Carl Sagan's "Cosmos" is the most watched science documentary ever! Ann Druyan co-wrote the original Cosmos with her late husband, Carl Sagan. She was also the Executive Producer and Director for "Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey" and "Cosmos: Possible Worlds", hosted by Neil deGrasse Tyson. Please join in a conversation between Ann Druyan and Salman Hameed about her own interest in science, experience of writing the original Cosmos with Carl Sagan, how she feels about private space exploration, Elon Musk, and more.
Topics:
00:00 Introduction
03:12 Interest in science
10:08 Wonder in science
13:53 Writing with Carl Sagan
22:29 Science & Society
26:05 Future of Space Exploration
36:46 Favorite Science Fiction Film
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Host: Salman Hameed has a PhD in astronomy and is Charles Taylor Chair of Integrated Science & Humanities at Hampshire College and a member of the Five College Astronomy Department (FCAD) in Massachusetts, USA. He is also the CEO of the non-profit Kainaat Studios
Credits:
Editor: Shehryar Shaikh
Music: Zohaib Kazi
Subtitles: DigiCircle (subtitles@digicircle.io)