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The Cold and the Dark
The World After Nuclear War
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Carl Sagan talked about that in this amazing book he wrote with two scientist colleagues called "The Cold and the Dark.
Why people recommend it
The Cold and the Dark by Paul R. Ehrlich, Carl Sagan, Donald Kennedy, and Walter Orr Roberts is a classic scientific examination focused heavily on the concept and devastating consequences of a nuclear winter. Annie Jacobsen discussed this remarkable volume on the Lex Fridman Podcast, noting that Carl Sagan wrote the work alongside his scientist colleagues to detail how catastrophic environmental damage would follow atomic warfare. Later in the same podcast appearance, Jacobsen returned to the book when analyzing the historical background and overarching theories concerning nuclear winter scenarios. Additionally, Josh Szeps mentioned on The Joe Rogan Experience that he had read a book by Carl Sagan during his youth, which profoundly shaped his personal worldview regarding skepticism and reason. Joe Rogan confirmed during that exchange that he was also familiar with Sagan's writing. Readers frequently encounter recommendations for this work because it provides a stark, empirically grounded warning about global annihilation, cementing its status as an essential text for anyone studying nuclear strategy, environmental science, and the fragile nature of human civilization.
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Annie Jacobsen Carl Sagan talked about that in this amazing book he wrote with two scientist colleagues called "The Cold a… 1
“Carl Sagan talked about that in this amazing book he wrote with two scientist colleagues called "The Cold and the Dark."”
Josh Szeps but then a part of me is like like i read a great book in my teens which was uh carl sagan and it's it's on… 1
“but then a part of me is like like i read a great book in my teens which was uh carl sagan and it's it's one of his books called the demon haunted world Yes i read that book”
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“okay our mutual friend the late great carl sagan has a great chapter in the demon hunter world on these kinds of experiments”