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Ex Libris: The New York Public Library

You also said this thing, which I want to sort of go into, which is, "Science is the...

You also said this thing, which I want to sort of go into, which is, "Science is the poetry of reality." Which is a beautiful way of putting it, and I'm wondering if you could just talk about that further

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You also said this thing,
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which I want to sort of go into,
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which is, "Science is the poetry of reality."
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Which is a beautiful way of putting it,
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and I'm wondering if you could
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just talk about that further.
Duration
15 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:02:32
Uploaded
Oct 29, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Zipporah Films,JustFilms / Ford Foundation,PBS

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Movie Summary

A look within the walls of the New York Public Library.
I mean, just, you write in a very poetic way. - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
I mean, just, you write in a very poetic way.
You're a lover of literature - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:08
You're a lover of literature
I mean, there are so many things - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:05
I mean, there are so many things
I suppose I would take the ideal role model for this, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:21
I suppose I would take the ideal role model for this,
I mean, who could not be moved poetically - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:08
I mean, who could not be moved poetically
The same thing happens in biology, in my own field, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:19
The same thing happens in biology, in my own field,
We now understand that it came - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:21
We now understand that it came
And we in the 21st century - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:10
And we in the 21st century
And therefore we are privileged to get that into our heads - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:08
And therefore we are privileged to get that into our heads
Oh, the Gutenberg Bible - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
Oh, the Gutenberg Bible
I see you've got one book on hold - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
I see you've got one book on hold
I believe that the issue - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:08
I believe that the issue
We still do have old books - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
We still do have old books
You have Is There All... Is That All There Is?, - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:16
You have Is There All... Is That All There Is?,
Okay, it's about the geography and geology of New York City - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:14
Okay, it's about the geography and geology of New York...
So you can return your books - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
So you can return your books
You cannot... you can't return your material - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
You cannot... you can't return your material
A unicorn is actually an imaginary animal, okay? - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:07
A unicorn is actually an imaginary animal, okay?
He's not, it's not a creature that ever existed. - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
He's not, it's not a creature that ever existed.
You need someone who speaks Spanish? - Ex Libris: The New York Public Library 00:06
You need someone who speaks Spanish?