Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization

By applying a cosmic perspective to civilization on Earth, Neil deGrasse Tyson sheds new light on the most pressing issues of our time—war, politics, religion, truth, beauty, gender, and race—that foster a deeper sense of unity among people.
At a time when political and cultural views are increasingly polarized, Tyson offers a much-needed antidote to what divides us, while passionately arguing for the importance of two major drivers of the Enlightenment—a cosmic worldview and the rationality of science.
The human brain, by using a scientific view of the world and of Earth as a planet, gains the ability to reassess and revise life’s priorities, shaping our future actions. No aspect of culture, society, or civilization remains unchanged.
In The Starry Messenger, Tyson, with a scientific palette in hand, brilliantly paints a picture that helps us see and interpret the world clearly. From musings on ways to achieve global peace to reminders of how precious life itself is, Tyson eloquently describes a series of profound and important truths that help us understand our place in the universe.