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Starry Messenger

Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization

by Neil deGrasse Tyson · Recommended by 4 people on 4 podcasts

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And Starry Messenger also relatively new out now people can go yeah yeah in fact it's uh in the United States it's at least for this last I checked it's still on the best seller list.
Chris Williamson · Modern Wisdom · Jan 2023 Listen at 1:04:07

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But in your book in Starry Messengers so this is your new book right and thanks for for checking it out.
Theo Von This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von · Nov 2022

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Starry Messenger by Neil deGrasse Tyson is a book that examines civilization through a cosmic perspective, offering scientific insights into modern social and political issues. On The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett, Steven Bartlett thanked Neil deGrasse Tyson and explicitly named his new book, connecting it to his personal inspiration and reading a description directly from its cover. Similarly, Chris Williamson mentioned Tyson's recently published book on Modern Wisdom, noting its continued strong presence on the bestseller list in the United States. Steve Levitt also brought up the book on People I (Mostly) Admire to discuss Tyson's astute observations on society and politics. Finally, Theo Von brought up Starry Messenger on This Past Weekend w/ Theo Von to explore specific chapters and themes with the author. Across these diverse podcasts, the hosts highlighted the book as a vital tool for bridging the gap between hard science and human culture, praising Tyson's ability to apply cosmic thinking to everyday human conflicts, cultural tribalism, and modern societal challenges with characteristic clarity and intellectual rigor.

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Steven Bartlett thank you for um being the Star Messenger in my life Which is the name of your new book because you uh it's… 1
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“thank you for um being the Star Messenger in my life Which is the name of your new book because you uh it's funny I was I was was thinking about it as as we started this conversation that that was actually the moment that I became obsessed with the universe when I first watched you present Cosmos all those”
Chris Williamson and Starry Messenger also relatively new out now people can go yeah yeah in fact it's uh in the United Stat… 1
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“and Starry Messenger also relatively new out now people can go yeah yeah in fact it's uh in the United States it's at least for this last I checked it's still on the best seller list”
Steve Levitt and I think that comes through most clearly in your book Star Messenger 1
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“and I think that comes through most clearly in your book Star Messenger”
Theo Von but in your book in Starry Messengers so this is your new book right and thanks for for checking it out 1
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“but in your book in Starry Messengers so this is your new book right and thanks for for checking it out”

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“I've written about that in the risk and reward chapter of the book Starry Messenger, Cosmic Perspectives.”
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“And I wrote about that in a different book, in my Starry Messenger book on conflict and resolution, where you can talk about well we don't like you because your skin is dark or because you pray to a different god or because you sleep with different people or because you speak with a different accent all these reasons you”
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“And the last chapter of my book, Starry Messenger, cosmic perspectives on civilization.”
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“I'd like to end Xiao with a reading from the last several paragraphs of a book I published a couple of years ago, Starry Messenger, Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization.”
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“right now it's Starry Messenger Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization. And it's signed with my fancy fountain pen with purple ink.”
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“there's a level in fact where we send you a an autographed copy of one of my latest books uh right now it's Star Messenger Cosmic perspectives on civilization”
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“uh right now it's Star Messenger Cosmic perspectives on civilization and it's signed with my fancy fountain pen with purple ink”
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“so in your book Star Messenger in the chapter at the end of exploration Discovery you kind of go on a F's errand and make raft of predictions for the year 2050”
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“what you describ in Star Messenger is the exponential growth of our lives our inventions our ideas in our understandings”
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“just to be clear in the book I localized it to the era of the Industrial Revolution where you can fully expect that inventions will change how you live”
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“there's a level in fact where we send you a an autographed copy of one of my latest books uh right now it's Star Messenger Cosmic perspectives on civilization and it's signed with my fancy fountain pen with purple ink”
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“uh there's a level in fact where we send you a an autographed copy of one of my latest books uh right now it's Star Messenger Cosmic perspectives on civilization and it's signed with my fancy fountain pen with purple ink”
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“uh right now it's Star Messenger Cosmic perspectives on civilization and it's signed with my fancy fountain pen with purple ink”
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“and many pages are devoted in Star Messenger trying to unpack the belief systems that were behind the division that was so strong in the country”
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“like in your book which I just happen to have Excell so I twe you got to tell them the name of the book oh Star Messenger Cosmic perspectives on civilization”
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“so that's from the chapter in here called Law and Order Law and Order Law and Order from Star Messenger”
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“Uh there's a level in fact where we send you an autographed copy of one of my latest books. Uh right now it's Starry Messenger, cosmic perspectives on civilization and it's signed with my fancy fountain pen with purple ink.”
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“there's a level in fact where we send you an autographed copy of one of my latest books. Uh right now it's Star Messenger, cosmic perspectives on civilization and it's signed with my fancy fountain pen with purple ink.”
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“and Starry Messenger also relatively new out now people can go yeah yeah In fact it's uh in the United States it's at least for this last I checked it's still on the best seller list”
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“thank you for um being the Star Messenger in my life which is the name of your new book”
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“what is the book by the way oh Starry Messenger it's awesome now Cosmic perspectives civilization came out eight weeks ago”
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“Starry Messenger it's awesome now Cosmic perspectives is it out currently civilization came out eight weeks ago”
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“today's guest is an astrophysicist he's an author he has a new book called Starry Messenger Cosmic perspectives on civilization we're going to chat a little bit about it”
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“by the way there's a whole chapter in my next book which is called Starry Messenger but there's an entire chapter on life and death where all these topics are addressed in case you want to read up on them even further”
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“and it's called starry messenger cosmic perspectives on civilization and it is me taking a look at all that divide us”
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“the first star talk book was called... it was called star talk”

Portraits from Wikimedia Commons: Chris Williamson, CiaPeterson / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0); Theo Von, Lisa Gansky from New York, NY, USA / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0); Steve Levitt, Stephen Foskett / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0).