Often derided by his lesser known contemporaries who toiled away in scientific obscurity, Carl Sagan was an all too rare breed of scientist – a marketer with the soul of a poet.

We could use a few more Carl Sagans to help us see things more clearly. Help us to develop and maintain perspective about this pale blue dot we call home. Perhaps even help us grow a bit wiser and make better decisions.

“We have arranged things so that almost no one understands science and technology. This is a prescription for disaster. We might get away with it for a while, but sooner or later this combustible mixture of ignorance and power is going to blow up in our faces.” – Carl Sagan

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