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“Having spent all my life among academics, I can tell you that hearing how wrong they area is about as high on their priority list as finding a cockroach in their coffee. The typical scientist has made an interesting discovery early on in his or her career, followed by a lifetime of making sure that everyone else admires his or her contribution and that no one questions it. There is no poorer company than an aging scientist who has failed to achieve these objectives.”
― The Bonobo and the Atheist: In Search of Humanism Among the Primates
― The Bonobo and the Atheist: In Search of Humanism Among the Primates
“A constant factor in human history is the need to protect oneself. Another factor is the urge to attack someone else.”
― Coastal Castles of Northumberland
― Coastal Castles of Northumberland
“Odd that a festival to celebrate the most austere of births should end up being all about conspicuous consumption.”
― Christmas Days: 12 Stories and 12 Feasts for 12 Days
― Christmas Days: 12 Stories and 12 Feasts for 12 Days
“I lived in books more than I lived anywhere else.”
― The Ocean at the End of the Lane
― The Ocean at the End of the Lane
“The key point is that anthropomorphism is not always as problematic as people think. To rail against it for the sake of scientific objectivity often hides a pre-Darwinian mindset, one uncomfortable with the notion of humans as animals. When we are considering species like the apes, which are aptly known as “anthropoids” (humanlike), however, anthropomorphism is in fact a logical choice. Dubbing an ape’s kiss “mouth-to-mouth contact” so as to avoid anthropomorphism deliberately obfuscates the meaning of the behavior. It would be like assigning Earth’s gravity a different name than the moon’s, just because we think Earth is special.”
― Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?
― Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?
The Post Card Exchange
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Yay Postcards! We are an International group of people who love reading and mail. Please join our monthly postcard exchange! Newbies Welcome!
Dickensians!
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Do you love the stories by Charles Dickens, and anything Victorian? Are you keen to chat about his books, his life, the times or places he lived in, o ...more
Works of Thomas Hardy
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— last activity Jan 05, 2026 10:23AM
A group to discuss all the works of Thomas Hardy, from poems to novels and everything in between. Also, this is a place to discuss the life and times ...more
The Chronicle's of St Mary's Fans
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A group for fans of The Chronicles of St Mary's series by Jodi Taylor. If you love this madcap, adventure packed series then please do join and connec ...more
The Readers
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The Readers is a podcast by Simon Savidge of Savidge Reads and Thomas Otto of Hogglestock, they like to talk about books... alot!
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