We have people who believe they are scientifically literate but, in fact, are not. — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
The theory of evolution, like the theory of gravity, is a scientific fact. — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
We are part of this universe; we are in this universe, but perhaps more important than both of those facts, is that… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
I have a multivolume history of the world from the 19th century that begins with Noah's flood as though it's as historical… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
Climate change has taken on political dimensions. That's odd because I don't see people choosing sides over E=Mc2 or other fundamental facts… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
Computers have proved to be formidable chess players. In fact, they've beaten our top human chess champions. — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
So maybe part of our formal education should be training in empathy. Imagine how different the world would be if, in fact,… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
In terms of the most astonishing fact about which we know nothing, there is dark matter and dark energy. We don't know… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
The molecules that comprise our body are traceable to the crucibles of the centers of stars.These atoms and molecules are in us… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
I've never been the critic of reality TV that others have, especially many of my colleagues who wonder if it's just the… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
People are really excited about robotic exploration. I understand the feeling there because, in fact, robots can do things humans can't. They… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
Science is not just 'Here are some facts, learn that'. There's a thread through these stories that, if you know how to… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
In fact, I think it was the philosopher Hume who argued that it's far more likely that a miracle is a new… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
We already know the limits of Einstein's theories. From the centers of black holes at the very beginning of the universe -… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
UFO (Unidentified Flying Object)sightings are not higher among amateur astronomers than they are in the general public. In fact, they're lower. You… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
Civilization just takes it as a given that the whole world was flooding. Then science came and you had geology and modern… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
Artificial selection turned the wolf into the shepherd, and the wild grasses into wheat and corn. In fact, almost every plant and… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
Most of what Einstein said and did has no direct impact on what anybody reads in the Bible. Special relativity, his work… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
I look up at the night sky, and I know that, yes, we are part of this Universe, we are in this… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
The caricature of science is that we hold tight to the theories we have, and shun challenges to them. That's just not… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
Some morning while your eating breakfast and you need something new to think about, though, you might want to ponder the fact… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
Some claim evolution is just a theory. As if it were merely an opinion. The theory of evolution, like the theory of… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
You have the illusion of free will, but, in fact, that illusion comes about because you don't know the future. Because you… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
We think scientific literacy flows out of how many science facts can you recite rather than how was your brain wired for… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
I wonder if, in fact, we have been observed by aliens and upon close examination of human conduct and human behavior they… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
Science surrounds you. It's not something that you can step aside, step over or push out of your way because you were… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
I don't want to go into space because of war. I think we would if it was triggered. If China said they want to… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
Quantum physics fluctuates all the time. But now the fluctuations are not just particles coming into and out of existence, which happens all the… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
In the movie, the stars above the ship bear no correspondence to any constellations in a real sky. Worse yet, while the heroine bobs...… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
... informed ignorance provides the natural state of mind for research scientists at the ever-shifting frontiers of knowledge. People who believe themselves ignorant of… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
If you seek only easy problems to solve, then ultimately, there'll be nothing about you to distinguish yourself from others. — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
The caricature of science is that we hold tight to the theories we have, and shun challenges to them. That's just not true. In… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
New generations of humans inherit the acquired discoveries of generations past, allowing cosmic insight to accumulate without limit. Each discovery of science therefore adds… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
I've said multiple times that the world's first trillionaire is going to be the person who exploits the resources of asteroids, the natural resources… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
They [scientists of centuries past] call on God only from the lonely and precarious edge of incomprehension. Where they feel certain about their explanations,… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
We explore our environment, more than we are compelled to utter poetry, when we're toddlers. We start doing that later. Before that happens, every… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
You can't have people making decisions about the future of the world who are scientifically illiterate. That's a recipe for disaster. And I don't… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
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