Carl Sagan died in 1996, but his ideas and passion for science and exploration live on. Friends and colleagues have created the first celebration of his life, hoping it will become an annual event. Speakers include Phil Plait of Bad Astronomy and James Randi, viewings of Cosmos and sky watching. Live USTREAM coverage all day. tags Carl Sagan Cosmos Carl Sagan Day"Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known" picked by equinox 2 weeks ago |
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Carl says it all. Much, much better than I could. picked by pocksucket 2 years ago 4 comments edit related share plime.com |
The late great Carl Sagan was a very wise man. He also had some brilliant things to say about religious beliefs picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago 5 comments edit related share science |
Or Agent Smith has Morpheus round for tea and explains the structure of The Universe to him. 1 comments edit related share entertainmentDifficult to tell, really. picked by pocksucket 1 year ago |
On this date, in 1996, Carl Sagan passed away. He made science seem cool and inspired countless people. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago 5 comments edit related share science |
Lots of people are tired of autotune, but this time someone has put it to good use and made something incredibly beautiful. 7 comments edit related share plime.comThe subject? Carl Sagan's Cosmos picked by Hypersapien 2 months ago |
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Carl Sagan brings us the Cosmos, everything that ever was and ever will be, in an approach that is easily accessible even for those of us that are not science wizards. This series covers everything from the history of astronomy, the challenges it faced at its creation, how the universe was created and how it all might end, to the evolution of life on Earth, and the nature of the human brain. picked by yoornotme 2 years ago 1 comments edit related share science |
In response to imnotyoo's post of Carl Sagan describing the history of life on Earth, here is Carl describing the history of the universe. picked by hypersapien 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share science |
In 1969, Sagan contributed a piece about his marijuana use for the book "Marihuana Reconsidered." Sagan wrote under the pseudonym of Mr. X, but he was later confirmed as the author. 1 comments edit related share science*props to boingboing* picked by Bornbad 2 months ago |
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn reportedly is snapping up Yahoo stock in preparation for a possible attempt to replace the Internet company's board after the directors turned down Microsoft's $47.5 billion takeover offer. picked by vyoma999 2 years ago 0 comments edit related share plime.com |
Quagmire looses his job. picked by Bornbad 3 years ago 1 comments edit related share plime.com |
In an update to this story, the court heard that Ava, malnourished and in obvious distress, "died a needless death" because her parents, Raylene and Carl Brent Worthington, failed to provide adequate medical care, said Greg Horner, chief deputy district attorney picked by Doggylives 5 months ago 5 comments edit related share plime.com |
Carl Warner created a photo series called “Foodscapes” where foods such as rice, broccoli, mushrooms, etc were used to create landscapes 1 comments edit related share artsartist's website picked by wildminou 2 years ago |
The story of Dr. Carl Von Cosel's Obsession 2 comments edit related share plime.com*Contains some potentially disturbing photo's and graphic language and content* You've been warned picked by Doggylives 8 months ago |