Carl Sagan

4 books · 1986–1995 · science fiction, hard science, science, astronomy, space exploration, popular science, criticism, non-fiction

Bibliography

Contact cover1986Pale Blue Dot cover1994Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark cover1995The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark cover1995

Themes

communicationextraterrestrial lifescience and technologycosmic perspectivehumanity's place in the universespace explorationfuture of humanityscience literacyscientific skepticismcritical thinkingdebunking myths

Key Concepts

scientific-skepticism9scientific-humility4scientific-inquiry3cosmic-perspective3psychology-of-belief3greenhouse-effect3skepticism3alien-abduction-phenomenon3search-for-extraterrestrial-intelligence2cultural-mythology2international-cooperation2interstellar-travel2space-exploration-history2cosmic-insignificance2anthropocentrism2science-education2science-vs-pseudoscience2emotional-appeal-of-pseudoscience2supernatural-creatures2ufo-abduction-narrative2