Cosmos Episode 12: Encyclopedia Galactica Part 2 of 7

Are there alien intelligences? How could we communicate with them? What about UFOs? The answers to these questions take us to Egypt to decode ancient hieroglyphics, to the largest radio telescope on Earth and, in the Spaceship of the Imagination, to visit other civilizations in space.

Dr. Sagan answers questions such as: "What is the life span of a planetary civilization?" and "Will we one day hook up with a network of civilizations in the Milky Way galaxy?"

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Cosmos
• Sagan
• Encyclopedia
• Galactica
• Episode

[PrinceCharmlesssss]

If only all teachers were this passionate and able to convey their teachings so clearly, how much more interesting would schooling have been

[KabaneTheChristian]

I love this series. I had to stay home sick one day, and I watched the entire Cosmos series in a day.

[TraditionalTKD]

Cosmos. The reason Public television matters. You think network tv would have broadcast this?



[OnhelMosar]

@OnhelMosar found it - turns out it's from Richard Wagner's "Entry of the Gods into Valhallah"

[MIGS1989]

Well said sir.

[NartSaga]

Schools are obsolete.

Teachers are not.

[MelleB90]

Enlightening, isn't it?

[MIGS1989]

Yeh but teachers don't get to teach whatever the hell they want, they have to stick to a guideline....and most of the stuff on it is boring as hell.

[OnhelMosar]

Can anyone identify the music playing from 3:04 to 3:36?

[Fabstaire]

How enlightened you are! I dare anyone to name 5 other shows in the history of tv that can compare.

[Guarding]

Ha, probably gave you a better education than going to school. I'd prefer Carl Sagan as a teacher any day.