Happy Birthday, Carl Sagan.

[mesh control]

Today would be Carl Sagan's 78th birthday.

http://youtu.be/dADUBcoEEHw

http://www.planetary.org/get-involved/e ... -2012.html

[KAI]

Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.
Love that phrase.

[antron]

Did he mean that as a counter to atheist that think science is on their side?

[Cagar]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSgiXGELjbc

[GaijinPunch]

That guy was awesome. I've only read three of his books... should read more. Cosmos & Pale Blue Dot made the basics of astronomy and physics so easy to grasp.

[Ed Oscuro]

Happy birthday Carl, and may you have billions! and Billions! more

I need to sit down and watch all of the Cosmos series, as well as read Cosmos and his other books again. One of the finest public academics this nation has ever seen.

[mesh control]

That guy was awesome. I've only read three of his books... should read more. Cosmos & Pale Blue Dot made the basics of astronomy and physics so easy to grasp.

Which was the third?
Through the Valley of Death in Billions and Billions hits hard.


P.S. He never said Billions and Billions until, well, Billions and Billions was written.

[trap15]

Happy birthday Carl, and may you have billions! and Billions! more

Dammit, you beat me to saying that

[Specineff]

I'll watch the "Floaters and Hunters" clip of Cosmos in his honor. (I always felt the Slylandro from Star Control II had been inspired by it somehow)

[trivial]

Did he mean that as a counter to atheist that think science is on their side?

No. I feel sure it may have been in reference to evidence for extraterrestrial civilizations.

[t0yrobo]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZP7K9SycELA

[GaijinPunch]

He hallucinated, too!

Which was the third?

Demon Haunted World, which was obviously different subject matter. Anyone recommend any other ones?