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And We’re Back…

By admin On March 12, 2012 · Add Comment · In Uncategorized

Welcome, welcome, welcome.

As much as I loved the original site, it hadn’t changed much since 2004, so I’ve been working with Flourish Design Studio (highly recommended, by the way) to bring it into the now.  As Penny from Edenborn would say, “Fresh start!”  Feels much better to me.  Would love to know what [...]

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Discovery Retreats

By admin On August 4, 2011 · Add Comment · In Discovery Retreats, Science, Travel



Tucked away in a red rock canyon amidst majestic Colorado mountainside, Discovery Retreats is a science-themed vacation resort envisioned as a refuge for guests to feed their minds as they revitalize their bodies.  Earlier this summer, I spent a week there attending the “Secrets of the Universe” retreat [...]

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A Father’s Day Gift for Carl Sagan

On June 19, 2011 By admin



How do you shop for Carl Sagan?  I was never quite sure what to get him.  Astronomical art?  A traditional tie?  Some years I made better choices than others, but too often I found it baffling.

For this Father’s Day, I’d like to announce the launch of a project I’m [...]

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Life As We Do Not Know It

On December 2, 2010 By admin

Well, this is promising.


A new life form: the microorganism GFAJ-1.  While there’s nothing extraterrestrial about these little bacteria, it’s exciting to see we’ve grown a species that can handle arsenic instead of phosphorus.  New potential for where we might find life just opened up.  As the NYT reports, [...]

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Science Channel Press Release

On August 6, 2010 By admin



NICK SAGAN SIGNS DEVELOPMENT DEAL WITH SCIENCE CHANNEL, SON OF THE ICONIC CARL SAGAN SET TO HOST AND DEVELOP NEW SERIES AND SPECIALS 

(Silver Spring, Md.) — Science Channel has signed sci-fi writer Nick Sagan, son of famed astrophysicist and television icon Carl Sagan, to an exclusive development deal, [...]

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Mom’s Pioneer & Voyager Interviews

On June 22, 2010 By admin
Last week, I played host to not one but two film crews so they could interview my mother, Linda Salzman.
On Thursday there was the upcoming BBC show, The Beauty of Diagrams, where internationally acclaimed mathematician Marcus du Sautoy interviewed Mom about her work on the Pioneer Plaque.  Directed byRead Full Article →

Pioneer Plaque Immortality

On May 21, 2010 By admin


A BBC reporter recently interviewed me for a program they’re doing about the Pioneer Plaque, which provided me the happy opportunity to reflect on my mom and how her art might be remembered:

I’m thrilled, quite honestly.  To know that your mother’s artwork is out there [...]

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Return of the Sagan Pumpkin

On October 31, 2009 By admin


Mad genius Caleb P. tops last year’s Sagan Pumpkinwith this gorgeous creation.

 

On this Halloween, the 4th anniversary of this blog, it’s a weird and beautiful night here in Ithaca, New York. Very quiet, very dark. Hope you’re having fun.

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At The Airport Yesterday

On October 10, 2009 By admin

I had the good fortune to pick a line with a TSA security guard who was in an excellent mood, cheerful and friendly to everyone, which was perfect in that moment because it helped make the process of trudging through a crowded checkpoint that much less of a pain.

It’s that part before you take [...]

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A Glorious Dawn

On September 25, 2009 By admin

So, yeah, my dad put out a new music video.

John Boswell over at Colorpulse Music is a mad genius, sampling both Cosmos and Stephen Hawking’sUniverse series into three minutes and thirty-four seconds of pure, concentrated awesomeness:

Love it, love it, love it.  Dad would have loved it, too.

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