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When the concept of the Homo Viator Manifest emerged in my mind, it was of something like a tree, with a trunk from where diverse branches would radiate but being part of the same structure. The first...
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Sagan Day Essay Contest Sponsored by NASA’s Kepler Mission and SETI Institute His words — our words — as beacons for the future. Theme: “The surface of the Earth is the shore of the cosmic ocean. On...
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Today is the launch of Kepler Mission’s celebrations of Carl Sagan’s 76th Birthday, to take place on November 9. To mark the occasion, essays from the general public and articles by invited guests...
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Today at Kepler’s: Echoes on the Shore: Reflections of the Legacy of Carl Sagan – By Christian Brown Sagan was a spokesman for a glorious reality that is, for all of its awesomeness, undeniably real....
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Keeping Our Place In A Complex Universe By Michael Fried Photons stream into your eyes and are interpreted by your spectacularly sophisticated brain. Your brain, which is capable of instantly picking...
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A Beacon In The Cosmic Ocean – By Nick Previsich It took a moment for my eyes to adjust. Slowly, though, the sky above began to appear granular. After a few more minutes I saw brighter lights and many,...
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The Restless Spirit of Science – By Bret S. Moore There is in humanity a great, latent restlessness. We are rarely content to enjoy the same view for very long. We can’t seem to help ourselves, we are...
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We Are at the Prow of the Whole – By Rui Borges We find ourselves, in this present time, in this present space, sharing a common opportunity to consciously share the wonders of this journey through the...
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Charting the Islands of the Cosmic Ocean – By Dan Mills The universe is actively organizing, developing, and sustaining life, generating sensation, perception, and mind. We become part of a much larger...
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The Sagan Essay Contest Winner! The Cosmic Tour Guide – By Renee James Carl Sagan’s Cosmos was life-changing. It was what every fable promises. A simple street urchin is, in fact, long-lost royalty....
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