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The importance of science literacy, from Neil deGrasse Tyson

Arestelle

Posted: 10 September 2011 03:21 PM

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I just got back yesterday from a NASA Tweetup at KSC (GRAIL is now on its way to the moon!), and Neil Tyson was there. He is awesome—make sure you meet him if you get the chance. One of the other attendees asked him to record a statement for their students back home, and it’s pretty sweet, so I wanted to share it. It’s up on YouTube:

http://youtu.be/PPGCW0K9YbQ

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Posted: 10 September 2011 03:42 PM

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I saw him speak last year at the Univ at Buffalo. Very dynamic and entertaining. Great for science.

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Posted: 10 September 2011 07:34 PM

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Three cheers for Neil. Agreed that he’s great company.

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Posted: 11 September 2011 09:36 AM

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Did you all know he’s doing a new Cosmos series? I found out awhile ago on Twitter but didn’t know the time frame; he told us it’s supposed to air in 18 months (Feb. 2013) - they start filming this fall.

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Posted: 11 September 2011 10:07 AM

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Arestelle - 11 September 2011 09:36 AM
Did you all know he’s doing a new Cosmos series? I found out awhile ago on Twitter but didn’t know the time frame; he told us it’s supposed to air in 18 months (Feb. 2013) - they start filming this fall.

Yep, we had that discussion on a thread a few weeks back - it’s great news.

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Posted: 11 September 2011 09:07 PM

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