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We need to have a vision of the world we want to create so that we can see ourselves as collaborators with future generations in the project of shaping it.

~David Grinspoon

Topics: Collaborators Create Future Future Generations Generations Need Ourselves Project See Shaping Vision Want World

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Radiation is one of the important factors in evolution. It causes mutation, and some level of mutation is actually good for evolution.

~David Grinspoon

Topics: Actually Causes Evolution Factors Good Important Level Mutation Radiation Some

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Among the plausible niches for extraterrestrial life in our solar system, the clouds of Venus are among the most accessible and the least well explained.

~David Grinspoon

Topics: Accessible Among Clouds Explained Extraterrestrial Least Life Most Our Plausible Solar Solar System System Venus Well

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Titan has rivers and lakes of liquid methane and ethane, methane weather systems of clouds and storms that mirror Earth's hydrologic cycle, and seasonal cycles that rival Earth's in complexity.

~David Grinspoon

Topics: Clouds Complexity Cycle Cycles Earth Lakes Liquid Mirror Rival Rivers Storms Systems Weather

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Our most valuable resources - creativity, communication, invention, and reinvention - are, in fact, unlimited.

~David Grinspoon

Topics: Communication Creativity Fact In Fact Invention Most Our Reinvention Resources Unlimited Valuable

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There was a long history of people believing there was life on Venus. It was about the same size as Earth. It had clouds. It was commonly believed it was tropical - wet, hot and steamy.

~David Grinspoon

Topics: About Believed Believing Clouds Commonly Earth Had History Hot Life Long Long History People Same Size Tropical Venus Wet

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I think Pluto has to be considered among the places in the solar system that are possible homes for life.

~David Grinspoon

Topics: Among Considered Homes Life Places Pluto Possible Solar Solar System System Think I Think

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It is said that Mahatma Gandhi, when asked about Western civilization, remarked, 'I think it would be a good idea.' That's how I feel about intelligent life on Earth, especially when I think about the question of what truly intelligent life might look like elsewhere in the universe.

~David Grinspoon

Topics: About Asked Civilization Earth Elsewhere Feel Gandhi Good Good Idea How Idea Intelligent Intelligent Life Life Like Look Might Question Said Think Truly Universe Western Western Civilization Would I Think I Feel

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Seriously, we should start taxing churches and have tax-exempt places for worship and study of nature and art. Charge ten bucks for Sunday services and make the Botanic Gardens free.

~David Grinspoon

Topics: Art Bucks Charge Churches Free Gardens Make Nature Places Seriously Services Should Start Study Sunday Taxing Ten Worship

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If you were on the surface of Venus, assuming you could see the Sun, which, you know, would be hard because it's so cloudy there, but the Sun would actually rise in the west and set in the east. And, it would do so very, very slowly, because the planet rotates incredibly slowly.

~David Grinspoon

Topics: Actually Assuming Because Cloudy Could East Hard Incredibly Know Planet Rise See Set Slowly Sun Surface Venus Very Were West Which Would You

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Nationality: American

Type: Scientist

Born: Unknown

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