Win a DVD Set of "Journey of Universe: Conversations"

By Nancy Atkinson - June 4, 2013 at 9:52 PM UTC | Cosmology
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The highly acclaimed and mind-expanding documentary,

'Journey of the Universe'

, which aired on PBS in 2011, looked at modern science and ancient wisdom to ask the eternal question, why are we on this planet? Hosted by philosopher Brian Thomas Swimme, the film was a journey through time, looking at the evolution of our understandings of science and the world around us, and how we have looked out to try and determine our connection to the cosmos.

Now, the same producers have a new series called 'Journey of the Universe: Conversations,' which presents interviews hosted by Mary Evelyn Tucker, an historian of religions, talking with some of the greatest minds of our time -- scientists, historians and environmentalists -- to explore the unfolding story of Earth, the Universe, and how we should responding to global and environmental issues of the day.

Universe Today has one copy of 'Journey of the Universe' and two DVD sets of Journey of the Universe: Conversations' to give away to our readers.

The DVD sets are a 10 hour, 20-part, 4-disc set, just released today.

The set is about $80 USD on Amazon.

In order to be entered into the giveaway drawing, just put your email address into the box at the bottom of this post (where it says "Enter the Giveaway") before Monday June 10, 2013. We'll send you a confirmation email, so you'll need to click that to be entered into the drawing.

"Conversations" follows in the traditions of discussions by Thomas Berry and Joseph Campbell, and deliberates history and future of the Universe, delving into discussions of science, technology, literature, religion and philosophy.

Nancy Atkinson

Nancy Atkinson

Nancy Atkinson is a space journalist and author with a passion for telling the stories of people involved in space exploration and astronomy. She is currently retired from daily writing, but worked at Universe Today for 20 years as a writer and editor. She also contributed articles to The Planetary Society, Ad Astra (National Space Society), New Scientist and many other online outlets.

Her 2019 book, "Eight Years to the Moon: The History of the Apollo Missions,” shares the untold stories of engineers and scientists who worked behind the scenes to make the Apollo program so successful, despite the daunting odds against it. Her first book “Incredible Stories From Space: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Missions Changing Our View of the Cosmos” (2016) tells the stories of 37 scientists and engineers that work on several current NASA robotic missions to explore the solar system and beyond.

Nancy is also a NASA/JPL Solar System Ambassador, and through this program, she has the opportunity to share her passion of space and astronomy with children and adults through presentations and programs. Nancy's personal website is nancyatkinson.com