Science and Social Justice with David Crosby

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🗓️ 15 January 2016

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

Neil deGrasse Tyson talks about science fiction, folk music and social justice with rock and roll legend and science geek David Crosby. Chuck Nice co-hosts, Thomas Sugrue provides historical context for the 1960s, and Bill Nye praises “People Power” and “The Pill.”

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0:00.0	Welcome to Star Talk.
0:04.0	Your place in the universe where science and pop culture collide.
0:09.0	Star Talk begins right now.
0:23.0	Welcome to the Hall of the Universe.
0:27.0	I'm your host, Neil deGrasse Tyson, your personal astrophysicist.
0:31.0	And tonight, we're featuring my interview with 1960's Icon David Crosby.
0:37.0	And in that conversation, we talk about folk songs and politics and the universe itself.
0:45.0	And I would learn when he came to my office during my interview that he is as passionate about science as he is about communicating his passion for music.
0:55.0	So let's do this.
1:00.0	I got with me Chuck Nice.
1:03.0	Well, I'm back.
1:04.0	Oh, it's a pleasure to be here.
1:05.0	A day is not complete without a Chuck Nice in it.
1:13.0	I wish I believed you.
1:16.0	And we have as my special guest for this evening, Dr. Thomas Sugru, and you're an expert on everything 1960's.
1:22.0	I think so.
1:23.0	Let's say about you.
1:25.0	That's why we have you here.
1:28.0	So you're the right person in the right time for the right conversation because my interview with folks, singer and social justice activist, David Crosby, is tonight.
1:38.0	In the 60's was part of the band The Birds.
1:41.0	B-Y-R-D-S.
1:42.0	The Birds.
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