…I've talked to him this morning. He's getting better and he'll be back soon but he simply was unable to make it today. I'm Francis Lowe and I was asked to chair instead of him. So let me welcome you to this morning's session of the world of Philip…

…to welcome professor Sagan here to MIT to fill a celebration. His talk today is titled: joining the universe, thank you. Thank you Dr Lowe. I'm delighted to be here to be able to add my voice to the voice of I think it's fair to say the world…

…education, Phil has also been a leading source of inspiration. His articles in scientific American book reviews were mentioned by Francis Lowe. I think it's fair to say that many people learn more from the reviews than from actually reading the books.…

…how soon before we could have a unified world? I have a perfect quote from Phil Morrison: Prophecy is a lost art, Francis Lowe says especially about the future. Nevertheless, I'd like to stress that the problems that Face us were made by people. There is…