The cosmic perspective not only embraces our genetic kinship with all life on Earth but also values our chemical kinship with any yet-to-be discovered life in the universe, as well as our atomic kinship with the universe itself.
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Gods retreat from cosmology
Islamic Science - 9th-12th Century
Death By Black Hole, And Other Cosmic Quandaries(44min)
Neil Tyson's presentation uncut
10 Questions for Neil deGrasse Tyson
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Books
The Pluto Files: The Rise and Fall of America's Favorite Planet
Fly Me to the Moon:
An Insider's Guide to the New Science of Space Travel
Death By Black Hole, And Other Cosmic Quandaries
Origins: Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution
The Sky Is Not the Limit: Adventures of an Urban Astrophysicist
Cosmic Horizons: Astronomy at the Cutting Edge
Just Visiting this Planet Merlin Answers More Questions about Everything under the Sun, Moon, and Stars
Universe Down to Earth
Merlin's Tour of the Universe
Neil deGrasse Tyson 's Details
Status:
Married
Orientation:
Straight
Hometown:
New York City
Body type:
6' 4" / Average
Ethnicity:
Black / African descent
Zodiac Sign:
Libra
Children:
Proud parent
Occupation:
Director: Hayden Planetarium
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Neil deGrasse Tyson (born October 5, 1958 in New York City) is an astrophysicist and, since 1996, the Frederick P. Rose Director of the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History on Manhattan's Upper West Side. Since 2006, he has hosted PBS's educational TV show NOVA scienceNOW.
Youth and education:
Tyson attended the Bronx High School of Science (1973–1976) where he captained the wrestling team and was editor-in-chief of the school's Physical Science Journal. Born the week that NASA was founded, Tyson had an abiding interest in astronomy from a young age — and obsessively studied it in his teens — eventually even gaining some fame in the astronomy community by giving lectures on the subject at the age of 15. Tyson has stated that his interest in astronomy began when he would climb to the top floor of his New York City apartment building (named the "Skyview Apartments") and look at the moon through binoculars. Astronomer Carl Sagan, who was a faculty member at Cornell University, tried to recruit Tyson to Cornell for undergraduate studies, but Tyson chose to attend Harvard, where he majored in physics. He was a member of the crew team in his freshman year, but returned to wrestling, eventually lettering in his senior year. Tyson earned his B.A. in physics from Harvard in 1980 and began his graduate work at the University of Texas at Austin, where he earned his M.A. in Astronomy in 1983. In addition to wrestling and rowing in college, he was also active in dancing in styles including jazz, ballet, Afro-Caribbean, and Latin Ballroom. In 1985, he won a gold medal with the University of Texas dance team at a national tournament in the International Latin Ballroom style. He began a doctoral program at the University of Texas, but transferred in 1988 to Columbia, earning a Ph.D. degree in astrophysics from that institution in 1991.
Professional career:
Tyson has written a number of popular books on astronomy. In 1995, he began to write the "Universe" column for Natural History magazine. In a column for the magazine he authored in 2002, Tyson coined the term "Manhattanhenge" to describe the two days annually on which the evening sun aligns with the cross streets of the street grid in Manhattan, making sunset visible along unobstructed side streets.
In 2004, he hosted the four-part "Origins" miniseries of PBS's Nova , and co-authored, with Donald Goldsmith (renowned California astronomer and science writer/professor) the companion volume for this series, "Origins: Fourteen Billion Years Of Cosmic Evolution".
In 2001, President George W. Bush appointed Tyson to serve on the Commission on the Future of the United States Aerospace Industry and in 2004 to serve on the President's Commission on Implementation of United States Space Exploration Policy, the latter better known as the "Moon, Mars and Beyond" commission. He was soon afterward awarded the NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal, the highest civilian honor bestowed by N.A.S.A.
As director of the Hayden Planetarium, Tyson bucked traditional thinking to keep Pluto from being referred to as the ninth planet in exhibits at the center. He has stated on The Colbert Report that this decision has resulted in large amounts of hate mail, much of it from children. In 2006, the I.A.U. confirmed this assessment by downgrading Pluto to "dwarf planet" classification.
Tyson is President of the Planetary Society, where he was formerly the Chair of the Board. He is the new host of the PBS program NOVA scienceNOW.
Tyson is a vocal critic of string theory; his opposition comes from the seeming over-reliance of string theory upon mathematical projections instead of testable variables.
He attended and was a speaker at the Beyond Belief symposium on November 2006. In 2007, Tyson, who is known for his colorful character, cheerful demeanor, and obvious awe of the vastness of the universe itself, was chosen to be a regular on The History Channel's new series The Universe, which has proven to be a popular series.
Dr. Tyson - is it possible that the fourth dimension (time) is possibly speeding up? - I happened to see a show that had pictures of a certain regions of the universe (I'm not sure which) were viewed and taped since early 1980? - The dispertion of globular clusters of galaxies started speeding up immensely, and that was just after 25+ years ago - Anyway, I've been thinking a LOT about the fourth dimension, and just wanted to get your take on things.
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