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[VIDEO] Curiosity: Carl Sagan's vision of robotic exploration on Mars [Carl Sagan Tribute Series]

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[VIDEO] The Frailty of Knowledge: Sagan on the Library of Alexandria, Hypatia [Carl Sagan Tribute Series]

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Carl Sagan on Mastering the Vital Balance of Skepticism & Openness

Carl Sagan on Mastering the Vital Balance of Skepticism & Openness | Science News | Scoop.it
Fine-tuning the machinery of distinguishing the valid from the non-valid.
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The Pale Blue Dot - A Tribute to Carl Sagan

Despite the fact that Carl Sagan's voice wasn't used for this particular visual interpretation of his classic poem, his signature remains all over it. Many other versions of "Pale Blue Dot" featured Sagan's voice, and I wanted my own production to retain the spirit of the piece while branching in a unique direction.

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Carl Sagan Smoked Marijuana

he late astronomer and author Carl Sagan was a secret but avid marijuana smoker, crediting it with inspiring essays and scientific insight, according to Sagan's biographer.

Using the pseudonym "Mr. X'', Sagan wrote about his pot smoking in an essay published in the 1971 book "Reconsidering Marijuana.'' The book's editor, Lester Grinspoon, recently disclosed the secret to Sagan's biographer, Keay Davidson.

Davidson, a writer for the San Francisco Examiner, revealed the marijuana use in an article published in the newspaper's magazine Sunday.

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Image of the Day: Carl Sagan's Childhood Drawing of His Vision of Outer Space

Image of the Day: Carl Sagan's Childhood Drawing of His Vision of Outer Space | Science News | Scoop.it

Carl Sagan’s passion for exploring worlds beyond our own began as a child growing up in Brooklyn, when a the age of five he began frequenting the New York Public Library to browse books that could give him a better understanding of the stars. He later reflected on the what he discovered: “There was a magnificence to it, a grandeur, a scale which has never left me. Never ever left me.”

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[YOUTUBE VIDEOS] Carl Sagan Tribute Series

This series of videos is based on Carl Sagan's Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space and Cosmos. Excerpts from the audiobook and documentary are edited together with pictures and videos set to a blend of different music.
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The Pale Blue Dot - A Tribute to Carl Sagan

I'd originally posted this video using a new narrator, but after receiving dozens of requests for Carl Sagan's original voice-over, I revised the edit. To th...
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Carl Sagan - The Gift of Apollo [VIDEO]

Carl Sagan - The Gift of Apollo [VIDEO] | Science News | Scoop.it

In a poetry of language unparalleled by any other, Carl Sagan talks to us about the Gift of Apollo, bringing focus and perspective to the greatest engineering achievement in human history.

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