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“When human cultures move away from stories filled with wonder for the natural world, we lose our single greatest tool for preserving Earth's ecosystems. If we no longer tell stories about the forces that led to life on Earth, if we no longer stand in awe at the shared, mysterious gift of being alive, then the importance of these teachers is truly forgotten.”

“During pregnancy, the cells of mothers and babies often mix: a mother keeps a few cells from each baby, and a baby keeps some of their mother's cells.“

“it must be very important to dream, because nearly every mammal (and even some birds and invertebrates, like jumping spiders) experience REM sleep.”

“Air reminds us that we are not separate from the world, but made from it and sustained by it.