Everything we do, every thought we've ever had, is produced by the human brain. But exactly how it operates remains one of the biggest unsolved mysteries, and it seems the more we probe its secrets, the more surprises we find. Neil deGrasse Tyson bigbrainfind share on social
Let's say intelligence is your ability to compose poetry, symphonies, do art, math and science. Chimps can't do any of that, yet we share 99 percent DNA. Everything that we are, that distinguishes us from chimps, emerges from that one-percent difference. Neil deGrasse Tyson abilityartchimp share on social
In science, if you don't do it, somebody else will. Whereas in art, if Beethoven didn't compose the 'Ninth Symphony,' no one else before or after is going to compose the 'Ninth Symphony' that he composed; no one else is going to paint 'Starry Night' by van Gogh. Neil deGrasse Tyson artbeethovencompose share on social
I'm on a crusade to get movie directors to get their science right because, more often than they believe, the science is more extraordinary than anything they can invent. Neil deGrasse Tyson crusadedirectorextraordinary Change image and share on social
Physics is the only profession in which prophecy is not only accurate but routine. Neil deGrasse Tyson accuratephysicprofession Change image and share on social
I don't want people to say, 'Something is true because Tyson says it is true.' That's not critical thinking. Neil deGrasse Tyson criticalpeoplethink 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
The first trillionaire in the world will be the person who mines asteroids. Neil deGrasse Tyson asteroidmineperson Change image and share on social
In all civilizations we've studied, all cultures that we know of across the Earth and across time have invested some kind of attempt to understanding where where, where they come from, and where they are going. Neil deGrasse Tyson attemptcivilizationculture share on social
I study the universe. It's the second oldest profession. People have been looking up for a long time. Neil deGrasse Tyson longoldpeople Change image and share on social
