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‘Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life: the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind,’ - Bertrand Russell
- Comment on "Brave the Wild River: The Untold Story of Two Women Who Mapped the Botany 11 hours ago:
If you want another brilliant Grand Canyon river-trip perspective, check out The River That Flows Uphill: A Journey from the Big Bang to the Big Brain by neurobiologist William H. Calvin. It’s structured around a two-week rafting trip down the Colorado River through the canyon, using the journey and the geological layers as a frame to explore evolutionary biology and how human consciousness evolved. A fantastic companion read!