Philosophy
Carl Sagan would have turned 75 yesterday. I can't help but wonder what the state of the world and our general attitude toward science would be today without his courageous quest to popularize science and inspire skepticism, critical thinking and awe at the human condition in light of our scientific understanding of the cosmos and our place in time and space. I'm not sure there's anyone to this day who can simultaneously make you feel so insignificant and so special in the same stroke.
The following video is a mix of images, animations and real footage set to Carl Sagan's reading of one of his books explaining the human drive for exploration and discovery. It culminates in his now famous meditation about Earth, that pale blue dot caught in a beam of sunlight, as seen from the edges of the solar system.
Check out more Carl Sagan goodies here.
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- Remembering Sagan
Joel over at Joel's Humanistic Blog has organized a blog-a-thon to honor the tenth anniversary of the passing of Carl Sagan and I wanted pay my respects to that wonderful advocate for science. It is hard to believe that it is ten years. Like so many...
- Neil Degrasse Tyson: Why The Cosmos Shouldn't Make You Feel Small
As you probably know, Carl Sagan's famous documentary series Cosmos is getting what I hope will be an impressive update/extension this year. Obviously, Sagan won't be narrating the documentary, so astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, who was actually...
- "cosmos"...it's Back With A New Host--neil Degrasse Tyson
Popular science via "Cosmos" will return with a new outfit...more CGI, that is. "Cosmos Will Get a Sequel Hosted by Neil deGrasse Tyson" by Email Author August 5th, 2011 Wired More than three decades after it aired, Carl Sagan’s groundbreaking, brilliant...
- "popular Scientists Of The Past" Poll
Who is your choice for "popular" scientist of the past? Albert Einstein...4 Carl Sagan...1 Don Herbert [Mr. Wizard]...1 Philip Morrison...0 Well, I must say, I expected billions and billions of replies. Though I did not vote for him, I figured that Einstein...
- Nasa, Sagan, Extraterrestrial Life
What is the underlying reason for this? "NASA seeks next Carl Sagan - and extraterrestrial life" by Daniel Trotta September 3rd, 2008 Reuters The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, famous for its manned missions to the moon, announced...
Philosophy
Carl Sagan - Pale Blue Dot
Carl Sagan would have turned 75 yesterday. I can't help but wonder what the state of the world and our general attitude toward science would be today without his courageous quest to popularize science and inspire skepticism, critical thinking and awe at the human condition in light of our scientific understanding of the cosmos and our place in time and space. I'm not sure there's anyone to this day who can simultaneously make you feel so insignificant and so special in the same stroke.The following video is a mix of images, animations and real footage set to Carl Sagan's reading of one of his books explaining the human drive for exploration and discovery. It culminates in his now famous meditation about Earth, that pale blue dot caught in a beam of sunlight, as seen from the edges of the solar system.
Check out more Carl Sagan goodies here.
.
- Remembering Sagan
Joel over at Joel's Humanistic Blog has organized a blog-a-thon to honor the tenth anniversary of the passing of Carl Sagan and I wanted pay my respects to that wonderful advocate for science. It is hard to believe that it is ten years. Like so many...
- Neil Degrasse Tyson: Why The Cosmos Shouldn't Make You Feel Small
As you probably know, Carl Sagan's famous documentary series Cosmos is getting what I hope will be an impressive update/extension this year. Obviously, Sagan won't be narrating the documentary, so astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, who was actually...
- "cosmos"...it's Back With A New Host--neil Degrasse Tyson
Popular science via "Cosmos" will return with a new outfit...more CGI, that is. "Cosmos Will Get a Sequel Hosted by Neil deGrasse Tyson" by Email Author August 5th, 2011 Wired More than three decades after it aired, Carl Sagan’s groundbreaking, brilliant...
- "popular Scientists Of The Past" Poll
Who is your choice for "popular" scientist of the past? Albert Einstein...4 Carl Sagan...1 Don Herbert [Mr. Wizard]...1 Philip Morrison...0 Well, I must say, I expected billions and billions of replies. Though I did not vote for him, I figured that Einstein...
- Nasa, Sagan, Extraterrestrial Life
What is the underlying reason for this? "NASA seeks next Carl Sagan - and extraterrestrial life" by Daniel Trotta September 3rd, 2008 Reuters The National Aeronautics and Space Administration, famous for its manned missions to the moon, announced...