Neil deGrasse Tyson
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Neil deGrasse Tysonis an American astrophysicist, cosmologist, author, and science communicator. Since 1996, he has been the Frederick P. Rose Director of the Hayden Planetarium at the Rose Center for Earth and Space in New York City. The center is part of the American Museum of Natural History, where Tyson founded the Department of Astrophysics in 1997 and has been a research associate in the department since 2003...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionScientist
Date of Birth5 October 1958
CountryUnited States of America
It's always interesting just to see how the human mind is relating to the natural universe, and what we try to make of it just so we can believe we understand what's going on.
You have people who believe they are scientifically literate but, in fact, are not. And I don't mind if you're not scientifically literate, but just admit that to yourself, so that you'll know, and perhaps you can take a first step to try to eradicate that.
Keep in mind that if you take a tour through a hospital and look at every machine with on and off switch that is brought into the service of diagnosing the human condition, that machine is based on principles of physics discovered by a physicist in a machine designed by an engineer.
I always wanted to be respected for my mind...
Science is not just 'Here are some facts, learn that'. There's a thread through these stories that, if you know how to tell it because you know how they connect, then it's a thread that will land right in your mind, body and soul.
In astrophysics, we care about how matter, motion and energy manifest in objects and phenomenon in the universe. Stars are born. They live out their lives. They die. Some of the ones that die explode. Our sun will not be one of those, but it will die. And it'll take Earth with us. So we make sure we have other destinations in mind when that happens. And I've got it on my calendar.
I remain unconvinced that anything other than rapid decomposition is the fate of my body and mind after death.
Math is the language of the universe. So the more equations you know, the more you can converse with the cosmos.
With automatic spell checkers running unleashed over what we compose, our era is that of correctly spelled typos.
Curiously, light-loving green plants reject the Sun's green light, reflecting it back at you, which is why they look green.
Next time you're stunned by a large moon on the horizon, bend over and view it between your legs. The effect goes away entirely.
Some air you inhale was exhaled by Cleopatra.
The tenacity of life is mind-boggling. We keep finding it where no one thought it could be.
Everyone should have their mind blown once a day.