Don't miss this fascinating interview with science and history writer Andrew Collins as we talk about his latest book "The Cygnus Mystery". Can cosmic rays from a binary star known as Cygnus X-3 mutate our DNA? Did Cosmic Radiation change evolution and kick-start religion? Tune in and find out!
"In The Cygnus Mystery, Andrew Collins traces this astronomic lore back to 15,000 B.C., when Deneb, the brightest star in Cygnus, was the Pole Star. At that time, our Paleolithic ancestors practiced their religious rituals in caves deep in the earth - caves whose bird-imagery art, anthropologists have found, was the creation of shamans under the influence of hallucinogens that let them travel in visions outside this world. And in that same era, humanity underwent a change in physical and neurological makeup so fast it seemed to occur virtually overnight. What caused this sudden leap forward?" Want to hear more? Don't miss our subscriber interview with Andrew Collins.