New marriage of science and fiction Nov 15, 2009
The first story I wrote in this collection, Charybdis, got its start when I was taking Carl Sagan s astronomy course at Cornell. He described sending a probe into the Great Red Spot of Jupiter, which is a hurricane about the size of Earth. (Boston Globe)
Good news! NASA says world wont end in 2012 Nov 14, 2009
The fictional fiction, named "Farewell, Atlantis," has a Web site, a Facebook page to follow "author appearances," fans and friends, a faux publisher with a faux Web site, a faux press release and endorsements from the very real son of the late Carl Sagan. There's also a fake institute that presumably dispenses "real" science supporting the movie's claims, as well as a fake news website that distributes fake press releases about a fake aerospace company winning government contracts. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Scientist: CO2 not causing global warming... Nov 13, 2009
Carl Sagan, one of the world's premiere climatologists and a planetologist says: GLOBAL COOLING. Who do you believe. Art 8 on November 13, 2009 at 06:54 AM. (The Drudge Report)
New Solar-Sail Mission Planned After 2005 Failure Nov 11, 2009
The project grew out of an idea imagined by the society's co-founders -- executive director Louis Friedman and late astronomer and author Carl Sagan -- to send a solar sail craft to rendezvous with Halley's Comet in the 1970s. The first attempt to launch such a space vehicle, dubbed Cosmos 1, ended in disaster when a Russian rocket that was supposed to carry it into orbit malfunctioned shortly after liftoff from a submarine in the Barents Sea in June 2005. (Newsmax)
Setting sail into space, propelled by sunshine Nov 11, 2009
The voyages are an outgrowth of a long collaboration between the society and Cosmos Studios of Ithaca, New York, headed by Ann Druyan, a film producer and widow of the late astronomer and author Carl Sagan. Sagan was a founder of the Planetary Society, in 1980, with Friedman and Bruce Murray, then director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. (India Times, India)
Dynamite formula fizzles in ‘Gentlemen Broncos’ Nov 6, 2009
The very best part of the movie would be Jemaine Clement, from HBO s Flight of the Conchords, as Dr. Ronald Chevalier, a mega-selling sci-fi novelist and full-time prat who suggests Saturday Night Live comedian Fred Armisen s impersonation of Carl Sagan in all his turtleneck-wearing Mensa-geek glory. Coming upon Benjy s manuscript at a teen writers conference, Chevalier swipes it, renames the characters, and has another hit. (Boston Globe)
Will E.T. Look Like Us? Nov 6, 2009
The late astronomer Carl Sagan, in a Planetary Society debate with Mayr (Bioastronomy News, Vol. 7, No. 4, 1995), noted that technologically communicating species may live on the land or in the sea or air. They may have unimaginable chemistries, shapes, sizes, colors, appendages and opinions. (Scientific American)
Tips on how to get busted when smoking pot Nov 3, 2009
3:32 pm November 2, 2009, by Steve Rose. On Saturday I came in to read police reports. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Judging a book’s cover Nov 1, 2009
Carl Sagan, the remix The Washington-based composer John Boswell has a project called Symphony of Science, whose goal is to deliver scientific knowledge and philosophy in musical form ... 3 million YouTube views), featuring cosmic imagery, Boswell s ambient music, and the Auto-Tuned voice of Carl Sagan (with a guest appearance by Stephen Hawking) marveling once again over the intricacies of physics and nature. (Boston Globe)
How to track the wolves of the solar system Oct 27, 2009
At a NASA symposium in Washington, astronomer Carl Sagan estimated there was one chance in a thousand that a major comet or asteroid would blast Earth sometime during the 21st century. Sagan emphasized that these were not very good odds. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Australia wants TV ban for toddlers... Oct 14, 2009
" Nikita Khrushchev 'nuff said. gobnait on October 13, 2009 at 10:10 PM Considering you can watch the R Rated Family Guy at 5 p.m. in the afternoon 5 days a week it is no wonder our kids are so confused and aimless. Parents are not home to monitor what their kids watch until 6 and by then it is too late. Where is the responsibility!? Mark Jackson on October 13, 2009 at 10:10 PM What protects adults and the old from television? Life can't be edited like tv and it shows. The net is worse without... (The Drudge Report)
Proud to be Pagans Oct 7, 2009
Books by Carl Sagan and Richard Dawkins fill his shelf, but so do a Bible, a Quran and the Egyptian Book of the Dead. "Pagans are often portrayed as airy, fairy, new-age types," he said. (The Augusta Chronicle)
War and Ecology Sep 30, 2009
Many top international scientists, including late Carl Sagan, warned in 1991 that global temperature changes could be effected by the giant smoke cloud over Kuwait and effect the Monsoon season in India and South East Asia, influencing temperatures as far as the USA.. Despite these warnings and mounting evidence, in 1991, the U.S. Department of Energy (in yet another act of censorship of that time) forbade its scientist to discuss its research with the media. (Suite101.com)
Saving science from "Unscientific America" Sep 14, 2009
In fact, when Carl Sagan, a scientist and celebrity, became a worldwide popularizer of science in the 1970s, the science community failed to embrace his popularity. Envy and ego may have been involved when the National Academy of Sciences denied him its prestigious membership. (Ars Technica)
‘Scooby-Doo’ turns 40 and Cartoon Network celebrates with a telefilm Sep 12, 2009
From the late Carl Sagan, the astronomer, to David Kleeman, the president of the American Center for Children and Media in Chicago, the original show has boasted some fancy-pants admirers. What did they see in the goofy Great Dane. (Boston Globe)
NASA releases new photos of Neptunes moon Sep 9, 2009
The contents, which include greetings in 55 languages, as well as music such as Bach's Brandenburg Concerto, gamelan music from Indonesia, Louis Armstrong's "Melancholy Blues" and many others, were chosen by a NASA committee headed by Carl Sagan. Click for related content. (MSNBC -- Technology)
Costa: My experience with alternative medicine Sep 9, 2009
We are star stuff, I said to myself quoting the famous line from astronomer Carl Sagan. We are magnetic flux lines, too. (Westford Eagle, MA)
Is America scientifically illiterate? Aug 24, 2009
"We're not saying every scientist needs to become another Carl Sagan," Kirshenbaum says. Or Comedy Central regular. (USA Today -- Tech)
40 Years Later, Boomers Still Getting High Aug 20, 2009
Add Carl Sagan to that list. by dragon8me August 19, 2009 11:57 AM EDT. (CBS News -- Health)
A Generation Without a Moon Walk Jul 21, 2009
I recall the late Carl Sagan (Cosmos) being asked to comment on the triumphant conclusion of a Space Shuttle mission. He responded: Ah, yes. (Human Events Online)
The Greatest Hoax Of All Time? Jul 16, 2009
Borrowing from author Carl Sagan, who in his book Contact employed Occam's Razor -- the rule that given competing theories, the simpler one is true -- McCurdy said, "The 'simpler explanation' is that we went to the moon.". Distributed by Internet Broadcasting. (Click2Houston, TX)
Click to read:Inside Holland's "Half Baked" Pot Policy Jul 15, 2009
"- Carl Sagan quote on Marijuana "I used to smoke marijuana ... " - Carl Sagan quote on Marijuana "If the words "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness" don't include the right to experiment with your own consciousness, then the Declaration of Independence isn't worth the hemp it was written on. (CBS News)
* Scientific pursuit is no joke X if you know its purpose Jul 12, 2009
More recent scientific gurus, such as Carl Sagan and Stephen Hawking, have presented a similar image to the public. Science from this perspective is about natural philosophy, an enterprise that seeks to acquire deep understanding of the world regardless of whether that knowledge can be put to use. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
James Howard Kunstler on Michael Jackson as America Jul 2, 2009
The Man in the Mirror - Clusterfuck Nation. Clusterfuck Nation Comment on Current Events by the Author of "The Long Emergency". (Harper's Magazine)
Neil deGrasse Tyson gives viewers their space Jun 30, 2009
That was not a part of his show, even though it was a part of Johnny Carson s. That s where Carl Sagan got most of his public exposure. Q. I guess Colbert knows his audience will have an interest in science. (Boston Globe)
MSNBC Publishes Free Online Abridgment of 'Biocentrism' Jun 17, 2009
June 16 /PRNewswire/ -- MSNBC.com featured today Dr. Robert Lanza's book (co-authored with leading astronomer Bob Berman) Biocentrism: How Life and Consciousness are the Keys to Understanding the True Nature of the Universe on its National Academies award-winning site "Cosmic Log." The article by Science Editor Alan Boyle includes an exclusive online abridgment of the book based on Lanza's essay A New Theory of the Universe which appeared in The American Scholar, a leading intellectual journal... (PR Newswire)
Scientist develop technique to find water outside earth Jun 1, 2009
Seen from a distance of light years through telescope an Earth-like exoplanet looks like a "pale blue dot," the term coined by the late astronomer Carl Sagan. Using instruments aboard the Deep Impact spacecraft, a team of astronomers and astrobiologists has devised a technique to tell whether such a planet has liquid water, a major constituent for supporting life. (India Times, India -- Health/Science)
New technique could find water on Earth-like planets orbiting distant suns May 26, 2009
But seen from dozens of light years away, an Earth-like exoplanet will appear in telescopes as little more than a "pale blue dot," the term coined by the late astronomer Carl Sagan to describe how Earth appeared in a 1990 photograph taken by the Voyager spacecraft from near the edge of the solar system. Using instruments aboard the Deep Impact spacecraft, a team of astronomers and astrobiologists has devised a technique to tell whether such a planet harbors liquid water, which in turn could tell... (EurekAlert!)
Watching for asteroids: Local man keeps eyes on the sky May 18, 2009
The California-based Planetary Society, of which Carl Sagan was one of the founders, recently gave him a big grant to help buy a new, super-sophisticated camera. NASA has also awarded him a grant to further his efforts, which now include building an even bigger telescope, and his observations consistently earn top ratings for the quality of their science. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Marijuana: The deal with dope May 3, 2009
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When John met Linda Apr 29, 2009
Friedman's in good company; past Washburn winners include Carl Sagan, Walter Cronkite, Alan Alda, and Jane Goodall. Among the more than 300 people who attended last night's ceremony for the writer were Bay State first lady Diane Patrick, former Washburn winner and "Nova" producer Paula Apsell, Meditech founder Neil Pappalardo, Brandeis president Jehuda Reinharz, and big Museum of Science donors Bernie and Sophia Gordon. (Boston Globe)
400 years of the telescope Apr 8, 2009
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, arguably the best ambassador to the stars since the late Carl Sagan, serves as the documentary's narrator. He deftly guides viewers through time and space, to hallowed astronomical ground, such as the summit of Mauna Kea in Hawaii where there are 13 working telescopes. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Gracious good goat cheese Mar 13, 2009
Fans post love notes on the Bonnie Blue Web site I ve never had such a sublime goat cheese nor could you experience such a culturally delicious trip as a ramble over to Bonnie Blue Farm because as Carl Sagan once said, Something incredible is awaiting to be known. ROSEMARY MUFFINS. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Movie: Jodie Foster in Contact (199... Mar 5, 2009
Jodie Foster, Matthew McConaughey, James Woods, Tom Skerritt star in the movie based on Carl Sagan's novel ... Carl Sagan's Contact Novel ... Contact is based on the 1985 novel of the same name by noted astronomer Carl Sagan (1934-1996). (Suite101.com)
Pluto’s descent from list of planets into controversy - Scientist retraces tiny celestial body’s history Feb 17, 2009
He s stepped into the role as America s most visible astronomer and spokesman for the cosmos since the death of Carl Sagan. Tyson is an astrophysicist at the American Museum of Natural History in New York and is the director of its Hayden Planetarium. (Missoulian, MT)
Letters to the editor (Feb. 2) Feb 8, 2009
"Myself, I do see science as the best way to understand the natural world. In that vein, I reject all claims that the universe was 'created' by some being because I don't see ANY evidence for it. (NO I am not going to engage in Storm's desire to have a long list of what would constitute good evidence, as I have given at least one example of such evidence and others have done so ad nauseum...google it.) And I don't know how any scientist could 'do away with...philosophy', when science itself has... (Corvallis Gazette Times, OR)
UK in trouble? Measles, antivax garbage on the rise Feb 8, 2009
Measles cases rose 36% in 2008 over the previous year, from 990 to 1348. Health Protection Agency experts said most of the cases had been in children not fully vaccinated with combined MMR and so could have been prevented. (Discover Magazine)
