There is no shame in not knowing. The problem arises when irrational thought and attendant behavior fill the vacuum left by ignorance.
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSONMath is the language of the universe. So the more equations you know, the more you can converse with the cosmos.
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If each dead person became a ghost, there’d be more than 100 billion of them haunting us all. Creepy, but cool.
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I know of no time in human history where ignorance was better than knowledge.
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When scientifically investigating the natural world, the only thing worse than a blind believer is a seeing denier.
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Science literacy is a vaccine against the charlatans of the world that would exploit your ignorance.
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So maybe part of our formal education should be training in empathy. Imagine how different the world would be if, in fact, that were ‘reading, writing, arithmetic, empathy.’
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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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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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When students cheat on exams, it’s because our school system values grades more than students value learning.
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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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Our nation is turning into an idiocracy.
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If you want to assert a truth, first make sure it’s not just an opinion that you desperately want to be true.
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To learn more about science, turn off your electronic device and go outside and look around a bit. Nature is calling you. Go on. The internet will still be here.
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The molecules that comprise our body are traceable to the crucibles of the centers of stars.These atoms and molecules are in us because, in fact, the universe is in us. And, we are not only figuratively, but literally, stardust.
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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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Practically every food you buy in a store for consumption by humans is genetically modified food. There are no wild, seedless watermelons. There’s no wild cows.
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