The New Cosmos: A Conversation with Ann Druyan

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Scientific American

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4.2 • 644 Ratings

🗓️ 8 March 2020

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Emmy and Peabody Award–winning science writer, producer and director Ann Druyan talks about Cosmos: Possible Worlds, the next installment of the Cosmos series. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Ah, Benny's parents, thanks for coming.
0:02.3	Hiya.
0:02.9	So, Benny has really blossomed this term.
0:05.6	You're telling me, he outgrew his bike. We sold it, on eBay.
0:09.6	Oh, that's not quite what I meant.
0:11.1	It's free to sell on there?
0:12.3	Free to sell?
0:13.4	Easy too. Sold Benny's bike, your guitar, my jacket.
0:16.8	You sold my guitar?
0:19.9	Shall we talk about Benning?
0:22.1	When it's this easy to sell for free, you can't help but say when it's eBay.
0:26.7	Things people love.
0:28.0	T's and Cs apply, exclusive vehicles.
0:31.0	Welcome to Scientific American Science Talk posted on March 9th, 2020.
0:36.1	I'm Steve Merski.
0:39.7	On this episode... One thing about Cosmos,
0:47.8	my favorite possible world that we imagine is 2039. And so Cosmos ultimately tries to convey that dream. That's Andrian. She's an Emmy and Peabody Award-winning science writer, producer, and director.
0:55.3	She co-wrote the original Cosmos series with her late husband, Carl Sagan.
0:59.9	And she's the creator, producer, and writer of the new Cosmos.
1:03.8	The second season called Cosmos Possible Worlds, premieres tonight on the National Geographic Channel.
1:10.3	She's also the author of the companion book to the series.
1:13.6	Drian visited Scientific American recently and spoke with our space editor, Lee Billings, and me.
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