Wisdom in SpaceWhere we have strong emotions, we're liable to fool ourselves.
-- Carl Sagan
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Jake in the desertFound the Cosmos book from 1980 (made about the show) at thrift for a couple bucks, this thing is incredible.
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Ewen Bell πΈCarl Sagan explaining how the Greenhouse Effect works back in 1985, back when politicians in the USA still listened to scientists instead of silencing them.
Carl Sagan testifying before Congress in 1985 on climate change
Original source: https://www.c-span.org/video/?125856-1/greenhouse-effectDECEMBER 10, 1985βWitnesses testified on how the greenhouse effect will change the g...
Gentleman & GangsterCarl Sagan and the Rosetta stone.
https://youtube.com/shorts/87_T2rap66o
#carlsagan #rosettastone
RoundSparrow#BamboozleOpera #FWakeBamboozle
#CarlSagan #Bamboozle
Published in year 1995 predicting #MAGA cult behavior 30 years ago.
βOne of the saddest lessons of history is this: If weβve been bamboozled long enough, we tend to reject any evidence of the bamboozle. Weβre no longer interested in finding out the truth. The bamboozle has captured us. Itβs simply too painful to acknowledge, even to ourselves, that weβve been taken. Once you give a charlatan power over you, you almost never get it back.β β Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark, 1995
DoomsdaysCW@wesdym "Billions and billions and billions..." Yes! Love #CarlSagan and #JamesBurke!
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Mazzothe pale blue dot π
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzZfvRvDMvA
Carl Sagan - Pale Blue Dot
SkandinavianOur intelligence and our technology have given us the power to affect the climate. How will we use that power? Are we willing to tolerate ignorance and complacency in matters that affect the entire human family? Do we value short-term advantages above the welfare of the earth? Or will we think on longer time scales, with concern for our children and grandchildren, to understand the complex life-support systems of our planet?
Carl Sagan