(Combo) – Starry Messenger (Hardcover) + Astrophysics For People In A Hurry- (Paperback) – by Neil deGrasse Tyson

Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company; 1st edition (2 June 2017)
Language : English
Paperback : 224 pages
ISBN-10 : 9780393609394
Item Weight : 250 g
Dimensions : 18.54 x 12.19 x 2.29 cm

of Astrophysics for People in a Hurry , shines new light on the crucial fault lines of our time?war, politics, religion, truth, beauty, gender, race, and tribalism?in a way that stimulates a deeper sense of unity for us all. In a time when our political and cultural perspectives feel more divisive than ever, Tyson provides a much-needed antidote to so much of what divides us, while making a passionate case for the twin engines of enlightenment?a cosmic perspective and the rationality of science. After thinking deeply about how a scientist views the world and about what Earth looks like from space, Tyson has found that terrestrial thoughts change as our brain resets and recalibrates life’s priorities, along with the actions we might take in response. As a result, no outlook on culture, society, or civilisation remains untouched. In Starry Messenger , Tyson reveals just how human the enterprise of science is. Far from a cold, unfeeling undertaking, scientific methods, tools, and discoveries have shaped modern civilisation and created the landscape we’ve built for ourselves on which to live, work, and play. Tyson shows how an infusion of science and rational thinking renders worldviews deeper and more informed than ever before?and exposes unfounded perspectives and unjustified emotions. With crystalline prose and an abundance of evidence, Starry Messenger walks us through the scientific palette that sees and paints the world differently. From lessons on resolving global conflict