Today is Carl Sagan Day — I think that means you are officially expected to be filled with awe of the cosmos all day long, while also being thoroughly skeptical of the supernatural. Hang on…I think that means I celebrate Carl Sagan Day every day.
If I want to do something different, maybe I should make an apple pie from scratch.
Another thing you can do is consider the importance of science on social policy. It could be a very busy day!
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Adam Winnik sent me this animation inspired by Carl Sagan's famous "pale blue dot" monologue. It's true to the serious implications of Sagan's words, yet wry and lighthearted (mostly). A lovely example of remix culture revitalizing a classic of biology.
Let us all doff our hats in astonished disbelief at the brazen arrogance of the people who have created the Carl Sagan Institute in Brazil.
So you won't be surprised that I really like that Erin Podolak has asked, Can We Stop Talking About Carl Sagan?