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The mycorrhizal symbiosis was credited with the migration of ancient plants from the ocean to land about 450 to 700 million years ago.
“billions of women must be out there on this seven-billion-person planet being told that they are not reliable witnesses to their own lives, that the truth is not their property, now or ever.”
― Men Explain Things to Me
― Men Explain Things to Me
“The philosopher Alfred North Whitehead has advised us to “seek simplicity and distrust it.”
― Planet of the Bugs: Evolution and the Rise of Insects
― Planet of the Bugs: Evolution and the Rise of Insects
“Women worldwide ages 15 through 44 are more likely to die or be maimed because of male violence than because of cancer, malaria, war and traffic accidents combined,” writes Nicholas D. Kristof, one of the few prominent figures to address the issue regularly.”
― Men Explain Things to Me
― Men Explain Things to Me
“There is no history; there is only biography,” Emerson once wrote.”
― The Gene: An Intimate History
― The Gene: An Intimate History
“An imbalance between rich and poor is the oldest and most fatal ailment of all republics.” —Plutarch”
― The Second Machine Age: Work, Progress, and Prosperity in a Time of Brilliant Technologies
― The Second Machine Age: Work, Progress, and Prosperity in a Time of Brilliant Technologies
Philip’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Philip’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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79 friends
14 books
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54 friends
157 books
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11 friends
2,584 books
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721 books
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2,092 books
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225 friends
2 books
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77 friends
559 books
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18 friends
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Non-fiction and Science
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