For me, the most fascinating interface is Twitter. I have odd cosmic thoughts every day and I realized I could hold them to myself or share them with people who might be interested. Neil deGrasse Tyson cosmicdayfascinate Change image and share on social
Science is basically an inoculation against charlatans. Neil deGrasse Tyson basicallycharlataninoculation Change image and share on social
NASA has spin-offs, and it's a huge and very impressive list, including accurate and affordable LASIK eye surgery. Neil deGrasse Tyson accurateaffordableeye Change image and share on social
Ever since the Industrial Revolution, investments in science and technology have proved to be reliable engines of economic growth. If homegrown interest in those fields is not regenerated soon, the comfortable lifestyle to which Americans have become accustomed will draw to a rapid close. Neil deGrasse Tyson accustomamericanclose share on social
All the traditional STEM fields, the science, technology, engineering, and math fields, are stoked when you dream big in an agency such as NASA. Neil deGrasse Tyson agencybigdream Change image and share on social
Scientists in different disciplines don't speak the same language. They publish in different journals. It's like the United Nations: You come together, but no one speaks the same language, so you need some translators. Neil deGrasse Tyson disciplinejournallanguage share on social
For me at age 11, I had a pair of binoculars and looked up to the moon, and the moon wasn't just bigger, it was better. There were mountains and valleys and craters and shadows. And it came alive. Neil deGrasse Tyson agealivebig Change image and share on social
Many academicians don't even own a television, much less watch one. Neil deGrasse Tyson academiciantelevisionwatch Change image and share on social
Space in general gave us GPS - that's not specifically NASA, but it's investments in space. Neil deGrasse Tyson generalgiveinvestment Change image and share on social
Part of what it is to be scientifically-literate, it's not simply, 'Do you know what DNA is? Or what the Big Bang is?' That's an aspect of science literacy. The biggest part of it is do you know how to think about information that's presented in front of you. Neil deGrasse Tyson aspectbangbig share on social