Tag: cosmos
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Has Physics Made Philosophy and Religion Obsolete?
from theatlantic.com: It is hard to know how our future descendants will regard the little sliver of history that we live in. It is hard to know what events will seem important to them, what the narrative of now will look like to the twenty-fifth century mind. We tend to think of our time as…
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The Canon – Exploring the mystery of humanity’s place in the cosmos
from realitysandwich.com: A footnote from the first chapter of William Stirling’s classic 19th century work, The Canon, provides a centering thought for the themes which will be the focus of the upcoming Evolver Learning Lab that Scott Olsen and I have organized to present the concepts of sacred geometry and alchemical transformation. To avoid misunderstanding,…
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Cosmos Launched New Crusade for Science?
from wired.com: On Sunday night, viewers saw the first episode of a followup series, Cosmos: A Space-Time Odyssey, hosted by astrophysicist and science educator Neil deGrasse Tyson. It had been nearly 35 years since Carl Sagan inspired a generation of scientists with 1980′s 13-part series Cosmos: A Personal Voyage. Immediately, one thing became clear: This…
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weekend retrovision: cosmos with carl sagan
“Cosmos: A Personal Voyage” on Netflix* Dr. Carl Sagan, astrophysicist and author of bestselling book Cosmos, starred in 1980 award-winning television series Cosmos: A Personal Voyage. Sagan did much to make astronomy relevant to the public. Sagan delivered message with an “…ability to capture the imagination of millions and to explain difficult concepts in understandable…