Cosmos (1980)

01x11 The Persistence of Memory

The brain is the focus of this fascinating portion of our journey as Dr. Sagan examines another of the intelligent creatures with whom we share the planet Earth — whales. Then we wind through the maze of the human brain to witness the architecture of thought. We see how genes, brains and books store the information necessary for human survival.

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Carl Sagan Carl Sagan As: Himself - Host
Jaromír Hanzlík Jaromír Hanzlík As: Johannes Kepler
Jonathan Fahn Jonathan Fahn As: Jean-Francois Champollion
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The brain is the focus of this fascinating portion of our journey as Dr. Sagan examines another of the intelligent creatures with whom we share the planet Earth — whales. Then we wind through the maze of the human brain to witness the architecture of thought. We see how genes, brains and books store the information necessary for human survival.


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Aired: 08 December, 1980 at 4:00 am

Language: English

Country: United States

Runtime: 60m

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Carl Sagan

Carl Sagan

Himself - Host

Jaromír Hanzlík

Jaromír Hanzlík

Johannes Kepler

Jonathan Fahn

Jonathan Fahn

Jean-Francois Champollion

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