She attended and was a speaker at the Beyond Belief symposium in November 2006.more Sloan Prize, given to films that focus on science and technology. In January 2007, she was a juror at the 2007 Sundance Film Festival in the jury responsible for selecting the winner of the Alfred P. The Cosmos 1 used a former Soviet submarine missile as a launch vehicle (in keeping with the 'swords into plowshares' philosophy) but due to a malfunction in separation, the Cosmos 1 never reached stable orbit. Other projects that she has been involved in include the selection of the music on the Voyager Golden Record mounted on the Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 space probes, and the Cosmos 1 spacecraft, which intended to demonstrate solar sail propulsion. She has served on the Board of Directors of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) for over 10 years, and is also the current president of the NORML Foundation Board of Directors. In 2007 she was said to be working on an IMAX film on global warming as well as a sequel to Cosmos. Most recently, she is the CEO and a co-founder of Cosmos Studios. In the areas of film and television, she was one of the writers for the television series Cosmos, and a producer of the film Contact. Alone, she wrote the novel A Famous Broken Heart. In addition, she wrote an introduction to The Cosmic Connection and the epilogue to Billions and Billions, both by Sagan. In her writings, Druyan has stressed the idea that people can have a sense of awe and wonder about the unity of the cosmos without introducing the concept of a god.ĭruyan wrote the books Comet and Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors, as well as sections of The Demon-Haunted World, with her late husband Carl Sagan. She is probably best-known as the last wife of Carl Sagan, and co-author of the Cosmos series and book, along with Sagan and Steven Soter. Alone, she wrote the Ann Druyan (born June 13, 1949) is an American author and media producer known for her involvement in many projects aiming to popularize and explain science. Druyan wrote the books Comet and Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors, as well as sections of The Demon-Haunted World, with her late husband Carl Sagan. In her writings, Druyan has stressed the idea that people can have a sense of awe and wonder about the unity of the cosmos without introducing the concept of a god. Ann Druyan (born June 13, 1949) is an American author and media producer known for her involvement in many projects aiming to popularize and explain science.

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