February 2011
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“One of the great tragedies of mankind is that morality has been hijacked by...”
– Arthur C. Clarke
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January 2011
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“Tell me the story,” said Fenchurch firmly. “You arrived at the...”
– Douglas Adams en So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish.
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“Los que invalidan la razón deberían considerar seriamente si discuten contra la...”
– Ethan Allen.
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“What an astonishing thing a book is. Across the millennia, an author is speaking...”
– Carl Sagan
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“Isn’t it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that...”
– Douglas Adams
Nabokov Theory on Polyommatus Blue Butterflies Is... →
Vladimir Nabokov may be known to most people as the author of classic novels like “Lolita” and “Pale Fire.” But even as he was writing those books, Nabokov had a parallel existence as a self-taught expert on butterflies.
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Few professional lepidopterists took these ideas seriously during Nabokov’s lifetime. But in the years since his death in 1977, his scientific reputation has...