Marjolijn van Heemstra
In Light-Years There's No Hurry: Cosmic Perspectives on Everyday Life
In Light-Years There's No Hurry: Cosmic Perspectives on Everyday Life
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Marjolijn van Heemstra learns of the overview effect, a permanent shift in consciousness experienced by astronauts when beholding our planet from space. She embarks on a yearlong quest to experience it on Earth, seeking true darkness and contemplating the cosmic perspective in our divided world.
Format: Hardback
Length: 192 pages
Publication date: 11 July 2023
Publisher: WW Norton & Co
One restless summer, filled with anxiety and dismay over mounting crises and conflicts on Earth, poet and journalist Marjolijn van Heemstra discovers the phenomenon known as the overview effect. Experienced by many astronauts as they gaze upon our planet from the vastness of space, it is a profound shift in consciousness, an overwhelming sense of wholeness and connection with humanity and the planet. In her book, "In Light-Years, There's No Hurry," van Heemstra embarks on a yearlong quest to experience the overview effect on Earth. Through captivating storytelling, she takes readers on a night walk through a forest in search of true darkness, listens to the distant singing of exoplanets at a radio observatory, and learns about prisoners collaborating with astrophysicists to envision possible human settlements on Mars. Reflecting on the solace a cosmic perspective offers in our fast-paced, divided world, "In Light-Years, There's No Hurry" becomes a lyrical and introspective meditation on what it means to be human amidst the vastness of the universe.
One restless summer, filled with anxiety and dismay over mounting crises and conflicts on Earth, poet and journalist Marjolijn van Heemstra discovers the phenomenon known as the overview effect. Experienced by many astronauts as they gaze upon our planet from the vastness of space, it is a profound shift in consciousness, an overwhelming sense of wholeness and connection with humanity and the planet. In her book, "In Light-Years, There's No Hurry," van Heemstra embarks on a yearlong quest to experience the overview effect on Earth. Through captivating storytelling, she takes readers on a night walk through a forest in search of true darkness, listens to the distant singing of exoplanets at a radio observatory, and learns about prisoners collaborating with astrophysicists to envision possible human settlements on Mars. Reflecting on the solace a cosmic perspective offers in our fast-paced, divided world, "In Light-Years, There's No Hurry" becomes a lyrical and introspective meditation on what it means to be human amidst the vastness of the universe.
Weight: 341g
Dimension: 218 x 147 x 20 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781324035695
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