<p><span>Bringing his cosmic perspective to civilization on Earth, Neil deGrasse Tyson shines new light on the crucial fault lines of our timeโwar, politics, religion, truth, beauty, gender, and raceโin a way that stimulates a deeper sense of unity for us all.</span><span><br><br>In a time when our
Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization
โ Scribed by Neil deGrasse Tyson
- Publisher
- Henry Holt and Company
- Year
- 2022
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 288
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Synopsis
Bringing his cosmic perspective to civilization on Earth, Neil deGrasse Tyson shines new light on the crucial fault lines of our timeโwar, politics, religion, truth, beauty, gender, and raceโin a way that stimulates a deeper sense of unity for us all.
In a time when our political and cultural views feel more polarized than ever, Tyson provides a much-needed antidote to so much of what divides us, while making a passionate case for the twin chariots of enlightenmentโa cosmic perspective and the rationality of science.
After thinking deeply about how science sees the world and about Earth as a planet, the human brain has the capacity to reset and recalibrates lifeโs priorities, shaping the actions we might take in response. No outlook on culture, society, or civilization remains untouched.
With crystalline prose, Starry Messenger walks us through the scientific palette that sees and paints the world differently. From insights on resolving global conflict to reminders of how precious it is to be alive, Tyson reveals, with warmth and eloquence, an array of brilliant and beautiful truths that apply to us all, informed and enlightened by knowledge of our place in the universe.
โฆ Table of Contents
Title Page
Copyright Notice
Dedication
Epigraph
Preface
Overture: Science & Society
Chapter One: Truth & Beauty: Aesthetics in life and in the cosmos
Chapter Two: Exploration & Discovery: The value of both when shaping civilization
Chapter Three: Earth & Moon: Cosmic perspectives
Chapter Four: Conflict & Resolution: Tribal forces within us all
Chapter Five: Risk & Reward: Calculations we make daily with our own lives and the lives of others
Chapter Six: Meatarians & Vegetarians: We are not entirely what we eat
Chapter Seven: Gender & Identity: People are more the same than different
Chapter Eight: Color & Race: Once again, people are more the same than different
Chapter Nine: Law & Order: The foundation of civilization, whether we like it or not
Chapter Ten: Body & Mind: Human physiology may be overrated
Coda: Life & Death
Acknowledgments
Credits
Notes
Notes 1
Notes 2
Notes 3
Notes 4
Notes 5
Notes 6
Notes 7
Notes 8
Notes 9
Notes 10
Notes 11
Notes 12
Index
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Title Page
Dedication
Contents
Chapter 1: โIโm thinkingโ โ Oh, but are you?
Chapter 2: Renegade perception
Chapter 3: The Pushbacker sting
Chapter 4: โCovidโ: The calculated catastrophe
Chapter 5: There is no โvirusโ
Chapter 6: Sequence of deceit
Chapter 7: War on your mind
Chapter 8: โReframingโ insanity
Chapter 9: We must have it? So what is it?
Chapter 10: Human 2.0
Chapter 11: Who controls the Cult?
Chapter 12: Escaping Wetiko
Postscript
Appendix: Cowan-Kaufman-Morell Statement on Virus Isolation
Bibliography
Index
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