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The illions Of Carl Sagan
In 1980 Carl Sagan took humanity to the Cosmos. In honour of Sagan’s dedication to bring wonder and thought provoking insight to the masses – a clip for those who share my regard for one of the greatest minds in history. Ponder Millions, Billions and Trillions, all the illions of Cosmos taken in order.
Still beaming from Cosmos illions, I can’t resist offering – We Humans Are Capable of Greatness…
Timelapse, Sagan and Canned Heat
Gorgeous timelapse, dash of Carl Sagan and musical musings of Canned Heat to cheer you up –
Sunday Morning Sagan
Pondering Carl Sagan – a Sunday morning post dedicated to the greatest visionary of our time.
Five Sunday minutes with Carl Sagan puts Monday morning in perspective. A dose of Sunday morning Sagan could be the tonic our world is searching for.
What’s So Great About Carl Sagan?
The other day I was asked “what’s so great about Carl Sagan?” Caught off guard, indecipherable splutters formed the sentence “how much time do you have?”, followed immediately by “I’m sorry, that was rude. What do you know about Sagan?” The response, “he had a TV show about space, Cosmic or something like that”, landed with a thud. Answering “yes he narrated a show called Cosmos”, gave me time to think.
Throughout the brief exchange continuous loops of “what’s so great” played in my head. Feeling disinclined to spew snippets of Sagan’s accomplishments forced me to admit I was annoyed. I heard myself say “Google Carl Sagan’s biography if you want to know the magnitude of his influence, listen to him if you need to know why I consider him a great man”
Man In His Arrogance
Not ready to let ponders of Carl Sagan go, I offer “Man In His Arrogance”.
Carl Sagan Explains The 4th Dimension
A few minutes ago YouTube displayed video of Carl Sagan explaining the 4th dimension on my Home page – well played YouTube! Smitten of late by Neil deGrasse Tyson, pondering the enormity of Sagan’s influence, accomplishments and reason seemed long overdue.
Time magazine called Sagan “America’s most effective salesman of science”. Faint irritation nibbled at the realization I didn’t know how to proceed. Biographical bullet points wouldn’t do, I wanted to impart subtleties of wonder sparked by his influence. Thoughts meandered to his corduroy jacket, an unfortunate fixation that wasn’t making things easier. Then it came to me – Carl Sagan’s reach can be introduced, acknowledged or discovered dependent on individual experience. Rather than fret over conveying my appreciation to a generation untouched by his perceptible impact, it was enough to appreciate contributions by posting his explanation of the 4th dimension.
