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Nothing is more memorable than a smell. One scent can be unexpected, momentary and fleeting, yet conjure up a childhood summer beside a lake in the mountains.

~Diane Ackerman

Topics: Beside Childhood Fleeting Lake Memorable Momentary More Mountains Nothing Scent Smell Summer Than Unexpected Up

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Hurricane season brings a humbling reminder that, despite our technologies, most of nature remains unpredictable.

~Diane Ackerman

Topics: Brings Despite Humbling Hurricane Most Nature Our Remains Reminder Season Technologies Unpredictable

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Touch seems to be as essential as sunlight.

~Diane Ackerman

Topics: Essential Seems Sunlight Touch

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As a species, we've somehow survived large and small ice ages, genetic bottlenecks, plagues, world wars and all manner of natural disasters, but I sometimes wonder if we'll survive our own ingenuity.

~Diane Ackerman

Topics: Ages Disasters Genetic Ice Ingenuity Large Manner Natural Natural Disasters Our Own Small Somehow Sometimes Species Survive Survived Wars Wonder World

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All relationships change the brain - but most important are the intimate bonds that foster or fail us, altering the delicate circuits that shape memories, emotions and that ultimate souvenir, the self.

~Diane Ackerman

Topics: Altering Bonds Brain Change Delicate Emotions Fail Foster Important Intimate Memories Most Relationships Self Shape Souvenir Ultimate Us

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Artificial intelligence is growing up fast, as are robots whose facial expressions can elicit empathy and make your mirror neurons quiver.

~Diane Ackerman

Topics: Artificial Artificial Intelligence Elicit Empathy Expressions Facial Fast Growing Growing Up Intelligence Make Mirror Neurons Robots Up Whose Your

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We're dabbling in eugenics all the time, breeding ideal crops to replace less aesthetic or nutritious or hardy varieties; leveling forests to graze cattle or erect shopping malls and condos; planting groves of a few familiar trees that homeowners and industries prefer.

~Diane Ackerman

Topics: Aesthetic Breeding Cattle Crops Erect Familiar Few Forests Hardy Ideal Industries Less Malls Planting Prefer Replace Shopping Time Trees

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Because we can't escape our ancient hunger to live close to nature, we encircle the house with lawns and gardens, install picture windows, adopt pets and Boston ferns, and scent everything that touches our lives.

~Diane Ackerman

Topics: Adopt Ancient Because Boston Close Encircle Escape Everything Gardens House Hunger Install Live Lives Nature Our Our Lives Pets Picture Scent Windows

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What a lonely species we are, searching for signals of life from other galaxies, adopting companion animals, visiting parks and zoos to commune with other beasts. In the process, we discover our shared identity.

~Diane Ackerman

Topics: Adopting Animals Beasts Companion Discover Galaxies Identity Life Lonely Other Our Parks Process Searching Shared Signals Species Visiting Zoo

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I'm fascinated how often and with what whole-heartedness people will risk their lives to perform acts of courage, sacrifice, and compassion for total strangers.

~Diane Ackerman

Topics: Acts Compassion Courage Fascinated How Lives Often People Perform Risk Sacrifice Strangers Total Will

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Poet

Born: October 7th, 1948

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