a lecture given by astronaut Russell Schweickart in 1974,
where he described for the first time publicly,
his experiences being in outer space
during the Apollo Nine mission in 1969.
He was describing what's come to be known as
the overview effect,
and it's something that
more than a few astronauts have reported experiencing.
Now, to me, this sounds like the effects of a most potent art.
What every work of art should really aspire to do.
He had a literal change in worldview.
He was up there, and by every measure that I can imagine,
he felt it.
No, this was the result of billions of years of change
and a whole lot of good luck.