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      Consider That Pale Blue Dot [Video]

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      • By Lisa Einstein on April 19, 2017
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        Lisa Einstein was a Peace Corps volunteer in Guinea from 2016 to 2018. Her career since returning from the Peace Corps has focused on expanding access to impactful digital tools and mitigating harms from emerging technologies.

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