Hubs gave that series to me for Valentine's Day.
It was pure joy to relive watching him, just like it was watching him the first time when I was a kid.
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I have a foreboding of an America in my children's or grandchildren's time -- when the United States is a service and information economy; when nearly all the manufacturing industries have slipped away to other countries; when awesome technological powers are in the hands of a very few, and no one representing the public interest can even grasp the issues; when the people have lost the ability to set their own agendas or knowledgeably question those in authority; when, clutching our crystals and nervously consulting our horoscopes, our critical faculties in decline, unable to distinguish between what feels good and what's true, we slide, almost without noticing, back into superstition and darkness... The dumbing down of American is most evident in the slow decay of substantive content in the enormously influential media, the 30 second sound bites (now down to 10 seconds or less), lowest common denominator programming, credulous presentations on pseudoscience and superstition, but especially a kind of celebration of ignorance. —Carl Sagan, "Demon Haunted World" 1996
TL;DR We're fucked.
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Playlist of 1-7 (of 9 of the videos by youtuber midhrifs) of FireSide Chats with #CarlSagan.
There are other similar "fireside chat" themed videos people have made. Everyone loves Carl backed by crackling fire and crickets. #HailSagan #Sagan
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Widespread intellectual and moral docility may be convenient for leaders in the short term, but it is suicidal for nations in the long term. One of the criteria for national leadership should therefore be a talent for understanding, encouraging, and making constructive use of vigorous criticism. Carl Sagan, "Billions & Billions: Thoughts on Life and Death at the Brink of the Millennium", p.176
Criticism? In this administration? 😂
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The man who got me into astronomy and science.
I miss you, Carl.
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Re-reading "The Demon Haunted World".
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