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The Overview Effect: Book Review
The first iterations of space capsules in the Mercury program did not have a window. Astronauts, at the time all pilots, demanded one be put in. During the Apollo missions to the Moon, it was the astronauts who suggested bringing … Continue reading
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Earthrise: Book Review
An entire book dedicated to a single photograph may seem extreme, but not when that photo is the single most shared image in the history of mankind.
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Tagged books, earth, environmentalism, nonfiction, philosophy, science, space, space travel
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Moonglow: Book Review
What are the stories we tell ourselves and others through memory? How do we use memory to reflect back on our stories, and the stories of others, to create the world around us, and to re-create the past? How far … Continue reading
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Tagged books, chabon, fiction, literature, memory, space, storytelling
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Leap of Thought 