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3 mind-blowing space facts with Neil deGrasse Tyson
Tyson dives into the search for alien life, dark matter, and the physics of football.
Shutting down flat Earthers, Neil deGrasse Tyson style
Belief systems aren't necessarily dangerous until they're spread by someone with influence.
Neil deGrasse Tyson: How the 24/7 news cycle compromises science
The race to be first in science journalism is hurting science.
Neil deGrasse Tyson: How science literacy can save us from the internet
If you understand when and how to ask questions, you possess an effective inoculation against charlatans.
Neil deGrasse Tyson: Scientists’ brains are wired to see differently
Scientists are expert observers. Because of this, they can help us develop a keener view of the world — the cosmos.
Neil deGrasse Tyson: Want to prove aliens exist? Do this.
Neil deGrasse Tyson wants to believe. He just needs to see the evidence first.
The best tactic for science education? Leverage the power of pop culture.
Can understanding science make pop culture better, and can understanding pop culture make science more interesting? Absolutely.
Neil deGrasse Tyson: Don't believe the dark matter hype
There's something all of us—physicists included—are getting wrong about dark matter, says Neil deGrasse Tyson.
Neil deGrasse Tyson wants to go ice fishing on Europa
Everyone loves Europa, says Neil deGrasse Tyson. Why? It's a strong bet for finding life in our solar system, and it's even more amazing because it breaks all the rules.
Science: The rise (and fall?) of America
From Abraham Lincoln's founding of the National Academy of Sciences in 1863, to the US currently leading the world in the Nobel Prize count (a third of which we owe to immigrants), America was built on science. What happens when we doubt and defund it?
Science Can Reinvent America
According to Neil deGrasse Tyson, three fears account for "the most expensive, ambitious projects humans have ever undertaken."
Neil deGrasse Tyson: Why Do We Have to Be Shocked Into Being Motivated to Lead?
How might we apply the notion of a "Sputnik moment" to our own lives, as we look for those occasions that compel us to invent for tomorrow?
Neil deGrasse Tyson: Science Is In Our DNA
We explore our environment more than we are compelled to utter poetry when we’re toddlers, says Neil deGrasse Tyson.
My Man, Sir Isaac Newton
Are you 26 years-old or older? If so, you are older than Isaac Newton was when he invented calculus... on a dare! Neil deGrasse Tyson explains why Newton is the greatest physicist of all time.
Neil deGrasse Tyson was born and raised in New York City where he was educated in the public schools clear through his graduation from the Bronx High School of Science. Tyson went on to earn his BA in Physics from Harvard and his PhD in Astrophysics from Columbia. He is the first occupant of the Frederick P. Rose Directorship of the Hayden Planetarium. His professional research interests are broad, but include star formation, exploding stars, dwarf galaxies, and the structure of our Milky Way. Tyson obtains his data from the Hubble Space Telescope, as well as from telescopes in California, New Mexico, Arizona, and in the Andes Mountains of Chile. Tyson is the recipient of nine honorary doctorates and the NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal. His contributions to the public appreciation of the cosmos have been recognized by the International Astronomical Union in their official naming of asteroid "13123 Tyson". Tyson's new book is Letters From an Astrophysicist (2019).
