Carl Sagan Memes

I am less than hardly the keeper of the flame of science and/or the wisdom of Carl Sagan my friend; however, I will definitely take the compliment. We - all of us who continue to spark others’ curiosity/interest in STEM and the cosmic perspective - we are the continual fosters and “keepers of the flame” (originally ignited by Carl, among many others) while sharing and promoting good science.

Joe (of It’s Okay To Be Smart) provided us with insight into this very thing when he passed on some knowledge provided by Neil deGrasse Tyson during weekly celebrations of Carl Sagan Day at the Library of Congress: 

“Who are we if not measured by our impact on others? That’s who we are. We’re not who we say we are; we’re not who we want to be; we are the sum of the influence and impact that we have in our lives on others.

Several of you have asked…wherever you are Carl…Carl is here.”

Adding to this and reinforcing this point: Carl is us. His wisdom, his insight, and his humility acquired via the cosmos, is payed forward with every human being we inspire toward their own curiosity.

Stay curious* and thanks for the love.

Happy Carldays!

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“Every kid starts out as a natural-born scientist, and then we beat it out of them. A few trickle through the system with their wonder and enthusiasm for science intact.”

If anyone wants to learn more about my NASA projects, NASA internship, satellite research/development, my attempts at making remote telescopes, or my daily science life (I do space stuff every day), I’m going to start using twitter more! https://twitter.com/piepieninja or you can just ignore this! You do you!

obligatory Carl Sagan gif:

Drunk History tells the story of Voyager, the Golden Record, and how Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan fell in love. It’s everything you could hope for. 

NASA created retro travel posters for different locations in our solar system in hopes of inspiring young people to imagine a future where common space travel is a possibility.