Math is the language of the universe. So the more equations you know, the more you can converse with the cosmos.
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSONI dream of a world where the truth is what shapes people’s politics, rather than politics shaping what people think is true.
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It’s better to understand something than to memorize something.
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In the end, it’s the people who are curious who change the world.
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No one is dumb who is curious. The people who don’t ask questions remain clueless throughout their lives.
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There’s a saying in the scientific community, that every great truth goes through three phases. First, people deny it. Second, they say that it conflicts with the Bible. Third, they say that they’ve known it all along.
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I don’t want people to say, ‘Something is true because Tyson says it is true.’ That’s not critical thinking.
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We are part of this universe; we are in this universe, but perhaps more important than both of those facts, is that the universe is in us.
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Why can’t we summon the ingenuity and courage of the generations that came before us? The dinosaurs never saw that asteroid coming. What’s our excuse?
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If your belief system is not founded in an objective reality, you should not be making decisions that affect other people.
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Knowledge of the natural world and how it works should be counted as fundamental to informed governance. You can’t have a functioning democracy, if the electorate is under-informed or, worse, mis-informed.
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If you need to invoke your academic pedigree or job title for people to believe what you say, then you need a better argument.
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I dream of a world where the truth is what shapes people’s politics, rather than politics shaping what people think is true.
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When students cheat on exams, it’s because our school system values grades more than students value learning.
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Science literacy is the artery through which the solutions of tomorrow’s problems flow.
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My goal is not to shove information into your head. It’s to find ways to reignite the curiosity that we all had as children for the natural world. You don’t have to tell a child to explore the backyard.
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Claiming there is no other life in the universe is like scooping up some water, looking at the cup and claiming there are no whales in the ocean.
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