Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization
In talking about his new book recently, Tyson reminded us that during the three years after the first moon shots, after images of the whole planet were published, the EPA and NOAA were formed, the first Earth Day occurred, etc.. In his view the "cosmic perspective" generally changed understandings of our situation from seeing earth as divided up into nation states to seeing it as a whole ecosystem and the only one we all have to depend on.
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