Shanil Virani
@shanilv.ca
🏆 Award-winning astronomer, passionate science educator, & creator of 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐈𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞 — a podcast sharing the wonders of #science with everyone.
📷 Co-author of 𝙳𝚊𝚞𝚐𝚑𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚛𝚜, a photobook on #lightpollution.
🎓 @uwaterloo.ca & @yale.edu alum 🇨🇦➡️🇺🇸
📷 Co-author of 𝙳𝚊𝚞𝚐𝚑𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚛𝚜, a photobook on #lightpollution.
🎓 @uwaterloo.ca & @yale.edu alum 🇨🇦➡️🇺🇸
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Because @astrosociety.org is a non-profit dedicated to education and outreach, the primary goal is to raise some funds for them through book sales. But there will always be some that don't have much value outside of our starry-eyed community, so there will definitely be some grab-bag options.
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November 11, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Because @astrosociety.org is a non-profit dedicated to education and outreach, the primary goal is to raise some funds for them through book sales. But there will always be some that don't have much value outside of our starry-eyed community, so there will definitely be some grab-bag options.
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Reposted by Shanil Virani
Also, he relentlessly advocated for science AND rationality. Anyway, the linked essay is good and short, please read it!
November 11, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Also, he relentlessly advocated for science AND rationality. Anyway, the linked essay is good and short, please read it!
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A beautiful tribute. Sagan's greatest gift was showing that science wasn't just a collection of facts but a deeply human endeavor that fuels our sense of wonder. His mission to make the complex understandable is a huge inspiration. "The candle in the dark" is the perfect description.
November 11, 2025 at 8:58 AM
A beautiful tribute. Sagan's greatest gift was showing that science wasn't just a collection of facts but a deeply human endeavor that fuels our sense of wonder. His mission to make the complex understandable is a huge inspiration. "The candle in the dark" is the perfect description.