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1. science.howstuffworks.com › dictionary › famous10 Cool Things About Neil deGrasse Tyson - HowStuffWorks

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   You know we must be talking about Neil deGrasse Tyson, the African-American astrophysicist with the uncanny ability to reduce complex cosmic concepts into ideas the average person understands and finds entertaining. No wonder he has such a following among geeks and non-geeks alike.

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     On The Verge - Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson on being a living 'badass' meme

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     Things You Thought You Knew - Bada Bing! with Neil deGrasse Tyson

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     Neil deGrasse Tyson Explains the Universe While Eating Spicy Wings | Hot Ones

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3. www.npr.org › sections › codeswitchNeil deGrasse Tyson: The Most Powerful Nerd In The Universe ...

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   Mar 23, 2014 · Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson is remarkable, in part because he's a black astrophysicist — seemingly as elusive a phenomenon as the Higgs boson.

4. www.mentalfloss.com › article › 9378310 Things We Learned From Neil deGrasse Tyson's "The ...

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   • CELESTIAL MECHANICS PREDICTED NEPTUNE’S EXISTENCE BEFORE WE ACTUALLY OBSERVED IT. After Uranus was discovered by William Herschel in 1781, scientists decided to test whether or not Newton’s law of gravity was still applicable to an object that far out in the solar system.
   • VULCAN: THE PLANET THAT WASN'T. After celestial mechanics helped discover Neptune, a similar problem cropped up with the orbit of Mercury. Calculations of the planet’s orbit just weren’t adding up, leading some to believe that there was a hidden body obstructing it.
   • COPERNICUS KEPT HIS THEORY OF THE HELIOCENTRIC MODEL A SECRET UNTIL HE WAS ON HIS DEATHBED. When Nicolaus Copernicus proposed the heliocentric model of our solar system—a model where the planets revolve around the Sun, as opposed to Earth being the center of the universe—he did so on his deathbed.
   • YOU COULD TECHNICALLY SURVIVE A TRIP THROUGH A BLACK HOLE. It would have to be a big one, though. The bigger the black hole, the smaller the tidal force is on your body, which—to put it simply—means you won’t end up being torn apart by the intense gravitational pull.

5. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Neil_deGrasse_TysonNeil deGrasse Tyson - Wikipedia

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   Neil deGrasse Tyson (US: / dəˈɡræs / də-GRASS or UK: / dəˈɡrɑːs / də-GRAHSS; born October 5, 1958) is an American astrophysicist, author, and science communicator. Tyson studied at Harvard University, the University of Texas at Austin, and Columbia University. From 1991 to 1994, he was a postdoctoral research associate at Princeton ...

6. www.newyorker.com › magazine › 2014/02/17Neil deGrasse Tyson, the Starman | The New Yorker

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   Feb 9, 2014 · It was a mild October day in Hollywood, but a trace of artificial snow remained on the ground as Neil deGrasse Tyson, the director of the Hayden Planetarium, at the American Museum of Natural...

7. www.vox.com › 9654382 › neil-degrasse-tyson-startalk"The universe is a hilarious place": Neil deGrasse Tyson on ...

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   Nov 1, 2015 · The beloved scientist tells us about fact-checking movies on Twitter, his new level of fame, and why he likes Jeff Foxworthy. Neil deGrasse Tyson films an episode of StarTalk. Emily St. James...

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   Who is Neil deGrasse Tyson?

   • Only this was no ordinary fan. It was Neil deGrasse Tyson, who in 2014 hosted "Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey" on Fox TV and the National Geographic Channel -- and introduced a new generation to the mysteries of the universe. Tyson's 13-episode "Cosmos" series presented some big shoes to fill.

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   Did Neil deGrasse Tyson keep his job?

   • In July, the American Museum of Natural History said that Neil deGrasse Tyson would keep his job as director of the Hayden Planetarium. [ 127 ] List of awards received by Tyson: [ 120 ] This Is Me...

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   Could Neil deGrasse Tyson be a Science Laureate?

   • Neil deGrasse Tyson was listed by at least two commentators as a possible nominee for the position of Science Laureate, if the act were to pass. [ 104 ][ 105 ] On March 8, 2014, Tyson made a SXSW Interactive keynote presentation at the Austin Convention Center. [ 106 ]

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   Did Neil deGrasse Tyson find Krypton in real life?

   • "Neil deGrasse Tyson Consults on 'Action Comics' #14, Finds Krypton in Real Life". Multiversity Comics. Archived from the original on June 30, 2013. Retrieved October 31, 2014. ^ Simon, Rachel (March 24, 2016). "The 11 Biggest Cameos In 'Batman v Superman' ". Bustle. Archived from the original on August 29, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2020.

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   Where did Neil deGrasse Tyson grow up?

   • Neil's middle name, deGrasse, is from the maiden name of his paternal grandmother, who was born as Altima de Grasse in the British West Indies island of Nevis. [ 9 ] Neil deGrasse Tyson grew up in the Castle Hill neighborhood of the Bronx and then in Riverdale. [ 10 ]

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   Did Neil deGrasse Tyson Slam philosophy as 'useless'?

   • "Neil deGrasse Tyson Slammed For Dismissing Philosophy As 'Useless' ". io9. Archived from the original on March 28, 2015. Retrieved April 23, 2015. ^ Neumann, Steve (June 7, 2015). "The one thing Neil deGrasse Tyson got wrong". Salon. Archived from the original on March 26, 2015. Retrieved April 23, 2015. ^ Linker, Damon (May 6, 2014).

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9. academic.oup.com › bioscience › articleIn Their Own Words: Neil deGrasse Tyson - Oxford Academic

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   Sep 18, 2020 · Neil deGrasse Tyson silhouetted against the birth of the cosmos—the Big Bang—at the inception of the Cosmic Calendar and its vast 13.8 billion years of cosmic evolution. Image: COSMOS Studios.