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Carl Sagan on the search for intelligent life outside our solar system

Astronomer and author Dr. Carl Sagan discusses the age-old question of whether there is intelligent life on other planets.
Medium: Television
Broadcast Date: Oct. 7, 1988
Program: The Journal
Host: Barbara Frum
Guest: Carl Sagan
Duration: 4:36

Last updated: November 28, 2012

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