Carl Sagan got a terrible time from his fellow scientists when he tried to get his message out there, but it seems to be easier and easier to be in the the public realm for us now. Science is now part of popular culture, AND IT HAS TO BE. Because otherwise, what are you left with? Football and The X-Factor? We don’t want popular culture to be dominated by that. We want it to be dominated by ideas. And that’s what I’m trying to do. I like science documentaries that make a point, like Carl Sagan’s Cosmos and James Burke’s Connections—they created discussion. We should have more shows that have balls, you know? You have to make clear that your interpretation of the facts is up for debate, but mostly, documentaries are obsessed with being delicate.
Posted on: Wed, 22 Oct 2014 22:46:45 +0000
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