Neil deGrasse
Neil deGrasse
universe
We are in the universe and the universe is in us.
intelligent earth examination
I wonder if, in fact, we have been observed by aliens and upon close examination of human conduct and human behavior they have concluded that there is no sign of intelligent life on Earth.
science things-in-life ideas
One thing in life is for certain, the more profoundly baffled you have been in your life, the more open your mind becomes to new ideas.
school views space
My interest in the space program has a certain purity to it because I recognize the romance of it but I was never seduced by it. That allowed me to view it through a more purely scientific lens. My interest in space while in school came about through my scientific activities.
stars thinking names
George Bush, within a week of this [the 9/11 attacks], in a speech, attempting to distinguish US from the Muslim fundamentalists, said Our God is the God who named the stars. The problem is: two-thirds of all stars that have names, have Arabic names. I don't think he knew this. That would confound the point that he was making.
cosmos evidence
Follow the evidence wherever it leads, and question everything.
atheist italian people
Italy valued cathedrals while Spain valued explorers. So worldwide, five times as many people speak Spanish than Italian.
thinking rights important
As important as the civil rights movement was, I think what will rise to the top is that we left Earth in that time.
loss ideas fundamentals
If all that you see, do, measure and discover is the will of a deity, then ideas can never be proven wrong, you have no predictive power, and you are at a loss to understand the principles behind most of the fundamental interconnections of nature.
mind-blowing creepy haunting
If each dead person became a ghost, there'd be more than 100 billion of them haunting us all. Creepy, but cool.
eggs bird mind-blowing
Just to settle it once and for all: Which came first, the chicken or the egg? The egg, laid by a bird that was not a chicken.
thinking leaving earth
I can't think that leaving Earth once is enough.
nice years mind-blowing
In five billion years, the sun will expand and engulf our orbit as the charred ember that was once Earth vaporizes. Have a nice day
country future science
Not enough of our society is trained how to understand and interpret quantitative information. This activity is a centerpiece of science literacy to which we should all strive-the future health, wealth, and security of our democracy depend on it. Until that is achieved, we are at risk of making under-informed decisions that affect ourselves, our communities, our country, and even the world.