I took astronomy from Carl Sagan, his classes
were just fantastic.
If you saw the series cosmos, the original
cosmos, his lectures were like those television
shows.
He would bring these pictures from the jet
propulsion I’ve never seen before from mars,
used to be on slides... uh technology using
translucent images with light projected through
them, in focus.
At my tenth reunion I met with him for a few
moments and I said I want to do this show
about science for kids.
He said, focus on pure science, kids resonate
to pure science.
That was his verb, resonate.
So the science guy show has a little bit about
bridges and dams and civil engineering works
and gears, but it’s mostly about science.
The Planetary Society, empowering the world
citizens to advance planetary science and
exploration, was started by Carl Sagan, I
became a member, back in 1980, and I’ve
been a member ever since.
Then when Carl Sagan died, I was asked to
speak at his memorial, then after that I got
on the Board of Directors.
Then I, I left the room or something and I
became Vice President.
And then three years ago, there was a dinner
party, there was wine or something, and now
I’m the CEO, I’m the head guy, of the
Planetary Society, so Carl Sagan is deep,
within me, I am a part of his legacy.
And what he emphasized to everybody was the
process of science, this is how we know nature,
it’s the best idea humans have ever come
up with.
