№ 01
“to learn that it's easier to be told by others what to think and believe than it is to think for yourself.” source
Astrophysicist and author
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Neil deGrasse Tyson is an astrophysicist, director of the Hayden Planetarium, and author of Astrophysics for People in a Hurry. In a 2011 Reddit AMA he answered a reader's question on books every intelligent person should read with a list of eight, one line on each. Those picks are below.
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All Neil deGrasse Tyson book recommendations.
№ 02
“to learn that the universe is a knowable place.” source
№ 03
“to learn of our kinship with all other life on Earth.” source
№ 04
“to learn, among other satirical lessons, that most of the time humans are Yahoos.” source
№ 05
“to learn how the power of rational thought is the primary source of freedom in the world.” source
№ 06
“to learn that capitalism is an economy of greed, a force of nature unto itself.” source
№ 07
“to learn that the act of killing fellow humans can be raised to an art.” source
№ 08
“to learn that people not in power will do all they can to acquire it, and people in power will do all they can to keep it.” source
Readers with overlapping taste
