Neil deGrasse Tyson

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'''Neil deGrasse Tyson''' is an [[astrophysics|astrophysicist]] and a vocal public champion of science.  He has received publicity from frequent appearances on talk shows.  He survived [[public school|public schools]] before going on to earn a BA in physics from Harvard and a PhD in Astrophysics from Columbia.<ref>[http://www.haydenplanetarium.org/tyson/profile/about-neil-degrasse-tyson About Neil deGrasse Tyson]</ref>
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'''Neil deGrasse Tyson''' is an [[astrophysics|astrophysicist]] and a vocal public champion of science.  He survived [[public school|public schools]] before going on to earn a BA in physics from Harvard and a PhD in Astrophysics from Columbia.<ref>[http://www.haydenplanetarium.org/tyson/profile/about-neil-degrasse-tyson About Neil deGrasse Tyson]</ref>
  
 
==On television==
 
==On television==
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==External links==
 
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*[http://www.haydenplanetarium.org/tyson/ Neil deGrasse Tyson homepage]
 
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*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEl9kVl6KPc Tyson] on <s>stupid</s> [[intelligent design]]
  
 
==Footnotes==
 
==Footnotes==

Revision as of 02:30, 1 May 2012

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Neil deGrasse Tyson is an astrophysicist and a vocal public champion of science. He survived public schools before going on to earn a BA in physics from Harvard and a PhD in Astrophysics from Columbia.[1]

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On television

Tyson is currently the host of the show NOVA scienceNOW on PBS, which discusses recent topics in science.[2] He is scheduled to host a sequel to Carl Sagan's Cosmos: A Personal Voyage, which will broadcast in 2013.[3]

He has also made frequent appearances as a guest on popular television shows, including The Daily Show and The Colbert Report.

Watch out guys, we're dealing with a badass over here!

Tyson is well-loved by the Internet, up to the point of having an entire meme devoted to him.[4] This was his reaction.

He is also all over the utubez. We will leave it up to you to copy and paste his name there.

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