I have "Cosmos" on DVD, and before that, on VHS. (I gave the VHS set to my mom after I got the DVDs.) Back when "Cosmos" first aired on PBS, I was 8 or so, and we had "'Cosmos' Nights" at our house...meaning my mom, my sister, and I would watch that week's episode. I even have some memories of "'Cosmos' Nights," though of course at the time I was too young to understand much of what was being presented. Nonetheless, the series wormed its way into my psyche. When I was 20 or so, I spotted the VHS set on sale, and though I could only afford to buy one or two cassettes at a time, I was thrilled.
I still re-watch the series from time to time. And it even helped me one time when I was in an anatomy class in college...one day we were discussing the human brain, and the teacher brought out a model of one. (Later we dissected the real thing. I remember getting a severe nosebleed from the formaldehyde.) She asked, "Does anyone know why the brain has all those furrows and channels?" I replied, "Because it increases the surface area." I'd learned that from "Cosmos."
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Date: 2010-11-10 03:36 am (UTC)I still re-watch the series from time to time. And it even helped me one time when I was in an anatomy class in college...one day we were discussing the human brain, and the teacher brought out a model of one. (Later we dissected the real thing. I remember getting a severe nosebleed from the formaldehyde.) She asked, "Does anyone know why the brain has all those furrows and channels?" I replied, "Because it increases the surface area." I'd learned that from "Cosmos."
"Carl Sagan Day"? Sounds good to me.