Neil deGrasse Tyson is an entertaining guy to listen to but recently he's been putting his foot in his mouth quite frequently. Hard to take him seriously anymore. He's hurt his credibility.
OrangestO
A black man can't catch a break, with or without a PhD in Astrophysics.
Marcus Summers
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Originally posted by OrangestO
Interstellar.
Get some Neil Degrasse Tyson in your life; he's the man.
Neil Degrasse Tyson is a pop-science trashbag.
Also, the first time I become interested in space was when I look at the night sky through my night vision goggles.
OrangestO
He's famous for his ability to deliver information that would otherwise be either too complex or not interesting enough to people who wouldn't otherwise seek it out. At a time when most people don't give a about space, including our government, I think it's refreshing to at least have a public figure like him talking about the cosmos in a fun and fascinating way.
ucforange
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Originally posted by OrangestO
He's famous for his ability to deliver information that would otherwise be either too complex or not interesting enough to people who wouldn't otherwise seek it out. At a time when most people don't give a about space, including our government, I think it's refreshing to at least have a public figure like him talking about the cosmos in a fun and fascinating way.
Right and I applaud him for that. But he tarnished his integrity when he started inventing facts for the show Cosmos. Google it. He did the same on numerous social media outlets to express his views on environmental issues. If he is such a great scientist, he would not be fabricating informatiom.
SYSTEM-J
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Originally posted by OrangestO
At a time when most people don't give a about space
Really? It seems like in the modern Age Of Geekery, more people bang on about space than ever before. It's always amazing to me how many will claim to be obsessed with the subject but then don't seem to know things that I thought were fairly common knowledge.
Jon_Snow
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Originally posted by OrangestO
He's famous for his ability to deliver information that would otherwise be either too complex or not interesting enough to people who wouldn't otherwise seek it out. At a time when most people don't give a about space, including our government, I think it's refreshing to at least have a public figure like him talking about the cosmos in a fun and fascinating way.
If dumbing down science for idiots floats your boat... I bet you loved when the media dubbed the Higgs Boson as the "God particle"
Alex
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Originally posted by SYSTEM-J
Really? It seems like in the modern Age Of Geekery, more people bang on about space than ever before. It's always amazing to me how many will claim to be obsessed with the subject but then don't seem to know things that I thought were fairly common knowledge.
Yeah when I was at uni I had a group of friends who were studying philosophy that would drone on about quantum mechanics for hours if left unchecked.
ucforange
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Originally posted by Jon_Snow
If dumbing down science for idiots floats your boat... I bet you loved when the media dubbed the Higgs Boson as the "God particle"
Dont think it is fair to label non-science people as idiots.
AlphaStarred
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Originally posted by Jon_Snow
"God particle"
I thought that was Special K?
LoveHate
if you have ever wondered about those news stories of scientist finding earth like planets 100s of lightyears away and thought to yourself or felt any uncertainty about it , this is the video to watch.
