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THE SAGAN SERIES - The Frontier Is Everywhere

Reid Gower · other · Watch on YouTube

Space exploration & spaceflightFuturism & technology and society

What it is

A short unofficial NASA-style spot from Reid Gower's Sagan Series, setting Carl Sagan's words about humanity spreading through the Solar System to visuals and music.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Recommended as a motivating, long-horizon vision that puts everyday concerns in perspective.

  • 3 people recommended it
  • 3 different months
  • 1 strong recommendations
  • first 2011, last 2016

What HN commenters said

  1. “It gives me the motivation to work towards a goal which lies tens, hundreds, maybe a thousand years in the future.”

    Motivating long-term vision that puts selfish needs in perspective.

    adwn, 2014-10 · Strong recommendation · in “Ask HN: What are your sources of inspiration and motivation?”

  2. “Check out Reid Gower's videos as well, the Sagan Series”

    Series of videos using Sagan's voice.

    frinxor, 2014-11 · Recommendation · in “Wanderers: a short film of humanity's expansion into the Solar System [video]”

  3. “Bonus: with music”

    Sagan's vision of descendants across the Solar System, set to music.

    JorgeGT, 2016-09 · Recommendation · in “Why Bezos’ rocket is unprecedented–and worth taking seriously”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: carl sagan, nasa, pale blue dot, space, inspiration

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