Ten Quick Questions with Ann Druyan


	Ten Quick Questions with Ann Druyan

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4-23-2008 9:08 AM

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Carl Sagan's Widow talks about Cosmos

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Q: What do you think about the turn that the U.S. has taken in terms of science?

Q: You're now involved in a project called Solar Sailing. Can you talk a little about it?

Q: What would you want to take away from the experience?

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Ms. Druyan is also the widow of Carl Sagan, whom she collaborated with on both the Voyager Golden Record and the epic series, <I>Cosmos</I>. Here, she talks about what it was like to work on the series, her husband's contributions to the scientific community and beyond, and her own legacy with the Solar Sail.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://science.discovery.com/questions/ann-druyan/ann-druyan.html"><B>Q: Did you know that you would still be talking about <I>Cosmos</I> almost 30 years after its debut?</B></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://science.discovery.com/questions/ann-druyan/ann-druyan.html"><B>Q: It sounds like it was an unusual project.</B></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://science.discovery.com/questions/ann-druyan/ann-druyan.html"><B>Q: That's a good point about it being a great story. 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