Reading Week Binge Watching: Carl Sagan Videos

Having a week off is a blessing to catch up on reading all the course work and *ahem* sleep, but in the hours between I wouldn't miss out on a chance to watch Carl Sagan's videos. For those who don't know about him, he was an astrophysicist and renowned for making science popular through the 3 time Emmy Award winning TV mini series in the year 1980 called Cosmos.He was more than a scientist, he was a philosopher, a social activist, my hero. Humble with his words, Carl Sagan spoke the truth in a subtle yet impactful manner. He was a critical thinker who thought beyond his era and age.

"We are all made of star stuff. We are a way for the cosmos to know itself."- Carl Sagan

This 13 hour series covered a range of topics from talking about the universe, evolution, history and religion, the effects of pollution on our planet Earth, the self-destructive nature of mankind through means of nuclear warfare to possible space exploration in search of extraterrestrial life out there. His son Nick Sagan, now a science-fiction novelist, follows in his father's footsteps to explore the latter, writing articles such as "Are We Alone?"  I would like to believe that Mr Sagan would have been proud seeing the advancements we have made thus far with the landing of Curiosity's Mars Rover. The entire Cosmos series can be found on YouTube Carl Sagan's Cosmos Playlist. 

Wondrous cinematography, graphics and script for new version of the series 

Cosmos: The Spacetime Odyssey

This series was rebooted as Cosmos: The Spacetime Odyssey last year, in March 2014, with a new narrator and another favourite scientist of mine Neil Degrasse Tyson. The entire documentation is available for viewing on Netflix. 

Carl Sagan continues to be an inspiration with an everlasting charisma and thought-provoking questions, making people like me continue to learn about our universe. Thank you for the lessons Mr. Sagan. 

  "Science is more than a body of knowledge.                        It's a way of thinking"