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Summer of Sagan II: Harmony of the Worlds & Heaven and Hell: Sat 6/13

Jun 13
Sat 5:30 PM
Location
Home

821 Ralph McGill Blvd
#2317
Atlanta, GA 30306
770-714-2465

This is a private home or office

How to find us
"Ring 322 at the gate to the 1st bldg on left to buzz my phone ([masked])"

Estimated attendance
 7  people attended.
5.00 5.002

Who organized?
Josh Gough

Hello everyone,
This is Part II of the Summer of Sagan COSMOS Viewing Parties

I know many people have seen this, though many have not. Therefore, if you have seen it, please give a little time before RSVPing to allow some who have never seen it to RSVP as I cannot accommodate more than 10 comfortably to view my TV.

So 10 of you are invited to watch the next two episodes from Carl Sagan's classic series COSMOS.

Example!
If you've never heard Sagan speak or narrate, check out this 3 minute clip entitled "Pale Blue Dot":

http://www.youtube.co...

What to Bring
I'll have some chips, snacks, and soft drinks and I'll order pizza. I'll also have popcorn!

If you plan to eat the pizza, just have a few bucks to help me cover it.

If you don't like pizza, bring something else for yourself or to share.

Agenda
5:30 - 6:00: Socialize, Snack
6:00 - 8:15: Show Time!
8:15 - 9:00: More socializing and discussion about the episodes

Episodes
The episode's we'll watch will be:

Episode 3: "The Harmony of the Worlds"

Episode 4: "Heaven and Hell"

You can read the outline of each episode here: http://en.wikipedia.o...)

Additional Shameless Plugs

As those who've been part of this group for a long time know, it was Carl Sagan who inspired me more than anyone to take an interest in learning and have a curiosity about "how things work".

His approach of weaving story telling, imagery, and imagination with science has greatly influenced my own approach to writing about science.

Here's an essay I wrote entitled "If Every Grain of Sand Were Ten Suns":
http://www.helium.com...

And, for the 10 year anniversary of his death, I wrote an essay entitled "The Eternally Curious Carl Sagan":
http://joshuagough.bl...

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  • Josh Gough
    Posted Jun 14, 2009 2:20 AM
    Organizer
    Thank you everyone for attending. It was very enjoyable. We took a lot out of the discussion as well, including: 1) We want to collaborate to actively promote science for younger people 2) We will turn future events like this one into Potluck More comments to follow in email

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