Comments on: The Carl Sagan Blog-a-thon

By: etan

etan — Fri, 05 Jan 2007 07:01:29 +0000

A sad loss of a great American. Hopefully the media stoplight will go back to innovators instead of politicians.

By: Midwestern Progressive

Midwestern Progressive — Fri, 22 Dec 2006 03:33:56 +0000

"...his rigorous devotion to truth and his improbable optimism about human nature." What an excellent way to put it. For me, it was Cosmos that made me a fan of Sagan's. It was The Dragons of Eden that made me a devotee.

By: Matthew Kressel

Matthew Kressel — Thu, 21 Dec 2006 18:05:57 +0000

Billions and billions.

By: Lauren

Lauren — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 18:12:48 +0000

I wonder how many interplanetary explorers the Iraq war budget could have gotten us.

By: Evil David

Evil David — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 16:23:30 +0000

I recall seeing Carl Sagan’s many appearances on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson where he spoke so eloquently to the general public about the wonders of the cosmos. Ten years later, and his amazing communication skills, his uncanny ability to inspire, are still sorely missed. When asked how he could justify the incredible expense of sending an interplanetary probe to explore Mars or Saturn, I remember his response: “It’s about the same cost as two or three attack-helicopters. Wouldn’t you rather spend the money exploring our solar system?”