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A songification of the crazy Spielberg show Falling Skies. Now with 50% more aliens. fallingskies.com
All new June 9th
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![BEYOND THE HORIZON - Symphony of Science + The Planetary Society
Created in collaboration with The Planetary Society on their 35th anniversary. Bill Nye, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Emily Lakdawalla and Carl Sagan reflect humanitys next frontier: beyond the horizon.
Special thanks to everyone at the Planetary Society for making this song & video possible! Check out all the awesome things they are doing at http://planetary.org
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Lyrics:
Bill Nye:
We are at a time in history where we can change the world
What do we want to pass on to future generations?
That we just stayed here on Earth, that we didn’t look out
to find out where we come from and are we alone?
No!
We want to pass on this joy. This excitement.
Neil deGrasse Tyson:
When a nation dreams big, everything falls into place.
Nye:
Beyond the horizon
Over the next hill
That’s where we make discoveries
Tyson:
That’s the next frontier
Nye:
It is in us to look farther and deeper
It’s deep within us
That is why we are all here
Over the next hill, beyond the horizon
Tyson:
Dream of tomorrow
Long for the open seas
Call for this adventure
Dream big
Dream of tomorrow
Long for the open seas
Emily Lakdawalla:
There are lots of huge frozen worlds
Caught beyond Neptune
Huge frozen worlds
Seek out these other worlds
Hundreds of other worlds
Caught beyond Neptune
Seek out these other worlds
Tyson:
Audacious visions have the power to alter mindsets
To change assumptions about what is possible
[refrain]
Nye:
If we are to discover life on another world,
It will change the way everyone feels about what it is to be a living thing in the Cosmos.
Tyson:
Is a virus alive? Is crystal alive?
Does life need this, does life need liquid water?
Is a virus alive? Does life have metabolism?
Does life need, life need, life need, life need this?
Is a virus alive? Is crystal alive?
They’re asking these questions
Bill Nye:
Working together I claim we can
Change the world!
Carl Sagan:
There’s just a tremendously exciting prospect called solar sailing
And it works exactly as an ordinary sailboat does
It takes you to where you wanna go
It’s a whole new kind of idea
It travels on the wind from the sun
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Tyson:
These dreams prevail in the citizen’s ambitions.
It is time to set sail for the 21st Century.
[refrain]
Tyson:
Find your place in space
Space is vast and unexplored
And there’s a lot of work to do. BEYOND THE HORIZON - Symphony of Science + The Planetary Society](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/tKjbHv_0KKY/mqdefault.jpg)




![Symphony of Science - Our Place in the Cosmos (ft. Sagan, Dawkins, Kaku, Jastrow)
MP3: http://symphonyofscience.com
Our Place in the Cosmos, the third video from the Symphony of Science, was crafted using samples from Carl Sagans Cosmos, Richard Dawkins Genius of Charles Darwin series, Dawkins TED Talk, Stephen Hawkings Universe series, Michio Kakus interview on Physics and aliens, plus added visuals from Baraka, Koyaanisqatsi, History Channels Universe series, and IMAX Cosmic Voyage. The themes present in this song are intended to explore our understanding of our origins within the universe, and to challenge the commonplace notion that humans have a superior or privleged position, both on our home planet and in the universe itself.
RIP Dr. Sagan and Dr. Jastrow!
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Lyrics:
[Narrator]
With every century
Our eyes on the universe have been opened anew
We are witness
To the very brink of time and space
[Robert Jastrow]
We must ask ourselves
We who are so proud of our accomplishments
What is our place in the cosmic perspective of life?
[Carl Sagan]
The exploration of the cosmos
Is a voyage of self discovery
As long as there have been humans
We have searched for our place in the cosmos
[Richard Dawkins]
Are there things about the universe
That will be forever beyond our grasp?
Are there things about the universe that are
Ungraspable?
[Sagan]
One of the great revelations of space exploration
Is the image of the earth, finite and lonely
Bearing the entire human species
Through the oceans of space and time
[Dawkins]
Matter flows from place to place
And momentarily comes together to be you
Some people find that thought disturbing
I find the reality thrilling
[Sagan]
As the ancient mythmakers knew
Were children equally of the earth and the sky
In our tenure on this planet, weve accumulated
Dangerous evolutionary baggage
Weve also acquired compassion for others,
Love for our children,
And a great soaring passionate intelligence
The clear tools for our continued survival
[Michio Kaku]
We could be in the middle
Of an inter-galactic conversation
And we wouldnt even know
[Sagan]
Weve begun at last
To wonder about our origins
Star stuff contemplating the stars
Tracing that long path
Our obligation to survive and flourish
Is owed not just to ourselves
But also to that cosmos
Ancient and vast, from which we spring
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![Symphony of Science - The Greatest Show on Earth! A music video about Evolution
mp3: http://bit.ly/xqVD4J - A musical celebration of the wonders of biology, including evolution, natural selection, DNA, and more. Featuring David Attenborough, Richard Dawkins and Bill Nye. The Greatest Show on Earth is the 13th video in the Symphony of Science music videos series. Materials used in this video are from:
Richard Dawkins There is grandeur in this view of life speech
BBC Life
BBC Planet Earth
David Attenboroughs First Life
Charles Darwin and the Tree of Life
Bill Nye Evolution episode
Visit http://symphonyofscience.com for more videos!
If you enjoyed the video, consider checking out Dawkins book of the same name, The Greatest Show On Earth, as well as the other mentioned source materials. Special thanks to everybody whos donated to keep the project alive and to those who helped track down the materials used in this video.
Lyrics:
[David Attenborough]
How could one species turn into another?
[Richard Dawkins]
How is it that we find ourselves surrounded by such complexity, such elegance?
[Bill Nye]
The genes of you and me
Theyre all made of DNA
Were all made of the same chemicals
DNA - were all made of DNA
[Attenborough]
Only the fittest survive
And that is the key
Natural Selection
That is the key
[Dawkins]
We are surrounded by endless forms
Most beautiful, most wonderful
Evolution - the greatest show on Earth
There is grandeur in this view of life
Evolution - the greatest show on Earth
[Attenborough]
The history of life can be thought of
As a many branched tree
The five kingdoms of life
were established early on
Bacteria
Protists- amoeba like creatures
Fungi
Plants
And animals
[Dawkins]
We find ourselves perched on one tiny twig
In the midst of a blossoming tree of life
[refrain]
We are surrounded by millions of other species
Walking, flying, burrowing, stalking, chasing, fleeing,
Outpacing
[Attenborough]
Animals strive to reach this one ultimate goal
To ensure the survival of the next generation
This one ultimate goal
To pass on their genes
That is what life is all about
[refrain]
[Dawkins]
As we look back on the history of life
We see a picture of never ending,
ever rejuvinating novelty
[Attenborough]
Those animals may seem to us to be very remote,
strange, even fantastic
But all of us alive today
Owe our very existence to them Symphony of Science - The Greatest Show on Earth! A music video about Evolution](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/wxDOpAM2FrQ/mqdefault.jpg)

