«Evocative descriptions of his expeditions... delightful stories... Wulf's stories of wilderness adventure and
academic exchange flow easily, and her affection for von Humboldt is contagious.»
And actually in academia, you know, there are — I don't think there's one really good
academic journal in China, for example, because it's so corrupt right now and so, you know, whether without a, you know, free
flow of information
exchange of ideas, if everyone is always being careful about what they say, you know, in a kind of environment like that really faster innovation, real research and development, China hasn't been able to show that yet.