What we normally define as history doesn't interest me. It's a constraint. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes constraint define history
Learning to domesticate the horse was a sort of energy revolution. David Christian domesticateenergyhorse Change image and share on social
Unfortunately, historians have become so absorbed in detailed research that they have tended to neglect the job of building larger-scale maps of the past. David Christian absorbbuilddetail Change image and share on social
Modern scientific knowledge appeared piecemeal. Historians wrote about human history; physicists tackled the material world; and biologists studied the world of living organisms. But there were few links between these disciplines, as researchers focused on getting the details right. David Christian appearbiologistdetail share on social
While the agreement provides a level of constraint on Iran's nuclear weapons program, it confers legitimacy on their nuclear threshold status, an unprecedented shift for a country with so many entanglements. Jeff Fortenberry agreementconferconstraint share on social
A myth is a lie that conceals or reveals a truth. But if it reveals even a strand of history or truth, that's what gets my adrenaline going. Ashwin Sanghi adrenalineconcealhistory Change image and share on social
We define ourselves as intelligent. That's odd, because we're doing the definition - We're creating our own definition and saying, 'We are intelligent!' Neil deGrasse Tyson createdefinedefinition Change image and share on social
