Best Neil deGrasse Tyson Wisdom
- WhenIWasYourAge: We had to open all doors by ourselves. None of them knew we were coming. All
- I don't want people to say, 'Something is true because Tyson says it is true.' That's not critical thinking. Critical
- All of the full moons for the entire year are special in that they have particular names. All
- In any city with lots of skyscrapers, lots of skyline, the moon seems bigger than it is. It's called the moon illusion. Any
- For centuries, magicians have intuitively taken advantage of the inner workings of our brains. Advantage
- The history of exploration across nations and across time is not one where nations said, 'Let's explore because it's fun.' It was, 'Let's explore so… Across
- If humans one day become extinct from a catastrophic collision, there would be no greater tragedy in the history of life in the universe. Not… Apocalyptic
- But the moment the politicians start saying they are in denial of what the scientists are telling them, of what the consensus of scientific experiments… Beginning
- The only way you can invent tomorrow is if you break out of the enclosure that the school system has provided for you by the… Another Generation
- It's better to understand something than to memorize something. Better
- Even with all our technology and the inventions that make modern life so much easier than it once was, it takes just one big natural… All
- Somehow it's O.K. for people to chuckle about not being good at math. Yet if I said, 'I never learned to read,' they'd say I… Bad Ass
- We are part of this universe; we are in this universe, but perhaps more important than both of those facts, is that the universe is… Both
- No one wants to die, and no one wants to die poor. These are the two fundamental truths that transcend culture, they transcend politics, they… Culture
- Passion is what gets you through the hardest times that might otherwise make strong men weak, or make you give up. Give
- Humans aren't as good as we should be in our capacity to empathize with feelings and thoughts of others, be they humans or other animals… Animal
- I know of no time in human history where ignorance was better than knowledge. Better
- Science is basically an inoculation against charlatans. Bad Ass
- Dreams about the future are always filled with gadgets. Always Filled
- Kids are born curious about the world. What adults primarily do in the presence of kids is unwittingly thwart the curiosity of children. Adult
- Physics is the only profession in which prophecy is not only accurate but routine. Accurate
- When everyone agrees to a single solution and a single plan, there's nothing more efficient in the world than an efficient democracy. Agree
- Typically, when you look for role models, you want someone who has your interests and came from the same background. Well, look how restricting that… Appreciated
- 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… Biggest
- 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 fact,… Caricature
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