Symphony of Science - 'Our Place in the Cosmos' (ft. Sagan, Dawkins, Kaku, Jastrow)

MP3: http://symphonyofscience.com

"Our Place in the Cosmos", the third video from the Symphony of Science, was crafted using samples from Carl Sagan's Cosmos, Richard Dawkins' Genius of Charles Darwin series, Dawkins' TED Talk, Stephen Hawking's Universe series, Michio Kaku's interview on Physics and aliens, plus added visuals from Baraka, Koyaanisqatsi, History Channel's Universe series, and IMAX Cosmic Voyage. The themes present in this song are intended to explore our understanding of our origins within the universe, and to challenge the commonplace notion that humans have a superior or privleged position, both on our home planet and in the universe itself.

RIP Dr. Sagan and Dr. Jastrow!

For more science remixes, check out http://symphonyofscience.com

As always, view in HQ mode for better sound and visuals.

Enjoy!

John
john@symphonyofscience.com

Lyrics:

[Narrator]
With every century
Our eyes on the universe have been opened anew
We are witness
To the very brink of time and space

[Robert Jastrow]
We must ask ourselves
We who are so proud of our accomplishments
What is our place in the cosmic perspective of life?

[Carl Sagan]
The exploration of the cosmos
Is a voyage of self discovery
As long as there have been humans
We have searched for our place in the cosmos

[Richard Dawkins]
Are there things about the universe
That will be forever beyond our grasp?
Are there things about the universe that are
Ungraspable?

[Sagan]
One of the great revelations of space exploration
Is the image of the earth, finite and lonely
Bearing the entire human species
Through the oceans of space and time

[Dawkins]
Matter flows from place to place
And momentarily comes together to be you
Some people find that thought disturbing
I find the reality thrilling

[Sagan]
As the ancient mythmakers knew
We're children equally of the earth and the sky
In our tenure on this planet, we've accumulated
Dangerous evolutionary baggage

We've also acquired compassion for others,
Love for our children,
And a great soaring passionate intelligence
The clear tools for our continued survival

[Michio Kaku]
We could be in the middle
Of an inter-galactic conversation
And we wouldn't even know

[Sagan]
We've begun at last
To wonder about our origins
Star stuff contemplating the stars
Tracing that long path

Our obligation to survive and flourish
Is owed not just to ourselves
But also to that cosmos
Ancient and vast, from which we spring

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[thegreatestpepe]

220 people failed science class.

[TranceSlyvania]

Not many people respect Science because it's "too nerdy" or "too uncool." People have to realise that one doesn't have to be smart to respect Science. I'm not awfully smart but I respect because it has given me everything I take for granted.

[Seamless Robe]

Every Spherical region of the Infinite Universe E2 forming a square of probability as waves come from a distance radius.

One Mass Plasma field vector +Mu of universe determines the mass of the other +/m- at the centre of its own symmetrical ref-frame looking out as the waves come from matter spherically distributed around us we interpret those waves from where and when they were emitted because now C2 is the moment of emission from any object dividing gravity 2pi and 4pi multiplying information.

[000ZetyN]

I wish I had seen these videos throughout my years in high school. I think I would have borne Biology and Chemistry with a little bit more respect and reverence for the practice of science, nevermind the tedious and battering way high school classes are conducted.

[EPICsliceOFcake]

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What part of my speech is incoherent? Point out where it is that I didn't make myself perfectly clear.

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[thegreatestpepe]

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[EPICsliceOFcake]

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[phunkyterrapin]

Almost 4:20 seconds long. Almost....

[thegreatestpepe]

Definition of Bigot.

"a person who is obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices"

Source - Merriam-webster online dictionary.

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If you disagree with Merriam-Webster's definition of bigotry, please take it up with them, not me.

[EPICsliceOFcake]

Are you a fucking idiot? Good god. I hope you don't actually think what I said was "bigotry". If you actually believe that, then this generation is doomed.

[thegreatestpepe]

Please do not post comments simply to be a bigot.

[garfieldmircea2006]

Begone, spawn of darkness!