He would have been 75. Celebrate by watching his last interview, in which he talks about pseudoscience, scientific illiteracy, and his book The Demon-haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark.
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Mark Hall
11.09.2009
Demon Haunted World is actually next on my reading list (after I finish “The Wolf in the Parlor”, which is a great book about the relationship between humans and dogs).
Brian
11.09.2009
So prolific and engaging an author! His work continues to inspire scientific literacy in his own and younger generations. We need to carry on.
QuestionAuthority
11.09.2009
Demon Haunted World is a wonderful book, a call to skeptical, critical thinking.
sporefrog
11.09.2009
There’s another interview of Carl in 1994 on Charlie Rose:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eprtvsOZkJY
"Other" Amanda
11.09.2009
Oh, how I wish he were sill alive. My husband and I have been watching Cosmos via Netflix – makes me miss him more and more.
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