The Varieties of Scientific Experience: A Personal View of the Search for God is a book collecting transcribed talks on the subject of natural theology that astronomer Carl Sagan delivered in 1985 at
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Ann Druyan is an American documentary producer and director specializing in the communication of science. She co-wrote the 1980 PBS documentary series Cosmos, hosted by Carl Sagan, whom she married in
The Varieties of Scientific Experience
…posthumously in 2006, 10 years after his death. The title is a reference to The Varieties of Religious Experience by William James. The book was edited by Ann Druyan, who also provided an introduction section. The sixth chapter, "The God Hypothesis", was later reprinted in Christopher Hitchens' anthology The Portable…
Druyan at her home in 2025
Neil deGrasse Tyson and Ann Druyan in Sydney
Druyan in 2008