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Post by skywalker on Jan 9, 2015 23:08:19 GMT -6
Wait a minute...Auntym and Jo are actually agreeing with each other? I knew it was gonna happen sooner or later. I've gone and slipped off the deep end...I'm bats in the belfry...a few screws loose...one can short of a six-pack. Maybe there was some universal shift that I didn't notice and I slipped into some weird parallel dimension. Whatever the weird cause of it all is I'm sure it means the world will be coming to an end soon. I'm going to go check myself into the loony bin so that when it does I'll be crazy enough to not notice.
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Post by auntym on Jan 9, 2015 23:15:07 GMT -6
Wait a minute...Auntym and Jo are actually agreeing with each other? I knew it was gonna happen sooner or later. I've gone and slipped off the deep end...I'm bats in the belfry...a few screws loose...one can short of a six-pack. Maybe there was some universal shift that I didn't notice and I slipped into some weird parallel dimension. Whatever the weird cause of it all is I'm sure it means the world will be coming to an end soon. I'm going to go check myself into the loony bin so that when it does I'll be crazy enough to not notice. Hahahaha... i don't know what you're talking about... ...
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Post by auntym on Jan 9, 2015 23:18:13 GMT -6
He's offensive Aunty...I did get it..I'm just trying to weigh a possible benefit to others over my own sensitivity on the subject. I don't share my experience outside of here because of typical reactions. Some naturally, ridicule or scoff...'sure you didn't dream it?'. Some stand there not knowing what to say and won't meet my eyes..like ever again. Some make those clucking I-don't-know-what-to-say..but I want to comfort..noises. It embarrasses everyone and I end up feeling sorry for THEM. LOL. This guy is no doubt brilliant..but I know I'm better informed than he is..so he doesn't phase me that much. I don't think people like him will ever be abducted..they aren't 'sensitive' enough. That leaves us with that shoulder slumping defeated feeling a lot of the time. I'm glad we can agree he's a bit of a toad LOL i'm glad too jo...he is a bit of a toad... LOL
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Post by swamprat on Feb 26, 2015 20:13:48 GMT -6
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson to Get National Academy of Sciences' Top Award by Mike Wall, Space.com Senior Writer February 26, 2015 04:18pm ET
The U.S. National Academy of Sciences (NAS) will bestow its most prestigious award, the Public Welfare Medal, on astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson for his extensive efforts to take science to the masses. "Through just about every form of media available, Neil deGrasse Tyson has made millions of people around the world excited about science," NAS home secretary Susan Wessler, who served as chair of the award selection committee, said in a statement Thursday (Feb. 26). "Ultimately, the success of science depends on the public's understanding of its importance and value. Neil masterfully conveys why science matters — not just to a few, but to all of us."
Tyson, director of the American Museum of Natural History's Hayden Planetarium in New York City, has written 10 books, including "Death by Black Hole and Other Cosmic Quandaries" (W.W. Norton & Company, 2007) and "The Pluto Files: The Rise and Fall of America's Favorite Planet" (W.W. Norton & Company, 2009).
The 56-year-old Tyson has also been a big presence on the small screen. For example, he hosted the 2004 "Nova: Origins" miniseries on PBS as well as "Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey," a 2014 documentary series that aired on Fox and the National Geographic Channel. He will also host "Star Talk," a talk show that will begin airing in April on the National Geographic Channel.
"Cosmos" was a reboot of the 1980 PBS series "Cosmos: A Personal Voyage," which was hosted by the late astronomer Carl Sagan (who won the Public Welfare Medal in 1994).
Tyson also gets the word out through Twitter; as of Thursday, he had tweeted more than 4,250 times to his 3.24 million followers.
"At a time when science is often misunderstood or ignored, Neil deGrasse Tyson is truly its most visible and most recognizable advocate," said NAS President Ralph Cicerone. "By personably and skillfully explaining the significance and the thrills of scientific discoveries, Neil has captured the public's imagination like no other scientist alive today. We are pleased to present him our highest award."
Tyson will receive the Public Welfare Medal April 26 during the NAS' 152nd annual meeting.
www.space.com/28671-neil-degrasse-tyson-award.html
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Post by swamprat on Feb 28, 2015 9:48:30 GMT -6
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Post by swamprat on Mar 19, 2015 10:35:13 GMT -6
Announcing StarTalk TV National Geographic Premiere Date and Episode Schedule17 March 2015 NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC CHANNEL’S LATE-NIGHT TALK SHOW STARTALK HOSTED BY NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON TO PREMIERE MONDAY, APRIL 20, AT 11 PM ET/10 PM CT
National Geographic Channel took SXSW-goers on a deep dive into outer space today during a sneak peek presentation of its first-ever late-night talk series StarTalk, where show host and prominent astrophysicist Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) — joining via Skype — answered fan questions and revealed the series premiere date of Monday, April 20, at 11 p.m. ET/10 p.m. CT (with encores each Friday at 7 p.m. ET/6 p.m. CT). World-renowned cultural luminaries across science, entertainment and politics, like President Jimmy Carter, Richard Dawkins, Chris Hadfield, Norman Lear, Christopher Nolan, George Takei and others, were announced as guests.
Based on Dr. Tyson’s prominent podcast of the same name, the hour-long, weekly series infuses pop culture with science, while bringing together comedians and celebrities to delve into a wide range of topics. Each week, in a private interview, Dr. Tyson explores all the ways that science and technology have influenced the life and livelihood of his guests, whatever their background.
After his one-on-one interview, Dr. Tyson invites a comedian co-host and influencers in media, science and pop culture to join him in front of a studio audience in the American Museum of Natural History’s Rose Center for Earth and Space in New York City — where he serves as the Frederick P. Rose Director of the Hayden Planetarium — to further break down the topic. And in each episode, Dr. Tyson calls on his friend Bill Nye the Science Guy to weigh in on the week’s theme; Nye shares his perspective on science, technology and even Star Trek via a pretaped segment.
“Expanding the StarTalk radio show and podcast into a television show on National Geographic Channel offers a unique opportunity to show viewers how pervasive science is in our culture and how entertaining science can be,” said Dr. Tyson. “Throughout the show we explore current issues with top industry leaders and pair that with comical, but informed, commentary. From politicians and actors to scientists, social activists and more, the impact of science knows no bounds.”
Premiere episode:
StarTalk: George Takei Premieres Monday, April 20, at 11 PM ET/PT
This week’s theme is “Star Trek” as Inspiration for the Future. Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson sits down with actor, author and activist George Takei (@georgetakei) to discuss how the once-futuristic scenarios in “Star Trek” relate to many of today’s current moral and social issues. Weighing in on this interview are Charles Liu, astrophysicist at the American Museum of Natural History and the College of Staten Island, and comedian Leighann Lord. Science educator and frequent guest host of StarTalk Bill Nye delves specifically into scenarios pertaining to technology and civil rights.
www.startalkradio.net/announcing-startalk-tv-national-geographic-premiere-date-and-episode-schedule/
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Post by auntym on Apr 6, 2015 16:28:37 GMT -6
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Post by auntym on Apr 21, 2015 13:08:56 GMT -6
Neil deGrasse Tyson ✔@neiltyson If there is a cat Heaven, and if cat Heaven has mice for cats to chase, seems to me that cat Heaven must then be mice Hell.
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Post by swamprat on Apr 21, 2015 13:21:18 GMT -6
I watched most of the premier episode last night. I thought it was good; particularly the interview with George Takei.
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Post by auntym on Jun 12, 2015 13:55:20 GMT -6
Neil deGrasse Tyson ✔ @neiltyson
From what I have seen of society, the number of people who will tell you what you cannot accomplish in life is limitless.
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Post by auntym on Jun 14, 2017 14:52:42 GMT -6
www.openculture.com/2014/04/carl-sagan-writes-a-letter-to-17-year-old-neil-degrasse-tyson-1975.html Carl Sagan Writes a Letter to 17-Year-Old Neil deGrasse Tyson (1975) April 29th, 2014 Carl Sagan, the turtleneck-sporting astrophysicist from Cornell, was the greatest communicator of science of his generation. Not only did he publish hundreds of scientific papers and was instrumental in putting together that golden record on the Voyager spacecrafts but he also wrote twenty critically praised best sellers on science, appeared regularly on the Tonight Show, and even had a catch phrase -- "billions and billions." But Sagan is perhaps best known for his landmark 1980 series Cosmos: A Personal Voyage (watch it here). He took viewers through a tour of the universe, showing them things from the mind-boggling big to the infinitesimally small and everything in between. The show proved to be a huge hit; close to a half-billion people tuned in worldwide. Even before the reboot of Cosmos premiered on FOX in March, Neil deGrasse Tyson - who hosts the show - was already seen as Sagan’s successor. Not only does he serve as the director of the Hayden Planetarium in New York City and was instrumental in kicking Pluto out of the brotherhood of planets, but he also authored numerous books, appears regularly on The Daily Show, and frequently hosts AMAs on Reddit. He's also one of America's most vocal defenders of science at a time, unlike Sagan's heyday, when Creationism, climate change denial, and anti-vaccination hysteria seem to be making inroads in our culture. Anyone who saw Tyson’s heart felt tribute to Sagan at the beginning of the first episode of Cosmos knows that Sagan’s influence on his younger counterpart extended much further than his media appearances. It was personal. In 1975, Sagan, who was already famous at that time, was so impressed by Tyson’s college application that he personally reached out to him, hoping to convince the high school student to attend Cornell. He even offered to personally show Tyson around his lab. You can read Sagan’s letter, dated November 12, 1975, below. Dear Neil: Thanks for your letter and most interesting resume. I was especially glad to see that, for a career in astronomy, you intend to do your undergraduate work in physics. In this way, you will acquire the essential tools for a wide range of subsequent astronomical endeavors. I would guess from your resume that your interests in astronomy are sufficiently deep and your mathematical and physical background sufficiently strong that we could probably engage you in real astronomical research during your undergraduate career here, if the possibility interests you. For example, we hope to be bringing back to Ithaca in late calendar year 1976 an enormous array of Viking data on Mars both from the orbiters and from the landers. I would be delighted to meet with you when you visit Ithaca. Please try and give as much advance notice of the date as you can because my travel schedule is quite hectic right now and I really would like to be in Ithaca when you drop by. With all good wishes, Carl Sagan Tyson was deeply moved by Sagan’s kindness and sincerity. He did venture out to Ithaca from the Bronx on a snowy afternoon. As Tyson recalled years later, “I thought to myself, who am I? I’m just some high school kid.” In the end, Sagan’s personal plea wasn’t quite enough to convince young Tyson to attend his school. As you can read in his response below, dated April 30, 1976, Tyson decided to go to Harvard. CONTINUE READING: www.openculture.com/2014/04/carl-sagan-writes-a-letter-to-17-year-old-neil-degrasse-tyson-1975.html
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Post by swamprat on Jun 14, 2017 16:55:42 GMT -6
Auntym, in case you're interested: An Evening with Neil deGrasse Tyson Date: Wednesday, October 18, 2017 Start time: 8 p.m. Tickets start at $49.50 Bob Carr Performing Arts Theater, Orlando
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Post by auntym on Jun 15, 2017 14:34:25 GMT -6
Auntym, in case you're interested: An Evening with Neil deGrasse Tyson Date: Wednesday, October 18, 2017 Start time: 8 p.m. Tickets start at $49.50 Bob Carr Performing Arts Theater, Orlando
thanks swamprat, but ever since tyson helped down-grade the planet pluto to a dwarf planet... i lost interest in him...
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Post by auntym on Jan 15, 2018 14:34:58 GMT -6
Neil deGrasse TysonVerified account @neiltyson
You want to speak with a Spaniard, you learn Spanish. You want to frolic in France, you learn French. You want to commune with the cosmos, you learn Mathematics — the language of the Universe. Neil deGrasse Tyson Verified account @neiltyson
"Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere igannance and conscientious stupidity.” -Martin Luther King Jr. 1963
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Post by auntym on Jan 15, 2018 14:59:26 GMT -6
love this video
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Post by auntym on Jan 17, 2018 18:24:11 GMT -6
thenozone.com/mysteries/neil-degrasse-tyson-says-aliens-might-find-humans-too-stupid-to-contact-video/NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON SAYS ALIENS MIGHT FIND HUMANS TOO STUPID TO CONTACT (VIDEO)Neil deGrasse Tyson Is Worried That Humans Are Too Stupid For AliensBusiness Insider Published on Jul 13, 2013 A lot of people ask StarTalk Radio host Neil deGrasse Tyson if extraterrestrial life exists and why haven't we encountered any alien life yet. "Maybe they have visited us in Times Square," Tyson tells us. "But no one noticed because everybody who hangs out in Times Square is just a little crazy." A more serious concern, though, is that maybe humans are so stupid and uncivilized that aliens have decided we're not worth encountering. Neil deGrasse Tyson talks about aliens and why it actually might be a good thing that aliens haven't visited Earth yet. Read more: www.businessinsider.com/ Business Insider is the fastest growing business news site in the US. Our mission: to tell you all you need to know about the big world around you. The BI Video team focuses on technology, strategy and science with an emphasis on unique storytelling and data that appeals to the next generation of leaders – the digital generation. thenozone.com/mysteries/neil-degrasse-tyson-says-aliens-might-find-humans-too-stupid-to-contact-video/
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Post by auntym on Jan 31, 2018 13:56:25 GMT -6
" Neil deGrasse Tyson Verified account @neiltyson Jan 29
Not that anybody asked, but one-third (95 out of 289) of all American Nobel Prizes in the Sciences have been earned by Immigrants to the United States.
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Post by jcurio on Jan 31, 2018 20:28:54 GMT -6
But.... not illegal immigrants, right?
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Post by auntym on Sept 12, 2018 14:46:23 GMT -6
Neil deGrasse Tyson: Trump's Space Force Is Not A Crazy Idea
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Published on Sep 12, 2018
America's favorite astrophysicist returns to The Late Show with a surprising argument for why Trump's call for a Space Force may be a good thing.
PART 1
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Post by swamprat on Sept 18, 2018 10:34:39 GMT -6
More wisdom from Dr. Tyson:Why Smoking Weed in Space Is a Bad Idea By Brandon Specktor, Senior Writer | September 17, 2018
All astronauts get high — about 240 miles (385 kilometers) higher than the planet's surface, if they're working aboard the International Space Station.
But no astronauts get stoned … at least, they're not supposed to. There are plenty of good reasons for that. Practically speaking, sparking up a fire in the oxygen-rich environment of a space station could result in hungry balls of flame spreading in every direction that there's fuel to burn. (Scientists and stoners can agree: That's a serious buzzkill.)
But spontaneous combustion aside, there are other health risks associated with getting high in a demanding microgravity environment — reasons that Neil deGrasse Tyson, the most famous mustache in astrophysics, recently explained in an interview with a tabloid reporter who asked what it would be like to smoke weed in space.
"The problem is, in space now, many things will kill you," Tyson told TMZ reporters in an interview. "So, if you do anything to alter your understanding of what is reality, that's not in the interest of your health. If you want to get high in space, lock yourself in your cabin, and don't come out. 'Cause you could break stuff inadvertently."
The reporter asked Tyson his thoughts about billionaire space entrepreneur Elon Musk taking a hit of weed during a recorded interview with TV personality and podcast host Joe Rogan.
"Let the man get high if he wants to get high," Tyson told TMZ. "He's the best thing we've had since Thomas Edison."
www.livescience.com/63603-neil-degrasse-tyson-weed-in-space.html
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Post by swamprat on Mar 19, 2019 14:55:16 GMT -6
Neil deGrasse Tyson Returning to TV After Fox, NatGeo Investigation: ReportBy Mike Wall / 19 March 2019
Neil deGrasse Tyson will be back on the air soon, according to media reports.
Fox and National Geographic have wrapped up an investigation into alleged sexual misconduct by the astrophysicist and science communicator, clearing him to return to TV, The Hollywood Reporter reported Friday (March 15).
National Geographic will begin airing Tyson's talk show, "StarTalk," which had been on hiatus since November, next month. And both Fox and National Geographic plan to run the Tyson-hosted series "Cosmos: Possible Worlds" at some unspecified point in the future, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
"The investigation is complete, and we are moving forward with both 'StarTalk' and 'Cosmos,'" Fox and National Geographic said Friday in a joint statement published by The Hollywood Reporter. "'StarTalk' will return to the air with the remaining 13 episodes in April on National Geographic, and both Fox and National Geographic are committed to finding an air date for 'Cosmos.' There will be no further comment."
Three women have publicly accused Tyson of inappropriate conduct. Astronomer Katelyn Ayers said Tyson groped her at a 2009 conference, and Tyson's former assistant Ashley Watson said she quit after the famed astrophysicist made inappropriate sexual advances. The two women detailed these claims in November 2018, in an article on Patheos.
The third woman, Tchiya Amet, said that Tyson raped her in 1984, while the two were graduate students at the University of Texas at Austin.
Tyson has denied the allegations and said he welcomes an investigation.
www.space.com/neil-degrasse-tyson-returning-to-tv.html
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Post by auntym on Mar 8, 2021 14:24:23 GMT -6
astronomy.com/news/2020/03/get-ready-to-explore-the-cosmos-with-neil-degrasse-tyson?utm_source=asytwitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=asytwitterGet ready to explore the "Cosmos" with Neil deGrasse TysonThe third edition of the legendary science TV show takes viewers to distant worlds, and to disparate possible futures.By Corey S Powell / astronomy.com/authors/corey-s-powell Monday, March 9, 2020 Host Neil deGrasse Tyson is silhouetted against the birth of the cosmos - the Big Bang - at the inception of the Cosmic Calendar and its vast 13.8 billion years of cosmic evolution. Cosmos Studios The new season of Cosmos, which premieres tonight, demonstrates the remarkable stickiness of a great idea. In 1973—years before there was Cosmos the book and Cosmos the original television series—Carl Sagan wrote a book called The Cosmic Connection. It mixed cutting-edge astronomical discoveries with informed speculation, philosophical ruminations on the scientific method, and elements of personal memoir. It was a science book not quite like any that had been published before. Sagan subtitled it "An Extraterrestrial Perspective," and that is how it read. It was a deeply personal, quirky, passionate account told by someone whose mind had just returned from a journey far, far beyond Earth (billions and billions of miles away, you might say). I read it as a child and was captivated. I had lot of good company. The Cosmic Connection was a hit, Sagan ended up as a semi-regular guest on The Tonight Show, and for many people he became the definitive public face of science. The connection that began with that book remains unbroken. In 1980, The Cosmic Connection begat the Cosmos TV show on PBS, which has reportedly been seen by 500 million people around the world. Sagan died in 1996 but his voice returned in a 2014 sequel, Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, again co-created by Sagan's widow Ann Druyan and now hosted by Neil deGrasse Tyson. I had some quibbles with the show's history, but enormous admiration for its message and its creativity. Now Cosmos and the essence of Sagan are back for Cosmos: Possible Worlds, with Tyson once again piloting the show's signature "spaceship of the imagination." A lot has changed since the time of The Cosmic Connection and the original Cosmos. Back then, the existence of planets around other stars was a matter of speculation; now it is scientific fact. The possibility of building spaceships that sail on light was just an intriguing technical idea; now there is a light sail circling above Earth, due in no small part to the efforts of Sagan and Druyan. Society has changed, too. The current season was delayed while Tyson was investigated (and cleared) for charges of sexual misconduct. What hasn't changed are the essentials of what made Sagan's original books and episodes so enduring. Like its predecessors, Cosmos: Possible Worlds is alive with the wonder of discovery. It reminds us that the scientific method can be a disruptive process, one that sometimes appears threatening to those who hold political and cultural power. Science is no simple force for good, however. It is a human endeavor, and it therefore carries within it the same desires and biases and emotions that permeate everything we do. At its best, though, science can help us stand outside ourselves, to gain an expanded perspective on our behavior and on our place in the universe. It can help guide us past our limitations, and it can reveal how tiny we are within the glorious vastness of nature. Cosmos: Possible Worlds has its quirks and hokey moments; those come with the territory. Above all, though, it radiates a giddy sense of possibility—of thinking greater thoughts, of seeing unknown vistas, of making the world a better place. Like The Cosmic Connection 47 years ago, it is a welcome beacon in a world that too often seems fixated on darkness. For some perspective on all that perspective, I spoke with host Neil deGrasse Tyson about the new series of Cosmos, and about what its vision means to him. A lightly edited version of our conversation follows. This is the third edition of Cosmos, and your second round as host of the series. What feels different about this one? It sounds like a cliché, but this is the best of the three Cosmos's. I know I'm supposed to say that about their current project, but I'm telling you this is the best of the three. I'm better, the writing is better, the set design is better, the visual effects are better, the music is better. Everybody brought their A game. These are people who normally work on large-budget movies. They came to work on this television project in part because of the legacy and because there's a mission behind this effort. It was a delight to be in the company of that level of talent and expertise. Our visual-effects supervisor was the head of the world society for visual effects. Even what I was wearing—it’s hard to call it a costume, but my clothing was conceived and designed by Ruth Carter, who was the costume designer for Black Panther! CONTINUE READING: astronomy.com/news/2020/03/get-ready-to-explore-the-cosmos-with-neil-degrasse-tyson?utm_source=asytwitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=asytwitter
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Post by auntym on Oct 7, 2021 21:55:58 GMT -6
medium.com/on-the-trail-of-the-saucers/tyson-zabel-ufos-2022-50a7a3a35a3#UFODEBATELIVE Neil deGrasse Tyson, Let’s Have a Real Debate about UFOsThis open letter challenges you to defend your skepticism about UFO/UAP reality in a public debate. Can you go beyond sound bites and punch lines to get to the heart of the matter? by Bryce Zabel / brycezabel.medium.com/Oct 7 (?) An Open Letter to Neil deGrasse TysonI’ve been waiting a long time for you to stop dodging, dismissing and deflecting on the issue of UFOs/UAP and engage in some straight talk about what they really are and where they’re coming from. Maybe I’m just getting old and impatient, but the times are changing, the planet is burning and flooding at the same time and I can’t wait any longer. But it’s not just me… Every day I hear from people who are frustrated and fed up with stonewalling from government, indifference from the media, and a mocking attitude from a few influential science guys like yourself. That’s why I’m stepping into the breach and inviting you — no, make that challenging you — to sit down and air it out with me in some kind of public forum. A place where the questions have real journalistic edge and the answers go beyond fast soundbites. I challenge you to a live, two-hour, in-person debate on the UFO/UAP topic in early 2022 — available to the public on TV, details to be mutually agreed upon. There, I’ve gone and said it and, if you’re reading this, it means I actually pushed the “send” button. I know this may come across to some as little more than a publicity stunt. Not my goal but I’ll wear that if I have to because this subject deserves to be taken seriously. In fact, it demands it. The Senate Intelligence Committee certainly seems to think so. But you don’t. And that’s always rubbed me the wrong way despite the fact that you seem like a basically nice guy. We’ve met in person a couple of times at the Emmy awards (I’m a past chairman of the TV Academy) and you couldn’t have been more charming, especially to my kids. And since they’re who will inherit a world that has withheld vital information from the public for far too long, this candid and no-holds-barred exchange of ideas I’m proposing is far overdue. We’ve had decades of denial, deflection and being kept in the dark. Let’s shed some cleansing light. We can start with the government’s UAP Report released on June 25th, in which our intelligence community came right out and admitted these things are real. And that they have a stack of jaw dropping, military eyewitness cases to prove it, complete with sensor back-ups and a pile of digital videos worthy of a Netflix binge-watch. The folks in Congress recently got a private screening and about forty minutes of classified footage reportedly left them “gobsmacked” by the experience. Since you have several more advanced degrees than I do, you probably already know what that word means. I had to look it up. It’s defined as “utterly astonished, astounded, completely shocked.” I really like this word and am adding it to my vocabulary. I can even use it in a sentence: I am utterly gobsmacked by your recent behavior toward this subject.The Invisible Constituency Instead of giving serious attention to cases that have been analyzed by DoD experts and private researchers who spent years investigating some of them — then were viewed and taken seriously by high ranking politicians from both sides of the aisle — your responses on UAP consist of snide tweets and sarcastic putdowns. You treat people who even consider this idea as the equivalent of flat-Earthers. Whether your soundbite says you’ll believe it when an alien invites you to dinner, or those Navy cases are probably equipment malfunctions, or witnesses should livestream their abductions — it comes across to many as distressingly tone-deaf. That’s exactly what gives me the courage to to issue this challenge — because it’s made on behalf of people who feel belittled by you. I’ll admit, I’m a little intimidated by the responsibility because, unlike you, I recognize that many of those who I’d be speaking for are among our best and brightest. NASA employees, military and civilian pilots and radar operators, even people who have been trusted to watch our nation’s nuclear weapons. A huge number of them are even scientists just like you. But many others are just decent hard working people who don’t deserve to be treated as less intelligent or honest than anybody else. Did you know that articles here on Medium and the related Tweets which mention your name on this subject get big traffic because people are just plain irritated with your shtick? The mere mention of your name draws a unified response from a bunch of folks who otherwise can’t agree on much of anything. But they do agree with stunning unanimity that they feel insulted by your casually dismissive attitude. This may sound harsh, Neil, but this is data and you always say you trust the data. CONTINUE READING: medium.com/on-the-trail-of-the-saucers/tyson-zabel-ufos-2022-50a7a3a35a3
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Post by auntym on Apr 26, 2022 14:18:45 GMT -6
Neil deGrasse Tyson's Skepticism Over UFO's
May 26, 2021
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