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Neil deGrasse Tyson

American Scientist

Born: Oct 5, 1958

People Science Space Think Universe You

Related authors: Ben Carson Carl Sagan E. O. Wilson George Washington Carver Isaac Asimov Margaret Mead Sylvia Earle W. Edwards Deming

For me, the most fascinating interface is Twitter. I have odd cosmic thoughts every day and I realized I could hold them to myself or share them with people who might be interested. Neil deGrasse Tyson

Space in general gave us GPS - that's not specifically NASA, but it's investments in space. Neil deGrasse Tyson

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All of the full moons for the entire year are special in that they have particular names. Neil deGrasse Tyson

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There's a lot of memorization that goes on in school. You memorize vocabulary words and all these sorts of things. Neil deGrasse Tyson

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We didn't build the interstate system to connect New York to Los Angeles because the West Coast was a priority. No, we webbed the highways so people can go to multiple places and invent ways of doing things not thought of by the persons building the roads. Neil deGrasse Tyson

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People credit me for making the universe interesting when in fact the universe is inherently interesting, and I'm merely revealing that fact. I don't think I'm anything special for this to happen. Neil deGrasse Tyson

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NASA has spin-offs, and it's a huge and very impressive list, including accurate and affordable LASIK eye surgery. Neil deGrasse Tyson

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Many academicians don't even own a television, much less watch one. Neil deGrasse Tyson

Own Television Much Less Many Even Watch

It's part of our pop culture to give animals human personalities and talents. Neil deGrasse Tyson

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When we see animals doing remarkable things, how do we know if we're simply seeing tricks or signs of real intelligence? Are talented animals just obeying commands, or do they have some kind of deeper understanding? One of the biggest challenges for animal researchers is to come up with tests that can distinguish between the two. Neil deGrasse Tyson

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Pretty much every plant and animal alive today is the result of eons of natural cross-breeding. Neil deGrasse Tyson

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For most of human civilization, the pace of innovation has been so slow that a generation might pass before a discovery would influence your life, culture or the conduct of nations. Neil deGrasse Tyson

There's a lot to do in space. I want to learn more about the greenhouse effect on Venus, about whether there was life on Mars, about the environment in which Earth and the Sun is immersed, the behavior of the Sun. Neil deGrasse Tyson

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Most religious people in America fully embrace science. So the argument that religion has some issue with science applies to a small fraction of those who declare that they are religious. They just happen to be a very vocal fraction, so you got the impression that there are more of them than there actually is. Neil deGrasse Tyson

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There is no example of someone reading their scripture and saying, 'I have a prediction about the world that no one knows yet, because this gave me insight. Let's go test that prediction,' and have the prediction be correct. Neil deGrasse Tyson

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My parents didn't know much science; in fact, they didn't know science at all. But they could recognize a science book when they saw it, and they spent a lot of time at bookstores, combing the remainder tables for science books to buy for me. I had one of the biggest libraries of any kid in school, built on books that cost 50 cents or a dollar. Neil deGrasse Tyson

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So the history of discovery, particularly cosmic discovery, but discovery in general, scientific discovery, is one where at any given moment, there's a frontier. And there tends to be an urge for people, especially religious people, to assert that across that boundary, into the unknown, lies the handiwork of God. This shows up a lot. Neil deGrasse Tyson

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Fortunately, there's another handy driver that has manifested itself throughout the history of cultures. The urge to want to gain wealth. That is almost as potent a driver as the urge to maintain your security. And that is how I view NASA going forward - as an investment in our economy. Neil deGrasse Tyson

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