Neil deGrasse Tyson

Astrophysicist, Author, Lecturer

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Neil deGrasse Tyson is an astrophysicist and one of the most prolific authors and science communicators of the 21st century.   Where Carl Sagan left off, Neil deGrasse Tyson continued a legacy of teaching and bringing astrophysics, cosmology and planetary science concepts to the masses.   He is the Director of the Hayden Planetarium in New York City, and has been featured in hundreds of articles, audio discussions, documentaries and films.  

Quotes by Neil deGrasse Tyson

"We are all connected; To each other, biologically. To the earth, chemically. To the rest of the universe atomically." - Neil deGrasse Tyson

"Dark matter and dark energy are two things we measure in the universe that are making things happen, and we have no idea what the cause is." - Neil deGrasse Tyson

"Creativity is seeing what everyone else sees, but then thinking a new thought that has never been thought of before and expressing it somehow." - Neil deGrasse Tyson

"Every living thing is a masterpiece, written by nature and edited by evolution." - Neil deGrasse Tyson

"In terms of the most astonishing fact about which we know nothing, there is dark matter and dark energy. We don't know what either of them is. Everything we know and love about the universe and all the laws of physics as they apply, apply to four percent of the universe. That's stunning." - Neil deGrasse Tyson

"No one is dumb who is curious. The people who don't ask questions remain clueless throughout their lives." - Neil deGrasse Tyson

"The theory of evolution, like the theory of gravity, is a scientific fact." - Neil deGrasse Tyson

"The very nature of science is discoveries, and the best of those discoveries are the ones you don't expect." - Neil deGrasse Tyson

"Do you realize that if you fall into a black hole, you will see the entire future of the Universe unfold in front of you in a matter of moments and you will emerge into another space-time created by the singularity of the black hole you just fell into?" - Neil deGrasse Tyson

"I think that intelligence is such a narrow branch of the tree of life - this branch of primates we call humans. No other animal, by our definition, can be considered intelligent. So intelligence can't be all that important for survival, because there are so many animals that don't have what we call intelligence, and they're surviving just fine." - Neil deGrasse Tyson

"Innovations in science and technology are the engines of the 21st-century economy; if you care about the wealth and health of your nation tomorrow, then you'd better rethink how you allocate taxes to fund science. The federal budget needs to recognize this." - Neil deGrasse Tyson

"Part of what it is to be scientifically-literate, it's not simply, 'Do you know what DNA is? Or what the Big Bang is?' That's an aspect of science literacy. The biggest part of it is do you know how to think about information that's presented in front of you." - Neil deGrasse Tyson