Neil deGrasse Tyson

Neil deGrasse Tyson

An African American astrophysicist and, since 1996, the Frederick P. Rose Director of the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History on Manhattan's Upper West Side. Since 2006, he has hosted PBS's educational tv show NOVA Science Now.
 
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Unmoderated Tag: Celebrities Rating: No Votes Hits: 75 Comments: 0 Big Think: Big Think Mentor: From Big Think to Big Action Big Think: Big Think Mentor: From Big Think to Big Action Big Think Mentor: http://goo.gl/Ejj1Y To meet a growing demand among our audience to see the world-class ideas on Big Think transformed into actionable tools to improve their lives, we created Big Think Mentor , which launches today as one of a handful of new paid subscription channels on YouTube. Mentor puts the big ideas on Big Think into action by connecting world-class mentors like Neil deGrasse Tyson, Julia Galef, and Tim Ferriss with a global community of smart, driven users to teach the habits of mind and people skills we need to live happier, healthier, more productive lives. For $2.99 a month, or $19.99 a year, Mentor gives you access to exclusive video lessons, with two brand new workshops added on the first of every month. And, of course, this will help us bring you an even greater and more dynamic array of free video content through Big Think's public site and our public YouTube channel. Since 2008, bigthink.com has been curating the most powerful emerging ideas in every discipline through interviews with artists, intellectuals, and business leaders -- people like actor/entrepreneur Edward Norton, Nobel Laureate Daniel Kahneman, and neurologist Oliver Sacks. With Mentor, we're transforming those big ideas into tools for defining and achieving your personal and professional goals, starting today. May 10, 2013 5:09 PM
Headline Tag: Barack Obama Rating: Good Hits: 2786 Comments: 0 Neil deGrasse Tyson: Sputnik Moment Neil deGrasse Tyson: Sputnik Moment In Space Chronicles, Neil deGrasse Tyson describes how the Soviet Union was a catalyst for the U.S. space program, and China might be considered a similar catalyst today (http://goo.gl/fzGtH). Transcript-- When the president, President Obama, mentioned the Sputnik moment, seeing that we are losing a competitive edge to the Chinese and others, said, "This is a new Sputnik moment" and then he gave a list of things we should do, which included like higher speed Internet and light rail. I'm thinking, no, no. Energy independence, that's not a Sputnik moment. We should have those things anyway. Sputnik moments, you reserve those for grand visions that take your mind, body and soul to places that no one had previously dreamed. Sputnik moments are occasions where you invent tomorrow. I'm not old enough to remember 1957 but there's certainly plenty of people among us who do. And when the Soviet Union launched Sputnik that was a Sputnik moment. This was our sworn enemy, the communists. And we had our own state of self-assessment that we were technologically proficient, you know, we won the war. Our manufacturing was back in place and here's this country that we were telling the whole world that we were better than they were in every way that mattered and, bam, out comes a satellite. Our response was we created NASA; first we went berserk then we created NASA a year later. We redoubled our efforts in science and technology and engineering. And that would shape the identity of the United States from the end of the 1950s through the 1970s. The Sputnicity of that moment I think comes from the fact, whether or not the public knew this, the military folks knew it, that Sputnik was a hollowed out intercontinental ballistic missile shell. They took out the warhead and put in a radio transmitter that went beep, beep. The military folks knew that if they could put a radio transmitter in a ballistic missile shell and fly it over our heads that they have the new higher ground. So in that case the Sputnik moment was a military one. And it was clear that technology and science would be what would enable nations to take the lead and the high ground. Right now we're, we in America, we're sort of slowing down, or maybe everyone else is just speeding up but the effect is we've lost our edge. We've lost our leadership position. When President Obama said, "In a Sputnik moment, in fact we will rejuvenate the space program." The space program in fact is not dead it's just kind of smoldering back there. One of them is we'll be back to Mars in the 2030s, 2030's, maybe as early as the late 2020's. Who's gonna be president? On what budget? So that's a nice thing to listen to in a speech because he's thinking about the future but that's not a future that's actually within reach that anyone can act upon. I don't like Sputnik moments. I'd rather have been the leader all along. Why do we have to be shocked into being motivated to lead? Why don't we just lead all the time? And maybe that's just unrealistic, maybe that's just not human nature. Maybe we have to feel threatened in order to act. So yes Sputnik moments work, and if we can't lead all the time, let it be a Sputnik moment that kick starts our heart back beating again. But I can't help but be a little disappointed that we haven't stayed there. That we're going to have to play catch-up if we're gonna catch up at all. Directed / Produced by Jonathan Fowler & Elizabeth Rodd User: Curtius May 2, 2013 5:22 AM
Unmoderated Tag: Science Rating: Amazing Hits: 61 Comments: 0 Neil deGrasse Tyson: Faster than Light Neil deGrasse Tyson: Faster than Light Could the Big Bang have been the result of something traveling faster than the speed of light? In answering Jeff Sloan's Cosmic Query, astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice discuss Cherenkov radiation, sonic booms and light booms, and why a diamond sparkles. Find out how we can conduct faster-than-light experiments if it's impossible to travel faster than the speed of light in this "Behind the Scenes" StarTalk Video. Shot during the recording of Cosmic Queries: Time-Keeping, which you can listen to here: http://www.startalkradio.net/show/cosmic-queries-time-keeping/. And if you love StarTalk Radio, don't miss out on any StarTalk news. Sign up for our free newsletter: http://bit.ly/VppKWL Subscribe to StarTalk - http://youtube.com/startalkradio Newsletter - http://bit.ly/VppKWL iTunes Podcasts - http://bit.ly/SOHDg6 Twitter - https://twitter.com/#!/StarTalkRadio Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/StarTalkRadio Google+ - http://goo.gl/ZP59S Pinterest - http://pinterest.com/startalk/ User: Curtius Apr 23, 2013 4:04 AM
Headline Tag: Celebrities Rating: Good Hits: 550 Comments: 3 Neil deGrasse Tyson: Has the Future Arrived? Neil deGrasse Tyson: Has the Future Arrived? American astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson says he would like to go to space himself, or at the very least help others get there, but he's content living vicariously through the robots for now. User: Pantufas Apr 21, 2013 2:20 PM
Headline Tag: Science Rating: Good Hits: 1169 Comments: 1 Neil deGrasse Tyson on the Multiverse Neil deGrasse Tyson on the Multiverse According to the theory of the multiverse, what is the space between universes? Watch astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson answer a fan's Cosmic Query and explain higher dimensions and the multiverse to comic co-host Leighann Lord. Enjoy this Behind the Scenes video from StarTalk Radio. And if you love StarTalk Radio, don't miss out on any StarTalk news. User: Curtius Apr 21, 2013 4:40 AM
Headline Tag: Science Rating: Amazing Hits: 1450 Comments: 0 Neil DeGrasse Tyson: Message to the Future Neil DeGrasse Tyson: Message to the Future Neil DeGrasse Tyson's Audacious Vision. Mar 25, 2013 7:22 PM
Headline Tag: Science Rating: Amazing Hits: 655 Comments: 0 StarTalk Radio Lightning Round StarTalk Radio Lightning Round Welcome to the Cosmic Queries Lightning Round. In this episode, astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson answers a grab bag of fan questions as quickly as comic co-host Chuck Nice can lay them down. "Can you hear yourself scream in space?" "What implications will the discovery of temperatures below absolute zero have on science?" How do we know we're seeing 13 billion years into the past when we look at distant galaxies?" Even though this "Behind the Scenes" video is over 7 minutes long, it rockets along as Neil and Chuck tackle your questions at the speed of science. And if you love StarTalk Radio, don't miss out on any StarTalk news. User: Curtius Mar 22, 2013 3:47 AM
Headline Tag: Celebrities Rating: Amazing Hits: 1052 Comments: 0 Neil deGrasse Tyson: We Live in a Cosmic Shooting Gallery Neil deGrasse Tyson: We Live in a Cosmic Shooting Gallery Neil deGrasse Tyson: I'm almost embarrassed for my species that you can be so blind to everything experts have been telling you and you got to wait for people to almost die to say, "Oh, I guess they are out there. Let's find legislation to help find them and deflect them." User: Pantufas Mar 14, 2013 4:41 PM
Permanent Tag: Science Rating: Good Hits: 458 Comments: 0 Dr. Neil DeGrasse Tyson: A Fascinatingly Disturbing Thought Dr. Neil DeGrasse Tyson: A Fascinatingly Disturbing Thought Segment of Cosmic Quandaries Dr. DeGrasse Tyson talked about Alien Life in a simple but informative way. And makes many good points and leaves you with something to think about. Mar 7, 2013 1:05 PM
Headline Tag: Television Rating: Amazing Hits: 748 Comments: 2 StarTalk : The Science of the Mind StarTalk : The Science of the Mind Welcome back to StarTalk hosted by renowned astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson. Neil & co-host Eugene Mirman are joined by Wyatt Cenac, Cara Santa Maria and neuroscientist Heather Berlin at the Bell House in Brookyn to discuss the science of the mind. Co-host: Eugene Mirman Guests: Heather Berlin, Wyatt Cenac, Cara Santa Maria User: Curtius Feb 2, 2013 4:42 AM
Headline Tag: Science Rating: Amazing Hits: 600 Comments: 2 StarTalk Live: Building the Future StarTalk Live: Building the Future On November 27th 2012, Earth 2 Hub's Head of Technology, Melissa Sterry, joined astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, comic Eugene Mirman and fellow futurist Jason Silva in conversation for StarTalk Live at Business Insider's IGNITION conference. User: Curtius Feb 1, 2013 4:18 AM
Headline Tag: Humor Rating: Amazing Hits: 1227 Comments: 2 Neil deGrasse Tyson: StarTalk with Jim Gaffigan, Sarah Silverman, David Grinspoon, Eugene Mirman Neil deGrasse Tyson: StarTalk with Jim Gaffigan, Sarah Silverman, David Grinspoon, Eugene Mirman Welcome back to StarTalk hosted by renowned astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson. Neil & co-host Eugene Mirman are joined by Jim Gaffigan, Sarah Silverman and astrobiologist David Grinspoon at the Bell House in Brookyn to discuss the the Curiosity Mars Rover and the exploration of Mars. Guests: Jim Gaffigan, Sarah Silverman, David Grinspoon, Eugene Mirman Subscribe to the StarTalker newsletter: http://bit.ly/WD0EyS And you can listen to all the classic StarTalk Radio podcasts at http://www.startalkradio.net. Jan 17, 2013 10:59 AM
Headline Tag: Science Rating: Good Hits: 1203 Comments: 3 Neil deGrasse Tyson: StarTalk with Wil Wheaton, Eugene Mirman, Kristen Schaal, Paul F. Tompkins Neil deGrasse Tyson: StarTalk with Wil Wheaton, Eugene Mirman, Kristen Schaal, Paul F. Tompkins Neil & co-host Eugene Mirman are joined by guests Wil Wheaton, Paul F. Tompkins and Kristen Schaal at the Neptune Theater in Seattle to discuss the science of Star Trek. Co-host: Eugene Mirman Guests: Wil Wheaton, Paul F. Tompkins, Kristen Schaal User: Curtius Jan 15, 2013 3:58 AM
Unmoderated Tag: Science Rating: Good Hits: 221 Comments: 0 Neil deGrasse Tyson on Time: Doctor Who, Star Trek or Ray Bradbury? Neil deGrasse Tyson on Time: Doctor Who, Star Trek or Ray Bradbury? What is time? In this Cosmic Query, astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson answers a fan who wonders whether time is more like Ray Bradbury's linear depiction of time in "A Sound of Thunder," the branching timestream depicted in 2009's "Star Trek" or the way Doctor Who describes it in the classic episode "Blink": "a big ball of wibbly, wobbly, timey-wimey...stuff." Enjoy this "Behind the Scenes" video with comic co-host Colin Jost. And if you love StarTalk Radio, don't miss out on any StarTalk news. Sign up for our free newsletter: http://bit.ly/VppKWL Jan 3, 2013 7:56 PM
Headline Tag: Animation Rating: Amazing Hits: 1629 Comments: 4 Does the Universe Have a Purpose? Does the Universe Have a Purpose? Neil deGrasse Tyson was asked by the Templeton Foundation to answer the question "Does the Universe Have a Purpose". Henry of Minute Physics drew some accompanying pictures. User: loqi Nov 27, 2012 4:34 PM
 
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