Big Ups: Wonders of our world

“Our species needs, and deserves, a citizenry with minds wide awake and a basic understanding of how the world works.” — Carl Sagan

From our respective spots atop this spectacular planet of ours, it is surprisingly easy to feel isolated in our routines, and even in the thoughts we think on a given day. Due to various phenomena, we might even question the simple truth of things we can easily perceive and analyze with our senses, and understand with our extraordinary intelligence.