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COVER STORY
Outer Space
Kurt Andersen and science philosopher Ann Druyan talk about art and outer space.

Joe Davis' Universe
A look at an artist and amateur scientist who believes we're sending the wrong messages to extraterrestrials. Produced by Lu Olkowski.
Go to an article on Davis and human metabolic waste

Girl with Red HatMusic Of The Spheres
How the ancient Greeks' model of the structure of the universe still shapes our music. Produced by Allison Lirish Dean.
Go to Robert Saxton's website
Go to Stockhausen's website
Go to Sun Ra's website

Sci-Fi Genome
Kurt surveys the rich supply of alien characters in the movies. Produced by Jocelyn Gonzales.

Space-Age Obsession
A collecting confession from Simpsons writer George Meyer.
Go to an interview with George Meyer
Go to a Space Collecting site
Go to spaceflori.com

SPECIAL GUEST
Ann Druyan
has written and produced TV programs about space, and conceived the film Contact in collaboration with her husband, the late astronomer Carl Sagan. She is a former philosopher and former secretary of the Federation of American Scientists, and she now runs Cosmos Studios, a science-based entertainment company.
Go to an interview with Ann Druyan
Go to Carl Sagan/Cosmos Studios official site
Go to a Business Week interview with Ann Druyan






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Now Playing
The House I Live In. A new CD set contains everything Frank Sinatra recorded in Hollywood from 1940 to 1964. One patriotic song in particular rose improbably to become a hit just after World War II -- and its meaning changed in the process. Produced by Sara Fishko.
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