“We stopped dreaming.” A mini-rant from Neil deGrasse Tyson.

By , on 15 August, 2011

A small clip from Real Time With Bill Maher in which Neil deGrasse Tyson talks about the budget problems at NASA:

Found over at Atheist Media Blog.

My earliest memories are from the 1970′s — being born in 1967 it took a few years before I could remember much of anything — and I can recall . . . → Read More: “We stopped dreaming.” A mini-rant from Neil deGrasse Tyson.

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If you’re not watching this season of NOVA scienceNOW, you should be.

By , on 5 February, 2011

I’m a science geek so it probably goes without saying that I love the NOVA series on PBS. I’m also a big fan of Neil Degrasse Tyson who is hosting this season of NOVA scienceNOW. So far I’ve recorded two episodes on our DVR and I’ve enjoyed both of them immensely.

The most recent episode . . . → Read More: If you’re not watching this season of NOVA scienceNOW, you should be.

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Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson on why your eye witness testimony isn’t good enough.

By , on 18 September, 2009

Invariably when I get into a discussion, be it on religion or ghosts or some other supernatural phenomena, someone will eventually accuse me of calling them a liar. “Are you telling me,” they’ll begin to ask with an air of righteous indignation, “That I don’t know what I saw?” Yes, I’ll reply. That’s exactly what . . . → Read More: Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson on why your eye witness testimony isn’t good enough.

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