James Hansen Tipping points are so dangerous because if you pass them, the climate is out of humanity’s control: if an ice sheet disintegrates and starts to slide into the ocean there’s nothing we can do about that. – James Hansen Climate Quotes Control Quotes Dangerous Quotes Disintegrates Quotes Humanitys Quotes Ice Quotes Ocean Quotes Pass Quotes Sheet Quotes Slide Quotes Starts Quotes Tipping Quotes On a per capita basis, Britain is responsible for more of the carbon dioxide now in the atmosphere than any other nation on Earth because it has been burning it from the dawn of the Industrial Revolution. The evidence for human-made climate change is overwhelming.
Joko Beck My dog doesn’t worry about the meaning of life. She may worry if she doesn’t get her breakfast, but she doesn’t sit around worrying about whether she will get fulfilled or liberated or enlightened. As long as she gets some food and a little affection, her life is fine. – Joko Beck
Simon Baron-Cohen Empathy is about two people – two people meeting, getting to know each other and tuning in to what the other person is thinking and feeling. – Simon Baron-Cohen
Franklin Foer Who can complain about the price that Google is charging you? Or who can complain about Amazon’s prices; they are simply lower than the competition’s. And that’s why I think we need to shift back to a more Brandeisian conception of antitrust, where we consider values other than simply efficiency and low prices. – Franklin Foer
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