My favorite Sagan quote is this: "One of the saddest lessons of history is this: If we've been bamboozled long enough we tend to reject any evidence of the bamboozle. We're no longer interested in finding out the truth. The bamboozle has captured us. It is simply to painful to acknowledge, even to ourselves, that we've been taken. Once you give a charlatan power over you, you almost never get it back." Carl Sagan
@DownhillAllTheWay6 жыл бұрын
There are so many great Sagan quotations. One of my favorites : “If we offer too much silent assent about mysticism and superstition - even when it seems to be doing a little good - we abet a general climate in which scepticism is considered impolite, science tiresome, and rigorous thinking somehow stuffy and inappropriate.”
@richgowell71666 жыл бұрын
The aptness of this quote for today's politics is breathtaking.
@stevejaubert28925 жыл бұрын
Consider that you are not falling for it. You are part of a growing awareness made possible by the internet. Critical thinking however is needed. Having access to a way to open the eyes is better than closing them. Be careful for the charlatans in science who also may promote certainty of the spiritual realm.
@motorcyclelad5 жыл бұрын
Thank critical thinking and science, I was able to break free from a religious cult after 36 years in it. Science is my new religion, and people like Sagan are my new “god’s”.
@OtherworldSentinel5 жыл бұрын
@@richgowell7166 You just couldn't resist going there.
@carlossegatti95512 жыл бұрын
Every time I watch a Sagan video, it breaks my heart. 27 years later it's almost as if we haven't learned anything and He would be so disappointed and the same time we really need someone like him being a candle in today's darkness
@leelaural2 жыл бұрын
no one would listen....people are entranced with pop culture and deep thinking and reflection is relegated to the introverts, geeks, nerds, hermits.....its not cool to understand what is happening to us....
@zombiestompdevine4312 жыл бұрын
It's sad he was spot on. We didn't listen. All I can do for my kids is to add this: Time for a 3rd party in congress (SCIENCE). They need to have a voice not just a resource of information .
@gregnezz2 жыл бұрын
We have Neil DeGrass Tyson
@AlabasterJar7 Жыл бұрын
1 Corinthians 1:22 For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom: 23 but we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness; 24 but unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God. 25 Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men. 26 For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called: 27 but God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty; 28 and base things of the world, and things which are despised, hath God chosen, yea, and things which are not, to bring to nought things that are: 29 that no flesh should glory in his presence.
@LetsConquerTheUniverseTogether Жыл бұрын
I don't think he'd be disappointed at all and would likely recognize that the world simply isn't as dark as it may initially appear.
@SP-ny1fk Жыл бұрын
“The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom.” ~Isaac Asimov
@LouiseKernow2024 Жыл бұрын
Now there was another interesting man. I wrote to him years ago regarding the ending of Robots & Empire and asked him if he had envisaged this ending and he said, no - it was how it came out. So humbled he took the time to write back.
@anydaynow01 Жыл бұрын
@@LouiseKernow2024 So amazing, another one of my childhood heroes. Reading I, Robot changed my outlook on all things scientific and pushed me to be an engineer.
@thomaschang48475 ай бұрын
Yes
@FER-dt2qp3 ай бұрын
Hmm...
@peterhanson339124 күн бұрын
Anyone who read Asimov sci-fi stories knows once you picked the book up you couldn't put it down. And his interviews you can't turn away from. He was extremely interesting to listen to.
@cygnusactual1618 Жыл бұрын
This man was a lone lighthouse in the darkness. We need him more now than ever. Truly an inspirational way to think and act.
@crespoopserc Жыл бұрын
Well said
@erikbuchanan4648 Жыл бұрын
We need a couple hundred of him!
@dustman96 Жыл бұрын
He shed light on the world for me in a way no one else could. I owe him a great debt.
@johnbash-on-ger Жыл бұрын
I really like how you said it.
@sandal_thong863111 ай бұрын
I've been listening to some of Isaac Asimov's interviews this week. He too was a science popularizer and a skeptic of religious and pseudo-science claims. He passed in 1992.
@catkeys69112 жыл бұрын
"Better by far, to embrace a hard truth than a reassuring fable." -Carl Sagan
@garywait32312 жыл бұрын
YES !!!!!
@edmund184 Жыл бұрын
what truth, which truth are you referring too?
@tuelo6108 Жыл бұрын
Muitas fábulas, ele abraçou
@VintageExplorer666 Жыл бұрын
Better to die standing than to live on your knees.
@gregbors8364 Жыл бұрын
@@edmund184These days, if you don’t like real facts, there are always “alternative facts” that you can turn to
@squamish42444 жыл бұрын
He'd be 85 today. It'd be nice to have had him around for the last 25 years.
@ka-boom20833 жыл бұрын
Yeah, my grandma is still around today and she’s born two years earlier than Carl Sagan.
@petemarx11293 жыл бұрын
He rests in peace, this world developed exactly as he foreseed.
@robertadamson17053 жыл бұрын
We needed him
@Koexistence133 жыл бұрын
My dad's 85. We watched cosmos religiously despite me not knowing much of what I was watching as a kid it was interesting
@conniealldis3 жыл бұрын
@@Koexistence13 All CGI pycho babble. The earth is a closed system, you can't leave.
@charlesfkonkle61792 жыл бұрын
At 80 years old i still can't read "the pale blue dot" without a tear for the wisdom beyond the scientific knowledge that mankind has lost. His influence has emotionally influenced me for life in the best way
@anydaynow01 Жыл бұрын
I have his photo and that picture of Terra, from all that distance away in my cube at work. It still blows my mind everyday when I look at it how we are just a little blue pixel in a moat of dust a part of an inconsequential part of an arm in an average galaxy among an incalculable number of other galaxies, and possibly universes!
@arachnidkalven Жыл бұрын
@@anydaynow01true
@dabneyoffermein59511 ай бұрын
he wasn't 80 here
@sandal_thong863111 ай бұрын
The point of _Pale Blue Dot_ is that some of us need to leave Earth and the solar system because of dangers known and unknown that might threaten our long-term survival. Even if we can move asteroids to avoid another extinction-causing impact, there might be comets or interstellar asteroids that we can't intercept in time. One problem though is that space is incredibly dangerous. So in the short term if we have dozens, hundreds or 1000 people in near-Earth orbit, on our moon, Mars and the near-Earth asteroids, they will be at extreme risk of death or medical problem that could be more-easily treated on Earth.
@michaeljackman17468 ай бұрын
Exquisite way to explain your love and admiration for whom to my mind is possibly one of the most amazing intellects of modern times .. And not many know that Carl was a life long user of cannabis … And attributed many of his ideas to the assistance of this medicine ! I now wonder what he would make of all these UAPs being seen all over the Earth.
@terryhammond12533 жыл бұрын
20 years ago Sagan was predicting the nightmare of ignorance we are living through today.
@tomowenpianochannel Жыл бұрын
Then we are up for grabs... for the next charlatan, political or religious, who comes ambling along. (Trump. Putin. Johnson. Etc)
@perrisdelugo2118 Жыл бұрын
Absolutely
@perrisdelugo2118 Жыл бұрын
PATIENT 3036
@SergyMilitaryRankings Жыл бұрын
He'd be horrified at what the liberals and conservatives have done
@LeoMessiEnjoyer Жыл бұрын
Absolutely, men and women can now magically switch genders or say they're neither, it's sad.
@markagold3 жыл бұрын
He died in 1996, yet his words have never been more insightful and valid as they are today. Amazing interview.
@nefelipapadi96082 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately nobody listened to him and now we are doomed! Sitting most incompetent people in high ranks and destroying our world and us!
@mrkitty7772 жыл бұрын
How did Carl Sagan die?
@HerrEllsworth2 жыл бұрын
@@mrkitty777 Bone cancer, I believe.
@Catmandude2 жыл бұрын
His observations are timeless for anyone unafraid to listen. Much love Carl.
@kevinmadden1645 Жыл бұрын
His net worth is "billions and billions" .Charlie Rose works hard to make himself sound like an intellectual. He is as phony as Dick Cavetto.
@stevebmx465 жыл бұрын
We lost something when we lost Carl Sagan. I believe there are people who come and go in the world and each of their minds are as valuable as the Library of Alexandria. When we lost them, it’s as tragic as the burning of that same library.
@mariavm9178 Жыл бұрын
A most beautiful human being...thank you for having inhabited this planet, Carl. You surely were one of the best of us.
@sherrymiller2302 Жыл бұрын
You are familiar with the "public" Carl Sagan. In his reactions to friends and family, it is said, by THEM, that he was quite arrogant and demanding. But they had their reasons to love him, anyway......
@anydaynow01 Жыл бұрын
@@sherrymiller2302 Yes, so say we all that are above the average intelligence. I have learned in my years to just nod and smile as family and friends say obviously inaccurate or simply wrong things. The familial connection is greater than the truth, because of their egos. As a nuclear engineer I can somewhat understand what an intelligence like Sagan must have gone through when interacting with "the others".
@markr.s.86913 жыл бұрын
It was more than a decade after he died that I ran into the famous clip from Cosmos where he explains higher dimensions. That clip lead me to watch the entire series and that, quite literally, changed my life. I do believe I am a better person because of the legacy of this man.
@jeffreygifford1015 Жыл бұрын
the domesticating dogs and how that 1 act of wisdom from humans to say maybe some of these animals could help us survive and possibly even protect us and possibilities could be amazing. A single act of thought that literally propelled us up the food chain and even today a protector in your home of an intelligent animal...some trial and error im sure but an example of what knowledge has done for us and the need for science and free thought is incredibly beneficial to our species. No im not doing whole religion vs science or politics...never ending fights cant win and a waste of time and energy to try to change deep seeded bias and belief.
@kendo5128 жыл бұрын
This man was 100% the reason I turned toward science as a career. The Cosmos series and his book The Demon Haunted World literally changed my life. He died 20 years ago. RIP.
@galactic45898 жыл бұрын
Kiki VI
@JONGGG7 жыл бұрын
what're you studying now?
@kendo5127 жыл бұрын
Microbiology with a focus on immunology and virology!
@homestar97 жыл бұрын
kendo512 Do you smoke weed?
@kendo5127 жыл бұрын
Used to, a lot. What gave it away?
@AceJams8 жыл бұрын
I love the way he spoke, his voice was so calming
@klavsejsing96233 жыл бұрын
Its a voice of great love and compassion...
@andyroobrick-a-brack93552 жыл бұрын
There's no greater inspiration to me than a scientist who can exlain cold, hard truths in such a comforting, spiritual way.
@MR-uk7iy3 жыл бұрын
My eyes teared up seeing how fragile he looks, I want to hug him, and say thank you. The man was a poet and an inspiration to life.
@patkennedy26202 жыл бұрын
He looked weak & fragile, but strong in himself & no self pity. I miss him
@tnwnl Жыл бұрын
@@patkennedy2620 I got to know Sagan long after he died and I miss him too 😢
@samuelgarrod8327 Жыл бұрын
It's a pity that America doesn't care.
@crespoopserc Жыл бұрын
He is the GOAT
@anydaynow01 Жыл бұрын
@@crespoopserc Indeed. I have a picture of him in my work cubicle, and only a few folks know who he is and how he helped us progress, so sad!
@cyrilculton11812 жыл бұрын
Carl Sagan was such a brilliant man. He could understand complexities & then explain them to the average person in understandable terms. That is such a gift. I miss him tremendously.
@billiebickers.... Жыл бұрын
To understand them is wonderful....the greatest is the ability to explain them, so the "LAY-PERSON " can enjoy that knowledge with you.
@ashairani8 жыл бұрын
20 years and he still generates immense feelings in people who never met him, and live thousands of miles from where he roamed. Beautiful!
@marciapalomar66244 жыл бұрын
@@2fast2block you respond in an angry, hateful manner which presents itself to be your ignorance and untelligence,,,sighh!
@charles-y2z6c4 жыл бұрын
Marcia Palomar I didn’t see any hate. Saw a little anger. I disagree with Sagans humanism. Sagan says religion gets in way of science, but his science also disagrees with God.
@charles-y2z6c4 жыл бұрын
2fast2block you are a puncher, so am I.
@2fast2block4 жыл бұрын
@@charles-y2z6c, you likely are a better puncher. My shoulders, wrists, and elbows can't do the hard hitting anymore. Guess the many years of doing it has taken its toll on this old man. That being said, I still box the robot but hit it softer. Sure is a lot of fun and nice workout.
@charles-y2z6c4 жыл бұрын
@@2fast2block I know where you are coming from. As I get older my body heals much slower. I need more time between punching workouts. I make sure the speed bag isn't as hard too. I do enjoy it still and you are right, its a great workout, builds confidence in your soul too. I am going to favorite your stuff on my channel.
@sanjayraj77043 жыл бұрын
Some people should be immortal.. Carl Sagan is one of them.. world misses him terribly..
@cgustaff4807 Жыл бұрын
He is immortal because we're still talking about him.
@LakeEllenRegatta Жыл бұрын
Truly a great man. He inspired many and his message lives on in people like Neil deGrasse Tyson.
@shahzadaayub3 жыл бұрын
"We are like butterflies who flutter for a day and think it's forever."
@beachgirl19472 жыл бұрын
More & more, in my senior years, I read, listen & watch Carl Sagan. In this terrifying world we are living in, I feel I can find some peace & sense through his philosophy. We desperately need another Carl Sagan…
@bathie26362 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately with how things are going actually!… What we have is Trump, not an other Carl Sagan…. *Please God help us. Help the world!…*
@boog567 Жыл бұрын
@@bathie2636 And now it actually is worse with Biden. Satan has taken over the USA.
@GrapeFlavoredAntifreeze Жыл бұрын
@@bathie2636 You seem like a real smart person to still be hung up on trump over words and not policy, while the actual standing president threatens the very nature of intellectualism in this country. The man cannot form a coherent sentence, let alone tell you which planet Jupiter is from the sun, or explain in general terms M-theory. Neither can trump I’m not defending either, but you’re just incredibly narrow minded for not acknowledging what’s happening in front of your face.
@kaizen_monk Жыл бұрын
@@bathie2636 trump is also necessary to deal with peacefuls (muslims)
@LordVader1094 Жыл бұрын
@@kaizen_monkwhat
@Martine1love7 жыл бұрын
I will always miss this wonderful intelligent inspiring man. One of the best!
@ceciliateixeira51955 жыл бұрын
best of the best
@bobns5095 жыл бұрын
OYu can still find his pupil, Niel deGrasse Tyson and new series Cosmos: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmos:_A_Spacetime_Odyssey
@ManuelBasiri5 жыл бұрын
One of the most enlightened human beings ever born. RIP great sir. I'm buying his books for my sons to read
@Mikesorrento33443 жыл бұрын
Sagan could never answer this question... If the universe is only 14 billion years old, how can it be 92 billion light years wide?
@Martine1love3 жыл бұрын
@@ManuelBasiri Well said Manuel. His books are wonderful and I have all of them in my library. Your children are lucky to have a dad like you.
@avigindratt760810 жыл бұрын
"The sheer joy of being alive." Beautiful words from an amazing man. RIP Carl Sagan.
@poweraccountabilityleague68773 жыл бұрын
The NY Times article was ironic. It's the left which has destroyed the public education system and the reverence for science and logic.
@avigindratt76083 жыл бұрын
@@poweraccountabilityleague6877 No, it's the right - always has been, always will be. Conservatives go out of their way to destroy public education in favor of private/charter schools.
@tomt437 жыл бұрын
The world is a poorer place without Carl.
@abdou55545 жыл бұрын
I think so., but we will regret it .. i'm sure!
@savedbygrace88675 жыл бұрын
Stephan Cumberland but hell is a richer place.
@pereraddison9324 жыл бұрын
... how's abouts, a richer world, because of him?...
@pereraddison9324 жыл бұрын
@@savedbygrace8867 ... if you truly believe that, you are lost, for sure...
@hello-sz3ug4 жыл бұрын
No there is always be some other pepole inspiring like him
@DaKloneLiving Жыл бұрын
4:08 - "If we are not able to ask skeptical questions, to interrogate those who tells us something is true, to be skeptical of those in authority; then we're up for grabs for the next charlatan, political or religious, that comes ambling along." -Carl Sagan
@thekidfromiowaАй бұрын
The political charlatan came 20 years later.
@ktdcpin8 жыл бұрын
It's good to know that he was hopeful about his disease. Very upsetting to hear it today though. I'm so glad that his efforts live on and that I can read his work or see him speak on here any time. A very special person indeed
@primus77762 жыл бұрын
Magnificent. A true Visionary of our times. More relevant than ever before. RIP Carl.
@drarnab19819 жыл бұрын
This has 234,060 views while Miley Cyrus has 234,000,000 - and THAT is why only 23.4% of US adults pass a course of basic science.
@OtherworldSentinel5 жыл бұрын
I agree with the sentiment of this comment, but it should be noted that the view counts here are not just Americans.
@HelloHello-rw6cx5 жыл бұрын
@@OtherworldSentinel You are right , I am an Indian I like Carl Sagan and his knowledge.
@marvininthemiddle45865 жыл бұрын
No truer words were ever spoken.
@georgek9726 Жыл бұрын
It's the natural order of things
@samuelgarrod8327 Жыл бұрын
That's not a reason. Sheer ignorance and apathy are. Don't know, don't care. 😢
@Gemparkzz10 жыл бұрын
RIP Carl Sagan
@bailesie9 жыл бұрын
I wish people didn't report some posts as spam, it's always a good thing to show how ignorant some people are in their comments. Offer a good rebuttal instead of resorting to censoring these fools.
@heebiejeepie9 жыл бұрын
It isn't spam, it's troll talk. Who knows what they believe ? They sense deep truth and then parasitically attach to it and try to get attention. To anyone who reads forums and KZbin comments, they're pretty obvious. Rebuttals just feed the drama llama. The WORST thing you can do to those people, is just ignore them.
@heebiejeepie9 жыл бұрын
***** Not at all ! Sometimes decent people can use a little guidance out there in the troll-infested Web. Just like you, I am most definitely the judge of spam and trollhood in my life. The proliferation of parasites that came with the miraculous Interwebs must make us all better censors of things for ourselves. They die when we do not allow them to attach : through censorship in the form of ignoring them. They're one type of that variety of parasite that survives by wasting your time, and liking it.
@mikeb65729 жыл бұрын
heebiejeepie I agree. Don't feed the trolls.
@heebiejeepie9 жыл бұрын
***** And we also have one Captain Capslock. We should swap avatars.
@heebiejeepie9 жыл бұрын
***** Hey, I'm trying to not feed the trolls, here.
@frankhuitzi5123 Жыл бұрын
Sagan “this combustible mixture of ignorance and power will blow us in our face”. Yes, that happened in 2016.
@titanspirit72388 жыл бұрын
If I could go back and do it all again I'd be a scientist. Such a cool career, I commend all of you young budding scientists out there. Stay curious!
@Ashoerchen7 жыл бұрын
Another way to put it: "Sapere aude" - dare to understand. Thumbs up!
@sporkazmable7 жыл бұрын
education is the best provision for old age
@rodneythomas50346 жыл бұрын
Absolutely
@predatortheme6 жыл бұрын
being a scientist sucks in the free-market, most physicist i met went to insurance companies/banks... or went into a complete non research field.
@SgtEcureuil6 жыл бұрын
"Being a scientist" doesn't mean working as a Scientist to make a livin in a society. A Scientist is any man of Science, which means a Human being who learnt this tool among others to understand where and why he is there. I may not work as a scientist in the future, but as a student, I will learn every bit of Science I can before leaving school someday.
@richardmcginnis534410 жыл бұрын
i hate the fact that i was to busy watching stupid movies instead of this guy on pbs or vhs or dvd when he was still alive
@MPYarnall3 жыл бұрын
It's impossible that you watched DVD's when he was alive...
@jayanthkumar796410 жыл бұрын
i've had an auditory hallucination, Dr. Sagan, of your timeless voice telling me about the Cosmos. You are missed.
@getz196 жыл бұрын
Jayanth Kumar, we always hear him whenever we hear 'BILLIONS'. Such a treasure of this planet this man is. Wonderful.
@gaiaiulia2 жыл бұрын
Taken from the world way too soon. I watched his series Cosmos and learned so much. R. I. P., Carl Sagan. 😥
@christurnblom48259 жыл бұрын
I wish he would have lived long enough to see what an amazing tool for spreading knowledge the internet has become. I would have loved to get his insight on that.
@christurnblom48259 жыл бұрын
***** Ya, but if we continue to teach people how to reason and not just regurgitate information, I have enough faith in humanity that logic and compassion will eventually win.
@christurnblom48259 жыл бұрын
Chris Turnblom or maybe I should say "compassion tempered with logic".
@christurnblom48259 жыл бұрын
***** you're probably right. I try to believe that people want to learn from humanities mistakes and think independently but realistically, most people will fight, with vitriol, anything that contradicts their world view or comfort zone. I guess the earlier comment is something I WANT to believe.
@gsxxxrk59 жыл бұрын
***** what would you suggest?
@gsxxxrk59 жыл бұрын
***** same goes to you, deal with the fact that we are all unique individuals, stop trying to make everyone think like you. Let it go and be happy for what we have evolved to be, to think that everyone will have a scientific mind is like talking about some fairy tale.
@johnnie1357 жыл бұрын
"The long dreamless sleep." One of the most powerful lines that he had ever said. We have been lucky to live in a day where no one ever dies digitally. We will never know the sound of Galileo's voice, but children in the future will see and hear this amazing man convey his most inward thoughts. A man for all time.
@inafridge85732 жыл бұрын
"But one thing that it has done, is to enhance my sense of appreciation for the beauty of life. And of the universe, and the sheer joy of being alive. ... Every moment, every inaminate object, and to say nothing of the exquisite complexity of living beings... Yeah, you imagine missing it all, and suddenly it's *so* much more precious." "May you live a long time. Thank you very much."
@johnnie1352 жыл бұрын
@@inafridge8573 Very nicely written.
@JustJanitor2 жыл бұрын
This comment is so fantastic. Thank you
@yepyep2667 жыл бұрын
I think it would be a great time for a movie about Carl Sagan.
@MarkSeibold3 жыл бұрын
Yep Yep - You might enjoy watching a famous PBS special that was broadcast in 1998 across the nation. Life Beyond Earth, by Timothy Ferris. Tim was the guy that made the Gold records for Carl Sagan to put aboard the Voyager spacecrafts. It ran as a 2-hour documentary and it's beautifully narrated by Ferris himself throughout the full run. You can just look it up, as it's available in KZbin for free, by title and Tim Ferris's name, when you see it come up with a thumbnail icon showing the earth below photographed by the space station. I believe the runtime is 1 hour and 48 minutes. It has something in there for everyone. I played the 2-hour special for my students when I taught astronomy as an adjunct professor in 2004 at a local University here in Portland Oregon. At the end, as they're sending out a message to space to ask for a reply from any possible aliens listening out there, just before the credits begin to roll on the screen, it reads - for Carl Sagan.
@kerrykoontz32992 жыл бұрын
The depth of the loss of Sagan is only overtaken by the depressing realization that no one has been able to fill his shoes.
@nomandad2000 Жыл бұрын
It’s ok. Sagan said everything he needed to say. It is now up to us to implement his wisdom.
@gregbors8364 Жыл бұрын
It would be difficult to fill his shoes in this modern era where so many people seem to think that consensus reality is really just a matter of personal opinion, and that the scientific community is full of nefarious types who have entered into a cabal with the goal of “taking away people’s freedom”
@skudlugs Жыл бұрын
@@nomandad2000I fear it's too late.
@nomandad2000 Жыл бұрын
@@skudlugs yep…
@winycentaur25407 ай бұрын
@@skudlugsit is never too late
@MadparkWorld9 жыл бұрын
My father was a scientist that also passed away from cancer when I was a young child. My family fell apart afterward and I had a very tough time growing up.. When my father wasn't there, Carl Sagan was a great inspiration. I'm now grown up with a great career in egnineering and a deep belief in the value of science. Thank you for your gift Dr. Sagan.
@TheVanillatech2 жыл бұрын
So you made your Dad proud then. Well played.
@gurugo6662 жыл бұрын
Good on you!
@richardcampbell8498 Жыл бұрын
Engineering is not science though, so what’s your point exactly?
@JoyABontuyan Жыл бұрын
What? Engineering involves using mathematical equations and scientific knowledge to solve problems. It's a type of applied science, a field of study that also includes medical and veterinary sciences. Engineers perform research, design devices, structures and chemical compounds and test the effectiveness of their prototypes.
@SB-hy9iq7 ай бұрын
@@richardcampbell8498he said deep belief in value of science
@donkeyearrs10 жыл бұрын
It hurts to watch this video. I loved this guy and the way he made science so interesting and understandable for lay people like myself.
@alexshi85838 жыл бұрын
Oh, so Carl Sagan is in hell you say? It's time for me to start sinning again.
@TimSlee18 жыл бұрын
+Alex Shi God will forgive you if you believe so you can rape, kill, murder and torture anyone you like! That is as long as you are a TRUE Christian though! If you are not a Christian then you are evil no matter what type of person you are and no matter how nice you are to others and you deserve to burn in hell!
@alexshi85838 жыл бұрын
Tim Slee Thank you. i swear all the cool and smart people are in hell.
@TimSlee18 жыл бұрын
Alex Shi Yeah! :) I was just spreading gods way of love!
@roder518 жыл бұрын
+Tim Slee You forgot the genocide, rape, murder, jeolousy, arrogance and downright dishonesty. Oh wait! You're too lazy to read.
I fall asleep listening to Segan about 2-3 nites per week on average for the last several yrs. I’ve re-listened to Pale Blue Dot at least a dozen times. He’s brilliant and an amazing orator, with beautiful articulation, voice cadence and flow. Tell your kids to listen to this man, to read his work. Let’s keep Segan alive
@skudlugs Жыл бұрын
well said 👍
@andreakramer506211 ай бұрын
I agree 100%! I adored him as a little girl, then in high school watching Cosmos, and now reviewing his countless speeches. PBD is on my Playlist for meditation and to help me sleep. What a kind soul he was....
@AretiSotiriou-u9k8 ай бұрын
Why?
@rgfreese3 ай бұрын
Me too
@arthurharrison13459 жыл бұрын
This interview will eventually be seen by billions and billions of people.
@tompayne6954 жыл бұрын
Sadly, I doubt it. I am here to view and place this on my county political page. We shall see.
@maryjanewesterlund99583 жыл бұрын
Sagan said he never actually says, “billions and billions”, but, rather Johnny Carson used that expression in a skit referencing Sagan. Carson loved and admired Sagan.
@PaulAxe9 жыл бұрын
The best interview I saw I'm my life. Thank you Carl Sagan for all your efforts to understand our world. You are an inspiration to all humanity.
@grovercleveland33879 жыл бұрын
The best at what? Are you a Harry Potter-style wizard, a Lord of the Rings-style wizard, what? You are confusing my biology with your programming.
@roder515 жыл бұрын
@@grovercleveland3387 Let me Guess. Harry Potter lives upstairs in your house.
@kevinmahoney59232 жыл бұрын
@@grovercleveland3387 you should have just let this be.
@KP-ky1sn Жыл бұрын
The best even by, especially by todays standards
@thomasjefferson1010 Жыл бұрын
Oh I don't know. The interview with daffy duck that bugs bunny did in the 70s was pretty damn good too
@PinchOfLuck8 жыл бұрын
True gentleman and a scholar.
@loucorradi14573 жыл бұрын
I often forget just how brilliant this man truly was... He tried to warn us of what we are seeing & living right now.
@Weaver26003 жыл бұрын
I think Carl passed away not long after this interview. He was such a great man, so deeply loved and sorely missed by many people who never even met him. In a sense his energy still lives in in the cosmos in the form of binary digital information that people can still enjoy. You are so much loved. Dr Carl Sagan. x
@wimahlers3 жыл бұрын
The interview was in May 27, 1996. He died December 20, 1996.
@jhombergh9 жыл бұрын
I am 56 years old...Carl Sagan will be in my mind forever...I will be always thankfull for what has tought me....and the ones who made the series "Cosmos" possible....whatever....I'm just a guy somewhere in the world....but the world is my country....and science is my religion....
@illdrumatik3916 жыл бұрын
jhombergh of course it is. Look where science is taking us. Nuclear war. Shame on your religion.
@DenianWriter6 жыл бұрын
Would you rather sit on a tree stump, get an ass splinter, and die from infection the next time you take a shit or live in the 21st century with access to nearly infinite knowledge, freedom, and the ability to relax instead of being a naked hunter gatherer?
@jeanscuderi6 жыл бұрын
"The world is my country and science is my religion." Christiaan Huygens :) (I did my homework!)
@wildmansamurai36636 жыл бұрын
jhombergh don't turn science into a religion
@roder515 жыл бұрын
@@illdrumatik391 Shame on your ignorance for taking faith over facts.
@arasa.m.6129 жыл бұрын
Carl Sagan faced a lot of challenges he did his best to deliver the meaning of science in a very simple way but during 70's and 80's more people were narrow thinking even the tv interviewer didn't understand him well enough. Carl Sagan was True and Great scientist.
@rocioaguilera3555 Жыл бұрын
The combination of ignorance and power is going to blow in our faces. Great frase. Rest in peace, Dr. Sagan. You're dearly missed.
@rosslalond9539 Жыл бұрын
hey u spelled phrayze wrong
@TomLeedsTheAtheist10 жыл бұрын
As a kid I grew up with Carl Sagan but I didn't appreciate him as much as I do now and now he is so much more accessible, at least video's of him anyway. But now I have Neil deGrasse Tyson and he the the Sagan for my daughters generation tough she is only 6, but I am appreciating him enough for the two of us for now. But I wonder what Carl would think of the world now, so much of what he fought for has failed while so much of what he worked on lives on. He almost makes me want to believe there is a heaven.
@RobertVari10 жыл бұрын
Carl's influence is even greater now than it was when he produced Cosmos. Now he is more recognized and I wish he could see this. I introduced him to my girlfriend and she enjoyed his show quite much. She even made a poster for me with one of his quotes :)
@ChristianVisscher10 жыл бұрын
I'm right there with you.
@theGhoulman10 жыл бұрын
I gotta wonder, Tom, that your despair of your daughter comes from the tv politics of fear and confusion. Don't worry so much. She's online, and couldn't give a fig about tv. ;p
@TomLeedsTheAtheist10 жыл бұрын
theGhoulman what on earth are you talking about?
@henkvandergaast394810 жыл бұрын
yeah sure.. bore me a little more.. No, you are just another hypochondriac..
@Serai39 жыл бұрын
Sagan opened a door that had always been shut for me, and for that I'll always be grateful to him. He was like that cool uncle you hardly ever see, who knows just a shitload about everything, and send you postcards and amazing little birthday gifts from around the world, and you just can't wait to talk to him next time he's in town. And one of the things that I valued most about him was that, due to the broadness of his education, he didn't automatically discount anything he didn't agree with. He'd studied culture as well as science at university, and had a cross-section of knowledge to draw on that today's super-specialized education doesn't provide. So religion and philosophy were interesting cultural and social phenomena even though they were factually nonsensical, not just stupid crap that could be ignored. I started feeling the effect of his death in the way these things are discussed publicly within a very few years. I think that because of his very public profile, he put a brake on the sort of virulent nastiness that is so prevalent today. He kind of stood in the middle, trying to make a bridge, and by his calm demeanor and politeness, he set an example which is sorely, SORELY lacking today. He just went too soon.
@jeanscuderi6 жыл бұрын
Very well said.
@normkirk652 жыл бұрын
That was beautifully stated. Thank you. Carl Sagan was a great man.
@kipp0man10 жыл бұрын
Carl Sagan was such a beautiful human being, we miss him so much, a great scientist and humanist, and always so generous to his "opponents" He certainly changed my outlook on life,and I thank him for it.
@filipslavchev3129 Жыл бұрын
I regret not knowing about this genius earlier. It would have been a revelation and given me courage to follow my heart and pursue a career in science.
@Budapestpatiypami Жыл бұрын
Do It now, man
@dabneyoffermein59511 ай бұрын
what were his grades in college?
@JustieCrustie5 жыл бұрын
When logic prevails!!...The Logical Legend that was Mr Carl Segan. Wish he was still around.... he was a lovely, humble, conscientious human in this sometimes chaotic world.✌from London.
@ShakinJamacian10 жыл бұрын
I love how Carl talks. He talks in a way that doesn't put down anyone, but instead to try and get people to not take certain things as literal, unwavering ether. What he says about being up for grabs with authority is a *major* issue still seen in the modern world today, as many nations, states, cities, schools, what have you, are all led by people who are seldom questioned. I think a key thing our culture ought to do is allow one to question authority, wherever it arrises.
@MarkSeibold4 жыл бұрын
Carl does make a good point however about the charlatans, as they're only interested in taking people's money.
@Dion77658 жыл бұрын
Outside Stephen Hawkins. Charlie Rose and the late Dr. Sagan are the greatest minds of our time. We need more like these two intellectuals!
@futurez128 жыл бұрын
Hawking
@jonboylanx Жыл бұрын
What an extraordinary man. A loss for us all the day he passed. Thank you Carl
@terrywestbrook-lienert229610 жыл бұрын
Excellent interview by Charlie Rose who knows how to ask pointed, sensitive and thought provoking questions.
@JSTX921610 жыл бұрын
True! That is becoming quite rare these days.
@MarkSeibold5 жыл бұрын
Especially starting at 7:15 through 10:00, as this is where most people, [biblical literists especially] have trouble reconciling with what is being discussed here about understanding the scientific methods. Carl Sagan describes it so well.
@musket-hc1fc4 жыл бұрын
But he's a bit of an interrupter.
@Piaseczno14 жыл бұрын
@@musket-hc1fc Yes. He was an interrupter. It's an annoying style of a journalist carrying out his/her daily routine with smarter individuals.
@Jan961069 жыл бұрын
His appreciation for the beauty of life as he neared death brought tears to my eyes. He is a perfect example of what it means to feel ontological awe. I think science helps us to feel that awe.
@williamharless46542 жыл бұрын
One of the most important men of the last one hundred years. He inspired many young individuals to pursue a career in science.
@dogdream5414 Жыл бұрын
I love and miss this genius of a man with all of my heart. His series, Cosmos (and esp. the reboot with Neil deGrasse Tyson) is indescribably thought-provokingm, astounding and thoroughly engaging. His wife, Ann Druyan, is equally as brilliant and a phenomenal writer. Dead at 62. Damn. Damn. DAMN!
@Sektion99 жыл бұрын
A true leader of the human species.
@saltpan800510 жыл бұрын
Carl Sagan died too young. I would have loved to have my children grow up learning from this genius. The way he spoke and explained things was so easy to understand. I wonder what he would say about the path that technology has taken. I think he would be disapointed about two things about where we are, close to 2015. First is that the technology right now is being driven by war, and comunication that brings people further apart. Second their is a growing majority here in the USA and many other country's that have rejected established scientific theories and taken a literalist view of the bible, Koran, and have rejected facts such as evolution, geologic processes, and are living in a doomesday scenerio with the end of the world is right around the corner with God pulling them up to heaven at the rapture.
@smytb9 жыл бұрын
Carl Sagan was a fool!!! He now knows how wrong he was... What good does it do a man if he gain the whole world and lose his soul?
@muzza91310 жыл бұрын
he was an awesome bloke , people like him should be in charge of our countries instead of the morally corrupt scum every government in the word is full of
@muzza91310 жыл бұрын
agreed mate , i just luv sagans thoughts , ideals , logic and the way he spoke ,the world truly was a much sadder place the day he died , if a man like this was president , imagine the direction the world would be heading
@weavethehawk Жыл бұрын
This interviewer, Charlie Rose, was much more intrigued with the sound of his own voice, than he ever was with the opinions of his guests.
@theequaliser80265 жыл бұрын
A brilliant man who still lives on through the Internet always inspiring.
@AuSands19 жыл бұрын
"The exquisite complexity of living beings" that was awesome!
@conniealldis3 жыл бұрын
did not evolve. a system that makes less and less cannot not become more and more. Evolution is entropy.
@TheNervousnation9 жыл бұрын
Irreplaceable
@ClarenceHW2 жыл бұрын
Dr. Sagan was prescient, he nailed the condition of willful ignorance we have today. We certainly needed this beacon of intellectual curiosity the past 27 years.
@dabneyoffermein59511 ай бұрын
he was a doctor?
@jdinsantabarbara2 жыл бұрын
I met my all-time hero Carl Sagan 3 years before his passing. Shaking his hand was one of the greatest moments in my life. Over the decades since I often feel sad about the discoveries on Mars and about the universe as a whole that he missed and how much joy he would have gained from that knowledge.
@BramSLI17 жыл бұрын
I was steeped in hatred and anger at the time I saw this. I very quickly had to set that down and listen to the words of this amazing man. He changed my life and made me see the connection we all have to one another and to the universe itself. We are all made of star stuff and I can't express in words how much I miss this amazing and irreplaceable person. Hating someone for something as ridiculous as the color of their skin or their faith makes no sense. It's time we start to see the beauty in all of us and celebrate the potential within us all.
@WayneMarion Жыл бұрын
You are highly ignorant about the goal of Islam.
@BramSLI1 Жыл бұрын
@@WayneMarion Uh, I don't think so. I used to be a Muslim.
@profsat59 жыл бұрын
I was so bummed out when Carl Sagan died.My wife could tell it and she was like a coach to me to get off my ass and start using my telescope again.I still get down when I think about him and his death.Neil deGrasse Tyson really helped me a bunch and I also like Michio Kaku.
@Chrisaaad9 жыл бұрын
Me too... Still makes me sad he's not here now. He died way too young
@Magpie17016 жыл бұрын
While I enjoy all three I don't think Tyson or Kaku can really hold a candle to Sagan and the legacy he left behind. They both were inspired by him, he was the original.
@RYSEAmato4 жыл бұрын
Magpie Grun there are no originals. We all stand on shoulders of giants. Don't make any man to be like a god Carl argues against :)
@spectismmjoogie33653 жыл бұрын
“Science is more than a body of knowledge, it’s a way of thinking. “ just amazing 🤩
@kristine69962 жыл бұрын
And all inclusive. Challenging the unknown.
@bennieknape48572 жыл бұрын
There is quite a bit that science can't explain
@gregbors8364 Жыл бұрын
@@bennieknape4857Science will never explain everything. Only religion professes to do that, but that’s all conjecture based on fantasy narratives
@thomasjefferson1010 Жыл бұрын
Yeah but what's that supposed to mean exactly ?
@brentarnold77711 ай бұрын
@@thomasjefferson1010 To me it means that the human brain is capable of thinking many ways. A person can think scientifically, artistically, spiritually, socially, culturally, politically, competitively, compassionately, economically, etc. Thinking scientifically is one of many ways of thinking.
@thomasluczak28689 жыл бұрын
i really miss that dude.
@regenald5109 жыл бұрын
I'm a straight male and I have a crush on Carl Sagan
@uttaradit29 жыл бұрын
+Sam Zachary RU sure?
@regenald5109 жыл бұрын
+uttaradit2 tbh no
@paradoxicalenigma17338 жыл бұрын
+Sam Zachary Nothing wrong with that. : )
@monoveloso8 жыл бұрын
+Sam Zachary I see him as... that awesome I wish was my best friend
@FlagAnthem6 жыл бұрын
proud sapiosexual
@malibustacy36063 жыл бұрын
My favorite Carl Sagan quote came when he was asked, "it seems that through the ages humans have created a mythological framework involving a higher spiritual power, but with that being impossible to prove where does that leave us" and his reply "on our own" is so simple and demanding accountability that it's perfect.
@frankhornby68733 жыл бұрын
Yeah....we are on our own!....accept it....and move on...
@thomasjefferson1010 Жыл бұрын
Impossible to prove? Of course you can " prove" it. Don't believe shit just because some dick says it man. That's ultimate stupidity , and very sad in your case.
@sterlingroberts6240 Жыл бұрын
At 19:04, when discussing the possibility of his death, you can see him glance at the camera. I think in that moment, he was acutely aware of how the world would miss him. He remained humble, but he wasn’t wrong in the slightest.
@enbiciporlassierras2 жыл бұрын
We need more people like this amazing scientist, my grandfather introduced me to Carl Sagan when I was a kid, he used to watch Cosmos and I used to sit next to him and watch, and my mind just exploded. I certainly agree humanity is at a huge risk, and scientific way of thinking is the way to bring order back to this world. But there is also a reality behind all of this, unfortunately we have more poor people in this world than people with enough money to provide with education to their kids, and that is creating a huge amount of ignorance, in addition to all other stuff considered as first necessity, and those which are our future, are not prepared to handle it, that is what we should afraid the most at this point. A complete lack of values, living in a society who values more a smartphone than spending an entire day with their family... sad times are ahead.
@stephenjablonsky19412 жыл бұрын
He warned us about our fate 25 years ago and yet we march blindly into the abyss. Carl was an amazing individual and very rare in his intelligence and humanity. I am sure we all remember when Jay Leno went out into the streets to interview average people and found that they knew almost nothing about anything. We even have morons in Congress. Imagine that!
@dailydoseofinstagramfunnyv10378 жыл бұрын
I like the interviewer. not like the shouters we have today
@llaffallott7 жыл бұрын
Charlie Rose is still working. He's currently interviewing daily on public broadcasting here in Oregon. If he's here, he should be available elsewhere.
@heythere1606 жыл бұрын
llaffallott He's been accused of sexual assault.
@Pablo123456x6 жыл бұрын
He´s been accused of asking out young girls who were billions and billions leagues out of his. Great interviewer though.
@roder515 жыл бұрын
@@heythere160 So that wipes out all his credibilty. Go watch Madonna. She's more your speed.
@Polarcupcheck5 жыл бұрын
They are just trying to replace intellectuals with idiots in America. Dumbing down.
@adrianbeaumont67452 жыл бұрын
Wow what an amazing , intelligent and inspirational man. He saw the dangers years ago- that we are facing today. RIP Carl
@VutecVision6 жыл бұрын
Some people should live forever. Carl beening one of them. he was an amazing man
@sharms8884 жыл бұрын
@paul w So what you're saying is he's basically like you !
@terrellsmith67153 жыл бұрын
True
@F-Man3 жыл бұрын
He’s still with us - just like everyone else, he, too, was stardust.
@islanddweller42632 жыл бұрын
Life has value because we don't live forever. You will never value something that you cannot lose. Please learn that important life lesson. No pun intended.
@FrenziedManbeast Жыл бұрын
If you close your eyes and listen to this, it's as if the man is sitting across the table from you TODAY. That is a hallmark of a truly great speaker and communicator.
@pauloates49824 жыл бұрын
This was an amazing interview with Carl Sagan he was a man of great belief, and his knowledge of the the universe ,was always a pleasure to listen to him speak, I wish I had met him when he was alive there are so many questions I would have liked to ask him about space and the universe, RIP Carl sadly missed but never forgotten 🙏🏽
@brianfreeman8290 Жыл бұрын
An unmatched clarity of thought and expression. He has influenced my thinking since the first publication of Cosmos. I miss him
@rcchristian29 жыл бұрын
Awesome interview. He died 6 months and 3 weeks after this interview. Carl you effected me so profoundly in my life with your work. RIP!
@DeathToLiberalism10 жыл бұрын
When Dr. Sagan died I felt like I lost my father. He was truly the most influential individual in my life and his books and television shows inspired me like no other. Its a shame that no one since has emerged to take up the challenge of promoting common sense, critical thinking,science, skepticism and responsible technology.
@patrickwoods221310 жыл бұрын
I think Neil DeGrasse Tyson comes close. Not to mention Lawrence Krauss, and Richard Dawkins.
@DeathToLiberalism10 жыл бұрын
Greg is obviously a moron troll, Left-wing libtard. There was nothing in my post that was political so leave your political opinions at the door because you wouldn't recognize true libertarian-conservative ideology if it smacked you upside your communist cranium.
@ericferguson749110 жыл бұрын
Death To Liberalism Sagan was apparently the father you rebelled against by rejecting everything he said.
@zeroeffects8810 жыл бұрын
Death To Liberalism There was nothing in your post about politics, but your username is an advertisement for your political beliefs. If you weren't expecting people to notice it, you're fairly naive. And you can do all the justifying you want, but Carl Sagan was a liberal, so his comment saying that it's odd that a person who hates liberalism looks up to a liberal isn't really that out of bounds.
@wasneeplus10 жыл бұрын
Steven Reed I think these gentlemen were talking about liberalism (which is a capitalist ideology) not socialism or communism.
@vangeest8 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest man on our planet. Deep respect! He will live on forever as quality always does. And he will inspire all coming generations for sure
@jeanscuderi6 жыл бұрын
If we don't destroy ourselves.
@gargould71862 жыл бұрын
@@jeanscuderi It won't happen because God will destroy those who are destroying the Earth Revelation 11:18
@TimothyOBrien19589 жыл бұрын
The magic of his language, the artistry of his words, they still resonate to this day. I'm so pleased and gratified that we have recordings of his voice.
@elamuruganmahadevan11122 жыл бұрын
Extraordinary human. Humble with great wisdom and knowledge . He will be remembered for ever.
@sunmustbedestroyed9 жыл бұрын
Just finished reading Demon Haunted World - brilliant book!
@bradpanter655910 жыл бұрын
The world needs more Carl Sagans before it's too late!
@2fast2block4 жыл бұрын
The world from what? From Sagan's god of nothing? The world is free now from that dumbass but his followers still live on wanking off to their god of nothing and orgasming to its power even though nothing has no power but wankers don't care.
@forsakenofgilead52094 жыл бұрын
@@2fast2block Can objects exist without there being a space for them to occupy? Then there is one power of void right there.
@2fast2block4 жыл бұрын
@@forsakenofgilead5209, whatever point you're trying to make, explain it by how it fits with physics. Real science says nothing does nothing. Real science says if there was something there already it must fit with the evidence of what we know. We know the 1LT says there's a conservation of energy. It can change forms and neither can be created or destroyed. Creation cannot happen by natural means. The 2LT has various aspects, one being the universe is winding down, entropy. Usable energy is becoming less usable, so at one point usable energy was at its max. This all points to a supernatural creation, by a supernatural creator at a certain point in which matter, space and time were created. When I read how it can happen otherwise, ALL the fools resort to science-fiction. Once a supernatural creation is accepted, then the next step is finding proof of what supernatural power did it. Physics proves creation had to be supernatural.
@pereraddison9324 жыл бұрын
@@forsakenofgilead5209 ... oh, yeah... TYLER... but, you conveniently forget ! THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS NOTHING... TYLER... space is not a void. Space is... FULL... of energy. Light and stuff flows through IT. Space is a containing vessel that IS HOLDing a universe... TYLER... together... TYLER... in... IT... SEE... here, look 🍳 with this poached egg MAGINI-FIRE... thingy !!! SIGNED BY... the ROCK OF PHAGES ...
@forsakenofgilead52094 жыл бұрын
@@2fast2block Can we agree the Scientific Method is applicable to some fields of inquiry, and at least now, not applicable to other fields? If we cannot agree that this is the case, then why are scientists wholely ignorant about entire subjects of knowledge?
@Sony_ZV_e10_motoman5 жыл бұрын
He is missed more today, in a sense than he was in 1996, for today the need for a scientific leader that can illuminate the idiocy of politicians mostly entirely scientifically illiterate, is ever more necessary. Saddening...
@PreacherAtArrakeen2 жыл бұрын
The world became a darker place when he died. He was a bright Light in the Darkness that is now upon us. I miss him.
@hadson51914 жыл бұрын
RIP Carl. Great man!
@Journeyman-Fixit9 жыл бұрын
I have had the great opportunity to read several of Sagan's books and all I can say is: "Amazing!".
@patrickgastaldon96473 жыл бұрын
The immensity, The absolute immensity of carl sagan.
@chris432t62 жыл бұрын
Carl Sagen died too young. One of the true heros of science and wonderfully inspirational human being.
@atiseru8 жыл бұрын
If you could reason with religious people, there would be no religion