Neil DeGrasse Tyson! Andy Weir! Space, pop culture and physics!

Nerdette

Greta Johnsen

Tv & Film, Self, Nerd, Books, Technology, Tv, Improvement, Culture, Wbez, Society & Culture, Pop, Nerdette, Nerds

4.7 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 29 May 2015

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Neil DeGrasse Tyson explains how pop culture fits into his plan to inundate us with a love of science. Andy Weir, author of The Martian, talks about his nerdy origin and what makes good sci fi believable. We remember the first professional female astronomer Maria Mitchell, and there's a nerd confession from BJ Leiderman.

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0:00.0	This fall, W bez invites you to our upcoming live events.
0:05.0	Join us in person for smart discussions, heartfelt storytelling, and more.
0:09.0	Check out the full calendar now at W be easy.org slash events.
0:15.0	Hello and thank you for listening to Nernet.
0:19.0	I'm Greta Johnson.
0:20.0	And I'm Tricia Bobita.
0:21.0	We're coming to you from W be easy in Chicago.
0:23.6	Coming up. I write about brave people. I'm not one of them.
0:27.0	We talked to author Andy Weir about his breakout novel The Martian.
0:31.5	And Greta got a pretty great birthday present.
0:34.0	A conversation with Neil degrass Tyson.
0:36.0	I mean, aside from like existence, which also happened to happen on my birthday, I'm pretty sure
0:39.6	it was the best present ever.
0:42.2	And Space nerds rejoice because we have a great
0:44.2	Lady Nerd of History for you who is an expert on the stars. We'll get to
0:47.6	know Maria Mitchell. That and your nerd confessions this week on
0:50.4	Nurdette. Because everybody's a little nerdy about something.
0:53.6	Make it snappy, nerd!
0:58.6	Nurd's, nerd! You're listening to Nurdett. Hello, I am Greta Johnson here with Tricia Bobita.
1:07.2	We want to remind you we are still recapping Game of Thrones every week with the ever so
1:11.9	tiresome Peter Segal.
1:13.6	Tiresome, I find him delightful.
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