Human beings have a demonstrated talent for self-deception when their emotions are stirred.
—Carl Sagan in Cosmos
About Carl Sagan
Carl Edward Sagan (; SAY-gən; November 9, 1934 – December 20, 1996) was an American astronomer, planetary scientist and science communicator. Initially an assistant professor at Harvard, Sagan later moved to Cornell, where he was the David Duncan Professor of Astronomy and Space Sciences and directed the Laboratory for Planetary...
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