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📗 "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan A classic non-fiction about science and humanity's journey towards being able to gather knowledge about outer space. Although plenty of new things have been added to this knowledge since its original publication, it's still a very interesting read. It doesn't feel that outdated at all. Sagan's excitement for science is infectious. He can make any boring topic sound like a magical tale you've finally gotten the privilege of hearing about. At times this book made me feel incredibly small and dumb and insignificant, just like looking at the stars can do. But at other times I felt as big as the universe itself, because every piece of knowledge gathered and added to our collective could be groundbreaking. I'm trying to write this after having experienced more than a week of >30°C while the temperature outside is rising to 40°C for the first time in my life. Forgive the typos of my molten brain. In this book Sagan also talks about surviving the Cold War and making it through climate change. I don't think he had high hopes for us when he wrote it, and the future sure proved him wrong by being even more depressing than he feared. I feel sad about people wasting so much potential and destroying the earth, but I loved reading this book. I had the text-only edition, but was able to view all of the pictures and illustration on the Internet Archive afterwards. I'm looking forward to the tv show version of this. Maybe after the heat disappears a little, so my brain can handle it. #AmReading