Mary RoachWe are biology. We are reminded of this at the beginning and the end, at birth and at death. In between we do what we can to forget.
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We are biology. We are reminded of this at the beginning and the end, at birth and at death. In between we do what we can to forget. There is an article on Wikipedia that talks about the ‘the first law of thermodynamics’ which states that everything is getting colder, including us.
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