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Billions and Billions Thoughts on Life and Death at the Brink of the Millennium

Carl Sagan

Billions and Billions In this book, his last, Carl Sagan shows once again his extraordinary ability to interpret the mysteries of life and the majesty of the universe for the general reader. Brilliant, eloquent, and imbued with Sagan's uniquely childlike sense of awe, this entertaining collection o...

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Neil deGrasse Tyson mentioned Carl Sagan's book "Billions and Billions" during a discussion about the origin of life on Jupiter's atmosphere.

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You did say billions and billions. The man wrote a book called Billions and Billions.

— Episode: Distant Aliens & Space Dinosaurs with Li...

Episode: Distant Aliens & Space Dinosaurs with Lisa Kaltene...

Neil deGrasse Tyson mentioned Carl Sagan's book "Billions and Billions" during a discussion about the origin of life on Jupiter's atmosphere.

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You did say billions and billions. The man wrote a book called Billions and Billions.

Acquired

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Acquired

The book Billions was referenced in the context of a character in the show who was going to raise his own fund and have outside capital.

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Remember in X, I don't know if you watch Billions, so you know at some point, he was like, I'm going to go raise money.

— Episode: ACQ Sessions: Jason Calacanis

Episode: ACQ Sessions: Jason Calacanis

The book Billions was referenced in the context of a character in the show who was going to raise his own fund and have outside capital.

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Remember in X, I don't know if you watch Billions, so you know at some point, he was like, I'm going to go raise money.

So, there's just natural tension for acts like, What should it be? I like when I have other people's money because he seemed to perceive, I think he felt that he wasn't somebody in his ecosystem, in his community without managing outside capital.

The Rubin Report

The speaker described this as Carl Sagan's last book, which his wife had to finish after his death. It was praised for explaining complex topics in a human way.

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his last book was called billions and billions and he actually passed away. He died of cancer right before he had finished the book.

— Episode: Left Attacks MrBeast for Helping the Bli...

Episode: Left Attacks MrBeast for Helping the Blind, His Re...

The speaker described this as Carl Sagan's last book, which his wife had to finish after his death. It was praised for explaining complex topics in a human way.

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his last book was called billions and billions and he actually passed away. He died of cancer right before he had finished the book.

it's him putting his final touches on the thoughts of his life and it's it's really really wonderful and he had a great way of explaining really complex stuff in a very very human way.

Episode: Left Attacks MrBeast for Helping the Blind, His Re...

Carl Sagan's final book, completed by his wife after his death, offering a thoughtful reflection on his life and complex ideas in a human way.

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his last book was called billions and billions and he actually passed away. He died of cancer right before he had finished the book. So his wife and Julian who's also a professor at Cornell. I think she still is now actually she actually had to finish the book for him, but it's sort of him.

it's really really wonderful and he had a great way of explaining really complex stuff in a very very human way.

Episode: Golden Globes Canceled for the Most Absurd Reasons...

It was mentioned as one of the speaker's favorite books, and that it was Carl Sagan's last book, completed by his wife after his death. The speaker also mentioned that Carl Sagan wrote one fiction book.

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I always talk about billions and billions which is Carl Sagan who did Cosmos of course it was his last book he actually died at the end before the book was finished then his wife Andrew and who was also a professor at Cornell she ended up finishing the book but Carl Sagan wrote one fiction book and it was contact

The Herd with Colin Cowherd

The book 'Billions' was referenced with a quote from Bobby Axelrod about 'FU money', which was used as an analogy for the Chiefs' ability to make bold moves due to their recent Super Bowl wins.

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What's the point of having FU money if you never say FU?

— Episode: 3 & Out - Chiefs trade Snead, League Mee...

Episode: 3 & Out - Chiefs trade Snead, League Meetings, JJ...

The book 'Billions' was referenced with a quote from Bobby Axelrod about 'FU money', which was used as an analogy for the Chiefs' ability to make bold moves due to their recent Super Bowl wins.

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What's the point of having FU money if you never say FU?

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