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Tag: Cosmos

Diane Ackerman
Poetry

Diane Ackerman – We Are Listening

January 27, 2021January 27, 2021 Vanessa Able

'We Are Listening' is steeped in a sense of wonder at the scale of the universe, coupled with a tenderness towards the fragility of life.

Tagged Cosmos, eternity, existence, fragility, humanity, listening, Loneliness, space, timeLeave a comment
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Book Bits

Neil deGrasse Tyson and the Cosmic Perspective

December 23, 2019December 28, 2019 Vanessa Able

We marvel at our intelligence, but what we often miss is the miracle of our own existence and our interconnectedness with everything else in the Cosmos.

Tagged Air, Astrophysics for People in a Hurry, Cosmic Perspective, Cosmos, Elements, Interconnectedness, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Universe, Water1 Comment
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