The scientific illiteracy of Americans is scandalous

[IamKnucks]

Oh Carl, it's only gotten worse.

[brucegelman]

Breaks my heart that he isnt still here.

[nyarparablepsis]

Not just in the US these days.

Said the king to the priest "You'll keep them stupid, I'll keep them poor."

[Hey_MikeZeroEchoP]

Dr. Sagan, got me INTO Science W A Y Back in 1978/79 with his "Cosmos" series!!!

I majored in Biology, minored in Chemistry and Genetics. Got my teaching credential and taught kids from 89 - 12....retired, but Still taught science to kids in 'After school Programs' from 14 - present!!

[SUPREME-SCIENCE]

THE BEST SCIENTIFIC COMMUNICATOR OF ALL TIME, A TRUE GENIUS🎉🎉🎉🎉

[robertouribe]

in a way I am glad he is not here to see how bad it is now

[maxrichter]

And it gets way worse with time😂 anti-vaxxer, qanon, christian fundamentalists, anti-science, climate-denyism and on and on...

[Dudleymiddleton]

We need a Carl Sagan for today. He was brilliant and is sorely missed. He died very prematurely, so did Christopher Hitchens, another rational sense goliath. RIP.

[eliasgallardo]

Exactly than you sir, there's is no reason why American school rank so low in the world we should have the best in any community

[liamstacey]

Require every member of Congress and the president to get a decent score on GRE physics, biology and chemistry exams. Might just throw a history exam in there for fun.

[Glennn]

If only they valued scientific literacy as much as they do their ridiculous bible, things would be incomprehensibly better.

[alanafromoc]

This reminds me of Mark Zuckerberg testifying before congress about Facebook spying on the users. Nobody in Congress understands computer programming !! 😂😂

[CesarClouds]

What he said is true and downright scary.

[TheAtheist]

What a mind. I miss him.
What's worse, what Professor Sagan says here, is even more relevant today. And not just in the U.S
Across the West.

[rjacq]

I miss Carl, and we dearly need him now

[boltzmannbrain]

Thank God that Carl isn't around to see Trump and Marjorie 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[joyceroberts]

TWO Congress members? I would have guessed lower.

[Tech_Traveler]

Not to say anything bad about Neill Degrass Tyson. But Carl is the man we need to continue brining science to the masses.

[mikeeng]

That exam might not be a bad idea! Too many stupid serving incompetent people making important choices for the people they represent but pay no consequences for their choices! There's nothing wrong with demanding an educated Government, I would argue how do you not?

[suecondon]

Brilliant. Wonderful man with incredible insight.