Coinciding with the start of the annual Ithaca Festival, John "MelodySheep" Boswell is releasing the next piece from his Symphony Of Science project. Fans will be thrilled that not only does Carl Sagan return, but he's singing with one of his most famous admirers: Brian Cox. Already known to the British, but not as well-known in North America, Cox is a musician-turned-PhD in subatomic physics who has also followed in Carl's footsteps to become a science popularizer.  He's already done two segments on the BBC regarding the influence Carl Sagan had on him.

John and Brian have each in their own way done much to turn a new generation on to Carl Sagan's work and science in general, so it's fitting that John has brought Carl and Brian together this way.  Would it be too outlandish to hope that these two collaborate on music together?  Maybe to perhaps, mark the 30th anniversary of the release of COSMOS this Sept 28th?  It never hurts to plant an idea.

We don't want to overlook that Bob Zubrin and Penny Boston are also in the song and music video.

John has kindly provided Sagan Appreciation Society members a preview of "The Case For Mars" prior to its public release.  You can view the video below, or try an easier direct Save-As operation here.  Some people have previously reported slow throughput from the Colorpulse site- if you're one of them you can try being one of the 99 people who can download it here. After 99 downloads or 7 days, you'll have to use the other method.  Mac users may need the proper codecs to view the .WMV video.

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