![]() ![]() ![]() Sagan mentions his parents as a source of inspiration for his own career in science. Science should be a cautious mix of skepticism and wonder Over the past couple of weeks I’ve been reading his book published in 1995, ‘ The Demon-Haunted World,’ with the running subtitle ’Science as a candle in a dark world.’ To provide some perspectives on the topics he addressed in this book while still giving you motivation to actually read it yourself, I’ll highlight some of his points that stuck the most with me and connect them to what I see as the current struggles between science and society. I am a huge fan of his book ‘Contact’, which I devoured two years ago and consider it one of my science fiction favorites. Science Friday recently posted an interview in honor of his birthday, which inspired me to explore one of his non-fiction pieces which he mentioned in the interview in greater detail. Carl Sagan is a hero of science communication: his books and TV series provided a forum for people to learn about science, and he sought to make nebulous topics understandable and interesting for everyone, not just for scientists. ![]()
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