Contact
Mentions in Episodes:
- Episode: The Science of Interstellar with Science Advisor, Kip Thorne
Podcast: StarTalk RadioAnd he said that he wanted, uh, that he had written--he'd already written this book, the novel; it was already in page proofs, and he said, 'I've got this novel, it's in page proof; the publisher is not going to be happy if I change it!
- Episode: Scientists Discuss NASA’s Strategy For Finding Alien Life in the Universe
Podcast: StarTalk RadioAnd that fact was preserved in his novel Contact when the screen version, at least, you don't see the aliens at all!
- Episode: Joe Rogan Experience #2086 - Jim Norton
Podcast: The Joe Rogan ExperienceYeah, I mean, uh, like in 'Contact,' Carl wrote that; I didn't like the book, by the way, but I like the movie. It's one of those cases where the movie is actually better than the book, really.
- Episode: Why Bother Searching for Aliens? | People I (Mostly) Admire | Episode 81
Podcast: People I (Mostly) AdmireIf you've read the book "Contact" written by Carl Sagan or seen the movie, Jill was the inspiration for the hero played in the movie by Jodie Foster.
- Episode: Why Bother Searching for Aliens? | People I (Mostly) Admire | Episode 81
Podcast: People I (Mostly) AdmireAfter this short break, they'll return to talk about Jill's role in Carl Sagan's story, "Contact."
- Episode: Why Bother Searching for Aliens? | People I (Mostly) Admire | Episode 81
Podcast: People I (Mostly) AdmireBack in the 1970s, the famous novel where Carl Sagan wrote was called "Contact," in which the heroine was essentially a fictionalized version of you.
- Episode: Why Bother Searching for Aliens? | People I (Mostly) Admire | Episode 81
Podcast: People I (Mostly) AdmireI had mentioned this to Carl and given him a copy of that report many years before he wrote "Contact," and it turns out that I'm pretty prototypical of the female profile that came out of that report, and so I think that's what really drives home the truth.
- Episode: Why Bother Searching for Aliens? | People I (Mostly) Admire | Episode 81
Podcast: People I (Mostly) AdmireYes, Carl and I were colleagues; we worked together, but I think probably more than just knowing me, he was aware of what women who succeeded in male-dominated fields were usually like, and that book was made into the blockbuster movie "Contact" starring Jodie Foster playing you.