Neil deGrasse
Neil deGrasse
technology doors
WhenIWasYourAge: We had to open all doors by ourselves. None of them knew we were coming.
destiny earth littles
The universe's destiny has very little to do with the near-term destiny of Earth.
thinking people want
I don't want people to say, 'Something is true because Tyson says it is true.' That's not critical thinking.
taken brain century
For centuries, magicians have intuitively taken advantage of the inner workings of our brains.
country fun powerful
The history of exploration across nations and across time is not one where nations said, 'Let's explore because it's fun.' It was, 'Let's explore so that we can claim lands for our country, so that we can open up new trade routes; let's explore so we can become more powerful.
moon skeletons museums
If humans one day become extinct from a catastrophic collision, there would be no greater tragedy in the history of life in the universe. Not because we lacked the brain power to protect ourselves but because we lacked the foresight. The dominant species that replaces us in post-apocalyptic Earth just might wonder, as they gaze upon our mounted skeletons in their natural history museums, why large headed Homo sapiens fared no better than the proverbially peabrained dinosaurs.
thinking years fool
What would aliens say when told earthlings shift clocks twice a year to fool themselves into thinking there's more sunlight?
school people generations
The only way you can invent tomorrow is if you break out of the enclosure that the school system has provided for you by the exams written by people who are trained in another generation.
mean cat vets
You don't take a dead cat to the vet. I mean you might, but why?
may
Words that make questions may not be questions at all.
real science next-week
The value of science is not simply what the next model of the iPod you will buy next week, but its real value comes about when it's time to distinguish reality from everything else. And to be scientifically literate is to be trained in what it is, to recognize your own frailty as a data-taking device.
exercise pieces want
No one with a living room radio that was a piece of furniture at the time would say, gee. I want to carry that around on my hip pocket. That was not a thought until NASA initiated this whole exercise. So there's an influence that's not just spinoff.
teacher teaching inspiration
The best educators are the ones that inspire their students. That inspiration comes from a passion that teachers have for the subject they're teaching. Most commonly, that person spent their lives studying that subject, and they bring an infectious enthusiasm to the audience.
strong giving-up passion
Passion is what gets you through the hardest times that might otherwise make strong men weak, or make you give up.