The Overview Effect: A Shift in Consciousness (Frank White)

In this episode of How We Heal, Corban has a fascinating conversation with Author and Space Philosopher Frank White. They discuss what the Overview Effect is, the difference between perception and behavior, what it is to grasp the essential truth, and how negative events when looked at from an overview perspective all seemingly fit into a pattern.

Frank White’s theory of the Overview Effect has helped provide astronauts with concepts and language to articulate the profound shift in worldview they experience when viewing the Earth from space and in space. Now, much of the world has adopted this framework in describing our innate interconnectedness. His book, The Overview Effect: Space Exploration and Human Evolution, is considered by many to be a seminal work in the field of space exploration, making him one of the most influential space philosophers of our time.

White is a magna cum laude graduate of Harvard College, a member of Phi Beta Kappa, and a Rhodes Scholar. He earned his M.Phil. in Politics from Oxford University.

He has authored or co-authored 14 books on topics ranging from space exploration to climate change. Planetary Collective’s film, “Overview,” based largely on his work, has had nearly 8 million plays on Vimeo. Frank is co-founder and president of the Human Space Program, a central project to develop a citizen-authored blueprint for conscious space migration and stewardship of the solar ecosystem.

Learn more on his Website:
https://frankwhiteauthor.com/ 

Learn more about the Human Space Program:
https://www.humanspaceprogram.org/ 

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