ONLINE: Carl Sagan on Life, the Earth, the Fourth Dimension

This is the Monday night meeting for Orlando Stoics. It's online.

Carl Sagan (1934-1996), the American astronomer, was also a popularizer of science and was known for making science easy to understand. His influential TV series was called “Cosmos” (on PBS in the 1980s). It was the most-watched TV series at the time. This week, we will review some famous videos by Carl Sagan, which still impact us today.

The first video is "Pale Blue Dot", a powerful video of only 4 minutes. Please watch it before the meeting.

READING MATERIALS

Sagan "Pale Blue Dot"
https://youtu.be/wupToqz1e2g

Sagan on Eratosthenes
https://youtu.be/G8cbIWMv0rI

Sagan on the 4th Dimension
https://youtu.be/UnURElCzGc0

TIMEZONES

Meeting time (USA):
7:00PM Eastern
6:00PM Central
5:00PM Mountain
4:00PM Pacific

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ZOOM LINK

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Our group enjoys open-minded, respectful conversations on Stoicism and how it relates to science, culture, philosophy, other belief systems, and even pop culture (books and movies). Sometimes "we agree to disagree", but the long-term goal is to improve our minds via group discussions.

In general, Stoicism teaches us how to handle difficult people and events, how to avoid anger and worry, and overall to use moderation in all aspects of our lives.

This meeting is free and open to the public.