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A robotic dirt and ice digger blasted off Saturday on a 422 million-mile journey to Mars that NASA hopes will culminate next spring in the first ever landing within the red planet's Arctic Circle.
Carl Sagan on The Burden of SkepticismCarl Sagan, the eminent populariser of science, shares his thoughts on the challenges and importance of skeptical thinking.
Yes, Virginia There is UFO and alien visitation to our world at ChristmasScience is catching up with my views that the universe is filled with life and other civilizations. UFOs continue to be sighted in unusually large numbers indicating the world is under scrutiny by watchers from other realms.
Setting Sail Into Space, Propelled by Sunshine - New Spacecraft to Explore on Waves of LightPeter Pan would be so happy.
Happy Carl Sagan Day!Welcome to the home of Carl Sagan Day. This November 7, 2009, we will celebrate the life and contributions of the great astronomer, author, and philosopher, Carl Sagan, on the 75th anniversary of his birth.
Skeptic Park - "Oh my god, They sued Simon." "You b-st-rds!"Just as I got bored of playing with the Simpsonizer, I noticed the South Parkerizor. So I thought I'd arse about with that for the evening. As blogger is a bit crap you might need to click the image to appreciate the full wisdom of the four Skeptic Park boys.
Massimo Pigliucci on Carl Sagan's 'The Variety of Scientific Experience'I finally got around to reading Carl Sagan's The Variety of Scientific Experience, a volume edited by his wife, Ann Druyan, and based on a series of Gifford Lectures on Natural Theology that Carl delivered in 1985 at the University of Glasgow.
"Sixty Symbols" Makes Physics and Astronomy Accessible, FunSixty Symbols, a series of short video primers on all those symbols that comprise the formulae that even the most seasoned researchers forget. More Articles
Carl Sagan's last interviewCarl Sagan was a master of communicating the ideas of science clearly to a popular audience of varying degrees of familiarity with science and the scientific process. He died at the age of 62 of myelodysplasia (a type of blood stem cell disorder) in December of 1996.
Carl Sagan's last interview, part 1 of 3The Demon-Haunted World, what an aspiration! America and science, the ignorance is shocking by such an inspiring American.
NASA seeks next Carl Sagan - and extraterrestrial lifeThe National Aeronautics and Space Administration, famous for its manned missions to the moon, announced the creation of the Carl Sagan Postdoctoral Fellowships in Exoplanet Exploration on Wednesday.
Carl Sagan and the Defense of KnowledgeCarl Sagan has to be one of the greatest popularisers of science we've ever had. He fascinated an entire generation with his documentaries and perhaps inspired many of the scientists who work throughout the world today.
Today marks eleven years since Carl Sagan died of Myelodysplastic Syndrome, a disease in which abnormal stem cells in bone marrow crowd out the healthy cells which produce blood cells.
As we approach the 11th anniversary of Carl Sagan's death, I think it proper to post some stories related to critical thinking skills and general skepticism.
In his book, The Demon-Haunted World, Carl Sagan offered what he called a "Baloney Detection Kit"-- a method and/or set of tools for differentiating between pseudo-science and science. As we approach the 11th anniversary of Dr.
I Have Faith in SunsetsRather than being created apart and unique from the rest of the living biosphere, accepting the fact that humans are part of and intimately connected to the universe makes me care intensely about every little thing that exists.
The Mix Tape of the GodsContemplation of Voyager's billion-year future among the stars may make us feel small and the span of our history seem insignificant.
Dear Bill Nye, What Is the likelihood of extraterrestrial life?Bill answering a question I've often wondered.
Aliens Cause Global WarmingThis is a lecture given by Michael Crichton in 2003. It's long but definitely worth the read. Sorry if this has been seeded or discussed before.
"Who speaks for Earth?" Carl Sagan, the famous astronomer and science popularizer, said those words in his popular PBS mini-series Cosmos: A Personal Voyage. On this particular episode, he was discussing the possibility of extraterrestrial life and our place in the universe.
A Simpler Origin for LifeThe sudden appearance of a large self-copying molecule such as RNA was exceedingly improbable. Energy-driven networks of small molecules afford better odds as the initiators of life.
Carl Sagan's Voice Brought to Life AgainIt's been a long 10 years since we've heard Carl Sagan beckoning us to consider the possibilities inherent in the "billions" of stars peppering the sky and in the "billions" of neuronal connections spiderwebbing our brains.
Carl Sagan's Familiar and Prescient Voice, Brought to LifeHoly crap a new book by Carl Sagan. This is like those new Tupac albums that keep coming out.
A Familiar and Prescient Voice, Brought to LifeCarl Sagan has rejoined the cosmic debate from the grave, with "new" words on the boundary between science and religion.
Carl Sagan Pavilion Opens in Second LifeHot on the heels of the Carl Sagan Blog-A-Thon comes the Carl Sagan Pavillion in the virtual online world Second Life, built by SL marketing company The Illusion Factory. According the the PR on this, The Pavillion:
A Pale Blue DotCarl Sagan delivers a succinct, intense perspective on what it means to live on a tiny speck of dust.
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