As an aside, I worked at the National Academy of Sciences for 30 years and the Academicians consistently snubbed him. I had the privilege of meeting him in Phoenix in the mid-1990s. Great man. Also had a great 1st wife Lynn Margulis, who was brilliant in her own right.
Rush Limbaugh began his AM radio Talk show in 1984 (!) in Sacramento CA, and it went national in 1988. He was at his peak in the 90's with 20 million daily listeners. The seeds were growing then and blooming now. A big thinker like Sagan could see it
Wow. Sagan's prediction, incredibly, was made in 1995, a year BEFORE Murdoch premiered Fox Noise on cable. How could he have been so prescient ?
As an aside, I worked at the National Academy of Sciences for 30 years and the Academicians consistently snubbed him. I had the privilege of meeting him in Phoenix in the mid-1990s. Great man. Also had a great 1st wife Lynn Margulis, who was brilliant in her own right.
The anti science, anti vax and "alternative medicine" movements were just gaining early momentum around that time too.
He could see the trend lines from the Christian Broadcasting Network and EWTN.
Rush Limbaugh began his AM radio Talk show in 1984 (!) in Sacramento CA, and it went national in 1988. He was at his peak in the 90's with 20 million daily listeners. The seeds were growing then and blooming now. A big thinker like Sagan could see it