Comments on: Neil Tyson Interview http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/12/18/neil-tyson-interview/ I am an astronomer, writer, and skeptic. I likes reality the way it is, and I aims to keep it that way. My real name is Phil Plait, and I run the Bad Astronomy blog. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:11:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Miranda http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/12/18/neil-tyson-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-60085 Miranda Mon, 05 May 2008 22:56:33 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/12/18/neil-tyson-interview/#comment-60085 GO MY DAD!!! I'm happy everybody loves hiz work. And for the person who thinks pluto should be a planet. It shouldn't. That's like calling a comet a planet. Pluto is a comet. AND A BIIIIIIIIIIG NOTE TO EVERYONE!!! DONATE 2 A SPACE FUND!!! IT ONLY GETS 0.6% OF THE TAX U PEOPLES PAY AND IF U LOVE SPACE, U'D WANT TO DONATE!!!! GO MY DAD!!! I’m happy everybody loves hiz work. And for the person who thinks pluto should be a planet.

It shouldn’t. That’s like calling a comet a planet. Pluto is a comet.

AND A BIIIIIIIIIIG NOTE TO EVERYONE!!! DONATE 2 A SPACE FUND!!! IT ONLY GETS 0.6% OF THE TAX U PEOPLES PAY AND IF U LOVE SPACE, U’D WANT TO DONATE!!!!

]]> By: rvr http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/12/18/neil-tyson-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-60084 rvr Fri, 21 Dec 2007 02:34:07 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/12/18/neil-tyson-interview/#comment-60084 I also "discovered" Neil Tyson in Beyond Belief 2006 videos, last year. He was charismatic, but his views on science communication (and the question he did to Dawkins) really got me. I was dissapointed when checked that he wasn't panelist at Beyond Belief 2007, so I spent this weeken surfing on his personal web site. There are tons of videos and audio. He was recently interviewed by Point of Inquiry (podcast). Tyson was also the host of PBS's Origins series, and a full chapter of it is available online: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/origins/program-3114.html (is it me the only one who thinks this is a great homeage to Cosmos?) I also “discovered” Neil Tyson in Beyond Belief 2006 videos, last year. He was charismatic, but his views on science communication (and the question he did to Dawkins) really got me.

I was dissapointed when checked that he wasn’t panelist at Beyond Belief 2007, so I spent this weeken surfing on his personal web site. There are tons of videos and audio. He was recently interviewed by Point of Inquiry (podcast). Tyson was also the host of PBS’s Origins series, and a full chapter of it is available online: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/origins/program-3114.html (is it me the only one who thinks this is a great homeage to Cosmos?)

]]> By: StevoR http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/12/18/neil-tyson-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-60082 StevoR Thu, 20 Dec 2007 15:18:25 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/12/18/neil-tyson-interview/#comment-60082 D'oh *&*(&^%@@@@!!!#@! typos. Isaac Asimov is who I meant of course! D’oh *&*(&^%@@@@!!!#@! typos.

Isaac Asimov is who I meant of course!

]]> By: StevoR http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/12/18/neil-tyson-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-60083 StevoR Thu, 20 Dec 2007 15:17:12 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/12/18/neil-tyson-interview/#comment-60083 Hmm ... The bloke who helped kill off Pluto's full status as a planet. He sure got that _WRONG_. Can't say I'm a fan. ... Or that I've read any of his work or seen much of him except knocking Pluto on a doco of that. I'd put Phil Plait, James B. Kaler and others wa-aay ahead of him. For my money Isaac Asiomov was the best Science populariser with Carl Sagan a close second. Hmm … The bloke who helped kill off Pluto’s full status as a planet.

He sure got that _WRONG_.

Can’t say I’m a fan.

… Or that I’ve read any of his work or seen much of him except knocking Pluto on a doco of that.

I’d put Phil Plait, James B. Kaler and others wa-aay ahead of him. For my money Isaac Asiomov was the best Science populariser with Carl Sagan a close second.

]]> By: Michael Lonergan http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/12/18/neil-tyson-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-60081 Michael Lonergan Wed, 19 Dec 2007 15:58:52 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/12/18/neil-tyson-interview/#comment-60081 To Grand Lunar: Wouldn't it be really cool though if the BA was on the Colbert Report? To Grand Lunar: Wouldn’t it be really cool though if the BA was on the Colbert Report?

]]> By: John Kemeny http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/12/18/neil-tyson-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-60080 John Kemeny Wed, 19 Dec 2007 14:48:05 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/12/18/neil-tyson-interview/#comment-60080 He went to my High School. He went to my High School.

]]> By: Grand Lunar http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/12/18/neil-tyson-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-60079 Grand Lunar Wed, 19 Dec 2007 11:29:42 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/12/18/neil-tyson-interview/#comment-60079 I only read part of his book "Death by Black Hole" from a library. I sorely wish to own it now! Along with his appearences on science TV programs, he strikes me as one of the coolest science guys I know. Don't worry Phil, you're included too! I only read part of his book “Death by Black Hole” from a library.
I sorely wish to own it now!
Along with his appearences on science TV programs, he strikes me as one of the coolest science guys I know.
Don’t worry Phil, you’re included too!

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]]> By: Tim G http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/12/18/neil-tyson-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-60077 Tim G Wed, 19 Dec 2007 06:29:52 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/12/18/neil-tyson-interview/#comment-60077 Titanic! I will definitely buy one of his books as a Christmas present for myself. Titanic!

I will definitely buy one of his books as a Christmas present for myself.

]]> By: Kevin http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/12/18/neil-tyson-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-60076 Kevin Wed, 19 Dec 2007 02:49:08 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/12/18/neil-tyson-interview/#comment-60076 Great interview, thanks for the link! Great interview, thanks for the link!

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]]> By: revmonkeyboy http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/12/18/neil-tyson-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-60074 revmonkeyboy Wed, 19 Dec 2007 01:36:20 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/12/18/neil-tyson-interview/#comment-60074 Tyson is great. He thinks clearly and speaks very well. He has a talent for getting sound bytes out that are picked up by the popular media. That gets folks to start being curious. See him on this video from Beyond Belief. http://thesciencenetwork.org/BeyondBelief/ I would like to see more people that can think & speak. The media is a hard nut to crack. Tyson is great. He thinks clearly and speaks very well. He has a talent for getting sound bytes out that are picked up by the popular media. That gets folks to start being curious. See him on this video from Beyond Belief.

http://thesciencenetwork.org/BeyondBelief/

I would like to see more people that can think & speak. The media is a hard nut to crack.

]]> By: Richard B. Drumm http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/12/18/neil-tyson-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-60073 Richard B. Drumm Tue, 18 Dec 2007 23:02:19 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/12/18/neil-tyson-interview/#comment-60073 Yep, I -DEVOURED- the article last Sunday when it came out. You & he are the current holders of the title "Astronomy Popularizer" which was so ably held for so long by Dr. Sagan. Soooooo.... When is -YOUR- article coming out? Maybe a book tour? :-D Rich Yep, I -DEVOURED- the article last Sunday when it came out.
You & he are the current holders of the title “Astronomy Popularizer” which was so ably held for so long by Dr. Sagan.
Soooooo….
When is -YOUR- article coming out? Maybe a book tour? :-D
Rich

]]> By: Gareth (bujin) http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/12/18/neil-tyson-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-60072 Gareth (bujin) Tue, 18 Dec 2007 22:44:39 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/12/18/neil-tyson-interview/#comment-60072 Great interview. It's unfortunate that I've only heard of Neil Tyson within the last year! If I had heard of him in around 1997-ish, I would probably be a professional astronomer/astrophysicist today! He has that sort of enthusiasm which is highly contagious when he speaks, and I had been infected during the second year of my astrophysics degree, I probably wouldn't have got bored with it! I'm glad I completed my degree, but looking back now, I really wish I had done better and carried on with it. Great interview.

It’s unfortunate that I’ve only heard of Neil Tyson within the last year! If I had heard of him in around 1997-ish, I would probably be a professional astronomer/astrophysicist today! He has that sort of enthusiasm which is highly contagious when he speaks, and I had been infected during the second year of my astrophysics degree, I probably wouldn’t have got bored with it!

I’m glad I completed my degree, but looking back now, I really wish I had done better and carried on with it.

]]> By: Rebecca http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/12/18/neil-tyson-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-60071 Rebecca Tue, 18 Dec 2007 21:41:13 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/12/18/neil-tyson-interview/#comment-60071 Yay, love Neil. But really, he hasn't been "behind" the science for quite some time. I think he's one of the very best science communicators out there (present company excluded!). Yay, love Neil. But really, he hasn’t been “behind” the science for quite some time. I think he’s one of the very best science communicators out there (present company excluded!).

]]> By: John http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/12/18/neil-tyson-interview/comment-page-1/#comment-60070 John Tue, 18 Dec 2007 21:32:32 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2007/12/18/neil-tyson-interview/#comment-60070 Ah, thank you! Reading "Death By Black Hole" right now. I'm a huge fan of Tyson. Ah, thank you! Reading “Death By Black Hole” right now. I’m a huge fan of Tyson.

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