People like it when they understand something that they previously thought they couldn't understand. It's a sense of empowerment.
Neil deGrasse TysonFor centuries, magicians have intuitively taken advantage of the inner workings of our brains.
Neil deGrasse TysonMars once was wet and fertile. It's now bone dry. Something bad happened on Mars. I want to know what happened on Mars so that we may prevent it from happening here on Earth.
Neil deGrasse TysonThe school system is constructed to praise you if you get high grades. And if you get straight A's, you're the one that everyone puts forward, and they prognosticate that the straight-A person is the one most likely to succeed, because that's the way the school system is constructed and conceived.
Neil deGrasse Tyson