617: Neil deGrasse Tyson | Astrophysics for People in a Hurry

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🗓️ 16 May 2017

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) is the Frederick P. Rose Director of the Hayden Planetarium and author of number one New York Times Bestseller Astrophysics for People in a Hurry. "As the area of your knowledge grows, so too does the perimeter of your ignorance." -Neil deGrasse Tyson The Cheat Sheet: How does a seasoned scientist maintain childlike curiosity? Understand the power of science to transcend bias. Find out why Neil didn't have typical public speaking jitters when he gave his first lecture at age fifteen. Do you have to be a math wizard to pursue science? What enlightened leadership (from either side of the aisle) understands about the value of science -- and why science denial has surged so dramatically in recent years. And so much more... Want to wash two loads and dry two loads of laundry at the same time? The new Wi-Fi enabled Samsung FlexWash and FlexDry washer and dryer pair can do it -- and you can get it now at The Home Depot! Does your business have an Internet presence? Now save a whopping 50% on new webhosting packages here with HostGator by using coupon code CHARM! Bombfell is an online personal styling service for men that helps find the right clothes for you. Complete a simple questionnaire to be matched with a dedicated personal stylist. For $25 off your first box purchase, visit bombfell.com/charm! To truly thrive in all areas of your life, you can't ignore the importance of good health. Try Organifi Green Juice for 20% off using code "charm" when checking out at organifi.com! Free yourself from typing notes, reports, and documents by going with the transcriptionists we trust here at AoC: TranscriptionOutsourcing.net -- 99% or higher accuracy guaranteed! Find out more about the team who makes The Art of Charm podcast here! Show notes at https://theartofcharm.com/podcast-episodes/neil-degrasse-tyson-astrophysics-for-people-in-a-hurry-episode-617/ HELP US SPREAD THE WORD! If you dig the show, please subscribe in iTunes and write us a review! This is what helps us stand out from the crowd and help people find the credible advice they need. Review the show in iTunes! We rely on it! http://www.theartofcharm.com/mobilereview Stay Charming! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	If you're going to assert what we don't know is what matters for your wonderment,
0:05.2	and now you worry that we discover what the wonder is and that somehow it's gone.
0:09.4	Know this as the area of your knowledge grows, so too does the perimeter of your ignorance.
0:20.7	Welcome to the Art of Charm. I'm Jordan Harbinger. Today,
0:23.2	and today, super exciting, we're talking with Neil deGrasse Tyson. How do you
0:27.4	even introduce somebody of this magnitude with this amount of gravity? See what I did there?
0:32.8	He's one of America's most beloved science personalities, kind of a cross between Mr. Rodgers
0:37.1	and Carl Sagan. Just an amazing, amazing guy, super brilliant. One of the major influences on
0:43.2	science today, certainly in the zeitgeist of everyone's mind what we're talking about. Exoplanets
0:49.2	and in black holes and the solar system and Pluto being a planet. I mean, it's not even just that.
0:54.0	This is science. This is education. This is how politics relates to science and education.
0:58.5	Today, we talk about all of these things. Finding your calling so young, getting obsessed with
1:02.5	astronomy, finding mentors, cognitive bias, focus, science, education. I don't even know where to begin
1:09.5	with this one. This is such an interesting episode. So much fun. Everything from dark matter to
1:14.4	keeping a child like curiosity in science. This has just been such a great pleasure. So I cannot
1:19.6	wait to introduce you here to Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson. And if you're new to the show,
1:24.7	we'd love to send you some top episodes and the AOC toolbox. That's where we study the science
1:29.2	of people and discuss concepts like reading body language, having charismatic nonverbal communication,
1:34.1	the science of attraction, negotiation techniques, social engineering, networking and influence
1:39.1	strategies, persuasion tactics, and everything else we teach here at the Art of Charm.
1:43.7	Check that out at theartofcharm.com slash toolbox or in the iPhone or Android app at theartofcharm.com
1:49.2	slash iPhone or slash Android. Also at theartofcharm.com you can find the full show notes for this
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