Neil deGrasse Tyson: Astrophysicist, Planetary Scientist, and Author

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🗓️ 20 April 2022

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

For decades, Neil deGrasse Tyson has shared his knowledge and his wonder about the depths of the universe, helping millions grasp what they see when they look up at the sky.

Neil is director of the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History. It turns out that Neil was born in New York City the same week NASA was founded. His interest in the universe traces back to age 9, after a first visit to the exact planetarium he is now the director for… the cosmos aligned that day.

In addition to being an astrophysicist, Neil is also a teacher, actor, philosopher, cosmologist, science writer, and television editor.

I dare say that this may be the least astrophysic-y interview he’s ever done. We delve into topics such as:

How he picked which college to attend
The naming of his daughter
What his family discusses at the dinner table
What he would do if he were dean of admissions of Harvard
How flight attendants assume he’s not in first-class because he’s black
The limitations of the bible as a reference source
Why he doesn’t mind how Mark Zuckerberg uses the term “metaverse”
In other words, this is truly a remarkable interview with a truly remarkable person.

By the way, a few hours before the interview I got a shot (two if you count the anesthesia) because of sudden hearing loss in my left ear. I’ve been deaf in the right ear for years.
But the show must go on. If Beethoven can compose deaf, I can podcast deaf.

Enjoy this interview with Neil deGrasse Tyson!

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1:04.3	I'm Guy Kawasaki. This is the Remarkable People podcast. I'm on a mission to make you remarkable.
1:14.0	Helping me today is Neil deGrasse Tyson.
1:19.7	He has shared his knowledge and his wonder about the depths of the universe and help millions grasp what they see when they look up at the sky. Neil is the director of the Hayden Planetarium
1:25.3	at the American Museum of Natural History.
1:28.3	It turns out that Neil was born in New York City the same week that NASA was started.
1:32.3	His interest in the universe traces back to age nine, after a visit to the exact planetarium
1:38.3	that he is now the director of.
1:41.3	Truly, things aligned that day. In addition to being an astrophysicist,
1:47.3	Neil is also a teacher, actor, philosopher, cosmologist, science writer, and television editor.
1:53.8	He earned his BA in physics from Harvard and his PhD in astrophysics from Columbia.
1:59.2	In 2001, Tyson was appointed by President Bush to serve on the 12-member commission
2:03.9	that studied the future of the U.S. aerospace industry.
2:07.8	He was appointed again in 2004 to serve on a nine-member commission on the implementation
2:12.9	of the United States Space Exploration Policy.
2:17.4	Neil has served as a host of Nova Science Now and the StarTalk Radio podcast.
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