I think the best thing a parent can do, when raising a child, is simply get out of their way.
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSONKnowing how to think empowers you far beyond those who know only what to think.
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Math is the language of the universe. So the more equations you know, the more you can converse with the cosmos.
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When we try to look farther into the universe we come to what appears to be the end of space but actually it’s the beginning of time.
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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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Science literacy is a vaccine against the charlatans of the world that would exploit your ignorance.
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We live in a world where not everyone has the urge to help others. It is OK to encourage others to pull themselves up by the bootstraps, but if you do, just remember that some people have no boots.
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Aliens might be surprised to learn that in a cosmos with limitless starlight, humans kill for energy sources buried in the sand.
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Everyone should have their mind blown once a day.
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The good thing about science is that it’s true whether or not you believe in it.
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If we have the power to turn another planet into Earth, then we have the power to turn Earth back into Earth.
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I love being wrong because that means in that instant, I learned something new that day.
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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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After 50 years of television, there’s no other conclusion the aliens could draw, but that most humans are neurotic, death-hungry, dysfunctional idiots.
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Facts are true whether or not you believe them.
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Science literacy is the artery through which the solutions of tomorrow’s problems flow.
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The Universe is under no obligation to make sense to you.
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