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Carl Sagans COSMOS – 13 – Who Speaks for Earth?

OpenM1nd — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 19:31:10 +0000

The civilization now in jeopardy is all humanity. As the ancient myth makers knew, we are children equally of the earth and sky. In our tenure of this planet, we have accumulated dangerous, evolutionary baggage — propensities for aggression and ritual, submission to leaders, hostility to outsiders, all of which puts our survival in some

Carl Sagans COSMOS – 12 – Encyclopedia Galactica

OpenM1nd — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 11:31:09 +0000

Are there alien intelligences? How could we communicate with them? What about UFOs? The answers to these questions take us to Egypt to decode ancient hieroglyphics, to the largest radio telescope on Earth and to visit other civilizations in space. Dr. Sagan answers questions such as: “What is the life span of a planetary civilization?”

Carl Sagans COSMOS – 11 – The Persistence of Memory

OpenM1nd — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 03:31:08 +0000

The brain is the focus of this fascinating portion of our journey as Dr. Sagan examines another of the intelligent creatures with whom we share the planet Earth — whales. Then we wind through the maze of the human brain to witness the architecture of thought. We see how genes, brains and books store the

Carl Sagans COSMOS – 10 – The Edge of Forever

OpenM1nd — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 19:31:05 +0000

Dr. Sagan leads us on some awesome trips — to a time when galaxies were beginning to form, to India to explore the infinite cycles of Hindu cosmology, and to show how humans of this century discovered the expanding universe and its origin in the big bang. He disappears down a black hole and reappears

Carl Sagans COSMOS – 09 – The Lives of the Stars

OpenM1nd — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 11:31:04 +0000

Using computer animation and amazing astronomical art, Dr. Sagan shows how stars are born, live, die and sometimes collapse to form neutron stars or black holes. We then journey into the future to witness “the last perfect day on Earth,” 5 billion years from now, after which the sun will engulf our planet in the

Carl Sagans COSMOS – 08 – Travels in Space and Time

OpenM1nd — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 03:31:02 +0000

A voyage to see how star patterns change over millions of years is followed by a journey to the planets of other stars, and a look at the possibility of time travel. This takes us to Italy, where a young Albert Einstein first wondered what it would be like to ride on a beam of

Carl Sagans COSMOS – 07 – The Backbone of Night

OpenM1nd — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 19:30:10 +0000

Those worlds in space are as countless as all the grains of sand on all the beaches of the earth. Each of those worlds is as real as ours and every one of them is a succession of incidents, events, occurrences which influence its future. Countless worlds, numberless moments, an immensity of space and time.

Carl Sagans COSMOS – 06 – Travelers Tales

OpenM1nd — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 11:30:09 +0000

Dr. Sagan compares the exhilaration of 17th-century Dutch explorers who ventured in sailing ships halfway around our planet in their quest for wealth and knowledge to an inside view of the excitement around Voyager’s expeditions to Jupiter and Saturn. The newly acquired treasures of our present golden age of exploration are the focus of this

Carl Sagans COSMOS – 05 – Blues for a Red Planet

OpenM1nd — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 03:30:07 +0000

Is there life on Mars? Dr. Sagan takes viewers on a tour of the red planet first through the eyes of science fiction authors, and then through the unblinking eyes of two Viking spacecrafts… that have sent thousands of pictures of the stunning Martian landscape back to Earth since 1976. Though based on older Mars

Carl Sagans COSMOS – 04 – Heaven and Hell

OpenM1nd — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 19:30:05 +0000

A descent through the hellish atmosphere of Venus to explore its broiling surface serves as a warning to our world about the possible consequences of the increasing greenhouse effect. Then Dr. Sagan leads us on a tour of our solar system to see how other heavenly bodies have suffered from various cosmic catastrophes. Source 1

Carl Sagans COSMOS – 03 – The Harmony of the Worlds

OpenM1nd — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 11:29:58 +0000

A tour back in time exploring how pre-scientific mankind viewed the universe and then comparing that with how the first scientists saw it. Carl Sagan explains how Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo and Newton developed their theories. Johannes Kepler, the first modern astronomer (who also wrote the first science fiction novel), is profiled. His influence on today’s

Carl Sagans COSMOS – 02 – One Voice in The Cosmic Fugue

OpenM1nd — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 03:29:48 +0000

How did life begin and evolve? What is DNA and how does it work? Dr. Sagan makes these complex subjects accessible to the average viewer. His cosmic calendar outlines the history of the universe and highlights Earth’s origins and the evolution of life. Dr. Sagan speculates about life on other worlds and what form it

Carl Sagans COSMOS – 01 – The Shores of The Cosmic Ocean

OpenM1nd — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 19:29:46 +0000

This is the first part out of 13. A classic! A must see! At the beginning of this cosmic journey across space and time, Dr. Carl Sagan takes us to the edge of the universe aboard a spaceship of the imagination. Through beautiful special effects, we witness quasars, exploding galaxies, star clusters, supernovas and pulsars.