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In the movie, the stars above the ship bear no correspondence to any constellations in a real sky. Worse yet, while the heroine bobs... we are treated to her view of this Hollywood sky-one where the stars on the right

In the movie, the stars above the ship bear no correspondence to any constellations in a real sky. Worse yet, while the heroine bobs... we are treated to her view of this Hollywood sky-one where the stars on the right half of the scene trace the mirror image of the stars in the left half. How lazy can you get?

Neil deGrasse Tyson
Stars, Real, Bad Ass

There's no tradition of scientists knocking down the Sunday school door, telling the preacher, That might not necessarily be true. That's never happened. There're no scientists picketing outside of churches.

Neil deGrasse Tyson
Religious, School, Science

Chimpanzees are an evolutionary hair's-width from us.... Now imagine a species on Earth, or anywhere else, as smart compared with humans as humans are compared with chimpanzees. How much of the universe might they figure out?

Neil deGrasse Tyson
Smart, Science, Hair

People like death and mayhem.

Neil deGrasse Tyson
People, Mayhem

The more of us that feel the universe, the better off we will be in this world.

Neil deGrasse Tyson
World, Feels, Better Off

As a scientist, I want to go to Mars and back to asteroids and the Moon because I'm a scientist. But I can tell you, I'm not so naive a scientist to think that the nation might not have geopolitical reasons for going into space.

Neil deGrasse Tyson
Moon, Thinking, Space

It's my duty to enlighten people.

Neil deGrasse Tyson
People, Enlightening, Duty

What's up with chicks and science?

Neil deGrasse Tyson
Chicks

There is no greater education than one that is self-driven.

Neil deGrasse Tyson
Self, Driven, Greater

No one wants to die, and no one wants to die poor. These are the two fundamental truths that transcend culture, they transcend politics, they transcend economic cycles.

Neil deGrasse Tyson
Two, Culture, Fundamentals

Asteroids have us in our sight. The dinosaurs didn't have a space program, so they're not here to talk about this problem. We are, and we have the power to do something about it. I don't want to be the embarrassment of the galaxy, to have had the power to deflect an asteroid, and then not, and end up going extinct.

Neil deGrasse Tyson
Sight, Space, Dinosaurs
"'Space Chronicles': Why Exploring Space Still Matters". Interview with David Greene, www.npr.org. February 27, 2012.

We fail in even the simplest of all scientific observations-nobody looks up anymore.

Neil deGrasse Tyson
Science, Looks, Literacy
Neil deGrasse Tyson (2000). “The Sky is Not the Limit: Adventures of an Urban Astrophysicist”, Doubleday Books

For the film to 'earn' the right to be criticized on a scientific level is a high compliment indeed.

Neil deGrasse Tyson
Levels, Compliment
"Oscar Whisper Campaigns: The Slurs Against '12 Years,' 'Captain Phillips,' 'Gravity' and 'The Butler'" by Scott Feinberg, www.hollywoodreporter.com. October 23, 2013.

All of the full moons for the entire year are special in that they have particular names.

Neil deGrasse Tyson
Moon, Years, Names

There's a lot of memorization that goes on in school. You memorize vocabulary words and all these sorts of things.

Neil deGrasse Tyson
School, Vocabulary, Memorization

In any city with lots of skyscrapers, lots of skyline, the moon seems bigger than it is. It's called the moon illusion.

Neil deGrasse Tyson
Moon, Cities, Skylines

Words that make questions may not be questions at all.

Neil deGrasse Tyson
May
Interview with Stephen Colbert at Montclair Kimberley Academy, January 29, 2010.

For your own safety, do not ever tell an astrophysicist, I hope all your stars are twinkling.

Neil deGrasse Tyson
Stars, Science, Safety
Neil Degrasse Tyson (2010). “The Sky Is Not the Limit: Adventures of an Urban Astrophysicist”, p.154, Prometheus Books

The tenacity of life is mind-boggling. We keep finding it where no one thought it could be.

Neil deGrasse Tyson
Mind, Life Is, Tenacity

Computers have proved to be formidable chess players. In fact, they've beaten our top human chess champions.

Neil deGrasse Tyson
Player, Champion, Chess
"How Does the Brain Work?". "NOVA scienceNOW", www.pbs.org. September 14, 2011.

There's no denying the public's appetite for cosmic discovery.

Neil deGrasse Tyson
Discovery, Appetite, Cosmic

On some issues, I'm a staunch Conservative — like curtailing greenhouse gas emissions so that we can Conserve the environment.

Neil deGrasse Tyson
Issues, Conservative, Environment
Twitter post from Dec 12, 2014

The urge to miniaturize electronics did not exist before the space program. I mean our grandparents had radios that was furniture in the living room. Nobody at the time was saying, 'Gee, I want to carry that in my pocket.' Which is a non-thought.

Neil deGrasse Tyson
Mean, Space, Grandparent

If you get asteroids about a kilometer in size, those are large enough and carry enough energy into our system to disrupt transportation, communication, the food chains, and that can be a really bad day on Earth.

Neil deGrasse Tyson
Communication, Bad Day, Energy
"Cosmic Coincidence: Asteroid Careens by as Meteor Delivers ‘Buzz Cut’ to Earth". www.pbs.org. February 15, 2013.

There are no articles any more that dream about the cities of tomorrow.

Neil deGrasse Tyson
Dream, Cities, Environmental

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