As I said last post, this post would be dedicated to posting a few videos that are inspiring to me. These videos sum up very well how I feel about life very well and make tangible the intangible and often mysterious longing that resides in every one of us. These are videos that inspire hope for the future and also serve as calls to action to make our promise as a species reality. You'll notice a common name among a lot of ideas these videos espouse, Carl Sagan. He was a man of startling insight and a rare gift to make complex and seemingly abstract concepts knowable. He encouraged us to always be curious and always be skeptical so that we may ask the important questions and discover valid answers. I picked these specific videos, because they cut to the essence of scientific discovery without scaring off the mainstream with technical talk. In short, they inspire us to search out the answers by only giving a taste of the beauty that can be found. They serve to get us excited about learning, giving practical weight to an understanding of the world around us. They also serve to put our lives in perspective. Without further gab on my part, here are the videos:
A synthesis of readings from Sagan's Pale Blue Dot set to an imaginary ad for NASA.
Richard Dawkins speaking on the incredible blessing it is to be alive and aware, here and now.
Another Sagan, probably his most famous in modern times. Perspective distilled in 5 minutes.
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