Bibliograph

Starry messenger, cosmic perspectives on civilization, Neil deGrasse Tyson

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Starry messenger, cosmic perspectives on civilization, Neil deGrasse Tyson

Language

eng

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Literary text for sound recordings

essays

Main title

Starry messenger

Medium

compact disc

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Oclc number

1341496720

Responsibility statement

Neil deGrasse Tyson

Sub title

cosmic perspectives on civilization

Summary

In a time when our political and cultural perspectives feel more polarized than ever, Neil deGrasse Tyson provides an antidote to so much of what divides us: a cosmic perspective and the rationality of science

Table Of Contents

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 -- Coda: Life & death

Target audience

adult

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