I went to space and discovered an enormous lie | Ron Garan

What astronaut Ron Garan saw in space changed his life forever – here’s what it taught him. Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► Up next, Neil deGrasse Tyson: 3 mind-blowing space facts ► A curious phenomenon often occurs when astronauts travel to space and look out on our planet for the first time: They see how interconnected and fragile life on Earth is, and they feel a sudden responsibility to protect it. Astronaut @RonGaran experienced this so-called “overview effect” when he first saw Earth from space. When he looked out on the planet, he saw an iridescent biosphere teeming with life, all protected by a remarkably thin atmosphere. What he did not see was the thing that society often gives top priority: the economy. For Garan, seeing Earth from space revealed problems like global warming, deforestation, and biodiversity loss are not disconnected. They are the