Startalk Neil DeGrasse Tyson

Hey, any of you out there Neil DeGrasse Tyson fans?  Well, I will fess up and tell you that I really enjoy the way he brings a subject to life.  Well It seems listener Kallamis is as well.   Kall sent me a heads up for the Startalk web site that DeGrasse hosts.  The site will give you links to video and radio programs among other very interesting items.

As you might suspect the site is called Startalk radio and here is a short video just to get you started:

and again here is the LINK to the site    http://www.startalkradio.net/.

Symphony of Science - "We Are Star Dust"

Here we are again with another mix from Symphony of Science called "We Are Star Dust" and like the media, Neil DeGrasse Tyson is the darling of this compilation. Also in this 15th Symphony of Science video are Richard Feynman and Lawrence Krauss.

Look HERE for a complete listing of lyrics and the shows that generated the bulk of the material in this offering.




ahhhhhhhhhh the dulcet tones of the auto tuned....

The Most Astounding Fact About the Universe Asked of Neil deGrasse Tyson

From an article I was reading in IO9, In 2008 Time Magazine was interviewing Neil deGrasse Tyson. Interviewer Adam Kraus asked Dr. deGrasse Tyson the following question: "What is the most astounding fact you can share with us about the universe?" Tyson's response in some ways is predictable, but at the same moment it is one of the most amazing and moving thoughts that I have ever been privy to read or listen to. See what you think

Dr. Neil DeGrasse Tyson Speaks on MSNBC's Rock Center

Xnewsman sends in a facinating clip for MSNBC's Rock Center which recently hosted Neil DeGrasse Tyson and spoke in part of Gingrich's plan to place a colony on the Moon. I think it is telling that Neil's bullet points have been some of the same that I have expressed in the past. I love the quip about two spacefaring nations......see if you agree.......

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Steve Colbert Interviews astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson

Hey here is something neat for those of you that may be Neil DeGrasse Tyson fans. From the IO9 blog:

• Back in 2010, an out-of-character Stephen Colbert sat down with astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson at Montclair Kimberly Academy to talk for 90 minutes about science, society and the universe.

The Future of NASA - Neil DeGrasse - Tyson

Why NASA is vital for our survival as a nation of innovators. Big words, but when you hear Neil DeGrasse-Tyson speak you begin to understand just what he means. NASA for 50 has been in the business of making heros. Someone to advance the horizons of human understanding. When you lose the will to explore and be fascinated by the unknown, is the moment when you start to backslide, the moment when you become less relevant. DeGrasse-Tyson says some very scary things in the short speech I found on the Gizmodo site, but to not heed his words is to relegate the U.S. to that of the observer, not the innovator. Check the video out below.

Military Spends More in a Month Than NASA Does in a Year!

Well, it shouldn't be a big surprise, but there is something about seeing it in print that seems to bring it home. In a recent Gizmodo article, astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson gets a bit hot under the collar. Here is some of the points he makes:

• The US military spends (during peacetime ed.) as much in 23 days as NASA spends in a year

That means:

• The entire half-century budget of NASA equals the current two year budget of the US military.

To put NASA's "foundation" into perspective, Tyson points out

• If Earth were size of a school-room globe, you'd find Shuttle and Space Station orbiting 3/8th of an inch above its surface - the Moon would be 30-ft away (and) Mars, more than a mile away."

And you have to consider this, NASA's management tells us that they are leaving the manned near Earth to commercial entities. That's good and fine but as Tyson puts it so eloquently:

• Commercial Space Flight will not advance the space frontier, but enable cheaper access to where we've already been.

The World Won't End in 2012 say Neil DeGrasse

You love him - you hate him - whatever, he is very entertaining. See here his reaction to the question of 2012

Death by Black Hole

I love to listen to Neil DeGrasse Tyson when he speaks about astro-physics. He has an uncanny way of making the the working of the cosmos something even the most jaded person would find interesting and humorous.

Here in this short, Dr. Tyson talks about what it would be like to fall into a black hole. The short is from a much longer talk that takes in many different ways the cosmos is trying to kill us as we speak. Yes, he is that fun to listen to. If you like the short, click on the article title to be directed to the longer piece.



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