When Knowledge Conquered Fear

9.0/10 · 2,672 votesMar 23, 201446 min

Ranked #6 of 13 in Season 1•matches the season avg

There was a time, not so long ago, when natural events could only be understood as gestures of divine displeasure. We will witness the moment that all changed; but first, the Ship of the Imagination is in the brooding, frigid realm of the Oort Cloud,

Season 1 Episodes13

E1 9.1

Standing Up in the Milky Way

E2 8.9

Some of the Things that Molecules Do

E3 9.0Now viewing

When Knowledge Conquered Fear

E4 9.1

A Sky Full of Ghosts

E5 9.0

Hiding in the Light

E6 8.7

Deeper, Deeper, Deeper Still

E7 8.8

The Clean Room

E8 8.9

Sisters of the Sun

E9 9.0

The Lost Worlds of Planet Earth

The Electric Boy

The Immortals

The World Set Free

Unafraid of the Dark

Cast2

Neil deGrasse Tyson

Self - Host

Ann Druyan

Crew3

Brannon Braga

Director

Steven Soter

Writer

Ann Druyan

Writer

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Episode Summary

"When Knowledge Conquered Fear" is episode 3 of Cosmos season 1. It scored 9.0/10 from 2,672 votes, ranking #6 of 13 episodes this season (season average 9.0). Directed by Brannon Braga and written by Steven Soter, Ann Druyan, it aired on March 23, 2014.

When Knowledge Conquered Fear

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