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Ptolemy’s Almagest and Copernicus’s De revolutionibus are two of the finest scientific works ever written.

Carlo Rovelli • Anaximander: And the Birth of Science

[UNTITLED ODE TO THE WONDER OF LIFE]by Richard FeynmanI stand at the seashore, alone, and start to think. There are the rushing waves… mountains of molecules, each stupidly minding its own business… trillions apart… yet forming white surf in unison.Ages on ages… before any eyes could see… year after year… thunderously pounding the shore as now. For... See more

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Cixin Liu • The Dark Forest (The Three-Body Problem Series Book 2)

science is not a collection of truths, but ‘a continuing exploration of mysteries’.

Ian Leslie • Curious: The Desire to Know and Why Your Future Depends On It

What I’m trying to say is that instead of thinking of the Earth as just another planet and life as ubiquitous in the universe, the truth is that Earth is not just another planet. The Earth is a very rare oasis that has supported life for at least three and a half billion years, which allowed for life to change and adapt to different environments th

The Enlightenment changed the course of human history, placing reason at the center of culture. Our current project of civilization is failing and needs a new direction. Learning about life in the Universe highlights the uniqueness of our planet and of life here. This knowledge should pave the way to a new Enlightenment, one with the goal of rescui... See more

Marcelo Gleiser • Enlightenment 2.0: We need another Age of Reason to save our civilization

How to Understand the Universe And Yourself with Neil deGrasse Tyson

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Bill Bryson • A Short History of Nearly Everything: Special Illustrated Edition

Physics Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less. Marie Curie1