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Sep 29, 2024 | 
freshedpodcast.com | Will Brehm |Carl Sagan
Today Ijaaz Jackaria joins me to talk about his FreshEd Flux episode entitled “In the realm of the in between: An ode to ethnography in Mauritius.” I recommend you listen to his Flux episode before you continue with this one. You’ll find it here. In today’s interview we discuss the combination of science, philosophy, and theology as well as Ijaaz’s process of putting together his Flux episode. Ijaaz Jackaria is a recent graduate of the University of Edinburgh and a Season 3 FreshEd Flux Fellow.
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May 2, 2024 | 
koop.org | Carl Sagan
On Thursday, May 2nd, KOOP Radio will observe The National Day of Reason as one of our special recognition celebration events. The National Day of Reason is a secular celebration for humanists, atheists, freethinkers, and the non-religious. The day is celebrated annually on the first Thursday in May, in response to the statutory observance of a National Day of Prayer in the United States, which many atheist and secular groups deem unconstitutional.
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May 1, 2024 | 
revistadelauniversidad.mx | Carl Sagan
Hemos preparado una civilización global en la cual la mayoría de los elementos cruciales dependen profundamente de la ciencia y la tecnología. También hemos dispuesto las cosas de tal forma que casi nadie comprende la ciencia y la tecnología.
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Apr 8, 2024 | 
psychologytoday.com | Carl Sagan |Shane Parrish |Adam Grant |David Pakman
Conspiracy theories. Inability to distinguish facts from falsehoods. Widespread confusion about who and what to believe. These are some of the hallmarks of the current crisis in critical thinking—which just might be the issue of our times. Because if people aren’t willing or able to think critically as they choose potential leaders, they’re apt to choose bad ones.
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Sep 28, 2023 | 
audiofilemagazine.com | Carl Sagan
Carl Sagan's classic (1980) examination of the cosmos, released for the first time as an audiobook, combines accessible writing, poetic imagery, and awe-inspiring imaginings grounded in science. Narrator LeVar Burton's intuitive pacing and tone guide listeners through discussions of landmark scientific discoveries, human culture and history, life on Earth, and our connections with the universe.
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Sep 23, 2023 | 
blogarama.com | Eric Matthes |Carl Sagan |Friedrich Nietzsche |Christie Aschwanden
Introduction“Python Crash Course” by Eric Matthes is one of the most popular resources for learning Python, especially for beginners. Now in its third edition, this book aims… Read MoreIntroductionWelcome to our review of Carl Sagan’s masterpiece, Cosmos: The Story of Cosmic Evolution, Science and Civilisation.
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Sep 17, 2023 | 
news.italy24.press | Carl Sagan
They are among the furthest artificial objects from Earth and have recently crossed the boundaries of the Solar System. NASA’s goal was to inform any intelligent civilizations of our presence. Few would have expected, in 1977, that after more than forty years the two probes of the Voyager space program would still be functioning, beyond the confines of the Solar System. They were launched about two weeks apart (August 20 and September 5) with the aim of exploring the outer Solar System.
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Jul 17, 2023 | 
quicktelecast.com | Carl Sagan
It doesn't look like much: a fuzzy gray scene, a fuzzy white blob in the center, a smaller, fainter fuzzy blob moving from left to right across the scene. What you're looking at, though, is a marvel of science and engineering. It's the view from the camera of a robotic orbiter named Mars Express, peering back towards its homeworld across a vast gulf of 300 million kilometers (186.4 million miles). That white blob is the Sun. And the fainter, smaller blob is Earth and the Moon, moving across the sky.
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Mar 12, 2023 | 
historyhit.com | Carl Sagan |James Carson
The newest film version of All Quiet on the Western Front was released in October 2022 with a rapturous reception for its gritty realism and cinematography. It went on to win 8 BAFTAs, including best film and best director, while also receiving 9 Oscar nominations – and all for a budget of $20 million. Erich Maria Remarque’s anti-war novel was published in 1928, and sold 2.5 million copies in its first 18 months, along with being made into another Oscar winning film version in a 1930 release.
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Mar 8, 2023 | 
historyhit.com | Carl Sagan |Amy Irvine
Jazz music emerged in the early 20th century in New Orleans, Louisiana, where it was played in the city’s bars, brothels, and dance halls. The genre quickly spread throughout the United States, and by the 1920s, jazz was a popular form of music in cities across the country. During this period, jazz musicians like Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington helped popularise the genre and develop new styles like swing and bebop.
