Dava Sobel

In this talk, Dava Sobel celebrates the deep connection humans have always had with the planets in our solar system. Using astrology, mythology, science fiction, music, and poetry, Sobel reminds us that despite living in an age of science, we are more culturally and spiritually linked to the cosmos than we realize. Celebrating both Earth and her nearest neighbors, she speaks eloquently on the nature of our unique moment in human history-- a moment when the familiar family of nine planets acknowledges the nearly two hundred newly discovered planets orbiting stars beyond the Sun. Beautiful, warm and meticulously crafted, this talk makes generous room for philosophy, logic, science and poetry. It will delight lovers of astronomy and lay people alike.