MultimediaCelebrating Carl Sagan With Lou Friedman, Lynda Obst, Kip Thorne and More
Air Date: 11/12/2012
Run Time: 30:39
Listen to the full show:
Or Download mp3
Guests:
- Chas Beichman, Executive Director, NExScI
- Louis D. Friedman, Secretary-Treasurer of the Board of Directors, The Planetary Society
- Emily Lakdawalla, Senior Editor and Planetary Evangelist, The Planetary Society
- Bill Nye, Chief Executive Officer,
- Lynda Obst, Film and television producer, Lynda Obst Productions
- Kip Thorne, Richard Feynman Emeritus Professor of Theoretical Physics, CalTech
- Melissa Rice, MSL Science Team Collaborator, Caltech
Topics: history, podcasts and videos, personal stories, fun, interview, Planetary Society, Planetary Society People, Bill Nye, Planetary Radio, Planetary Society Events
November 9 was Planetary Society founder Carl Sagan's birthday, so we gathered a few of his close friends and several young scientists he inspired in front of a live audience. They also helped us celebrate Planetary Radio's 10th anniversary! You’ll hear Bill Nye the Science Guy, renowned physicist Kip Thorne, “Contact” producer Lynda Obst, Planetary Society co-founder Lou Friedman, NExScI Executive Director Chas Beichman and many more.
Related Links
- Complete Carl Sagan Celebration, now in exciting PseudoVideo!
- The first ever Sagan Slam
- Lynda Obst Productions
- NExScI
- The founders of the Planetary Society
Trivia Contest
This week's prize is a beautiful and informative 2013 Year In Space wall calendar.
This week's question:
What was the first and only radio station to broadcast the first episode of Planetary Radio?
To submit your answer:
Send an email no later than Monday, November 19, at 2 pm Pacific time to planetaryradio@planetary.org containing:
- Your answer
- Your name
- How to pronounce your name
- Your mailing address
- Your email address!
Last week's question:
This week's question:
What was the last space mission that launched exactly two people?
Answer:
The answer will be revealed next week.
Question from the week before:
What is the orbital period of Ceres?
Answer:
Approximately 4.6 Earth years, or exactly one Cerean year
Planetary Radio Search
Support our Asteroid Hunters
They are Watching the Skies for You!
Our researchers, worldwide, do absolutely critical work.
Asteroid 2012DA14 was a close one.
It missed us. But there are more out there.
Featured Images
Featured Video
Connect With Us
Facebook! Twitter! Google+ and more…
Continue the conversation with our online community!
Comments:
No trivia contest spoilers please!
Leave a Comment:
You must be logged in to submit a comment. Log in now.