Starry messenger Cosmic perspectives on civilization
Book - 2022
"Bringing his cosmic perspective to civilization on Earth, Neil deGrasse Tyson shines new light on the crucial fault lines of our time--war, politics, religion, truth, beauty, gender, and race--in a way that stimulates a deeper sense of unity for us all"--
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- Genres
- Essays
- Published
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New York, New York :
Henry Holt and Company
2022.
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Edition
- First edition
- Physical Description
- xiv, 269 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN
- 9781250880949
9781250861504
9781250861511
- Overture: Science and society
- Truth & beauty : aesthetics in life and in the cosmos
- Exploration & discovery : the value of both when shaping civilization
- Earth & moon : cosmic perspectives
- Conflict & resolution : tribal forces within us all
- Risk & reward : calculations we make daily with our own lives and the lives of other
- Meatarians & vegetarians : we are not entirely what we eat
- Gender & identity : people are more the same than different
- Color & race : once again, people are more the same than different
- Law & order : the foundation of civilization, whether we like it or not
- Body and mind : human physiology may be overrated
- Coda: Life & death.