One last quote from Broca’s Brain, which I just finished up this evening:

There will be a great deal of growing up required of the infant human species. Perhaps our descendants in those remote times will look back on us, on the long and wandering journey the human race will have taken from its dimly remembered origins on the distant planet Earth, and recollect our personal and collective histories, our romance with science and religion, with clarity and understanding and love.

From here, I think it’s on to Neil’s autobiography.

From Broca’s Brain:

It is a kindness neither to science no religion to leave unchallenged inadequate arguments for the existence of God. Moreover, debates on such questions are good fun, and at the very least, hone the mind for useful work.

From Carl Sagan’s Broca’s Brain:

As a child, Einstein gave little indication of what was to come. “My parents,” he recalled later, “were worried because I started to talk comparatively late, and they consulted a doctor because of it…I was at that time…certainly not younger than three.”

I just picked up Carl Sagan’s Broca’s Brain: Reflections on the Romance of Science. I’m not that far into it, but I’ve already come across a few gems (e.g., “Society corrupts the best of us.”). Also, this is the first book I’ve read where I’ve been grateful for the dictionary functionality on the iPad.

Once I finish up season one of “Game of Thrones,” I figure I’ll make some real headway with the book.