Encyclopaedia Galactica
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"Encyclopaedia Galactica" is a segment from Carl Sagan’s television series "Cosmos: A Personal Voyage" that explores the possibilities of extraterrestrial intelligence and the future of human knowledge in the universe.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Encyclopaedia Galactica canonical | 1 |
| Encyclopedia Galactica | 1 |
| Encyclopedia Galactica project | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cosmos: A Personal Voyage episode segment
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television segment ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
encourage long-term perspective on human civilization
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popularize scientific thinking about extraterrestrial life ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
BBC
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PBS ⓘ
surface form:
Public Broadcasting Service
|
| basedOn | scientific research on SETI ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | anthropocentric views of the universe ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| depicts |
hypothetical galactic encyclopedia
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imagined records of many civilizations ⓘ |
| educationalFocus |
astrobiology
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astronomy ⓘ astrophysics ⓘ science communication ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
cosmic perspective
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responsibility of technological civilizations ⓘ scientific skepticism ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
Drake equation
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communication across interstellar distances ⓘ galactic-scale knowledge ⓘ longevity of technological civilizations ⓘ possibility of intelligent alien civilizations ⓘ preservation of knowledge over cosmic timescales ⓘ |
| genre |
popular science
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science documentary ⓘ |
| hasCreator | Carl Sagan ⓘ |
| hasPresenter | Carl Sagan ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | general public ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
SETI
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cosmic communication ⓘ extraterrestrial intelligence ⓘ future of human knowledge ⓘ interstellar messages ⓘ search for extraterrestrial life ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Cosmos: A Personal Voyage ⓘ |
| portrays | humanity as a young civilization in the galaxy ⓘ |
| relatedPerson |
Ann Druyan
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Steven Soter ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Contact
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Cosmos: A Personal Voyage ⓘ |
| usesDevice |
speculative narrative
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visualizations of alien civilizations ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Encyclopedia Galactica
this entity surface form:
Encyclopedia Galactica project