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Meditating for Voyager
15:54 - 26:52 (10:57)
The making of the Voyager record inspired a young Aaron Freeman to ask Carl Sagan if he could meditate for an hour while hooked up to a machine that would record every signal from his body and brain to be converted into sound on the record. This episode explores the making of the Voyager record, the Pioneer 10 plaque, and the potential for human connection and communication through music and imagery.
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The Voyager Mission was instrumental in providing us with our first close-up view of planets and moons in our solar system.
15:54 - 18:09 (02:14)
Summary
The Voyager Mission was instrumental in providing us with our first close-up view of planets and moons in our solar system. Carl Sagan played a critical role in conceptualizing the mission's objectives and helping us better understand the solar system's movement through the galaxy.
ChapterMeditating for Voyager
Episode#78 – Ann Druyan: Cosmos, Carl Sagan, Voyager, and the Beauty of Science
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
This podcast episode discusses the process behind creating the Voyager golden record, which contains photographs and music from all around the world, as well as the inclusion of world music that had not previously been represented.
18:09 - 22:14 (04:04)
Summary
This podcast episode discusses the process behind creating the Voyager golden record, which contains photographs and music from all around the world, as well as the inclusion of world music that had not previously been represented.
ChapterMeditating for Voyager
Episode#78 – Ann Druyan: Cosmos, Carl Sagan, Voyager, and the Beauty of Science
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
This transcript is about the Voyager record project and one person's experience of trying to find a piece of Chinese music to represent the country on the record while exploring the history of the human race to include on the record.
22:14 - 26:52 (04:38)
Summary
This transcript is about the Voyager record project and one person's experience of trying to find a piece of Chinese music to represent the country on the record while exploring the history of the human race to include on the record.