I've been a minimalist my whole life, even if you wouldn't know it from my office. Neil deGrasse Tyson havelifeminimalist Change image and share on social
I want people to see that the cosmic perspective is simultaneously honest about the universe we live in and uplifting, when we realize how far we have come and how wonderful is this world of ours. Neil deGrasse Tyson cosmichonestlive Change image and share on social
I want to know what dark matter and dark energy are comprised of. They remain a mystery, a complete mystery. No one is any closer to solving the problem than when these two things were discovered. Neil deGrasse Tyson closecompletecomprise Change image and share on social
If you're going to lead a space frontier, it has to be government; it'll never be private enterprise. Because the space frontier is dangerous, and it's expensive, and it has unquantified risks. And under those conditions, you cannot establish a capital-market evaluation of that enterprise. You can't get investors. Neil deGrasse Tyson capitalconditiondangerous share on social
I lose sleep at night wondering whether we are intelligent enough to figure out the universe. I don't know. Neil deGrasse Tyson figureintelligentlose Change image and share on social
Let me tell you something about full moons: kids don't care about full moons. They'll play in a full moon, no worries at all. They only get scared of magic or werewolves from stupid adults and their stupid adult stories. Neil deGrasse Tyson adultcarefull share on social
So the history of discovery, particularly cosmic discovery, but discovery in general, scientific discovery, is one where at any given moment, there's a frontier. And there tends to be an urge for people, especially religious people, to assert that across that boundary, into the unknown, lies the handiwork of God. This shows up a lot. Neil deGrasse Tyson assertboundarycosmic share on social
I'm often asked - and occasionally in an accusatory way - 'Are you atheist?' And it's like, 'You know, the only 'ist' I am is a scientist, all right?' I don't associate with movements. I'm not an 'ism.' I just - I think for myself. Neil deGrasse Tyson accusatoryaskassociate share on social
I'm often asked by parents what advice can I give them to help get kids interested in science? And I have only one bit of advice. Get out of their way. Kids are born curious. Period. Neil deGrasse Tyson adviceaskbear Change image and share on social
It may be that our cosmic curiosity... is a genetically-encoded force that we illuminate when we look up and wonder. Neil deGrasse Tyson cosmiccuriosityencode Change image and share on social