Neil deGrasse Tyson: “We Stopped Dreaming”
Ready to get fired up about America’s space program? Listen to Neil deGrasse Tyson drop some knowledge on the history of NASA and current spending priorities. Here’s a brief quote: “We go to the moon....
View ArticleNeil deGrasse Tyson: Deeply Cosmic and Fascinatingly Disturbing Thoughts
On March 26, Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson participated in a talk on “Cosmic Quandaries” in St. Petersburg, Florida. The talk was wide-ranging and lengthy (a little over an hour with NDT himself), but one...
View ArticleWhy Pluto Isn’t a Planet (Sorry)
Pluto’s demotion from “planet” status to “lame Kuiper Belt resident” ahem “dwarf planet”/”planetoid” continues to be the subject of deep nerd rage. Many of us who grew up with Pluto-as-planet feel that...
View ArticleNeil deGrasse Tyson: “We Went to the Moon and We Discovered Earth”
In the second installment of the “We Stopped Dreaming” series, Neil deGrasse Tyson puts forth a simple argument: that NASA’s missions to the moon and beyond caused humans to focus attention on the...
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The Late Movies: 5 Smart People Say Smart Things in 5 Minutes or Less
Big Think has interviewed a staggering array of smart people, and is posting micro-interviews on YouTube. For tonight’s viewing, I thought I’d collect five favorites. Yes, they’re short, and sometimes...
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The Missing Links: That Second That Screwed Up the Net
The Internet Doesn’t Want You To Miss One Single Second You’ve wasted hundreds, thousands, tens-of-thousands, probably hundreds-of-thousands of precious seconds on the internet (not the time you’ve...
View ArticleHow NASA is Preparing to Visit and/or Destroy Asteroids
So there’s this asteroid, 99942 Apophis, that will make a “close approach to” (read: “near miss of”) Earth in 2029 and possibly again in 2036. Don’t worry, we’re probably fine — there are lots of way...
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Neil deGrasse Tyson Found Planet Krypton
We all know that Superman came from the Planet Krypton, but where exactly was that planet located before it exploded? Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson was asked by DC Comics to find it: I’ve often...
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Data, Geordi LaForge and Neil deGrasse Tyson
Celebrity physicist Neil deGrasse Tyson hosts a podcast called Star Talk. He recently invited Data and Geordi LaForge, the actors who played Brent Spiner and LeVar Burton on Star Trek: The Next...
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The Late Movies: Guess The Theme 81
It’s time once again for the game that’s sweeping the nation: GUESS THE THEME! All the clips below have something in common. Leave your best guesses in the comments. Neil deGrasse Tyson: My Man, Sir...
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