Neil deGrasse Tyson Appreciation Thread

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I noticed there has not been any appreciation thread on this distinguished gentleman so I felt it was my obligation to introduce you to Neil deGrasse Tyson.

Neil deGrasse Tyson is, as some of you may know, an astrophysicist and simply is a genius and a master at communicating his thoughts & science. He is a cosmologist, an astronomer, & the director of Hayden Planetarium.

He is also the closest thing we have to the late Carl Sagan, who was Tyson's mentor. He is continuing what Sagan started by making Science accessible to the general public. He is rebooting Sagan’s Cosmos series in March of 2014 called Cosmos: A Space-Time Odyssey. Not only is he all that, but he is somebody inspiring as a person and as a teacher of Science.

He is somebody I look up to. That man is an inspiration to my life – I used to be anxious of things like death, finding peace, and finding relevance when our lives are nothing compared to something as vast as the universe. Thanks to Neil deGrasse Tyson (and Carl Sagan), I’m at peace now over all that.

I present you Neil deGrasse Tyson.

Here's some youtube videos of him that I have watched many times over the years:

The Most astounding Fact (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9D05ej8u-gU)

We stopped dreaming part 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbIZU8cQWXc)
We stopped dreaming part 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFO2usVjfQc)

Fascinatingly Disturbing Thought (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeJoVeKSsyA&t=7m32s)

Atheist or Agnostic? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzSMC5rWvos)

Intelligent Design (or Stupid design as he calls it) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEl9kVl6KPc)

Check out some of his interviews and lectures if you ever get a chance (some of them are pretty long).

Enjoy!

P.S - I am using this thread to bump up "Carl Sagan Appreciation Thread" by RedBlackAttack because he is who introduced me to Sagan (from Sagan, I found Neil deGrasse Tyson) - http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showthread.php?t=147079

[highwhey]

There is also a meme of him...the one where he's holding his hands up. I agree though, he is a master of communication.

[Rose]

twitter rant about Gravity (Clooney movie) (http://www.buzzfeed.com/adambvary/neil-degrasse-tyson-trolled-gravity-on-twitter)
I love the guy though, but I had to post that.

This (http://sservi.nasa.gov/articles/the-most-astounding-fact-neil-degrasse-tyson/) is one of my favorite things he's ever said.

Crap you already posted that in the OP. Let me find something else then.

The Great Debate (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z01hIfVLEkU)

[highwhey]

twitter rant about Gravity (Clooney movie) (http://www.buzzfeed.com/adambvary/neil-degrasse-tyson-trolled-gravity-on-twitter)
I love the guy though, but I had to post that.

This (http://sservi.nasa.gov/articles/the-most-astounding-fact-neil-degrasse-tyson/) is one of my favorite things he's ever said.

Crap you already posted that in the OP. Let me find something else then.

The Great Debate (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z01hIfVLEkU)


Mysteries of*#Gravity: Astronaut Clooney informs medical doctor Bullock what happens medically during oxygen depravation.

:oldlol:

I thought the same thing when I was watching the film.

[Rose]

:oldlol:

I thought the same thing when I was watching the film.
As did I. I went what the ****? She's a hospital worker but he's telling her what's happening?:lol

[bladefd]

Here's couple more that will make you chuckle with his presentation, very enthusiastic guy:

This talks about the inaccuracy of eye-witness testimony:
Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson on UFOs (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSJElZwEI8o)

This was on Conan back in 2007 where he promotes his book on death by blackholes:
Neil deGrasse Tyson on Conan (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFk9sGo10dY)

Tyson opening the Saturn V rocket that was presented to him:
Neil deGrasse Tyson Opens A Rocket In His Office (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aadYN5OPKN8)

This guy's enthusiasm makes you want to learn what he has to preach. Just an awesome dude - honestly, his enthusiasm might even exceed Carl Sagan's.

[Rasheed1]

:applause: whenever I am bored I google his videos and listen to him talk.. he even has a video with Gza talkin about wu tang

[gigantes]

IMO he's a national treasure and the greatest scientist - communicator of our age.

english - speaking, at any rate.

[Jasi]

I love Neil but trolling a sci-fi movie for physics mistakes is ludicrous.
What does he say about A Space Odyssey? :rolleyes:

[RedBlackAttack]

I thought this template looked familiar. :oldlol:

It brings me a lot of gratification and satisfaction to know I turned someone onto to Sagan and, by extension, Tyson. I think we even touch on Tyson's contributions at some point in that thread.

I've read some really interesting stories about Sagan and Tyson. When Tyson was applying to colleges for his undergrad work, Carl Sagan personally gave him a tour of the lab and facilities at Cornell. It was all because Tyson had shown an interest in his application in studying the mysteries of the universe.

Obviously, Tyson is a brilliant man and I'm sure that came through during the school recruitment process, but Sagan was that devoted to passing his passion along to the next generation.

He was already very famous by that point and certainly not the kind of guy you'd expect to be giving personal tours for undergrads. But, there was nothing average or normal about Carl Sagan.

He perfected boiling down complex astrophysics so that everyone could understand and appreciate them. That's the torch that he passed to Tyson and Neil carries it well.

So glad you found them and that I could be a small part of the reason why.

:cheers:

[DCL]

NDGT owns the internet for astrophysics and space shit.

[miller-time]

We stopped dreaming part 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbIZU8cQWXc)

That is the best video. It is a damn shame how far NASA has gone down on the priority list.

[Balla_Status]

He is a great spokesman for the STEM world. He really dissects America's atrocious math and science education and he attributes our downfall in competitiveness against other countries to this atrocity.

He is also a great example of a scientist/engineer that can speak and communicate his thoughts coherently. That should be something every scientists/engineer should strive for.

[Budadiiii]

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[CeltsGarlic]

Meh, dude tries way too hard. Do not like.

[Swaggin916]

Meh, dude tries way too hard. Do not like.

Not trying to defend him or discredit your opinion but to me he comes off as a complete natural. Do you know how hard it is to put that kind of stuff in interesting/understandable terms to the general public? The people who think almost solely with their hormones and private parts? De Grasse does it awesomely. It's brilliant and something I would like for myself as well.

[ItsMillerTime]

I present you Neil deGrasse Tyson.

Here's some youtube videos of him that I have watched many times over the years:

The Most astounding Fact (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9D05ej8u-gU)

We stopped dreaming part 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbIZU8cQWXc)
We stopped dreaming part 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFO2usVjfQc)

Fascinatingly Disturbing Thought (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeJoVeKSsyA&t=7m32s)

Atheist or Agnostic? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzSMC5rWvos)

Intelligent Design (or Stupid design as he calls it) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEl9kVl6KPc)

Thank you for these links. I've been following him on Twitter for quite some time but never checked out his videos before. I've been missing out! I damn near just spent 2 hours watching youtube videos.

[RedBlackAttack]

Thank you for these links. I've been following him on Twitter for quite some time but never checked out his videos before. I've been missing out! I damn near just spent 2 hours watching youtube videos.
Start with Sagan! Do not forget the OG.


You know...

I got to thinking the other day about how much I was inspired in my youth by Carl Sagan's book and television series 'Cosmos.' It was ground-breaking stuff, in that an astronomer was actually able to cross over and achieve mass appeal, celebrity and bring incredibly complex astronomical and cosmological principles to the masses.

I hadn't revisited Carl in some time, so I decided to grab my old 'Cosmos' book and flip to some of my favorite parts. I also did a search on youtube which yielded some great results. It seems that I'm not the only Sagan disciple out there.

He wasn't just one of science's greatest geniuses of all-time... He wasn't just an astronomer... He was a teacher... He was a philosopher.

In that very monotone voice, he could deliver some of the most impactful, life-altering messages in just a few syllables. In my brief time at Ohio State, I took a moderately advanced astronomy class from a guy who is a big wig in the current field (he had published several books and was highly thought of). He said that, in his few contacts with Sagan before he died in the mid-90s, he was totally awestruck by the manner in which Sagan's genius was delivered.

I think his exact quote was, "I asked him a question and, totally off-the-cuff, Sagan didn't even think before answering in the most poignant fashion that he had ever seen. It took me a week to even fully understand what Sagan had told me. It would have taken me years to deliver the kind of answer that he gave me after thinking for just mere seconds."

That is how I always thought of Sagan, as well... Sort of a computer with vast amounts of stored information that he could access without even thinking.

Also, although some of his astronomy is very bleak (his thoughts on the afterlife could make us feel very alone), his scientific ideals were always delivered in a way that offered comfort, not emptiness.

Anyway, are there any other Sagan fans on this board?

I'm going to supply you with some clips and I hope that you take the time to watch them. You will be drawn in almost immediately, I'm sure...

Introduction to his book, Pale Blue Dot, read by Carl (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmMUuR--Qvo).

More Carl... Dropping mass amounts of knowledge. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuJ3Tjj40P8)

Carl discusses the 4th Dimension. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y9KT4M7kiSw&feature=related)

What was here before the Big Bang? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34-1W_9BhoU&feature=related)

Carl on Evolution (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iE9dEAx5Sgw&feature=related)

There are loads more great vids on there. Just click through and become blown away by one of the greatest geniuses of the 20th century.

:bowdown:

Btw, the thing that got me thinking about this was Benn Jordan's 2008 tribute album to Carl that I recently put back on my playlist.

Here is a cut (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaENN285XSw) off of the album. He did Carl justice.
http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showthread.php?t=147079

[mr.big35]

Bump
for the new series cosmos

[embersyc]

Start with Sagan! Do not forget the OG.


While nobody will ever touch Sagan. Tyson is by far the best guy around today.

[DonDadda59]

Great first episode of Cosmos. :applause:

I really like the format with the planetarium approach mixed with the Historical cartoons. Also thought the personal mini tribute to Sagan at the end was a great touch.

[miller-time]

While nobody will ever touch Sagan. Tyson is by far the best guy around today.

Yeah I think so too. When Dawkins isn't talking about religion and is just focused on science he is very good at explaining and creating interest. But he lacks some of the poetry that Sagan and Tyson use.

I believe Feynman was probably the best teacher though. I can listen to that guy explain anything and be hooked.

[Meticode]

Loved the first episode. Before it aired I went on YouTube and watched some Carl Sagan clips from Cosmos. Great stuff.

[Solidape]

Meh, dude tries way too hard. Do not like.

Elbows too pointy?

[Euroleague]

I have his IQ score beat by A LOT...........

[miller-time]

I have his IQ score beat by A LOT...........

And yet you've contributed nothing of value to the world.

[Euroleague]

And yet you've contributed nothing of value to the world.

How the hell would you know?

[Andrew Wiggins]

How the hell would you know?

because you've spent the last 10 years of your life trolling every possible basketball forum, making youtube mixes of greek basketball players, and editing basketball and george lazenby wikipedia entries. :roll:

[Take Your Lumps]

Neil deGrasse Tyson - Reason & Faith are Irreconcilable (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yy5yWdVHv3o)

[Akrazotile]

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Neil deGrasse Carlton

[Done_And_Done]

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[SupermanOnSteroids]

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