A Mirror of Our Best Selves

ccasionally our species manages to accomplish something that every single one of us (except perhaps for the most misanthropic curmudgeons) can enjoy as a sign that all hope is not lost, that we can still reach for the sublime. The James Webb Space Telescope is one of those accomplishments and allows us to peer into the universe and feel like we’re seeing reality for the first time. JWST’s first scientific images have included some of the deepest and most beautiful views of the cosmos, together with some stunning vistas of stellar birth and death, but for me it’s what is reflected in these