Beyond 'Contact,' I think there's something compelling about 'District 9.' — Nick Sagan About Copy Share Image
“We fear the monster's capacity for evil because we recognize it in human hearts.” — Nick Sagan Evil Copy Share Image
Higher levels of technology allow fewer people to do more damage. — Nick Sagan Allow Copy Share Image
As a science-fiction writer, I feel my responsibility is to look ahead and see the dangers of what might happen and try… — Nick Sagan Ahead 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 Butterfly wings 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… — Nick Sagan Astronomy 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… — Nick Sagan Asking questions 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… — Nick Sagan Astronomy Copy Share Image
American sci-fi has fallen into the doldrums in part because of the anti-science sentiment that's so prevalent in our culture lately. — Nick Sagan American Copy Share Image
There is a danger, increasingly, that we're in a post-fact society where it seems my ignorance is as good as your facts. — Nick Sagan Danger 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… — Nick Sagan Awe Copy Share Image
For a genre that's about looking to the future, science fiction has sure been looking backwards lately. Nostalgia is what sells best,… — Nick Sagan Best 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… — Nick Sagan Alien 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… — Nick Sagan Chance Copy Share Image
'Life in space is impossible,' we're warned, and amidst the hypnotic beauty of these heavens, we become painfully aware of what a… — Nick Sagan Beauty 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,… — Nick Sagan Animals 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.… — Nick Sagan Critical thinking Copy Share Image
“Blue believes the harmony to be motivated by self-interest. There is a resurgence of faith these days, a growing belief in organized… — Nick Sagan Faith 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… — Nick Sagan Children Copy Share Image
Dad was a world-famous astronomer; Mom was the artist who drew the iconic Pioneer plaque. — Nick Sagan Art Copy Share Image
We're so bitterly divided these days, the appearance of a true 'other' might be the best chance of bringing us all together. — Nick Sagan Best Copy Share Image
'Shrapnel' is based on the idea that we do colonize the solar system, but it's not clean and optimistic. The haves are… — Nick Sagan Free Copy Share Image
Humans having any kind of sporting chance against hostile alien invaders armed with superior technology - Good luck. If they're advanced enough… — Nick Sagan Alien Copy Share Image
Bringing the astronaut's nightmare to life so vividly is a remarkable accomplishment but Alfonso and Jonas Cuaron want more than just the… — Nick Sagan Accomplishment 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… — Nick Sagan Early love Copy Share Image
British and Canadian sci-fi strikes me as more forward-looking than its American counterpart, as evidenced by the success of Iain M. Banks,… — Nick Sagan American Copy Share Image
Here on Earth, we've found organisms that thrive in environmental conditions we would have once thought uninhabitable. The presence of these extremophiles… — Nick Sagan Biology Copy Share Image
