We go on an intergalactic adventure. Kurt Andersen and scientist Ann Druyan, the head of the science-based entertainment company Cosmos Studios, talk about art’s close encounters with outer space. Simpsons writer George Meyer reveals his space-age obsession, and an artist insists we’re sending the wrong messages to extra-terrestrials.
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