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... (Neil deGrasse) Tyson is so well known, in fact, that he is routinely compared with Carl Sagan, the great astronomer — communicator of the previous generation. And now, Tyson is actually turning into Sagan — albeit a hipper, less geeky version. This coming Sunday, he debuts on Fox and the National Geographic Channel as the host of the 13 — part Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, co — produced by Fox and National Geographic. It is a re — imagining of the 1980s series that made the original Sagan famous. "I can not imitate Carl," says Tyson. "I would fail. But I am a really good version of myself. I have myself down perfectly."

Despite the name, Cosmos is about far more than astronomy. "One of the hallmarks of the original series," says Tyson, "is that Carl drew no lines between sciences that are traditionally separated." The same goes this time around. "When you are drinking in the entire universe, you realize that the boundaries we create are a little artificial. I talk about chemistry, biology, evolution, physics — it is all there."

http://science.time.com/2014/03/04/cosmos-tyson-sa gan-tv-reboot// [time.com]

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