evolution is a tinkerer, an ad-hocker, and a jury-rigger. It works with what it has on hand, not with what it has in mind. Some of its inventions prove elegant, while in others you can see the seams and dried glue.
[On women:] We are all yeses. We are worthy enough, we passed inspection, we survived the great fetal oocyte extinctions. In that sense, at least - c… - Natalie Angier
[On women:] We are all yeses. We are worthy enough, we passed inspection, we survived the great fetal oocyte extinctions. In that sense, at least - c…
- Natalie Angier
The surest and most insidious enemy of freedom is not dictatorship, but complacency. - Natalie Angier
The surest and most insidious enemy of freedom is not dictatorship, but complacency.
I'm an Atheist. I don't believe in God, Gods, Godlets or any sort of higher power beyond the universe itself, which seems quite high and powerful eno… - Natalie Angier
I'm an Atheist. I don't believe in God, Gods, Godlets or any sort of higher power beyond the universe itself, which seems quite high and powerful eno…
Perhaps eggs are like neurons, which also are not replenished in adulthood: they know too much. Eggs must plan the party. Sperm need only to show up-… - Natalie Angier
Perhaps eggs are like neurons, which also are not replenished in adulthood: they know too much. Eggs must plan the party. Sperm need only to show up-…
evolution is a tinkerer, an ad-hocker, and a jury-rigger. It works with what it has on hand, not with what it has in mind. Some of its inventions pro… - Natalie Angier
evolution is a tinkerer, an ad-hocker, and a jury-rigger. It works with what it has on hand, not with what it has in mind. Some of its inventions pro…
Eternal love is a myth, but we make our myths, and we love them to death. - Natalie Angier
Eternal love is a myth, but we make our myths, and we love them to death.
Among the more irritating consequences of our flagrantly religious society is the special dispensation that mainstream religions receive. We all may … - Natalie Angier
Among the more irritating consequences of our flagrantly religious society is the special dispensation that mainstream religions receive. We all may …
Astronomers are pure of heart and appealingly puerile. They look into the midnight sky and ask big questions, just as we did when we were in college:… - Natalie Angier
Astronomers are pure of heart and appealingly puerile. They look into the midnight sky and ask big questions, just as we did when we were in college:…
Science is not a body of facts. Science is a state of mind. It is a way of viewing the world, of facing reality square on but taking nothing on its f… - Natalie Angier
Science is not a body of facts. Science is a state of mind. It is a way of viewing the world, of facing reality square on but taking nothing on its f…
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