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You do know we're all STARS* don't you? Does yours shine brightly naturally or does it take a lot of effort and elbow grease?

"The nitrogen in our DNA, the calcium in our teeth, the iron in our blood, the carbon in our apple pies were made in the interiors of collapsing stars. WE ARE MADE OF STAR STUFF".

Decades ago Carl Sagan, astronomer cosmologist astrophysicist astrobiologist did a TV show and wrote a book titled COSMOS. Are you old enough to have seen it? Have you heard of it?

Posted - September 4, 2018
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    Carl Sagan was a brilliant man who whose work in cosmology was ahead of his time. A modern pioneer and a real genius. He made the minutiae of the universe relatable, explainable. If you’ve ever seen the Jodie Foster movie “Contact”, that was his work, as well. 

    I’d compare Sagan’s achievements in his field to Schwarzenegger in bodybuilding. He raised his profession to world renown. 
      September 4, 2018 6:14 AM MDT
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    I did see Contact and I watched every episode of COSMOS and was sad when it was over. My son was then 12 and he wanted to be just like Carl and become an astrophysicist. He eventually outgrew that and now he is chair of the Computer and Library Sciences Department at the university where he teaches. He loves what he does so he ended up where he was meant to be. But at one point my son wanted to attend Cornell (I think Sagan went there). We bought the book COSMOS and he read it and reread it. Carl was the smooth elegant eloquent counterpart of Richard Feynman. An equally nifty science guy who was approachable/brilliant/ a good drummer and gave the best lectures ever. Two giants. Very Different Styles. Very charismatic. Gone but their work lives on and on and on. Thank you for your reply.
      September 4, 2018 6:49 AM MDT
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