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The Overview Effect: The Ex Terra Podcast

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Tom Patton
Mar 24, 2022
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People see the planet differently after they've been to space. It's a phenomenon called "The Overview Effect", and it's a term first coined by author Frank White in 1987.

But interestingly, the concept of The Overview Effect did not come to Mr. White from a trip to space.

On this e…

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