Comments on: Carl Sagan Day: November 7

By: Spacetime Report | The Contrarian

Spacetime Report | The Contrarian — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:26:19 +0000

[...] Science luminaries appearing at the event include Bad Astronomer, Phil Plait and The Amazing Randi. Plait writes… Celebrating his life is a great idea, and the folks at BCCC have a full day planned (the [...]

By: Tito Piezas III

Tito Piezas III — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:27:28 +0000

By coincidence, last year, I named one mathematical result I found after Sagan. This is the link to the article, “Ramanujan’s 6-10-8 Identity and Sagan’s Identity”:

http://sites.google.com/site/piezas001/carl-sagan-identity

By: Happy Saganseve, Everybody | Newsblog

Happy Saganseve, Everybody | Newsblog — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:00:44 +0000

[...] to the Bad Astronomy blog for the holiday [...]

By: Jim Craig

Jim Craig — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:01:15 +0000

Sagan may not have been the only person to inspire me to study astronomy but he was the first and definitely one of the most influential. Now, nearly 30 years after Cosmos, I teach astronomy to students and the public at a planetarium.

Sagan opened my eyes to the wonder and possibilities that were out there. And I sought out his other books and books by other authors. He rekindled a flame that had been all but extinguished by some unthinking teachers and adults who didn’t get the geeky kid who was more interested in the stars and planets than football and rodeo.

Do I worship him? No. He was a man. Do I admire him? For his ability to turn science into poetry, I do.

I only wish I could have met the man to thank him for giving me back the gift of scientific curiosity.

By: Phil Plait

Phil Plait — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:26:48 +0000

Because the 9th is a Monday, and by doing it on the 7th people can have time to come.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:00:32 +0000

Nobody answered #17. Kris’s question.

Why is “Carl Sagan Day” being celebrated on the 7th, and not on his birthday, the 9th?

Even the website – http://www.carlsaganday.com/ – says “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.”

So even the website is wrong.

I did email them and asked, but have not heard yet.

By: En Memoria de CARL SAGAN a su 75 aniversario de su nacimiento – Día Anual de Carl Sagan!!! « Un Papá Escéptico

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:20:31 +0000

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By: T.E.L.

T.E.L. — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:17:58 +0000

dan`Satterfield Says:

“Curiosity not only that inspired many of today’s scientists, but everyone who has paused to marvel at the Universe, thanks to him.”

Carl Sagan did write a lot of inspiring stuff. But if he’s the only one who inspired you, then you haven’t been around much. There’s more to getting interested in science than any single person. There’s more to it than just people. Whence came Carl Sagan’s curiosity? Surely he didn’t see himself on TV and say, “I want to be just like him when I grow up.”

And what about all the less than honorable episodes in his life? Are you aware that he as much as disowned one of his sons one day (insinuated to the mother that he and the son didn’t look like each other) just to get out of spending some time with the young man? What about how he treated his first wife, Lynn Margulis? She was just as well-educated as he was. She was a working scientist. Yet as far as he was concerned, changing diapers and keeping the floor swept was pretty much her job- not so much his.

By: dan`Satterfield

dan`Satterfield — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:42:34 +0000

I cannot make South Florida, but my household will celebrate with a special Thanksgiving like dinner. To say thanks that we had Carl Sagan and thanks to him for all of the curiosity he inspired.

Curiosity not only that inspired many of today’s scientists, but everyone who has paused to marvel at the Universe, thanks to him.

Dan

By: Erwin Blonk

Erwin Blonk — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:18:46 +0000

Phil, you’re speaking on Carl Sagan Day? Oh My Imaginary Being! I’d give up all my psychic powers just to be there (yeah, I’m cheap).

I <3 Cosmos.