"How are we writing the future of humanity? We're not writing anything, it's writing us. We're windblown leaves. We think we're the wind, but we're just the leaf." ~ Samantha Harvey in Orbital

In this episode, Nikita and I discuss how the book 'Orbital' impacted both of us. We debate the relevance of space exploration when the same ingenuity and resources can be used to make earth a more liveable planet.

Even as we praise the book, we also examine the criticism around the book and ponder whether it is valid or not. In addition to this analysis, we talk about literature that cannot be put in a well-defined silo.

Awareness about cosmic irrelevance of individual life can either lead to a desire to make the most of life or blow it away as we are irrelevant anyway. This episode is part of our attempt to make the most out of life.

You can also read my book review here.