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Sunday, August 3, 2014

Our Lonely Home In Nature

Alan Lightman was spot on. A must read.

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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/03/opinion/our-lonely-home-in-nature.html?hp&rref=opinion&_r=0
http://cmsw.mit.edu/alan-lightman
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