I am not alone

I am not the only one who seems to miss Carl Sagan... to want to somehow make a tribute to his genius, his poetry...

...and I'm certainly not the most creative (well, "creative" would be the polite term). Others clearly have feelings like mine that run deep and passionate about the lessons we've learned from some of the greatest minds of our time. They needed to find a way to express those feelings... and what could possibly be more emotive than music?

Watch and listen to either or both of the following videos:

Symphony of Science: We are all connected
Symphony of Science: The Unbroken Thread

OKAY. I know it's a little bit "Didn't Cher do this in a goofy love song some years ago?" Still, I think it's an interesting idea. And, to be perfectly honest, I can't get through either of these silly songs without crying. The makers took some of the most moving quotes from brilliant scientists and turned them into song...

...which is what I think Carl Sagan aspired to do throughout his career. He took these potentially complicated ideas within the world of science and astronomy... and turned them into poetry, into stories the rest of us could follow. These songs on YouTube do cheaply pull on the heartstrings, but I think they are in a similar vein as Carl's visions for offering information in a way that makes us all listen up.