in the day after humans disappear, nature takes over and immediately begins cleaning house - our houses. — Alan Weisman Clean house Copy Share Image
Nobility is expensive, nonproductive, and parasitic, siphoning away too much of society’s energy to satisfy its frivolous cravings. — Alan Weisman Craving Copy Share Image
“You understand... just what the Taoists mean when they say that soft is stronger than hard.” — Alan Weisman Copy Share Image
“In the 1930s, with no computers to precisely calculate tolerances of construction materials, cautious engineers simply heaped on excess mass and redundancy.… — Alan Weisman Computers Copy Share Image
“In 1955, a little more than four years after leaving a TV studio in Hollywood, signals bearing the first sound and images… — Alan Weisman Astronomy Copy Share Image
