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Gravitational Waves

“We live in a world that is beyond our control, and life is in a constant flux of change. So we have a decision to make: keep trying to control a storm that is not going to go away or start learning how to live within the rain.” – Glennon DoyleView

Stranger than we can imagine

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“The universe is not only stranger than we imagine, it is stranger than we can imagine.” – J.B.S. HaldaneView

A persistent illusion

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“Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.” – Albert EinsteinView

Ingenuity and Perseverance

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“The successful landing of the Mars Science Laboratory on the surface of Mars is a testament to the ingenuity and perseverance of the human spirit.” – John Grotzinger, Geologist and Project Scientist, Mars Science Laboratory, NASA 00View

There Is No Separate Self

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“When we experience the true nature of reality, we see that there is no separate self, no separate ‘me’ or ‘mine.’ Everything is interconnected, and everything arises in dependence upon causes and conditions.” – Pema ChodronView

The Middle Class

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“The middle class is the backbone of this country. That’s not a political statement, that’s a reality. You are the people who get up every day and work hard, pay your taxes, and keep this country running. And yet, over the past few decades, the middle class has been squeezed and stretched to the breaking point.” – Joseph Biden, speech at the Democratic National Convention, August 2020View

Speech Recognition

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“The bottom line is that computers are getting better and better at understanding the world around us, and speech recognition is one of the key ways that they will do this. Within a few decades, computers will be capable of doing everything that humans can do, but better.” ~ Ray Kurzweil 00View