Tag Archives: Dragons of Eden

A Conversation with Carl Sagan, Part III: Disarmament

Posted on October 1, 2020 by Fred Zilian

(Note: Forty years ago I exchanged letters with Carl Sagan. In his letter, he asked me two questions. The first focused on how we might move people to think more in terms of the interests of the “human species as … Continue reading →

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A Conversation with Carl Sagan, Part II: Nationalism over Liberalism

Posted on July 29, 2020 by Fred Zilian

(Note: Forty years ago this month, I finished reading Carl Sagan’s book, “The Dragons of Eden.” I wrote him a long letter. He wrote back and asked me two questions. The first: “What would be necessary to make the reader … Continue reading →

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A Conversation with Carl Sagan, Part I: Wonder and Theory

Posted on July 29, 2020 by Fred Zilian

(Note: This essay was originally published by the Newport Daily News on July 25, 2020.) Forty years ago this month, I had just finished reading Carl Sagan’s book, “The Dragons of Eden: Speculations on the Evolution of Human Intelligence,” a … Continue reading →

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