Neil deGrasse Tyson
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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[edit] 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, The Colbert Report, and Real Time with Bill Maher.
[edit] 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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[edit] 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.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Neil deGrasse Tyson's homepage
- Tyson on stupid design
- Tyson opens up a Saturn V replica
- The Most Astounding Fact
[edit] Footnotes
- ↑ About Neil deGrasse Tyson. Hayden Planetarium.
- ↑ "About the Series Host." NOVA ScienceNOW. PBS.
- ↑ Matt Blum. "Cosmos Will Get a Sequel Hosted by Neil deGrasse Tyson." GeekDad. Wired. 2011 August 5.
- ↑ Including all of us here for over a year.
- ↑ Big Think. "Neil deGrasse Tyson: Atheist or Agnostic?" YouTube. 2012 April 25.
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ "Neil deGrasse Tyson Reaction." Know Your Meme.