My father was not only a planetary scientist and a great popularizer of science, but he thought very deeply about the world. He was a scholar, he studied history. He taught a class in critical thinking, and he was very,… — Nick Sagan Copy Share Image
Something my father dearly loved is the scientific method, and it's founded in this element of humility. The idea is that you pursue the truth wherever it goes; you need to evidence, and you can - you see if it's… — Nick Sagan Copy Share Image
Dad was a difference maker. He reached out to people. He took them by the awe and wonder we feel over the most important… — Nick Sagan Copy Share Image
“The learned must educate the ignorant. Because, according to society, ignorance is never bliss. Except in retrospect. I look back upon my ignorance with… — Nick Sagan Copy Share Image
“We fear the monster's capacity for evil because we recognize it in human hearts.” — Nick Sagan Copy Share Image
Astonishingly powerful and poignant, 'Gravity' is the rarest of rares: a space survival film informed by a genuine reverence for the awe-inspiring cosmos we… — Nick Sagan Copy Share Image
I've met secular humanists who grew up in evangelical households, for whom 'Cosmos' was their first exposure to a scientific way of viewing the… — Nick Sagan Copy Share Image
It goes back to the starfish. That's when the light bulb really popped over my head. We'd found one on the beach, and I… — Nick Sagan Copy Share Image
I'm thrilled to be working with the Science Channel. A chance to shine a light on the wonder and exciting possibilities of science with… — Nick Sagan Copy Share Image
My father was not only a planetary scientist and a great popularizer of science, but he thought very deeply about the world. He was… — Nick Sagan Copy Share Image
“When I think of Simone now, I think of butterfly wings. Beautiful and excruciatingly delicate. Touch them once and they might disintegrate.” — Nick Sagan Copy Share Image
We have not been asking the serious questions about the future of our species, questions sci-fi regularly explores by showing us the best and… — Nick Sagan Copy Share Image
Human divisions would be child's play for any reasonably competent alien overlord to exploit - check the masterful 'Twilight Zone' episode 'The Monsters Are… — Nick Sagan Copy Share Image
