Starry Messenger by Neil deGrasse Tyson | Book Club

Full Title: Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization
Suggested by: Book Shop Extra
Pages to read: 218
ISBN: 9781250861511 (Originally listed edition, & Edition Eugene is using)

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While reading the book, consider the below questions:
•What is the raison d’etre of the book? For what purpose did the author write the book? Why do people read this book?
•What are some limitations of the book?
•To whom would you suggest this book?
•Why are there disagreements?
•How to overcome disagreements?
•What is the cosmic perspective?
•What do scientists want?
•What is the effect of scientific tools?
•What to do about emotions?
•How to get to truth?
•How does knowledge grow?
•How does science change behavior?
•How does social media change behavior?
•How not to fool oneself?
•What can limit the effectiveness of science?
•What is pre-consensus?
•What is the effect of hidden biases?
•What is confirmation bias?
•What defines something as beautiful or ugly?
•What are the features of a democracy?
•What are labels?
•Who did evolution reward?
•How do monetary lotteries effect society?
•How to understand risk and reward?
•How do emotions change risk evaluation?
•What should people eat?
•What is speciesism?
•What do animals think of humans?
•What is the triple point of water?
•How to tell the difference between the sexes?
•What determines skin color?
•How do people define themselves based on region?
•How does canceling people effect society?
•How do debate tournaments function?
•Is the law searching for justice?
•Can eyewitness testimonies be trusted?
•What is the purpose of scientific tools?
•How many miscarriages are there?
•What defines a disability?
•How smart are animals?
•Do you want to live forever?

Your questions are important and will take priority. If you have questions about the book's content or related ideas, either let me know what your questions are or raise them during the discussion.