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When Titanic was released in 1997, part of the media craze surrounding the film was director James Cameron's painstaking work on re-creating the ship, staterooms, and even table linens with historical accuracy. One person not impressed was astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, who became a vocal critic of Titanic's depiction of that fateful night sky. In meetings with James himself and in public Read more
When Titanic was released in 1997, part of the media craze surrounding the film was director James Cameron's painstaking work on re-creating the ship, staterooms, and even table linens with historical accuracy. One person not impressed was astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, who became a vocal critic of Titanic's depiction of that fateful night sky. In meetings with James himself and in public Read more
Science enthusiasts' favorite astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson signed on this weekend to take part in an online Reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything) chat, which allowed Reddit users to submit questions on space, concepts of the universe, and life in general. One literary commenter asked Neil which books should be read by every person on the planet, to which the director of the Hayden Planetarium Read more
To many Americans Neil deGrasse Tyson is the face of astrophysics and space science. As host of StarTalk Radio, host of NOVA scienceNOW, director of New York's Hayden Planetarium, and frequent guest to shows like The Colbert Report and the Daily Show, he is a top proponent of space travel and making science relevant to all age groups. We'll get to know Neil even better when he stars as the host Read more
Here are three things every geek loves: space study, Neil deGrasse Tyson, and epic musical mashups. Watch these three favorites join forces in Symphony of Science's latest music video Onward to the Edge. The Symphony of Science project is designed by John D. Boswell to "deliver scientific knowledge and philosophy in musical form." This 12th installment of the project also features British Read more
In terms of geek street credibility, nothing gives you more one-ups than painstakingly re-creating a historic film so intensely that a state-of-the-art submarine is used to investigate the story line's artifacts. James Cameron may win the '90s geek medal of honor for his attention to detail in Titanic and its celestially accurate (thank you, as always, Neil deGrasse Tyson) rerelease this week, Read more
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Now that years have passed, and we can remove Pluto from our solar system's family of planets without argument, it's time to focus on the eight planetary masses orbiting the Sun. Impress your friends, pub trivia foes, and Neil deGrasse Tyson by learning these galactic facts on Earth's neighbors. Saturn's moon, Titan, has its own atmosphere, but you wouldn't want to live there, as it's poisonous Read more
Freeze-dried astronaut ice cream not cutting it anymore in your space-inspired diet? Trade the dehydrated treat for a chocolate translation of the solar system. This set of eight chocolate planets by Japanese chocolatier L'éclat ($50) throws our childhood lessons of sharing into jeopardy. The hand-painted planets come nestled in a beautifully galactic gift box, each with a different and rather Read more
In a recent episode of the BBC's A Night With the Stars, physicist Brian Cox (similar in reputation to Neil deGrasse Tyson, except British) enlisted the help of actor and geek we love, Simon Pegg, to explain the physics of why atoms are so vast yet empty. Brian leads Simon and physicist Jim Al-Khalili in a giggly demonstration of standing wave principles in relation to the characteristics of Read more
