Today is Carl Sagan's birthday. ✨... I posted this photo exactly 2 years ago. My eyes were swollen. We had just elected a President who thought climate change was a hoax, vaccines led to autism, and was flippant about the sexual harrassment of women (among other things). ✨ ... THIS election - we elected 7 new Scientists to Congress and we now have a House Science Committee led by representatives who understand climate change (this hasn't been the case for nearly a decade!) ✨... In 1981, woke Carl Sagan advocated for women to be admitted into the exclusive (at the time, men-only) Explorers Club. Swipe to see his letter to the organization. "If membership in The Explorers Club is restricted to men, the loss will be ours; we will only be depriving ourselves." ✨... Sagan taught us that thoughtful/creative storytelling, accurate science and inclusion move science forward for all of us. I aspire to be any tiny eensy bit like him one day. ... #carlsagan #carlsaganday #carlsaganquotes #scicomm