It's always interesting just to see how the human mind is relating to the natural universe, and what we try to make of it just so we can believe we understand what's going on.

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• Neil deGrasse Tyson:

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• Neil deGrasse Tyson:

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• Neil deGrasse Tyson:

  Many academicians don't even own a television, much less watch one.

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  I'm not as famous as Stephen Hawking, but certainly in the U.S., I have a very high profile for a s

• Neil deGrasse Tyson:

  I don't want people to say, 'Something is true because Tyson says it is true.' That's not critical