“I visualized him as an elderly person (the stereotype of the astronomer at his telescope,)” Isaac Asimov writes of Carl Sagan in his autobiography, “but what I found him to be was a twenty-seven-year-old, handsome young man; tall, dark, articulate, and absolutely incredibly intelligent.” Brain Pickings shares these notes between Asimov and Sagan, two legends in the world of science communication. Want to find out what the best and most thought-provoking scientists and authors are like in person? Sean Carroll, Jo Marchant, and Steven Pinker will be discussing this with journalist Joh Hockenberry for our Science and Story event. Get more information and buy tickets here: worldsciencefestival/events/science_and_story_the_write_angle
Posted on: Sat, 03 May 2014 17:58:41 +0000
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