“For the first time in the history of the world, every human being is now subjected to contact with dangerous chemicals, from the moment of conception until death.” WorldFirstsHumansMomentsHuman BeingsHistoryEnvironmentDangerousFirst TimeHistoricalEnvironmentalContactConceptionChemicalsPollutionEcologyWorld HistoryHuman HistoryOur EnvironmentEnvironmentalistSave Mother EarthGreen LivingSilent SpringInspirational Environmental Book:Silent Spring Source: Silent Spring
“Since the rise of Homo sapiens, human beings have been the smartest minds around. But very shortly - on a historical scale, that is - we can expect technology to break the upper bound on intelligence that has held for the last few tens of thousands of years.” YearsMindHumansHas BeensLastsHuman BeingsBreakTechnologyHistoricalBoundsScalesHomo Sapiens Author:Eliezer Yudkowsky
“historical research of the truly scholastic kind is not connected with human beings at all. It is a pure study, like higher mathematics.” HumansKindHuman BeingsHistoryStudyHigherPureResearchMathematicsHistoricalConnectedHistorical ResearchScholastics Author:C. V. Wedgwood
“Everybody needs a fan, and the support and the encouragement. We're human beings; that is an essential part of the equation. When that fan is not there and when you're in a situation that triggers you on a historical level, you behave impulsively. You can destroy years worth of work professionally, personally, in a moment of being triggered by that.” NeedsYearsHumansMomentsHuman BeingsLevelsSituationSupportFansEssentialsEncouragementHistoricalBehaveEquationsTriggers Author:Jillian Michaels