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"The success of Kozuch's model could be due to the fact that it was just an extremely good metaphor, most of the time, for some deeper physical process which was actually as different from extradimensional wormholes as a spring was different from an asteroid" - I assume that here we're discussing non-fictional physics too.
— Feb 27, 2020 08:17AM
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Adrian Buck
is on page 270 of 443
'Nothing is beyond understanding. A hundred more exhibits, and I promise you: you'll be dreaming in five dimensions.' - a little bit of thinking in five dimensions would suit me
— Mar 07, 2020 01:22AM
Adrian Buck
is on page 197 of 443
'...the astrophysics of survival...' - the theme of the novel
— Mar 02, 2020 12:55PM
Adrian Buck
is on page 70 of 443
"We've all chosen to stay on Earth, we've chosen to remain organic...but we're still drifting apart - probably faster than any of you in the polises." - evolution is a much consequence of a changing enviroment as it is of genetic change.
— Feb 24, 2020 12:19PM
Adrian Buck
is on page 25 of 443
"The orphan had learnt to call the fourth citizen 'I' or 'me' rather 'Yatima', but that was just grammar, not selfawareness." - pretty sure self awareness precedes the first person singular, is Egan trying to say something about the development of citizens differing from that of fleshers?
— Feb 19, 2020 01:28PM
