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- Bill Nye launches crowdfunding campaign to back Carl Sagan’s dream LightSail Sat, 16 May 15, 12:00amYou can become a backer of one of the coolest space programs in this universe. Bill Nye—yep, The Science Guy—has launched a Kickstarter campaign to fuel The Planetary Society, which will help make Carl Sagan’s space...
- Carl Sagan’s solar-powered LightSail spaceship to finally launch test flight Tue, 12 May 15, 1:23amAlmost forty years ago, legendary astronomer Carl Sagan unveiled his plans for a spacecraft with large 'sails' that can harness solar radiation so as to push itself through the universe in much the same way as a sailboat...
- Pale Blue Dot Animated Tue, 11 Dec 12, 1:51amI deeply miss Carl Sagan.
- Putting Piers Corbyn to the test Fri, 6 Jul 12, 1:21amI’ve been given a link in email today to a public forecast page for July by weather prognosticator Piers Corbyn, which you can investigate in full yourself here...
- Kos asks about Michael Mann – hero or zero? Wed, 14 Mar 12, 12:26pmI was surprised to see this essay and poll on the Daily Kos tonight. Don Mikulecky writes: Michael Mann is a Modern Hero and we need to acknowledge that! I have been both a scientist and a political activist for … Continue...
- Relevant quotes on skepticism – and a motto for our times Sat, 25 Feb 12, 7:01pmAbout the same time I had opened my browser window a week ago for this post on Bertrand Russell’s Liberal Decalogue from 1951, I had opened a page at The Inconvenient Truth by Guy McCardle on quotes that represent the...
- Monday Mirthiness – dollars and sense Tue, 24 Jan 12, 3:51amJosh weighs in on this story, writing: What is it with the new measuring climate in terms of money? Just bizarre. As Carl Sagan* might say, “billions and billions”. * Carl Sagan didn’t actually use that...
- Carl Sagan, Sharing Wisdom Tue, 22 Jun 10, 5:13amI really miss Carl some days.
- I Love Carl Sagan Tue, 13 Apr 10, 6:08amWe Are Here: The Pale Blue Dot from dmahr on Vimeo. I miss him all the time. more here
- Carl Sagan Auto-Tuned 2 Tue, 20 Oct 09, 3:15pmAnd in case you missed it part 1
- Carl Sagan AutoTuned Sun, 27 Sep 09, 10:00amI love Carl Sagan, he is one of my personal heroes. I morn that he is no longer with us, to share his quiet wisdom. This is simply amazing!