“We are a way for the universe to know itself”, as Carl Sagan famously said. With that perspective, for the universe to fully know itself, we have to look as much into the depths of the cosmos as we do into the depths of ourselves. This podcast gathers perspectives from many minds, such as those of astronauts who have peered beyond the horizon and witnessed the borders and limitations of humanity vanish from the vantage point of space. We consider the views of poets, philosophers, artists, and musicians who express the beauty of reality in ways such that we all may get the chance to know ourselves more intimately.
“Too many of us have lost the passion and emotion of the remarkable things we’ve done in space. Let us not tear up the future, but rather again heed t...