Neil deGrasse Tyson
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| − | Tyson hosts a sequel to [[Carl Sagan]]'s ''Cosmos: A Personal Voyage'', the first episode of which was broadcast on 9-March-2014.<ref>Matt Blum. "[http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2011/08/cosmos-to-get-a-sequel-hosted-by-neil-degrasse-tyson/ ''Cosmos'' Will Get a Sequel Hosted by Neil deGrasse Tyson]." GeekDad. ''Wired''. 2011 August 5.</ref> | + | Tyson hosts a sequel to [[Carl Sagan]]'s ''Cosmos: A Personal Voyage'' titled ''Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey'', the first episode of which was broadcast on 9-March-2014.<ref>Matt Blum. "[http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2011/08/cosmos-to-get-a-sequel-hosted-by-neil-degrasse-tyson/ ''Cosmos'' Will Get a Sequel Hosted by Neil deGrasse Tyson]." GeekDad. ''Wired''. 2011 August 5.</ref> |
He has also hosted the show ''NOVA scienceNOW'' on [[PBS]], which discusses recent topics in science.<ref>"[http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sciencenow/about/host.html About the Series Host]." ''NOVA ScienceNOW''. PBS.</ref> | He has also hosted the show ''NOVA scienceNOW'' on [[PBS]], which discusses recent topics in science.<ref>"[http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sciencenow/about/host.html About the Series Host]." ''NOVA ScienceNOW''. PBS.</ref> | ||
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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] Tyson was instrumental in downgrading Pluto to dwarf planet status.
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On television
Tyson hosts a sequel to Carl Sagan's Cosmos: A Personal Voyage titled Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, the first episode of which was broadcast on 9-March-2014.[2]
He has also hosted the show NOVA scienceNOW on PBS, which discusses recent topics in science.[3]
He has also made frequent appearances as a guest on popular television shows, including The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, and Real Time with Bill Maher.
Religion
Despite frequent claims that he is an atheist,[4] Tyson professes to being an agnostic.[5] Blasphemy!
However, he still professes methodological materialism as necessary to scientific advancement:
“”The day you stop looking because you’re content God did it, I don’t need you in the lab. You’re useless on the frontier of understanding the nature of the world.
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Watch out guys, we're dealing with a badass over here!
Tyson is well-loved by the Internet, and is the driving force behind a popular meme.[7] 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.
See also
External links
- Neil deGrasse Tyson's homepage
- Tyson on stupid design
- Tyson opens up a Saturn V replica
- The Most Astounding Fact
Footnotes
- ↑ About Neil deGrasse Tyson. Hayden Planetarium.
- ↑ Matt Blum. "Cosmos Will Get a Sequel Hosted by Neil deGrasse Tyson." GeekDad. Wired. 2011 August 5.
- ↑ "About the Series Host." NOVA ScienceNOW. PBS.
- ↑ Including all of us here for over a year.
- ↑ Big Think. "Neil deGrasse Tyson: Atheist or Agnostic?" 2012 April 25.
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ "Neil deGrasse Tyson Reaction." Know Your Meme.