OFFERS AN ANTIDOTE TO A PLANET GONE AWRY

Susan Karlin

Science has been a polarizing subject for hundreds of years. From Galileo ruffling 17th century papal feathers by advocating a heliocentric model of the solar system to modern-day creationist, anti-vaccine, and climate change denial movements, those advancing scientific evidence have long struggled against even the most unsubstantiated beliefs.

This tension is what fuels the latest iteration of National Geographic’s Emmy and Peabody Award-winning Cosmos series, Cosmos: Possible Worlds, which is hosted by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson. The new season debuted globally on March 9, but is slated to return on the Fox television network this summer. Earlier this year, Tyson joined executive producers Ann Druyan, Jason Clark, and Brannon Braga at the Television Critics Association press tour in Pasadena, California to discuss the current offering, which focuses on many of the exciting possibilities in the future—if humanity can get its act together.