rachel Carson Silent Spring

Isidor Rabi 1944 Nobel Prize

“The five evolved moral principles are proactive: empathy, loyalty, respect for authority, protection of the weak, unifying rituals

Erwin Chemerinsky
Van Orden