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| Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey with host Neil deGrasse Tyson on USA Today: Special Edition |
Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, with host Neil deGrasse Tyson, has brought me so much joy recently. This show is the revitalization and revisioning of Carl Sagan's miniseries by the same name, which was an international phenomenon when it originally aired. This new series is on Hulu now, as well as on FOX at 9/8c and Nat Geo at 10/9c. Every episode is another key to our magical and real universe, using equal parts direct observation and exploratory imagination, art and science to bring to full bare the discoveries of our past and how we came to know them. Using state of the art CGI, animation, and the "ship of the imagination," Tyson takes us on a journey from the farthest reaches of our universe, to the dawn of time as we know it, to the inner workings of the most infinitesimal single celled organisms. The most brilliant scientific breakthroughs are told in story form, with explanations that show the cosmos in its full complexity while making it easy for the average viewer to understand.
Several episodes help to right the travesty of one scientists' name or another, who most of society has long forgotten, yet we owe them such a debt of gratitude that they ought to be a household name. Perhaps, with any luck, you or the twelve-year-old in your life will be thanking Michael Faraday for everything from your microwave to your computer (see Episode 10), or Anne Jump Cannon and Cynthia Payne for unlocking the secrets of the sun (see Episode 7).
This is the best thing on television right now, and if you're a science buff or a sci-fi fan, or just plain curious and imaginative, there's no time to lose. There are only three weeks left, so now is the perfect time to binge watch and catch up! Use this link to start watching:
http://www.hulu.com/cosmos-a-spacetime-odyssey
Also, pick up a special edition of USA Today (pictured above) for an extended look at Cosmos. It's a great read!
