Bringing his cosmic perspective to Earth, Neil deGrasse Tyson sheds new light on our time’s critical fault lines—war, politics, religion, truth, beauty, gender, and race—in a way that inspires a deeper feeling of oneness in us all.

Tyson presents a much-needed antidote to so much of what divides us while making an impassioned argument for the twin chariots of enlightenment—a cosmic perspective and the rationality of science—at a time when our political and cultural beliefs feel more polarized than ever.

After deeply considering how science sees the world and Earth as a planet, the human brain has the ability to reset and recalibrate life’s goals, determining the actions we may do in response. No perspective on culture, society, or civilization is unaffected.

Starry Messenger guides us through the scientific palette that perceives and paints the world differently. Tyson exposes, with warmth and eloquence, a variety of bright and beautiful truths that apply to us all, informed and enriched by knowledge of our place in the cosmos, from suggestions on settling global conflict to reminders of how important it is to be alive.