Italy valued cathedrals while Spain valued explorers. So worldwide, five times as many people speak Spanish than Italian.
Neil deGrasse TysonThe cosmic calendar is quite a fertile mode for communicating how small we are over time and space.
Neil deGrasse TysonPeople put clips of me up. There are quotes from me. I've written books, of course. I'm on Twitter. There are dozens of ways to consume my offerings, and a lecture in a large venue is really only just one of them. So I have no concerns about how much access people would have to me no matter what is the capacity of your pocketbook.
Neil deGrasse TysonDoing what has never been done before is intellectually seductive, whether or not we deem it practical.
Neil deGrasse TysonNo doubt, the most challenging class of questions in science is the origin of things.
Neil deGrasse TysonThat the north star is the brightest in the night sky. I'd guess about 9 out of 10 people think this. But it does not require a grant from the National Science Foundation to learn the answer. The North Star is not even in the top 40 in the night sky. It's the 49th brightest star. Rather dull and boring by most measures.
Neil deGrasse Tyson