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Neil deGrasse Tyson - Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilisation

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Why Did You Start Earth Day?

My brother was born the day of the moon landing on the 16th of July. When they were bringing him home from the hospital four days later, my parents pulled in the garage and they couldn't leave the car. So yeah. Little baby shit, what's his name? Does he have a lunar name? Eric. They didn't get that creative. Oh, no, that's too bad. But when they saw the earth from that perspective, it somehow maybe subconsciously changed the human species. That's why I referenced it as a firmware upgrade. It affects everything that unfolds beyond it.

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