COSMOS: Carl Sagan

Since the first broadcast in 1980, Cosmos has become one of the greatest achievements in TV history. A generation grew up with this show, and every image, every sound, every word have shaped our minds in every scene, and enriched our imagination. All we are thankful to Carl Sagan for this magnificent work.

I strongly believe that every human being should watch Cosmos, and new generations should carry on Sagan's story.

Also watch: God, the Universe, & Everything Else - Stephen Hawking, Carl Sagan, Arthur C. Clarke

Episode Titles:
1 - The Shores Of the Cosmos
2 - One Voice In the Cosmic Fugue
3 - The Harmony Of the Worlds
4 - Heaven and Hell
5 - Blues For A Red Planet
6 - Travellers' Tales
7 - The Backbone of Night
8 - Travels In Space and Time
9 - The Lives Of the Stars
10 - The Edge Of Forever
11 - The Persistence Of Memory
12 - Encyclopedia Galactica
13 - Who Speaks For Earth?


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God, the Universe, & Everything Else - Stephen Hawking, Carl Sagan, Arthur C. Clarke

This unique show brings together three giants of science Stephen Hawking, Carl Sagan and Arthur C. Clarke. Interesting subjects from the Big Bang to black holes, shiny questions and also Arthur C. Clarke's Mandelbrot set demonstration turn the meeting into an orgasmic experience.


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The Borderlands of Science: Where Sense Meets Nonsense (Audiobook)

From Publishers Weekly
Superstring theory is one of the latest inhabitants of what Shermer (Why People Believe Weird Things, etc.), editor of Skeptic magazine, calls the "borderlands" of science: that is, ideas that fall somewhere between established, likely explanations for reality (or some small part thereof) and pseudoscientific claims (e.g., remote viewing or alien abduction). A 10-point "boundary detection kit" helps readers determine the credibility of new scientific claims; for example, "Does this source often make similar claims?" (i.e., is he or she a publicity seeker or a crank) and "Has anyone... gone out of the way to disprove the claim, or has only confirmatory evidence been sought?" His treatment of Carl Sagan, fearless navigator of scientific borderlands, is stellar, as is his chapter on racial differences, where he debunks the prevalent notion that black people are better at sports than at managing. Other chapters are less successful. In attacking Freud's "blustering ego," Shermer disregards how Freud's theories in their heyday helped many people. And throughout, he portrays Darwin as the perfect scientist, succumbing to the heroizing syndrome that he criticizes in others. At times, Shermer seems like a determined gadfly buzzing at the clay feet of figures and ideas he wants to chisel down to size, but his wings end up looking pretty bruised. Still, in spite of occasional ultraviolet prose, the book provides grist for the mill of thought and debate. (July)Forecast: Shermer's Skeptic reputation should help this outsell the similar Quantum Leaps in the Wrong Direction, by Charles M. Wynn and Arthur W. Wiggins (Forecasts, May 21).

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Carl Sagan - The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark

Eminent Cornell astronomer and bestselling author Sagan debunks the paranormal and the unexplained in a study that will reassure hardcore skeptics but may leave others unsatisfied. To him, purported UFO encounters and alien abductions are products of gullibility, hallucination, misidentification, hoax and therapists' pressure; some alleged encounters, he suggests, may screen memories of sexual abuse. He labels as hoaxes the crop circles, complex pictograms that appear in southern England's wheat and barley fields, and he dismisses as a natural formation the Sphinx-like humanoid face incised on a mesa on Mars, first photographed by a Viking orbiter spacecraft in 1976 and considered by some scientists to be the engineered artifact of an alien civilization. In a passionate plea for scientific literacy, Sagan deftly debunks the myth of Atlantis, Filipino psychic surgeons and mediums such as J.Z. Knight, who claims to be in touch with a 35,000-year-old entity called Ramtha. He also brands as superstition ghosts, angels, fairies, demons, astrology, Bigfoot, the Loch Ness monster and religious apparitions. Amazon

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Carl Sagan - Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space (Audio and e-Book)

Pale Blue Dot, the same name that inspired by the famous photograph of the Earth, is a journey of popular science writer and astronomer Carl Sagan (Cosmos, Contact...) through time and deep space. Sagan as an enthusiastic explorer continues describing our future in the universe. He takes you a tour around the solar system also explaining the planets, asteroids, and moons and asks questions about our past, present and future in space. Of course Sagan states that the universe never requires a creator.

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Carl Sagan - Billions & Billions: Thoughts on Life and Death at the Brink of the Millennium

You'll find Carl Sagan's latest articles on this book. The essays are covering different topics such as invention of chess, extraterrestrial life, global warming etc.

Related to: Carl Sagan - Pale Blue Dot


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Carl Sagan - The Dragons of Eden: Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence

Dr. Carl Sagan takes us on a great reading adventure, offering his vivid and startling insight into the brain of man and beast, the origin of human intelligence, the function of our most haunting legends--and their amazing links to recent discoveries. Amazon


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