Neil deGrasse Tyson (astrophysicist)

Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard

Armchair Umbrella

Tv & Film, Music, Comedy

4.6 • 68.3K Ratings

🗓️ 1 December 2022

⏱️ 147 minutes

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Neil deGrasse Tyson (Starry Messenger, StarTalk) is an astrophysicist, author, and podcast host. Neil joins the Armchair Expert to discuss how he first got interested in astronomy, why he loved competing in high school wrestling, and how he became a public figure within the field of science. Neil and Dax talk about what happens to the human body when it is cremated, why Neil decided to leave UT Austin, and what movies accurately portray physics. Neil explains why the sky is blue, how geopolitics drive space exploration, and why he started practicing sound bites for the news. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	Welcome, welcome, welcome to armchair expert experts on expert. I'm joined by Minnesan Mouse.
0:05.4	Hi. Hi. Hi. We have an expert today. In keeping with Thursdays being experts,
0:11.2	we've scrounged one up. We haven't changed it. He's a very famous expert.
0:14.8	Very. He's the face of astrophysics.
0:17.8	Jesus.
0:18.8	He's a race of raptural fris.
0:20.8	Neil degrass Tyson.
0:24.0	Yeah.
0:25.0	Biggie.
0:26.0	Neil degrass Tyson is an astrophysicist, best-selling author and director of the Hayden
0:30.6	Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History.
0:34.3	He has a podcast that's out currently called Star Talk Radio.
0:40.7	Science, pop culture, and comedy collide in Star Talk Radio.
0:45.0	He also has a new book out now called Starry Messenger, Cosmic
0:50.2	Perspective on Civilization. He's a wordsmith. He does a little poetry. He does. As he does.
0:56.6	Yes. It was a real hoot getting to meet this legend legendary astrophysicist.
1:03.8	Please enjoy Neil degrass Tyson.
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1:20.0	He's an option for me. She's a hot chair on spread.
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