Carl Sagan's 1994 "Lost" Lecture: The Age of Exploration

I'm about 39 minutes into watching this video and I can't help but comment--it's a damn shame Carl Sagan didn't live long enough to enjoy the discovery of thousands of extra-solar planets. We are in great need of voices of clarity such as his. He died way too young.

I was honored to have translated the Cosmos series for the Spanish dubbing, and later on to be invited by Sagan to join his Planetary Society. He was an extraordinary human being! More than ever we need his voice and wisdom.

Carl Sagan was and still is the epitome of human brilliance. We let ourselves down so often, but every now and again, a genius like Sagan comes along.

“Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.” ―Carl Sagan

I gotta admit it, when they applauded dr. Sagan I felt like crying. We lost this man so early that I couldn't experience the same epoch as Carl. This man saved my life.

He has the mind of a scientist and the heart of a poet. I find his lectures fill me with awe and wonder, not despair and hopelessness.

Carl Sagan was so great that they had to introduce the guy who was going to introduce him.

I can only imagine how great it must have been to have him as your college professor.

1:09:10 Dude, you are remembered as one of the greatest human ever lived. I don't think you could ever imagine how grateful people are for everything you did.

Was just an elementary student when I watched Cosmos by Carl Sagan…. It is from this science series which gave me a basic understanding of life, our home planet, and the universe. Now I am almost 60 years old and I find his talks and lectures are still relevant today. Thank you so much, Carl Sagan.

This is an example of Social Media at it's best. Without it we would have no access to this wonderful talk. Carl Sagan lives on, thanks to KZitem!!

I love how dead quiet the audience is when this man speaks. That’s respect!

When I started studying English on my own, some friends asked me "why? You don't know any Americans, you don't intend to travel there, why bother?" Well, here's one reason. I can watch this wonderful lecture, they can't.

I got the opportunity to hear him speak in the early 90s at my little local community college. He didn't just speak at ivy league schools. My friend went into labor that same day, and I told her she had a time limit and I wasn't missing the chance to hear my space dad speak. I missed the birth, but wouldn't change a thing. I was in a very religious household, and I am forever grateful for the light he shined in my dark world.

I listened to the entire talk. It is nothing less than poetry. What a man!

When I was a child, Carl Sagan inspired me with his views and wonderful voice like no other. I have an awful lot to thank him for.

When he was answering the "how you will be remembered" question and he jokingly mentioned "I hope this will not come for many years".... I cried. It had come just 2 years later. Man how I wish we could have seen more of this amazing scholar. There are no better philosophers than scientists. And what amazes me is how well synched they all become the smarter they are. As if they grasp there is one fundamental truth about reality which is just too difficult to comprehend for the majority of the population.

It doesn’t matter how many times you hear about the “pale blue dot” it never gets old

This may sound strange to most, but to a few it will make perfect sense. I have the original COSMOS series on my phone (downloaded KZitem videos), and I listen to it perhaps every other day as I fall asleep, or as I take my exercise walks in a local nature reserve. Doing this has helped me in my discussions with other people about many topics. It helps me stay focused, level-headed, and (more often than not) happy in dealings with other adults. Perhaps most importantly, it has given me patience to help children explore the world around them, to answer their questions in ways that promotes their thinking, and to work towards a better world I hope they inherit.

I am watching this in 2020. And I think we need Professor Sagan now than before. Rest in Peace Mr Sagan.

An exceptional human being, a role model for humanity. Thank you Carl for your generosity.

We need more Carl Sagan in our lives

We need more people like him in the world today.

A master piece that should be included in every educational curriculum.

I was privileged to attend two lectures by Carl Sagan in Portland, Oregon. He was joined by Ann Druyan in the second one. In the Q&A for one lecture, a person asked him, "how could you see the wonders of the world and not want to know God?" Sagan immediately answered, "how could you see the wonders of the world and not want to know science?" I cried the day he died.

I had to rewatch this after the unveiling of JWST's first photo. If anybody fully deserved to witness the age of space exploration, it's Carl Sagan.

I'm also cheering in the year 2021. What a pleasure to listen to this greatest lecture. Thanks for sharing.

His Cosmos series on TV was such an amazing way of introducing complex cosmology to the common man in a simplistic but enlightening way, I have since read all his books, I miss you Carl Sagan.

Thank you Carl Segan for the legacy! Carl knowledge combined with compassion are the true manifestation of our objective reality. Today, our generation and the younger ones, can hopefully become the first one to eliminate world hunger, poverty and homeliness. What Carl thought us is that scientifically we are all the same and even more than this we are one. Our generation is now ready for the next stage of our evolution. Soon we will be free and our ecosystem will finally reach its equilibrium.

He wasn't just incredible smart, he was immensely wise too.

After reading his daughter's book, I feel so much more sadness that he is not here. He was a wonderful scientist, and what an amazing example of a human being.

What a man!! The universe is a poorer place since his passing, but we're unbelievably lucky to have had his wisdom and enthusiasm for 62 years. He's the closest I come to worshipping something..

1:08:35 How beautiful this is; he's not only remembered by his own words, but millions are able to hear his words as if he's still here with us. Still so sad that the world lost this beautiful person.

My eyes fill with tears when I listen to Carl. I sorely miss him. Thankfully a vast video archive exhists of this inspiring great human being and thinker.

I so loved this man’s voice, his writing and his entertaining vision to teach louts like myself some meager understanding of physics and astronomy.

1:01:54 probably one of if not the best monologue ever. Just with a photo this guy put basically everything we are in a completelly new perspective. Everything we thought great, important, magnificent, every live and every death under a new light. It challenges everything every human ever thought about the human species. Beautiful.

Just wow. His sentences are poetic. He has an incredible ability to communicate words and thoughts to the listener.

Carl Sagan's magnificent works, absolutely brilliant books and excellent CDs (videos) have surely illuminated our inquisitive minds on this Pale Blue Dot!

Carl was a true genius and cosmic poet. RIP✨

RIP Carl Sagan! Is there an uncut version of this by any chance? I would have liked to have heard his answer to the anti matter question.

If only Carl could’ve lived to see the incredible discoveries made by the Kepler and TESS missions.

Such precise and accurate language, cream of the crops, he is . Best choice for a Role model ,Watched all of it

What an amazing person, he lives on through recording like this. Much respect Carl Sagan, Thanks for all you did for humanity.

That pale blue dot speech was like yhe closing prayer of this lecture 😂 Since I know it by heart, I caught myself saying it out loud along with carl 😊 Sooo cool

An absolutely brilliant man. He lives on because of lectures and recordings like this.

I feel priviledged to be alive at a time where I could see this brilliant lecture.

It saddens me, that Carl had to pass, it would be so interesting to hear him deduce images, from Hubble, and James Webb. As a child he was the voice of cosmos, he introduced me to space, and words would make you imagination just work overtime. As I grow older, I still listen and watch his material. Such a smart human’s human being. Such hope for humanity, in an era of chaos. So outspoken, with a soft, stern, and professional, always recognizable voice. Rest In Peace, we will always miss you, and I thank God, for all of the recordings, and videos, you made. Your legacy will always live. Your golden record will hopefully live forever!

Carl Sagan you're missed. Thanks for all your inspiration.

Even when answering unfiltered questions, he's a poet :)

Probably the best lecture on youtube !! Rich, accurate, informative, inspiring....... The man was an ultra genius and a grandmaster at compressing knowledge and making complicated things simple. No one ever came close.

miss him, I miss his perspective these days so so much.... yet so grateful for each thought he gave us

Excelente excepcional siempre el Doctor Carl Sagan, gracias por los recuerdos hermano mayor

This is the most beneficial video I have ever watched in my entire life. Thank you Carl Sagan. You are a hero for us.

He is a huge inspiration. Legendary physicist, thinker and philosopher.

Goodness, what a loss this man's too-soon death was. A great scientist, a great communicator and cosmic explorer. Hasn't really been replaced. Completely awesome individual.

I graduated from University of Hartford (CT) in 1991. Carl was the guest speaker. My mom recorded his speech on a small cassette recorder. I wish I still had that tape. I don’t remember what he said. I just remember it was incredible and I was so honored to be in his presence.

Wish he were still here to explain the boundaries of our discoveries. Brilliant communicator and educator.

It's fascinating to watch a man so confused yet so confident about it. What the human mind is capable of is incredible. I'd be interested in hearing about the anthropology of that.

I named my son Sagan after this great man. If everyone listened to Carl Sagan's teachings the world would be a much better place. Hopefully my son grows up in a world more like Carl envisioned.

he really could make almost anything sound epic and magical

Carl Sagan was a inspirational, poetic, irreplaceable man. Our loss is immeasurable and I am another who still grieves him. What glorious genius!

I Was so lucky as a very young man, in my twenty year to have met Carl Sagon at one of his lectures on life in the universe, this was so long ago now, yet at the age of 63 I never forgot his positive influence on my life. , we need intodays world more of him.

Hearing Carl Sagan is like he is always there in our midst. He never died. He has become immortal. Taking a cue from his own expression - Let’s make a world where we never lose his writings, speeches and works and make it available to the common human being!

I have never been inspired by anyone person more so than David Attenborough but having Carl sagan introduced by a friend was a spiritual awakening to me!

This man was a genius. I love him so much. What an amazing and reasoned orator.

Shame about the spurious interruptions and lacking audio quality, but what a fantastic talk! Carl will be forever missed.

When he spoke, everyone listened. I never enjoyed or appreciated Science until I saw cosmos which I consider the best series of every genre in human history. He was a walking poet, Scientist and one of the best humans who ever lived at least in my time.

Incredible Lecture - I never before realized how Fantastic Carl Sagan was!!!

Watching this reminded me of how great this good man was and how brilliant was his mind.

New years day 2023. As ever from a child to a man I have watched and read as much of Carl Sagan as I could find. Finding this today has made the first day of 2023 a day full of inspiration and joy. As ever thank you Carl Saga.

A great mind and man. It is a loss that still felt after 26 years 😢💔

I can listen to this man forever ❤️

Carl Sagan will continue to influence and shape astronomy and questions about our purpose here for centuries to come. Of that, I am certain. His Pale Blue Dot speech alone will be remembered in a few centuries when we live on other planets and perhaps develop the technology to reach other stars.

he is one of those guys you just want to sit around and drink coffee, play chess and talk with for hours on end.

The end of that speech.. makes you stop and listen and crescendos with the hairs sticking up on the back of your neck. Truly one of humanities greatest thinkers delivering a monumentally historic speech.

Thanks Carl for touching and changing lives all around the world. You visited Delhi and spoke there once. My regret to date that I was away at the time and missed listening to you in person. The best speaker I have ever listened to

OMG! Came here for Carl Sagan and what a lovely surprise. Professor Terzian! What a great mind and life story Profesor Terzian had. So honored to have had met him and be part of his passing on those last days. 💕

He is so greatly missed Such a marvellous man and scientist.

Sagan inspired so many to fall in love with Science! Great man!

Love the question and answer session. He makes you think for yourself!

Miss the Sunday nights watching Cosmos on TV and the smooth mezmerizing voice Carl would have on my brain. Those were nights I was not ones that I ever argued about going to sleep. I had Carl`s voice soothing and full in my young mind. We miss you Carl.

Cant wait for someone to ask me who, past or present, I’d like to have a conversation with. Your legacy lives on Carl and will continue to inspire for generations

I loved the question, "What other humiliations do you foresee for us?" This program was phenomenal, thank you. 🙏

I still cry in the end, it is just so beautifully.

Thank you so much for making this available for public. He was a brilliant scientist , inspiring lecturer and a teacher par excellence.

This man is great, what he shared makes him even greater. Thank you Carl.

his answers were so good, they almost looked prepared in advance . A genius.

I wish Carl had been alive to see all the amazing discoveries we've made since his passing.

I am thankful for Sir Sagan, and sense a profound privilege in having embraced him with a mindful and brotherly deference. Cheers to all that influenced his resolve in spirit, within his universal truth, and thanks to all that patroned his efforts. May his labor of love continue to flow throughout, therein, and therefrom, as time permits, and by an order of command within their lawful and majestic construct. I believe nothing is ever lost by our true superior yet unknown entities beyond our natural sciences and senses.

Carl Sagan ... what a great mind and equally great person. Our world lost him sadly, well before his deserved time.

We have a saying in Bengali "মুক্তার মত সাজানো কথা", meaning 'words like pearl'. Every time I hear Carl speak I see why the expression is so formed.

I read his book Cosmos in 2003. That’s how I knew him first. It’s strange that I have never met Dr Sagan yet I have so much love for him and in a way “miss” him so much.

Carl Sagan is my hero. We so desperately need someone like him today to inspire us and revive a true love and respect for science. I’m going to name my next cat Carl 😊

I saw him speak when I was a child, I was young enough that some of what he said went over my head but nonetheless I knew I was seeing something special that I would remember throughout my life

I never listened to Carl before this...but my god I am happy to have listened to this. New hero.

"What further humiliations can you see for us in the near future?" Sagan: "You see, the idea that our sense of self-worth comes not from anything that we've done, not from anything worthy but by an accident of birth, is where the crux of the humiliation is, in my opinion. I would say those of us worried about being demoted, those of us who wish for us to be important should do something important. We should make an easily understandable, achievable, and inspiring goal for the human species and then set out and do it. That would give us the confidence that we sorely lack by being dependent on our self-esteem being based on nothing we do. We want to have self-esteem? Let's make a planet in which nobody is starving. Let's make a planet in which men and women have equal access to power. Let's make a planet in which no ethnic group has it over another ethnic group. Let's have a planet in which science and engineering are used for the benefit of everybody on the planet. And, my personal idiosyncrasy, let's have a world in which we go to other worlds."

What an incredible representation of Sagan's breadth and diversity of knowledge. Thank you for restoring and making this lecture available to all of us!

When I listen to Sagan, the first thing I think is "why does he talk with so many pauses in his speaking, why doesn't he get on with it?" Then I realize that this is the way he really gets through to his listeners- make a point, then give it a second to really sink in, then continue. No only was he brilliant, but he was truly a patient man; a man who loved humanity and wanted to serve it the very best way he could.

Carl Sagan - gone to soon. He's the one who got me interested in science. Thank you Mr. Sagan. I miss you. 💞👍💞

This man's brilliance was off the charts.