Episode 11: COSMOS: A Spacetime Odyssey, Neil deGrasse Tyson VS. Carl Sagan, Top 5 Science Documentaries

We are made of star-stuff! Join us for a conversation about all things COSMOS. We discuss the legacy of the original COSMOS: A Personal Voyage, the long road to the new COSMOS: A Spacetime Odyssey, why people deny science, and what makes for effective scientific communication. The Spaceship of the Imagination enters the INFINITE CROSSOVER CHAMBER for a scientific duel between Carl Sagan and Neil deGrasse Tyson. We share our top 5 science documentaries. Special guest, photographer and space geek Bill Wadman.  Download MP3Subscribe in iTunesShow Notes0:00 – 37:43: COSMOS.37:44 – 52:31: INFINITE CROSSOVER CHAMBER – Carl Sagan VS. Neil deGrasse Tyson.52:32 –1:22:00 Top 5  science documentaries.LinksWho Was Carl Sagan?Neil deGrasse Tyson: Cosmos’s Master of the UniverseCreationists Demand Airtime On Neil deGrasse Tyson's 'Cosmos'Bill Nye Debates Ken Ham on science vs. creationismCOSMOS tells a great story, but it forgets to explain the science of denying science"We apply fight-or-flight reflexes not only to predators, but to data itself"Neil deGrasse Tyson: "If Comic-Con people ruled the world, the future would be invented daily and warfare would be nothing more than bar fights with toy lightsabers. That is the world I want."Neil deGrasse Tyson on racism in academia, failing a dissertation, and who funny cat videos taught him about communicating scienceNeil deGrasse Tyson at the Starship Smackdown, San Diego Comic Con 2012Neil deGrasse Tyson reveals his sideburns are an homage to Star TrekArmitage Gone! Dance The Elegant UniverseBill's photo of science historian James BurkeBill and James BurkeBill's photo of theoretical physicist Brian GreeneTop 5 Science DocumentariesConrad & Bill: ConnectionsHow to Grow a PlanetThe Elegant UniverseFrom the Earth to the MoonWonders of the UniverseAli:Planet EarthWhen We Left Earth: The NASA MissionsThis Emotional LifeA Brief History of TimeAn Inconvenient TruthHonorable Mentions:Star Trek: Secrets of the UniverseThe Blue Planet