The Invention of Air by Steven Johnson

[MrShoeguy]

That was NOT any proto-environmentalism. He said don't chop down the trees BECAUSE THEIR GOOD FOR PEOPLE.

Environmetalists want people kept down and pretend it's for the trees.

[exxtremitie]

I totally agree on the music. Not only has it been done too much lately, not only do I now automatically suspect anything that is said to a background of such music, it just does not fit with the material of a serious author talking about his work.

[charliehungerford]

Enough with the rousing music. Isn't the story of Priestly interesting enough on its own?