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Tonight Show: SETI and Star Wars
InterviewTelevisionNBC — The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson2 March 1978Burbank, CA — NBC StudiosJohnny CarsonHostCarl SaganGuest#evolution#technology#television
Sagan's Tonight Show appearance with Johnny Carson — critiquing Star Wars' 'human chauvinism' and discussing SETI.
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Eternal Light Peace Memorial — 50th Rededication
SpeechLive EventGettysburg Peace Celebration / National Park Service/ 125th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg / 50th rededication of the Memorial3 July 1988Gettysburg, PA — Gettysburg National Military ParkCarl SaganSpeakerAnn DruyanAuthor#japan#unitedstates#peace
Speech at the 50th rededication of the Eternal Light Peace Memorial, on the escalation of weaponry from Gettysburg to nuclear arsenals and the case for reconciliation.
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Wogan Interview
InterviewTelevisionBBC1 — Wogan/ Wogan Series 5, Episode 10725 October 1985London, UK — BBC Television Theatre, Shepherd's BushTerry WoganHostCarl SaganGuest#cosmology#nasa#carlsagan
Sagan on BBC1's Wogan, discussing Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative ('Star Wars') and prospects for extraterrestrial life.
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Is There Intelligent Life on Earth?
LectureLive EventStanford University / Annual Bunyan Lecture/ 11th Annual Bunyan Lecture24 April 1993Stanford, CA — Stanford UniversityCarl SaganSpeaker#evolution#religion#television
Stanford's 1993 Bunyan Lecture — a witty examination of human civilization viewed from a cosmic perspective.
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