Most books are better than the movie versions, period.
Why are we moving from science to science fiction in a science thread? Cradle was a good read though
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Carl Sagan's Cosmos
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Most books are better than the movie versions, period.
Why are we moving from science to science fiction in a science thread? Cradle was a good read though
Most books are better than the movie versions, period.
Why are we moving from science to science fiction in a science thread? Cradle was a good read though
but did Arthur not predict stuff, is that not some sort of science?
Whoot, my first serious thread. 
Thanks for the suggestions. I'll be checking out those websites, Pale Blue Dot and the book Contact.
I've seen 3 episodes of Cosmos so far and they're truly incredible. Carl Sagan has an amazing mind. I'm trying to take it slow and take in everything he has to say, but I love it so much. ^_^
Thanks for the suggestions. I'll be checking out those websites, Pale Blue Dot and the book Contact.
I've seen 3 episodes of Cosmos so far and they're truly incredible. Carl Sagan has an amazing mind. I'm trying to take it slow and take in everything he has to say, but I love it so much. ^_^
I just started re-watching Cosmos, in anticipation of the new series with Neil DeGrasse Tyson coming soon. All that I can say is that the new series will have a tough job competing with the original. It was superbly written and narrated, and if you can grasp the context of the time it was written in, then you can fully appreciate the powerful and timeless messages portrayed in episodes like "Who Speaks For Earth?" The version I have also has updates from Carl Sagan ten years later, and intros from just a few years ago from one of the writers, Ann Druyan.
If there is one science book and/or television series every kid (and adult, for that matter) should be encouraged to watch, it is Cosmos. If not for the science, then for the beauty in the messages that are so well thought out and so eloquently portrayed...
If there is one science book and/or television series every kid (and adult, for that matter) should be encouraged to watch, it is Cosmos. If not for the science, then for the beauty in the messages that are so well thought out and so eloquently portrayed...
DrJohnZoidberg
Honorary Master
+billions and billions
I wish they would rebroadcast it on tv so a younger generation can watch it.
I actually sent emails off to dstv & sabc wrt to rebroadcasting it but I got zero replies. Oh well, we'll just have to watch the A-Team again I suppose...
DrJohnZoidberg
Honorary Master
Nooit! MacGyver!
Kosmik
Honorary Master
Hah, this thread reminded me of an old wish list on takealot so I grabbed some miles and a voucher and put in a xmas book order 
Cosmos
Pale Blue Dot
Speculations on the evolution of human intelligence
Been wanting to read his stuff for years. Contact book and movie, were both excellent for me. Someone mentioned how good/realistic sf it was, have they read Earth by David Brin or some of Vernor Vinge's works? Those are more SF though.
Cosmos
Pale Blue Dot
Speculations on the evolution of human intelligence
Been wanting to read his stuff for years. Contact book and movie, were both excellent for me. Someone mentioned how good/realistic sf it was, have they read Earth by David Brin or some of Vernor Vinge's works? Those are more SF though.
OrbitalDawn
Ulysses Everett McGill
Hah, this thread reminded me of an old wish list on takealot so I grabbed some miles and a voucher and put in a xmas book order
Cosmos
Pale Blue Dot
Speculations on the evolution of human intelligence
Been wanting to read his stuff for years. Contact book and movie, were both excellent for me. Someone mentioned how good/realistic sf it was, have they read Earth by David Brin or some of Vernor Vinge's works? Those are more SF though.
Good choices. I'd add The Demon-Haunted World, it's essential reading in my view. Also really enjoyed Varieties of Scientific Experience, but that's more additional reading if you're interested in his take on religious matters.