Starry messenger: cosmic perspectives on civilization

Overture: Science and society

Truth & beauty : aesthetics in life and in the cosmos

Exploration & discovery : the value of both when shaping civilization

Earth & moon : cosmic perspectives

Conflict & resolution : tribal forces within us all

Risk & reward : calculations we make daily with our own lives and the lives of other

Meatarians & vegetarians : we are not entirely what we eat

Gender & identity : people are more the same than different

Color & race : once again, people are more the same than different

Law & order : the foundation of civilization, whether we like it or not

Body and mind : human physiology may be overrated

Coda: Life & death.