Sustainablilty and Earth’s Significance in the Universe

The late astronomer Carl Sagan (pictured on right) enjoyed a period of well-deserved popularity in the latter part of the 20th Century; he was known for his ability to distill the essence of high-level astrophysics and bring it entertainingly into our living rooms on some of the top-rated television shows of the day. Yet I believe that his legacy may not be so much about the love of science per se, as much as the incredibly expressive ways he had to communicate how infinitesimally small our only home is in the vastness of the universe, and the implications of this for all humankind — including the imperative to find sustainable ways of living. 

If you want to spend four minutes doing something I promise you won’t regret, check out this marvelous video – “The Pale Blue Dot.”