I. Welcome to ID the Future. I'm Andrew McDermott. On this episode, we're pleased to share a recent conversation between astronomer Dr Germo Gonzalez and author and teacher Dr Ken Boa on the Explorers Podcast. The topic is Dr.

Gonzales' passion for astronomy and the wonders of the Cosmos. In this discussion, Dr. Gonzales explains how the gift of a

telescope at eight years old kicked off a lifelong passion and career in

astronomy. Gonzales argues that everyone has a natural born curiosity about the wonder and

beauty of the night sky, even if it can get stifled sometimes by higher education or

atheistic philosophies.

Gonzales talks about his recent young adult novel, The Farm at the

center of the Universe and his hope that it will encourage youngsters

to look at the world with a fresh perspective.

He also touches on some of the arguments he makes with Dr. J Richards in the privileged

planet.

Before closing, the conversation turns to the importance of having what host Ken Boa calls

epistemic humility, the openness and curiosity to follow the evidence wherever it leads

as we seek to understand the world around us.

Now let's listen in to Dr Germo Gonzalez and Dr Ken Boa.

Welcome to Explorers. I'm Ken Boa and I'm with my guest Goyermo Gonzalez and

Goyermo and I both share a lifetime love of astronomy and we were talking about this just a moment ago where my own love for these things was stimulated by a book that I read when I was 14.

But welcome though to our time together.

Thanks, Ken.

Happy to be here with you.

Yeah, thank you. When I was 14 years old I was given this book that came out,

La Roos Encyclopedia of Astronomy, it was a massive piece of work.

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