True Films 3.0 - Kevin Kelly

Cosmos
Although it is now 25 years old, Carl Sagan’s Cosmos still warrants viewing.
I watched it again recently and it captured me. I’ve found no better
orientation to the visible heavens and our small place in the universe
than this 13-part series, now conveniently housed in one boxed DVD set.
Most of the science is still valid, and Sagan’s explanations and astronomical
insights have yet to be exceeded for clarity and wit. When a student
begins to wonder “where are we?” and asks other big questions, these
are the discs to slide into the player.
By Carl Sagan
1980, 780 min.
Available from Amazon
Rent from GreenCine
Sagan tries to explain how to imagine more than four dimensions
with a clear cube (above). Sitting at a temple in India he
muses on the inherent desire of humans to read the stars and
predict their future course – and ours.
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