Science Pioneers with Danni Washington

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🗓️ 22 March 2022

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Who proved the existence of dark matter? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice learn about hidden figures of science you need to know about with author and science communicator Danni Washington.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Star Talk.
0:04.0	You're a place in the universe where science and pop culture collide.
0:10.0	Star Talk begins right now.
0:14.0	This is Star Talk.
0:16.0	And you'll digress Tyson here, your personal astrophysicist.
0:20.0	I got with me, my co-host, Chuck.
0:22.0	Chuck, I was good to have you there, man.
0:24.0	Always a pleasure to be here, Neil.
0:26.0	I'm a celebrity to all content that has gravity on this program.
0:30.0	See, and listen, even when you talk comedy, you still do it in science terms.
0:36.0	That's right.
0:38.0	The terms are still astrophysical when you're talking about...
0:42.0	Well, I think the universe is hilarious, so that's why.
0:46.0	So today's topic are science pioneers.
0:50.0	Science pioneers?
0:52.0	We should. Always a good topic.
0:56.0	Because all kinds of scientists out there that might not have made headlines,
1:00.0	but they're there and they're getting the job done.
1:02.0	Let me ask you this as a scientist.
1:04.0	Do you think that it's better to be on the cutting edge
1:08.0	and risk being ahead of your time
1:12.0	or to be in the sweet spot
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