How Two Movies Prevented Nuclear War with Neil deGrasse Tyson

How did movies change the Cold War? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice learn about how apocalyptic films influenced us and began the first cybersecurity measures with Future of Life Award recipients and filmmakers Lawrence Lasker, Walter Parkes, and Nicholas Meyer.
How did a movie about a high school kid accidentally hacking into NORAD start government talks about cyber security? Learn about how the 1983 movie, WarGames, impacted Ronald Reagan's approach to the Cold War. Find out about the Future of Life Award and how it works to recognize people and projects that served a pivotal role in protecting humanity in the past.
We discuss examples of when pop culture has affected policy and the origins of cybersecurity. We talk about nuclear weapons, researching for a screenplay, and whether AI should have the final say when it comes to weapons of mass destruction. Is there a movie that should be made today that has to be made?
Next, we talk with director Nicholas Meyer about his TV movie The Day After, which illustrated to the 100 million Americans who tuned in what the day after a nuclear strike would look like in America. How did Nicholas reject traditional filmmaking in order to bring the film's lesson home? Learn about how Reagan’s approach to the Cold War as winnable changed and the public reception of this television event. How did a project like this even get a primetime slot on network TV? We explore the genre of apocalyptic films and the important lessons we can learn from them.
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Timestamps:
00:00 - Introduction: Preserving Civilization
02:20 - Creating WarGames
7:20 - Don’t Play with Thermonuclear War
9:00 - The Future of Life Award
11:51 - Cold War & Screening for Reagan
14:43 - The Beginning of Cybersecurity
19:25 - Technology Run Amuck
21:20 - AI, Innovation, & Launch Codes
26:22 - What Movie Needs to be Made?
32:18 - “The Day After” & Understanding The Cold War
36:50 - Making “The Day After”
41:40 - The Impact & Geopolitics of the Film
46:13 - Controversy & Getting to Primetime
50:13 - Telling Apocalyptic Stories
53:30 - Final Thoughts

[@StarTalk]

Learn more about the 2023 Future of Life Award winners: futureoflife.org/fla-award/future-of-life-award-2023/

[@michaelccopelandsr7120]

Speaking about the future of life, I still need your help with fixing the climate and changing the stars, Neil. When ever you're ready, sir!

[@TheRealBlueGuystudios]

Nice

[@Keyspoet27]

I would add "The China Syndrome" to the list, which definitely played a role in my antipathy for nuclear power, along with ongoing safety violations of the nuclear power plants along the California coast line I called home.

[@mral6809]

If you haven't seen the movie Hackers (released 1995 - is a decade plus off but War Games remake with oil tankers instead of nuclear weapons) then please check it out. It is a classic with teens saving the world.

[@johnshields9202]

😅 Enjoyed each of the Movies here at time of release, and following years.

[@inthehouse1960]

The Day After had such a profound effect on me. I still remember scenes from this film is exact detail. This was an excellent episode. Thank you.

[@mathew00]

Dear Dr Tyson, I just want you to know how much you mean to me. You are an awesome person who contributes so much to this world. Thank you for all that you do! It's an honor to be alive at the same time you are.

[@Adam13Chalmers]

Always loved the opening of War Games where one of the humans won't turn his key. Fun Fact - The two actors in the chairs in that scene...Michael Madsen (Reservoir Dogs), and John Spencer (famously, Chief of Staff, Leo McGarry on the West Wing!). War Games is a absolutely packed with talent!!

[@stdesy]

I always wondered if the guy pulled the trigger on his workmate

[@EmpyreanLightASMR]

Spies Like Us isn't exactly a frightening movie, but it does have a frightening moment, when General Sline (I think his name is lol) says, "A weapon unused is a useless weapon." It's one of my favorite comedies and I don't want to spoil it, but it's definitely aware of our tensions with the Soviet Union.

[@jeffreyjackson4742]

I love all the other co-hosts, I do. But no one compares to the great Lord Nice. Neil and Chuck are the greatest!

[@marilyndrury513]

"Threads" was a film made in the UK in the early 80's along the same lines as The Day After. I would say it was equally if not more disturbing. That one hit me on even a deeper level. By the way, Ted Turner had to pay money out of his own pocket to get it shown in the US.

[@casjean8904]

threads was so disturbing. i've watched it three times. couldn't make it thru the 4th time. i guess as i get older i'm becoming more sensitive.

[@petersage5157]

I think what made _Threads_ so impactful was the way it juxtaposed the grim political realities of the Cold War against the mundanity of disaffected youths trying to live their lives...or some junk like that. By the way, if anyone comes to watch the movie because of the comments here, you're welcome for the nightmares.

[@Itsallfun3000]

Thanks for the tip on this one

[@Duncan_Hart]

Threads is a dystopian master piece. Absolute must watch in my book. Deeply disturbing & harrowing and possibly the darkest film I've ever seen. I've seen The Day After. I enjoyed it but Threads is another level.

[@jeffreylevin1566]

Agreed. And don’t forget TESTAMENT.

[@OmniphonProductions]

Regarding the importance of storytelling, I have said for years that Science and History _should be_ the most engaging classes in school _because_ they are so full of amazing stories. Unfortunately, most Science and History classes in K-12 are taught more like Statistics classes. "On this date, this person, did this." Boring! We live...and think...in narrative form! The thing my children and I loved so much about _Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey_ was that it told the _stories_ of discovery and _how_ our knowledge developed over time. The more we can _humanize_ the lessons...as opposed to _sterilizing_ them...the more effectively the lessons will _stick,_ and the more hope there will be for the future.

[@Itsallfun3000]

This was a great episode well done guys and the story tellers. Keep showing me things to watch and learn more!

[@Lori-PAX]

I have never recovered from watching The Day After. As an Australian, On The Beach brought the Apocalypse to our shores.

[@MrNihilist74]

I grew up in Colorado Springs During the Reagan presidency. NORAD, the air force academy, peterson air force base and fort carson is in Colorado Springs. The day after "The Day After" was on tv, the teachers in school asked all the kids who watched it. Every kid in class raised their hands to signify that they watched it. Teachers were always telling us that we would be a ground zero target. My mom would not let me watch "The Day After." We watched a mini series that was on one of the other major networks that was about John F Kennedy starring Martin Sheen as JFK. Years later I watched "The Day After" by purchasing the vhs tape of it.

[@PrograError]

I bet these days that teacher would be "lynched" for spreading fear and misinformation...

[@Moraenil]

We're still a prime target today, not just with all those installations, but also now with space force too. I remember having a sense of pride when Kim Jung (I get confused on the names between the two, so insert right one here) announced Colorado Springs as one of his first targets with his new missiles (not that they'd get here). There's something weird that causes pride at being a first target of a major enemy. I was only 6 when The Day After was shown, so I'm pretty sure I didn't see it then (but I might've). I'm not even certain if I saw it a few years later or not (maybe). I just purchased it on Amazon though to watch when it gets here.

[@michaelccopelandsr7120]

Neil and Chuck for 2024

[@Jacob-Simonsen]

Wouldnt work. 90% of Americans have no clue what they' talking about.

[@FacesintheStone]

I say we give up the government for 2024! I hear next time they are going to make us wear* the mask over our eyes!

[@drtrowb]

I’m here for this!!! Tack on B. Sanders and we’re in business!

[@patrickcastro3465]

I ship that🎉

[@Graycy808]

They have my vote! Lol!

[@ztublackstaff]

I come for the science and stay for the pop culture. :). Great episode about the power of narrative story telling.

[@adpirtle]

I was born in the mid 1970s, so when I was a young child it seemed like every other film and television show at least referenced the fact that we were all living on the precipice of nuclear Armageddon. It was pretty unsettling to see so many depictions of a nightmare that could be unleashed at any moment. My older brother reassured me that if it did happen, I'd probably be vaporized, so I shouldn't worry about it, but that didn't exactly assuage my anxiety. I took hope from another piece of media, the original Star Trek, which portrayed humanity as having "found the wisdom" not to destroy themselves, despite some stumbling blocks (the Eugenics wars and the genocidal Colonel Green). Then, when I was a teenager, Star Trek: The Next Generation debuted, and its writers decided that humanity had indeed tried to destroy itself with nuclear weapons, leading to a "post-atomic horror." This felt like something of a betrayal, but fortunately by 1987 nuclear war was looking less and less likely, at least in the short term. I do wonder what kind of media the children of today are watching which keeps them up at night, worrying about whether or not they will have a future, and what media they take solace in.

[@FacesintheStone]

The scare tactics are still used today. Do you see what they did? they programmed us, took us away from natural ways, and took advantage.

[@itsd0nk]

Not much media these days, if any, that offers the kind of hope and optimism as masterpieces such as Star Trek The Next Generation and The Original Series. The only hopes and optimism this recent couple generations have gotten from media is overthrowing dystopian fascist governments (YA Novels and movies) or becoming a famous influencer (social media: cancer of society).

[@Istandby666]

The book that stopped in my tracks was about Michelle de Nostradamus. Back then it was talking about how the world was going to end in 1993.

[@PrograError]

@@Istandby666 meanwhile the Mayans prophesied 2012

[@josephfilm73]

The thing is, the danger from nuclear war never went away. If anything, the bleak conditions today are scarier than the cuban missile crisis, ie there's no Politbureau to reign in a crazy leader, and no back channels to save us.

[@deborahthomas3475]

I just saw the History channel 8 episode Kennedy documentary. It was informative about the Cuban missile crisis in a way I had never comprehended.

[@paullenoue8173]

I remember attending a lecture by a retired high ranking general long ago. He started off with what changed his mind from "Nukes are great!" to "We really need to be more worried about this" "It was Dr. Strangelove." said the general. He had been totally secure in the knowledge that it was impossible for WWIII to happen accidentally, then he saw the movie, laughed a lot, but slowly, almost daily, he began to realize the events in that movie could really happen. When discussing his concerns with other high-ranking officials most of them assured him it could never happen, but when he talked to engineers, psychologists, people in the actual system, they all agreed that, yes, not only could it happen but they were surprised it hasn't happened already given the high stress levels on both sides. When he started sharing his concerns with other high-ups he was quickly hushed (not silenced, important distinction) and given a more important position where reporters wouldn't ask him nuclear questions. He was still active within the system, pointing out the flaws of nuclear proliferation and the M.A.D. mindset, gaining some supporters and a few enemies, but wasn't until after he retired he could speak out publicly.

[@orionred2489]

well, this explains why HBO Max popped up Wargames to watch last night....which I did.

[@Keyspoet27]

Funny, I was discussing the film with my husband just last night, and knew nothing about the award. Well deserved.

[@MenelikiGaming]

Loved both Wargames and The Day After. Great films!

[@wmarclocher]

"The Day After" 32:55 was the most disturbing thing I had ever watched in my 18 years at the time. The mushroom clouds were very disturbing. Popular name in the movie was Jason Robards, and he was in a "Nuclear Winter" scene where he was walking in the streets where it was "snowing"

[@sandal_thong8631]

Steve Guttenberg seemed to be in a lot of stuff around that time, including this movie.

[@ebaerco1659]

What is it?

[@michaelres5335]

Always here!

[@rvboyett]

I watched, "The Day After" when I was 12. Didn't sleep well for a couple weeks.

[@doupnetwork]

Great quote "The dumbest thing about nuclear weapons is that they cannot be used"

[@enoughofthis]

USA: I beg to differ

[@artstudent1237]

They are used every day just on a psychological level. Less likely to pick fights when your opponents also have the capabilities to inflict just as much damage. The fact that no one wins in a nuclear war deters more conflict than not.

[@Sacrengard]

​@@artstudent1237but what is the point if they cant be used? they might as well be making fake nukes... who is going to know they are real or not anyway?

[@Hecarim420]

Why you talk about obvious things & don't care about context? 👀ツ

[@doupnetwork]

@@Hecarim420 I've talked about the context with my father a couple times. What do you think the context is?

[@Interstellar-in5wb]

Pleasantly shocked to see Nicholas Meyer on here, wow. Not only a major historical contributor for The Day After, but a legend for ST II, IV, & VI, and the great Time After Time (1979).

[@MarkBarrett]

I wrote a book called 2250 Novel and made a trailer video. The idea is it is far enough in the future I can make up anything I want, but close enough to be relatable today.

[@coxscorner]

War Games still one of my favorite movies of all time. I was thinking about this film yesterday wondering how the Russians thought of it. "How about a nice game of chess", and of course Russians dominated the chess world for almost half a century. Then I saw this in my feed today. Excellent!

[@Oct8pus]

Who else just put War Games on their watchlist?

[@laralu510]

Wonderful episode. Thank you!

[@SuperYASSERARAFAT]

Great episode

[@gummyberryjoos1693]

This episode is especially good. I was born in 1983. These movies defined the world I was born into.

[@finldavi]

Very interesting episode. Thanks.

[@Keith_KC8TCQ]

The Day After, and World War III two made for TV cold war movies I remember well. We were assigned homework around those two movies in high school. watch the movie, and then write a report of what it was about, and how we felt about what took place in the movie

[@franosbornblaschke3694]

WOW! I already LOVE Startalk, but Nicholas Meyer too?! Thanks Neil, Chuck and all! : )

[@kirkv40]

Thanks!

[@sekaramochi]

Please please please never stop ♥️

[@christopherfegley421]

Best star talk ever thanks guys

[@RevP369]

51:39 Hey Neil, Jason Robards was a pretty big actor. 🤔

[@765kvline]

The best movie regarding AI controlling deterrent nuclear forces balanced between each other is "Colossus: The Forbin Project." I'm surprised it wasn't mentioned. Produced in 1970 with Erik Braeden.

[@leeFbeatz]

❤ caught it on Spotify!!!

[@Pali65]

I was 18 years old, living in then Czechoslovakia behind Iron curtain, but I was able to see the film on Austrian TV ORF. Iwas in a state of schock for few days. I don't think any film had more impact on me ever.

[@wizjr202]

Colossus: The Forgin Project. and War Games are both great movies that everyone should see.

[@Moraenil]

With the importance of storytelling....I remember hearing, not long after the lockdown started for covid, that the government was looking to lots of different novels, movies and video games about how to deal with such a major situation, because all of those mediums have dealt with it in one way or another. I remember hearing some government official admit he was watching Outbreak, and another one say he was checking out Tom Clancy's The Division (video game). I was amazed, yet felt it made absolute common sense to check them all out, because we learn so many lessons from these mediums about how to react to various disasters, what works, what doesn't, what are the consequences of various actions, etc. I also took a little pride in the fact that I love those movies and I was even playing The Division (1 & 2) at the time and even had to quit playing because it was just too real suddenly.

[@ricardocnassif]

Mr Meyer is such an extraordinary individual. Live long and prosper, Nick!

[@aaronbrooks3540]

As a child you depend on those around you to teach you how to do just about everything. And some inspirational grown ups can be like a hero to a young child. So I would like to carry on the tradition of respecting my elders. Those who walked along the path in life before me. And give me guidance in the road of life. Fore warning me of obstacles I'm going to run into along the way and how to get past it. Helping us to progress further down the road. I remember old films on the world fair back in the 50s or something they said were were going to enter into the space age. Well I have not really seen that yet but I believe we did enter into the communication age. This is great you have your star talk and you can assemble a team of intellectual minds. I remember seeing something along the lines of. A guy demonstrating how easy it is to snap a single twig branch. Then demonstrated how difficult it is to break. Many sticks held together in a bundle. Also like the tensile strength of a high quality made samurai sword that has been folded many times to actually change the atomic arrangement the steel. A number of intellectual minds. Like the number of folds in the samurai blade enhancing the tensile strength of the blade. Thank you guys

[@Kalkinan]

It's good to have Chuck in this onr

[@ColeenForObama]

I spotted Jason Robards in The Day After! So there was at least one famous face! I need to rewatch again! Absolutely LOVE this episode!! Thank you!!

[@joelennis6338]

Excellent. Thank you! I remember a film called Collosus: The Forbin Project that overlaps the Wargames idea with our current concerns about AI. And I remember watching The Day After and being shaken by it. Stories and movies definitely impact our collective psyches.

[@joanfregapane8683]

Good movie, The Forbin Project

[@Egilhelmson]

Good trilogy of books, too.

[@xucaen]

This should be required watching for everyone. ✌️

[@joppadoni]

what a unique episode..

[@lindax911]

@26:52 Kudos for mentioning _Real Genius._ It's an underappreciated masterpiece, which I own on DVD. One of Val Kilmer's best roles.

[@songOmatic]

Outstanding episode. Try doing more creator interviews, guys.

[@jillcrowe2626]

This is a very important podcast. Please share.

[@JoshuaYoung2]

I freaking LOVE Sneakers! 100% underrated.

[@PauldeSwardt]

War Games is one of my favorite films, if it ever comes on the TV I have to watch it to the end. Very prescient in terms of computers (I was in 1980's Mainframes at the time) just think of the two Boeing 737 Max crashes where the airplane "thought" it was stalling and the pilots didn't know there was a system overriding their commands!

[@sandal_thong8631]

I remember the Boeing crashes being discovered related to software, now that you mention it.

[@ernestinasanchez5305]

WOW! WOW! This is one of the best's videos, I have seen. All these great people, that with their knowledge and contributions influenced Governments and therefore saved us (earthlings) from ourselves. Their films are great. Congratulations! and a big THANK YOU to all of them.

[@darthsirrius]

When the one guy says, "I read a book about a kid from Kansas who turns out to be a super-" My brain immediately completed the sentence with "hero," making me think he was talking about Superman, but like in a vague way as if no one had ever heard of him lol.

[@anthony..23]

Gracias

[@johnkrause2695]

"On the Beach" another very good "bad news" movie. Fred Astaire line "The war started when we convinced ourselves that we could protect ourselves with weapons we couldn't possibly use"

[@belkyhernandez8281]

Chuck is the best.

[@randomkindness1470]

this is getting good... im gonna save this for a special watch time

[@medennis3467]

I missed out on being in The Day After by six months. The shelter scene in Allen Field House on the campus of KU and the aftermath scene shot on the bank of the Kansas river. The old north Lawrence bridge was being replaced at the time allowing them to have large pieces of concrete in the scene. One editorial note: the US does not have silos everywhere. I was stationed at Whiteman AFB MO when it was still a Minuteman II missed base. Siloed misses are only in fly-over country. Hope this info is comforting to folks.

[@reynoldsmathey]

Nick Meyer is so smart.

[@reinforcedpenisstem]

Neil asks such good questions. He's great.

[@topspacesource]

Sneakers was a great Movie! Haven't seen it in a long time..

[@alishield5176]

❤❤❤❤you both brains❤❤❤❤

[@WoodworkerDon]

Other great movies with global war issues: "Fail Safe" and "Dr. Strangelove"

[@TheMichaelBeck]

In the late 80s I was stationed at Ft Carson in Colorado Springs. From my office I could see the entrance to the Cheyenne Mountain Complex. About 6 months later, I was standing close enough to the Marine Major with the "Nuclear Football" I could have touched it, but damn sure never would. All by the age of 19. Kinda puts things into perspective.

[@theartsig]

I have to tell you, this one made me very very happy. I was in high school when all this mess happened. It's the backstory of my sub-adulthood childhood. Right now I am running home to buy 'Television Event,' because Nick Meyer is still hot!

[@milanpintar]

wow all amazing movies

[@naderyoussef1314]

My daughter is 14 years old and you are her superhero 😊

[@szimultan00]

As an agnostic, I pray that we avoid nuclear war and that we survive the climate catastrophe.

[@TheRealjteel3]

yes, do look

[@Tessmage_Tessera]

We can go all the way back to 1970, with a great little sleeper film called "Colossus: The Forbin Project." It's about AI taking over and nuclear war. Check it out, if you've never seen it.

[@marsrideroneofficial]

That was the day I haven't yet known about Atari. I love the 80s movies.

[@samchapple6363]

Excellent ❤ 10, 20 tops 😅

[@ManaBDew]

I like Mike’s t 👕 Shirt of the Movie 🍿 🎞️ 🎥 E.T. ☝️😂👍 Says No nukes!!! ☝️😎👍 Ty gentlemen great to hear.

[@deananderson6896]

Love both films. They are old and a little dated but they are still wonderful to watch.

[@Ramkumar-uj9fo]

Good. Saw the Day After on KZbin. Now it is not Dr Strange love.. Nice mushroom clouds and missile launching. As Sheldon would say really exciting ♥️♥️🌹🌹

[@Kwambomb23]

I paused this episode halfway through to watch war games, great movie!

[@maxf1542]

watched for someone to mention real genius. was not disappointed

[@starroger]

36:50 ‘Dr. Strangelove’ one of my favorites. Under the category of yet to be made movies, how about ‘Robopocalypse’ and its sequel ‘Robogenesis’ as future offerings?

[@balaji-kartha]

" This is a call to action, and there is not enough time "

[@dannygirl689]

This is another great example of straightforward story telling without all the law speak and political jargon which corrupts our understanding.

[@frankbarnwell____]

Excellent guys. The Day After? WAR GAMES? Fail-Safe

[@frankbarnwell____]

Damascus, Arkansas. It's still there

[@chrismyers6022]

I remember Before the broadcast of the Day after, the Grade School send home little slips of paper (from the ditto machine with that awesome purple ink) that warned parents about the possible issues that may arise from letting your young Children watch "The Day After" on ABC that night. Vivid Memory, and of course that just made me beg to watch it, because the school said I couldn't see it.

[@frankbarnwell____]

Wrath of Khan! I was in Arkansas listening to my AM radio to Koenig on WGN Larry King. Koenig was talking about Khan. 81

[@growsomeplace9987]

When is "War Games 2" being written.... I'd go see that!

[@ElrohirGuitar]

I never saw The Day After. I didn't have a television in those days.

[@roberthutchison8197]

I must have missed it, I never saw it on it's first run! Besides I read science fiction and a lot of SF deals with self destruction. And there have been a few movies and SF stories where computers took over and humanity was 'tamed.' One of my favorites was The Invisible Boy, with Robby the robot from Forbidden Planet. Another movie was when a super computer and a Russian super computer decided humanity was too dangerous and joined forces to keep humans from destroying themselves......

[@belkyhernandez8281]

The difference is these caught on on the general population and thus had political impact whereas there are probably many other stories which are just as good but had a smaller audience and thus smaller societal impact..

[@joanfregapane8683]

The Forbin Project

[@austinscott893]

The movie moved a little too fast for my young mind, but I saw Wargames in the theater in '83. The game didn't look much fun for me at the time. I think I was in to Pitfall on Atari 2600 at the time. Ally Sheedy was nerdy and cute.

[@skuNk_citY]

I hope there are future Future of Life Awards awarded to those whose lives warded off an AI dystopian future. The nominees are EVERY SCIENCE FICTION WRITER, EVER.

[@zhubajie6940]

I recommend the 2013 nonfiction book by Eric Schlosser Command and Control to understand the U.S. nuclear weapon near accidents. Perhaps you can interview Schlosser.

[@BradleyCliftFMP]

How do we write this show? I have a question. If time moves differently depending on how fast you're moving. Will you age at different rates depending on what planet your on? Or do they all move at the same speed.

[@KC-nd7nt]

I'm here because there is nothing else to watch Neil

[@berndhendricks]

I watched "The Day After" in Germany in the 80s and I never felt such an effect to a movie before or after. After the film ended, people stayed for 20, 30 minutes, silent, some crying, holding each other. When we left we were ready to join the peace movement. Most people feared that any nuclear war between the US and the Soviet Union would be fought with mid-range missiles in Europe. Millions of people marched through the streets, petitioned, even engaged in strikes, blockaded missile sites. The most moving rally I ever went to was in the German city of Mainz, when participants of the international conference Scientists for Peace gave a presentation to ten thousands of people on the city square about what happened when a nuclear bomb would be dropped over Mainz. Physicists, chemists, medical scientists etc. gave their assessment. Thanks to scientists we knew a lot about nuclear weapons. I believe every generation has to learn about the horror of nuclear war again. Thank you to all the scientists and film makers!

[@sandal_thong8631]

_The Day After_ was in the theater in Germany, not on television?

[@berndhendricks]

@@sandal_thong8631 Yes, it was in the theaters. I was surprised to read that it was on TV in the US. I don't know if the effect of the movie was different in a family setting at home. In the theater, people were shocked and didn't want to leave just to take in what they saw.

[@mikejones8667]

Why did they bleep the second direct

[@konstantinossfikas4201]

Matthew Broderick has: - almost started a Thermonuclear war - had his dad’s classic Ferrari stolen and destroyed - gone against Godzilla - been turned into a cyborg - been spoofed by Deadpool

[@dieboomerspixelgamesfrerra2835]

But would you notice a change in color (because eg. the light of the headlights reflects of of something in the distance) the reflected light of the headlights would then come towards you at light speed and you towards it. Wouldn't that lead to the Doppler effect? A shift in perceived wavelength? 🤔

[@AL-SH]

Last time I was this early Pluto was still a planet

[@techw4y]

Hope "Dont look up" will also help us get better!