Ancestors

Written by Prof. Sam Lawler on 2024-12-03 at 20:55

Tomorrow is my last lecture for both my astro courses. I always end my astronomy classes with The Pale Blue Dot speech, and I'll be pretty impressed with myself if I manage to get through it without crying tomorrow. It seems to get even harder every year. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GO5FwsblpT8

"There is no better demonstration of the folly of human conceits than this distant image...it underscores our responsibility to deal more kindly with one another, and to preserve and cherish the Pale Blue Dot."

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Toot

Written by Paco Hope #resist on 2024-12-04 at 00:50

@sundogplanets I can relate. What is it about Sagan? A couple weeks ago I had some chores to do cleaning my garage. I put on “A Glorious Dawn.” The election results were still raw in my mind and his unflinching joy in science and humble optimism just hit me in feels. I was crying listening to it. To love science and to see the infinite possibilities unlocked by knowledge, and then to think about the barbarians at the gate burning books and ushering in a new age of stupidity and falseness. It was too much. I think I understand why you struggle to finish it without tearing up.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zSgiXGELjbc

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Descendants

Written by Paul_IPv6 on 2024-12-04 at 00:57

@paco @sundogplanets

society seems to have this hangup that science should be serious and dispassionate. feh!

i wish all scientists could still have the same unbridled joy kids have when they learn something, figure it out, see a glimpse of just how amazing the universe is.

carl sagan is one of those rare individuals that manages to have gravitas and credibility, yet hasn't lost that youthful joy and enthusiasm.

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Written by Space Cat on 2024-12-04 at 03:16

@paul_ipv6

Maybe that is a problem in society, not scientists.

Most scientist I've met, read, or heard seem to be pretty disappointed if you are not as excited as they are about the first image of a photon.

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