title: Billions & Billions: Thoughts on Life and Death at the Brink of the Millennium
author:  Carl Sagan 
description: Carl Sagan is a treasure! He makes us think....even if it hurts!!! What's so striking about Billions & Billions is that this is his last work and there is an emotional aspect to his writing. <br><br>Mike Sudano<br>Business Development
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  By: Annie Morgan
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  Countless people around the world and across time lived and died completely
  forgotten; the numbers are truly unknowable. Experts estimate between 108 and
  150 billion. Right now, there are over 7 billion and we are closing in on 8
  billion rapidly. In just 50 years, we doubled the Earth’s human population.
  When contemplating those numbers, it seems astounding how rare great legacy-
  makers really are. The few people remembered for decades and centuries and
  millennia beyond their lifetimes are truly spectacular.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  This is not to say we should look at the stats and give up. We should all try
  to leave the best legacy we can. Imagine how fantastic the world would be if
  everyone focused on leaving the world a better place. Plus, there’s some
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