People think that if you are a scientist you have to give up that joy of discovery, that passion, that sense of the great romance of life. I say that's completely opposite of the truth.

Activism
Druyan has served on the Board of Directors of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) for over 10 years and was president (2006-2010). (Goldsmith) and Harry Druyan who co-owned a knitware firm. Television and movie writing career
Druyan was one of the three writers of the TV series Cosmos: A Personal Voyage along with Carl Sagan and Steven Soter and a producer for the motion picture Contact.

She made substantial contributions to the PBS documentary series Cosmos and was the third wife of the late Carl Sagan.