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"22.09.2017 16:50:03"  neiltyson @InspiraExspira Indeed. And as I understand it, so is every other month-name in the song. @InspiraExspira Indeed. And as I understand it, so is every other month-name in the song.
"22.09.2017 16:45:01"  neiltyson Pre-GlobalWarming lyric: Paul Simon 1965 “April Come She Will” - The autumn winds blow chilly and cold / September I remember Pre-GlobalWarming lyric: Paul Simon 1965 “April Come She Will” - The autumn winds blow chilly and cold / September I remember
"21.09.2017 15:05:05"  neiltyson @nikzora0 @NatlParkService Indeed, a progressive republican.  Rare species today. @nikzora0 @NatlParkService Indeed, a progressive republican.  Rare species today.
"21.09.2017 15:03:28"  neiltyson @naterob2222 Earth’s rotation rate relative to the stars: 23h 56m 04s. Relative to the Sun: 24h, but with a leap second occasionaly added. @naterob2222 Earth’s rotation rate relative to the stars: 23h 56m 04s. Relative to the Sun: 24h, but with a leap second occasionaly added.
"21.09.2017 14:57:18"  neiltyson @jakeaporter @NatlParkService Indeed, a progressive conservative. Possibly an extinct species today. @jakeaporter @NatlParkService Indeed, a progressive conservative. Possibly an extinct species today.
"21.09.2017 13:14:12"  neiltyson The @NatlParkService, a great conservation act of Congress, was championed by conservative Republican Teddy Roosevelt. The @NatlParkService, a great conservation act of Congress, was championed by conservative Republican Teddy Roosevelt.
"21.09.2017 12:52:06"  neiltyson Maybe it’s just me, but it seems that wanting to conserve the environment would be one of the things “Conservatives” do. Maybe it’s just me, but it seems that wanting to conserve the environment would be one of the things “Conservatives” do.
"19.09.2017 22:10:04"  neiltyson A @CassiniSaturn post-mortem, from @CarolynPorco, the one and only head of its imaging science team. https://t.co/I8rWkB7UXp A @CassiniSaturn post-mortem, from @CarolynPorco, the one and only head of its imaging science team. https://t.co/I8rWkB7UXp
"18.09.2017 16:17:28"  neiltyson @silvverky @CopeAtx @Boreas_Tractus @RyanMaue @BillNye If that’s what you think, you may benefit from reading this short essay that I posted last year:   https://t.co/Nm32bzcHVq @silvverky @CopeAtx @Boreas_Tractus @RyanMaue @BillNye If that’s what you think, you may benefit from reading this short essay that I posted last year:   https://t.co/Nm32bzcHVq
"18.09.2017 16:11:12"  neiltyson @BillyTurner105 Planning a whole StarTalk episode on that this fall. Stay tuned. @BillyTurner105 Planning a whole StarTalk episode on that this fall. Stay tuned.
"17.09.2017 17:54:39"  neiltyson @JenniferFass @AvaSchiffer Scientifically illiterate religions and cults have been predicting the end of the world for thousands of years: https://t.co/6UPPqNtrlf @JenniferFass @AvaSchiffer Scientifically illiterate religions and cults have been predicting the end of the world for thousands of years: https://t.co/6UPPqNtrlf
"15.09.2017 01:51:54"  neiltyson Farewell Cassini, how far you’ve come. On this eve, in fiery death, Saturn & you are one. VIP (Vaporize In Peace):  2004-2017 https://t.co/O0yff5bo7z Farewell Cassini, how far you’ve come. On this eve, in fiery death, Saturn & you are one. VIP (Vaporize In Peace):  2004-2017 https://t.co/O0yff5bo7z
"14.09.2017 22:19:21"  neiltyson @AvaSchiffer Key phrase “...as space reveals it…" @AvaSchiffer Key phrase “...as space reveals it…"
"14.09.2017 22:12:00"  neiltyson Cassini gave us Saturn, but also gave us Earth — as only deep space could reveal: Small. Frail. Lonely. Steeped  in darkness. https://t.co/zjF6jNUFyU Cassini gave us Saturn, but also gave us Earth — as only deep space could reveal: Small. Frail. Lonely. Steeped  in darkness. https://t.co/zjF6jNUFyU
"14.09.2017 20:10:01"  neiltyson FYI:@NASA’s Cassini mission cost less than what Americans spent on Lip Balm. @TodayShow archive 2004: https://t.co/6mAKcO827l https://t.co/cnazG4ura7 FYI:@NASA’s Cassini mission cost less than what Americans spent on Lip Balm. @TodayShow archive 2004: https://t.co/6mAKcO827l https://t.co/cnazG4ura7
"14.09.2017 15:54:35"  neiltyson @RichardDawkins Thanks, Richard. A compliment higher than the best-seller list itself. I’ve only ever aspired to write as compellingly as you @RichardDawkins Thanks, Richard. A compliment higher than the best-seller list itself. I’ve only ever aspired to write as compellingly as you
"12.09.2017 14:21:46"  neiltyson Maybe now's a good time to offer this reminder on how and why science works [essay: 1000 words]: https://t.co/Nm32bzcHVq Maybe now's a good time to offer this reminder on how and why science works [essay: 1000 words]: https://t.co/Nm32bzcHVq
"12.09.2017 14:13:11"  neiltyson @LibertyWeldGal @The_Vegliotti @3worldmom @mcris1974 @close1_ Of possible interest to this thread: https://t.co/Nm32bzcHVq @LibertyWeldGal @The_Vegliotti @3worldmom @mcris1974 @close1_ Of possible interest to this thread: https://t.co/Nm32bzcHVq
"12.09.2017 11:51:56"  neiltyson @Moone_the_alien Complete circles, at right angles to your personal field of view, and generally truncated by the ground. leaving just arcs. @Moone_the_alien Complete circles, at right angles to your personal field of view, and generally truncated by the ground. leaving just arcs.
"10.09.2017 21:44:48"  neiltyson @skiquik1 @AndthenIsleep @NWS @NOAA And sorry for the profanity, but sometimes the circumstances require it. @skiquik1 @AndthenIsleep @NWS @NOAA And sorry for the profanity, but sometimes the circumstances require it.
"10.09.2017 14:54:12"  neiltyson Anyone who thinks scientists like agreeing with one another has never attended a scientific conference. Anyone who thinks scientists like agreeing with one another has never attended a scientific conference.
"09.09.2017 19:05:53"  neiltyson @DemonBeast Feral Cattle!  Cool. @DemonBeast Feral Cattle!  Cool.
"09.09.2017 19:00:05"  neiltyson The National Weather Service (@NWS) is a branch of @NOAA, home to 5,000 scientists & engineers. They know WTF they're doing. https://t.co/QcHQOhHpVm The National Weather Service (@NWS) is a branch of @NOAA, home to 5,000 scientists & engineers. They know WTF they're doing. https://t.co/QcHQOhHpVm
"09.09.2017 02:51:23"  neiltyson @wtreilly @jimsonjim Gnats on the back of an elephant are 10-billion times heavier, relative to the elephant than a day’s accumulation of meteors are to Earth @wtreilly @jimsonjim Gnats on the back of an elephant are 10-billion times heavier, relative to the elephant than a day’s accumulation of meteors are to Earth
"09.09.2017 02:40:24"  neiltyson @jimsonjim FYI:  Earth gains several hundred tons of mass per day, mostly from (small) meteors. People are in equilibrium with the Sun & food chain. @jimsonjim FYI:  Earth gains several hundred tons of mass per day, mostly from (small) meteors. People are in equilibrium with the Sun & food chain.
"09.09.2017 00:09:03"  neiltyson @tinyfingresist @StarTalkRadio @Wayne_Shorter @herbiehancock @ApplePodcasts Yuuup. @tinyfingresist @StarTalkRadio @Wayne_Shorter @herbiehancock @ApplePodcasts Yuuup.
"08.09.2017 23:59:34" #Jazz neiltyson JUST POSTED: @StarTalkRadio’s “Cosmic #Jazz" w/ @Wayne_Shorter & @herbiehancock. On @ApplePodcasts & https://t.co/EGhB5NWlip JUST POSTED: @StarTalkRadio’s “Cosmic #Jazz" w/ @Wayne_Shorter & @herbiehancock. On @ApplePodcasts & https://t.co/EGhB5NWlip
"07.09.2017 19:45:18"  neiltyson @HardcoreHistory Creativity & Empathy.  Good additions indeed. @HardcoreHistory Creativity & Empathy.  Good additions indeed.
"07.09.2017 14:13:01"  neiltyson In school, curiosity is hardly ever taught or nurtured, breeding legions of students who’ve lost all love of learning. In school, curiosity is hardly ever taught or nurtured, breeding legions of students who’ve lost all love of learning.
"06.09.2017 14:56:02"  neiltyson In school, students cheat because the system values high grades more than students value learning. In school, students cheat because the system values high grades more than students value learning.
"05.09.2017 18:26:22"  neiltyson In school, we rarely learn probability & statistics, leaving us victims of our mind’s own inability to process random events. In school, we rarely learn probability & statistics, leaving us victims of our mind’s own inability to process random events.
"05.09.2017 00:20:24"  neiltyson In school, rarely do we learn how data become facts, how facts become knowledge, and how knowledge becomes wisdom. In school, rarely do we learn how data become facts, how facts become knowledge, and how knowledge becomes wisdom.
"02.09.2017 23:20:12"  neiltyson @kennymelvin1 @DNAGTweeter Do you? If so, then the first word is “Okay,” after "Contact Light” - the breaking of an extended stick just before touchdown @kennymelvin1 @DNAGTweeter Do you? If so, then the first word is “Okay,” after "Contact Light” - the breaking of an extended stick just before touchdown
"02.09.2017 15:29:44"  neiltyson @HowieHWC3 @DNAGTweeter : - )    My tweets are worded with more thought than most people will ever know.  Necessary to fit ideas into 125 characters. @HowieHWC3 @DNAGTweeter : - )    My tweets are worded with more thought than most people will ever know.  Necessary to fit ideas into 125 characters.
"02.09.2017 15:26:23"  neiltyson @grilledAdrian No. My colleagues and I talk about space aliens all the time. @grilledAdrian No. My colleagues and I talk about space aliens all the time.
"02.09.2017 15:24:00"  neiltyson @DNAGTweeter The word “Contact” began a short series of statements related to the state of the vessel. I don’t think of them as "comments" @DNAGTweeter The word “Contact” began a short series of statements related to the state of the vessel. I don’t think of them as "comments"
"02.09.2017 15:16:36"  neiltyson The first word of the first comment spoken from the Moon was Houston:  “Houston, Tranquility base here, the Eagle has landed" The first word of the first comment spoken from the Moon was Houston:  “Houston, Tranquility base here, the Eagle has landed"
"30.08.2017 07:45:42"  neiltyson @Dradjoon_Roar “objective” truths, that is. @Dradjoon_Roar “objective” truths, that is.
"29.08.2017 22:41:06"  neiltyson @Sci_Phile @Ehmee @RCScience @StartsWithABang It really is a bizarre impulse to quote three words in your tweet that I’ve never said or written on the subject. @Sci_Phile @Ehmee @RCScience @StartsWithABang It really is a bizarre impulse to quote three words in your tweet that I’ve never said or written on the subject.
"26.08.2017 14:46:59"  neiltyson @croakey88 Cool. My voice might even do it faster. I narrated the audio book. @croakey88 Cool. My voice might even do it faster. I narrated the audio book.
"26.08.2017 06:13:54"  neiltyson @flimsin @NOAA Agreed. Should have just referenced "NOAA Scientists". Then people wouldn't have been distracted from the Tweet's  main point @flimsin @NOAA Agreed. Should have just referenced "NOAA Scientists". Then people wouldn't have been distracted from the Tweet's  main point
"25.08.2017 14:54:50"  neiltyson @SranRamz Nice. Always good when the universe makes you feel. @SranRamz Nice. Always good when the universe makes you feel.
"25.08.2017 14:53:25"  neiltyson Hmm. Don’t see much denial of @NOAA climate scientists who have predicted Hurricane Harvey’s devastating path into Texas. Hmm. Don’t see much denial of @NOAA climate scientists who have predicted Hurricane Harvey’s devastating path into Texas.
"25.08.2017 14:47:38"  neiltyson @joaonill : - ) @joaonill : - )
"25.08.2017 04:27:43"  neiltyson @brianfulda Composite indeed! But an accurate composite, if such a thing is allowed to exist, reflecting an accurate Tweet. @brianfulda Composite indeed! But an accurate composite, if such a thing is allowed to exist, reflecting an accurate Tweet.
"25.08.2017 04:22:50"  neiltyson @AmazingCorn @AgileKK @kenziesluder @NikaciaS FYI: Between now and the end of the century on Earth, there will be 57 more total solar eclipses, but only 42 Olympics. @AmazingCorn @AgileKK @kenziesluder @NikaciaS FYI: Between now and the end of the century on Earth, there will be 57 more total solar eclipses, but only 42 Olympics.
"25.08.2017 04:10:46"  neiltyson Welcome back, intrepid Moon — a growing, thin-crescent view.  Days ago, we stood in awe of your solar rendezvous. https://t.co/t4oAWYyl1T Welcome back, intrepid Moon — a growing, thin-crescent view.  Days ago, we stood in awe of your solar rendezvous. https://t.co/t4oAWYyl1T
"23.08.2017 03:04:25"  neiltyson @condrick44 The universe brims wth mysteries. Same for Coke out of a bottle vs. a can and for steak on a bone vs. fillet. @condrick44 The universe brims wth mysteries. Same for Coke out of a bottle vs. a can and for steak on a bone vs. fillet.
"21.08.2017 14:02:01"  neiltyson The divided United States of America will unite today, sharing a cosmic event predicted by the methods and tools of science. https://t.co/Q3lNrDLABA The divided United States of America will unite today, sharing a cosmic event predicted by the methods and tools of science. https://t.co/Q3lNrDLABA
"20.08.2017 14:14:00"  neiltyson Hayden Associate @JoeRaoWeather interviewed me (and others) about tomorrow’s eclipse. [Video: 6 min]
https://t.co/irvCyuiEEl https://t.co/QKttjQVQdD Hayden Associate @JoeRaoWeather interviewed me (and others) about tomorrow’s eclipse. [Video: 6 min]
https://t.co/irvCyuiEEl https://t.co/QKttjQVQdD
"20.08.2017 04:36:23"  neiltyson @Carla_Fox Resistance was futile. Somebody named @RedHourBen Stiller made me do it. @Carla_Fox Resistance was futile. Somebody named @RedHourBen Stiller made me do it.
"20.08.2017 04:32:37"  neiltyson HEADLINE: "Chimp Returns From Space". That’s a lie. We sent a man up there. That’s what he looked like when he got back. (D. Gregory 1961) https://t.co/rXZOSHkPJc HEADLINE: "Chimp Returns From Space". That’s a lie. We sent a man up there. That’s what he looked like when he got back. (D. Gregory 1961) https://t.co/rXZOSHkPJc
"20.08.2017 04:19:40"  neiltyson Comedian Dick Gregory always told it like it is. Our laughter was fuel to fight for justice in an unjust world. RIP 1932-2017 https://t.co/wpbdEkvny1 Comedian Dick Gregory always told it like it is. Our laughter was fuel to fight for justice in an unjust world. RIP 1932-2017 https://t.co/wpbdEkvny1
"20.08.2017 03:35:31"  neiltyson JUST POSTED: @StarTalkRadio CosmicQueries "Great American Eclipse” w/ @JoeRaoWeather @ApplePodcasts & https://t.co/g1nhOKI62D JUST POSTED: @StarTalkRadio CosmicQueries "Great American Eclipse” w/ @JoeRaoWeather @ApplePodcasts & https://t.co/g1nhOKI62D
"19.08.2017 03:55:10"  neiltyson @kenziesluder @NikaciaS FYI: The Olympics moves around the world almost as much as eclipses, and with the same frequency, yet nobody calls them rare. @kenziesluder @NikaciaS FYI: The Olympics moves around the world almost as much as eclipses, and with the same frequency, yet nobody calls them rare.
"18.08.2017 13:27:33"  neiltyson @Tolwyn Odd that we live in a time where telling people what is true in the face of what is false comes across as being a pompous ass @Tolwyn Odd that we live in a time where telling people what is true in the face of what is false comes across as being a pompous ass
"16.08.2017 20:28:01"  neiltyson Total Solar Eclipses occur somewhere on Earth every two years, or so. So just calm yourself when people tell you they're rare Total Solar Eclipses occur somewhere on Earth every two years, or so. So just calm yourself when people tell you they're rare
"16.08.2017 20:23:51"  neiltyson “And there’s nothing I can say /  A total eclipse of the heart”  -J. R. Steinman, via Bonnie Tyler (1983) “And there’s nothing I can say /  A total eclipse of the heart”  -J. R. Steinman, via Bonnie Tyler (1983)
"16.08.2017 20:22:25"  neiltyson “There is no Dark Side of the Moon.  It’s all Dark”  -Pink Floyd (1973) “There is no Dark Side of the Moon.  It’s all Dark”  -Pink Floyd (1973)
"16.08.2017 20:21:45"  neiltyson “Then you flew your Learjet up to Nova Scotia / To see the total eclipse of the sun” -Carly Simon (1972) “Then you flew your Learjet up to Nova Scotia / To see the total eclipse of the sun” -Carly Simon (1972)
"16.08.2017 20:21:11"  neiltyson “I’m being followed by a Moon Shadow”  -Cat Stevens (1971) “I’m being followed by a Moon Shadow”  -Cat Stevens (1971)
"16.08.2017 19:37:58"  neiltyson @aerialsloveppl Total Solar Eclipses happen, on average, every two years. The phrase “these current events” is not unique in the history news @aerialsloveppl Total Solar Eclipses happen, on average, every two years. The phrase “these current events” is not unique in the history news
"16.08.2017 19:35:31"  neiltyson @tyslonecker White Protestant Irish thought they were better than White Catholic Irish. And vice versa. Tribal urges find differences, however small. @tyslonecker White Protestant Irish thought they were better than White Catholic Irish. And vice versa. Tribal urges find differences, however small.
"16.08.2017 19:32:23"  neiltyson @AMargarian @davideagleman Everyone should have a favorite scientist, whether or not it’s me. @AMargarian @davideagleman Everyone should have a favorite scientist, whether or not it’s me.
"12.08.2017 18:48:23"  neiltyson JUST POSTED: @StarTalkRadio's “Geekin’ Out on Hip-Hop" w/ @Logic301 & @Mr_Tyson. On @ApplePocasts and https://t.co/fg4iWOh8Io JUST POSTED: @StarTalkRadio's “Geekin’ Out on Hip-Hop" w/ @Logic301 & @Mr_Tyson. On @ApplePocasts and https://t.co/fg4iWOh8Io
"11.08.2017 23:56:27"  neiltyson @splatterGeek @StarTalkRadio FYI:  Your T-shirt designs would land here, among these pages: https://t.co/80q8j7BtCX @splatterGeek @StarTalkRadio FYI:  Your T-shirt designs would land here, among these pages: https://t.co/80q8j7BtCX
"11.08.2017 23:52:57"  neiltyson @ThatGuy_Rome : - ) @ThatGuy_Rome : - )
"11.08.2017 23:52:17"  neiltyson @ionized4091 If you rummage here, you should find some:  https://t.co/80q8j7BtCX @ionized4091 If you rummage here, you should find some:  https://t.co/80q8j7BtCX
"11.08.2017 23:32:41"  neiltyson @splatterGeek @StarTalkRadio Creative expression that is. But you neglected to mention that the same letter invited you to sell it (legally) via contacts at Amazon. @splatterGeek @StarTalkRadio Creative expression that is. But you neglected to mention that the same letter invited you to sell it (legally) via contacts at Amazon.
"10.08.2017 13:28:09"  neiltyson Moon’s shadow landfalls Oregon. Crosses USA at 1800mph. Exits SCarolina. Touches no other country. Behold 'Muuurica’s Eclipse https://t.co/33WGHteTY6 Moon’s shadow landfalls Oregon. Crosses USA at 1800mph. Exits SCarolina. Touches no other country. Behold 'Muuurica’s Eclipse https://t.co/33WGHteTY6
"10.08.2017 13:14:33"  neiltyson Odd. No one is in denial of America’s Aug 21 total solar eclipse. Like Climate Change, methods & tools of science predict it. Odd. No one is in denial of America’s Aug 21 total solar eclipse. Like Climate Change, methods & tools of science predict it.
"10.08.2017 09:47:49"  neiltyson @SebastianHaze Magnets *attract* all magnetic materials. A magnet will only repel another magnet, and only when like-poles are aligned. @SebastianHaze Magnets *attract* all magnetic materials. A magnet will only repel another magnet, and only when like-poles are aligned.
"10.08.2017 09:45:57"  neiltyson @PutuNix Hmm. Is that because the truth disturbs you? Or because you think it’s not true? @PutuNix Hmm. Is that because the truth disturbs you? Or because you think it’s not true?
"09.08.2017 10:20:16"  neiltyson @photodave2014 Nice. With the added benefit of being true. @photodave2014 Nice. With the added benefit of being true.
"07.08.2017 22:38:08"  neiltyson A cow is a biological machine invented by humans to turn grass into steak. A cow is a biological machine invented by humans to turn grass into steak.
"07.08.2017 01:33:00"  neiltyson Unlike our mobility though space, time locks us in the present, as prisoners, eternally trapped between our past & our future Unlike our mobility though space, time locks us in the present, as prisoners, eternally trapped between our past & our future
"06.08.2017 09:34:24"  neiltyson @PrestiBryan @My2sense_Byron True. But seems to me, the drippy image of the faucet precludes this assumption. @PrestiBryan @My2sense_Byron True. But seems to me, the drippy image of the faucet precludes this assumption.
"06.08.2017 09:33:16"  neiltyson @samutsakhonjeff @My2sense_Byron FYI:  D is blocked, so it can’t fill G. @samutsakhonjeff @My2sense_Byron FYI:  D is blocked, so it can’t fill G.
"06.08.2017 09:30:51"  neiltyson @Aries_Caidoz @My2sense_Byron The liquid will never fill Tank I because the exit to Tank L is lower than the entrance to Tank I.  Gravity assures this. @Aries_Caidoz @My2sense_Byron The liquid will never fill Tank I because the exit to Tank L is lower than the entrance to Tank I.  Gravity assures this.
"06.08.2017 09:21:02"  neiltyson @My2sense_Byron If the blocked pipes are real (into D and into H) then looks like F fills first. Key point: Liquid leaves J only through L @My2sense_Byron If the blocked pipes are real (into D and into H) then looks like F fills first. Key point: Liquid leaves J only through L
"06.08.2017 09:08:45"  neiltyson @My2sense_Byron Hmm.  Is Tank "H” open or closed to the system? @My2sense_Byron Hmm.  Is Tank "H” open or closed to the system?
"05.08.2017 16:42:24"  neiltyson JUST POSTED: @StarTalkRadio “GMOs & Future of Food” w/ Scott Hamilton Kennedy, dir. of @foodevomovie: https://t.co/mflG3yJxAT https://t.co/XwCH66Zhx0 JUST POSTED: @StarTalkRadio “GMOs & Future of Food” w/ Scott Hamilton Kennedy, dir. of @foodevomovie: https://t.co/mflG3yJxAT https://t.co/XwCH66Zhx0
"05.08.2017 11:35:35"  neiltyson That's why we invented methods & tools of science: To remove dependence on the brain’s sensory system https://t.co/LbSW5FYyZt https://t.co/BPIwIZukT1 That's why we invented methods & tools of science: To remove dependence on the brain’s sensory system https://t.co/LbSW5FYyZt https://t.co/BPIwIZukT1
"31.07.2017 16:08:45"  neiltyson POSTED Full Episode Video of @StarTalkRadio's “Let’s Make America Smart Again w/ @FareedZakaria” On https://t.co/4GIbbIYJdu POSTED Full Episode Video of @StarTalkRadio's “Let’s Make America Smart Again w/ @FareedZakaria” On https://t.co/4GIbbIYJdu
"29.07.2017 20:46:36"  neiltyson @JJWatt @Djread98 Whoever told him that Dinosaur fossils are fake, does not hold his intellectual enlightenment as a priority. @JJWatt @Djread98 Whoever told him that Dinosaur fossils are fake, does not hold his intellectual enlightenment as a priority.
"28.07.2017 23:11:43"  neiltyson Laid end-to-end @JeffBezos' 90B dollars can circle Earth 273 times, then reach the Moon & back 4 times. Then stack 10 km high https://t.co/wRK1WFkU6S Laid end-to-end @JeffBezos' 90B dollars can circle Earth 273 times, then reach the Moon & back 4 times. Then stack 10 km high https://t.co/wRK1WFkU6S
"28.07.2017 05:39:14"  neiltyson @ZeitgeistFilm @MMGOLFSTUDIOS @Bluestonekluts I also serve on the board of @HEAFNYC, known by all who have read my resume. But I suppose you are not among them either. @ZeitgeistFilm @MMGOLFSTUDIOS @Bluestonekluts I also serve on the board of @HEAFNYC, known by all who have read my resume. But I suppose you are not among them either.
"28.07.2017 05:32:13"  neiltyson @ZeitgeistFilm @MMGOLFSTUDIOS @Bluestonekluts Millions watched my family win $25K for @StriveIntl on Family Feud. I guess you weren’t among them. https://t.co/EOjrK1mQe6 @ZeitgeistFilm @MMGOLFSTUDIOS @Bluestonekluts Millions watched my family win $25K for @StriveIntl on Family Feud. I guess you weren’t among them. https://t.co/EOjrK1mQe6
"28.07.2017 05:25:12"  neiltyson @ZeitgeistFilm @MMGOLFSTUDIOS @Bluestonekluts More than 30M saw this video on Facebook, before the Science March. I guess you weren't among them. https://t.co/dxmJFFfTLf @ZeitgeistFilm @MMGOLFSTUDIOS @Bluestonekluts More than 30M saw this video on Facebook, before the Science March. I guess you weren't among them. https://t.co/dxmJFFfTLf
"27.07.2017 23:11:32"  neiltyson When I close my eyes, I see the planets as pirouetting dancers in a cosmic ballet, choreographed by the forces of gravity. When I close my eyes, I see the planets as pirouetting dancers in a cosmic ballet, choreographed by the forces of gravity.
"23.07.2017 23:10:25"  neiltyson Geeky Humor: Photon checks into a hotel. Bellhop asks, "You have any luggage?" The Photon replies, "No, I'm traveling light!" Geeky Humor: Photon checks into a hotel. Bellhop asks, "You have any luggage?" The Photon replies, "No, I'm traveling light!"
"23.07.2017 05:03:13"  neiltyson Oops. Left out a few. METRIC in AMERICA: DrugDealers Nutrition  NOT YET: Gasoline FishTanks  MIX: Track&Field Tools Bullets. Oops. Left out a few. METRIC in AMERICA: DrugDealers Nutrition  NOT YET: Gasoline FishTanks  MIX: Track&Field Tools Bullets.
"22.07.2017 23:37:03"  neiltyson METRIC in AMERICA: Money CarEngines Medicine Photography SodaBottles Wine Science NOT YET: Distance Weight Temperature Dairy METRIC in AMERICA: Money CarEngines Medicine Photography SodaBottles Wine Science NOT YET: Distance Weight Temperature Dairy
"22.07.2017 11:49:32"  neiltyson Don't Give up on us yet. Americans are inching towards the metric system. Don't Give up on us yet. Americans are inching towards the metric system.
"22.07.2017 06:32:07"  neiltyson @pim_00 Deep Impact = very good science.  Armageddon = extremely bad science @pim_00 Deep Impact = very good science.  Armageddon = extremely bad science
"22.07.2017 06:29:55"  neiltyson @lheoden @Australia Hmm. A space-time anomaly? @lheoden @Australia Hmm. A space-time anomaly?
"22.07.2017 00:19:58"  neiltyson @danandhisbass @earthskyscience Dust settles promptly on the Moon’s airless surface -- in seconds. So would talc. Whereas in Earth air, the stuff billows. @danandhisbass @earthskyscience Dust settles promptly on the Moon’s airless surface -- in seconds. So would talc. Whereas in Earth air, the stuff billows.
"22.07.2017 00:11:00"  neiltyson The (Coriolis) Force is strong with Aussies. Like southern hemisphere storms, revolving-doors rotate clockwise in @Australia. https://t.co/aMLz7y2JB3 The (Coriolis) Force is strong with Aussies. Like southern hemisphere storms, revolving-doors rotate clockwise in @Australia. https://t.co/aMLz7y2JB3
"19.07.2017 00:31:31"  neiltyson @2stepsaway It’s not what’s taught in school that matters here. It’s how your brain is wired for analysis by the time you graduate. @2stepsaway It’s not what’s taught in school that matters here. It’s how your brain is wired for analysis by the time you graduate.
"19.07.2017 00:23:21"  neiltyson The rise of flat-Earthers in society provides some of the best evidence for the failure of our educational system. The rise of flat-Earthers in society provides some of the best evidence for the failure of our educational system.
"18.07.2017 23:58:42"  neiltyson @rycreek89 : - ) @rycreek89 : - )
"16.07.2017 22:47:42"  neiltyson @kerberos858 @IAmSteveHarvey https://t.co/Arkzz4yJU1 @kerberos858 @IAmSteveHarvey https://t.co/Arkzz4yJU1
"16.07.2017 16:49:00"  neiltyson Yup, @IAmSteveHarvey blew a gasket after I told him pronouncing Uranus as “Your-Anus" was okay for 8-yr-olds, but not adults. https://t.co/yeJX4aDvAz Yup, @IAmSteveHarvey blew a gasket after I told him pronouncing Uranus as “Your-Anus" was okay for 8-yr-olds, but not adults. https://t.co/yeJX4aDvAz
"16.07.2017 08:54:41"  neiltyson @LawofMarshal Earth’s geographic poles don’t flip.  But our magnetic poles have flipped countless times over the aeons. @LawofMarshal Earth’s geographic poles don’t flip.  But our magnetic poles have flipped countless times over the aeons.
"15.07.2017 19:30:00"  neiltyson JUST POSTED @StarTalkRadio “The Science Behind @GameOfThrones” w/ @Isaac_H_Wright on @ApplePodcasts & https://t.co/pn4nJfocvN https://t.co/ZwfIt8ilZB JUST POSTED @StarTalkRadio “The Science Behind @GameOfThrones” w/ @Isaac_H_Wright on @ApplePodcasts & https://t.co/pn4nJfocvN https://t.co/ZwfIt8ilZB
"15.07.2017 04:35:56"  neiltyson @umairofvp They are about the same:  Stars in the observable universe & grains of sand on all the world’s beaches. @umairofvp They are about the same:  Stars in the observable universe & grains of sand on all the world’s beaches.
"14.07.2017 06:37:42"  neiltyson @iamliramusic If you've never been properly taught physics then you are susceptible to thinking that way. @iamliramusic If you've never been properly taught physics then you are susceptible to thinking that way.
"13.07.2017 22:15:10"  neiltyson @lunchbox_23 Looks like a “1” to me.  The 2(2+1) is as tight an expression as you would write. @lunchbox_23 Looks like a “1” to me.  The 2(2+1) is as tight an expression as you would write.
"13.07.2017 22:11:50"  neiltyson The US Constitution grants freedom of speech in its First Amendment, but does not protect you from ridicule for being wrong. The US Constitution grants freedom of speech in its First Amendment, but does not protect you from ridicule for being wrong.
"08.07.2017 03:26:00"  neiltyson JUST POSTED: @StarTalkRadio’s Cosmic Queries: "Primatology” w/ @natalia13reagan. On @ApplePodcasts & https://t.co/KUNALVEOcH JUST POSTED: @StarTalkRadio’s Cosmic Queries: "Primatology” w/ @natalia13reagan. On @ApplePodcasts & https://t.co/KUNALVEOcH
"08.07.2017 02:00:35"  neiltyson If a millipede ever stumbled on something in its path, that’s gotta be embarrassing. If a millipede ever stumbled on something in its path, that’s gotta be embarrassing.
"07.07.2017 20:25:59"  neiltyson Always seemed to me that millipedes have more legs than are necessary. Always seemed to me that millipedes have more legs than are necessary.
"05.07.2017 01:15:01"  neiltyson Colorful Fireworks tonight? Hug a Chemist & thank Aluminum Barium Calcium Chlorine Copper Nitrogen Oxygen Sodium & Strontium. https://t.co/9FstPvR92E Colorful Fireworks tonight? Hug a Chemist & thank Aluminum Barium Calcium Chlorine Copper Nitrogen Oxygen Sodium & Strontium. https://t.co/9FstPvR92E
"04.07.2017 22:09:56"  neiltyson July 4th 1776: To all Americans, Happy Independence Day. Declared seven years before it was officially won from the British. https://t.co/xrKyoz5w2T July 4th 1776: To all Americans, Happy Independence Day. Declared seven years before it was officially won from the British. https://t.co/xrKyoz5w2T
"04.07.2017 01:10:00"  neiltyson Indeed we do. Chapter 8: “On Being Round”.  https://t.co/GNhviFSH9N https://t.co/aCF3jZNp0D Indeed we do. Chapter 8: “On Being Round”.  https://t.co/GNhviFSH9N https://t.co/aCF3jZNp0D
"03.07.2017 20:26:34"  neiltyson ECCENTRICITY for Weenies:

CIRCLE = 0

ELLIPSE:
0.0167 Earth
0.2488 Pluto
0.9671 Halley’s Comet

PARABOLA = 1

HYPERBOLA > 1 ECCENTRICITY for Weenies:

CIRCLE = 0

ELLIPSE:
0.0167 Earth
0.2488 Pluto
0.9671 Halley’s Comet

PARABOLA = 1

HYPERBOLA > 1
"03.07.2017 19:12:27"  neiltyson For Aphelion Weenies:

DATE: 03 July 2017

TIME: 20:11 GMT

ORBTITAL ECCENTRICITY: 0.0167

SUN-EARTH DISTANCE: 152,092,504 km For Aphelion Weenies:

DATE: 03 July 2017

TIME: 20:11 GMT

ORBTITAL ECCENTRICITY: 0.0167

SUN-EARTH DISTANCE: 152,092,504 km
"03.07.2017 18:43:44"  neiltyson July 3, 2017: Happy Aphelion! Single day of the year when Earth is farthest from the Sun — 1.7 percent farther than average. July 3, 2017: Happy Aphelion! Single day of the year when Earth is farthest from the Sun — 1.7 percent farther than average.
"30.06.2017 14:51:53"  neiltyson Ooh. Forgot about him. Must then also include Benjamin Button.  And maybe Merlin, who, I think, lives backwards through time https://t.co/z2yLalEEwp Ooh. Forgot about him. Must then also include Benjamin Button.  And maybe Merlin, who, I think, lives backwards through time https://t.co/z2yLalEEwp
"30.06.2017 14:49:29"  neiltyson @marctorrence Love Mitch Hedberg. (Who doesn’t?)  His bit long ago was different — joking about when people say, “here’s a picture of me in the past" @marctorrence Love Mitch Hedberg. (Who doesn’t?)  His bit long ago was different — joking about when people say, “here’s a picture of me in the past"
"30.06.2017 14:19:18"  neiltyson If you think you look old in a Photo you just took, consider instead that you will never again be that young. If you think you look old in a Photo you just took, consider instead that you will never again be that young.
"30.06.2017 14:17:03"  neiltyson @aafu123 Thanks for asking.  Coming shortly.  Yes.  Within a week or two.  neildegrassetyson is the handle. @aafu123 Thanks for asking.  Coming shortly.  Yes.  Within a week or two.  neildegrassetyson is the handle.
"28.06.2017 05:53:19"  neiltyson @whoisjawsh @WombatGombac @dallasnews @joerogan @cityofplanotx @NASA @JamieVernon @bryancallen @BrendanSchaub @jordanbpeterson @duncantrussell @ThatChrisRyan The universe brims with mysteries. @whoisjawsh @WombatGombac @dallasnews @joerogan @cityofplanotx @NASA @JamieVernon @bryancallen @BrendanSchaub @jordanbpeterson @duncantrussell @ThatChrisRyan The universe brims with mysteries.
"26.06.2017 00:47:35"  neiltyson Thought I saw a dino-Transformer eat a Car.  Seems to me that would make it a Carnivore. Thought I saw a dino-Transformer eat a Car.  Seems to me that would make it a Carnivore.
"26.06.2017 00:43:00"  neiltyson Agreed. Would be disturbingly funny if the all the Vegans from Vega were actually carnivores. Agreed. Would be disturbingly funny if the all the Vegans from Vega were actually carnivores.
"26.06.2017 00:39:27"  neiltyson Would be cool if we discovered intelligent life on a planet orbiting the bright star Vega and learned that they're all Vegans Would be cool if we discovered intelligent life on a planet orbiting the bright star Vega and learned that they're all Vegans
"25.06.2017 00:31:46"  neiltyson JUST POSTED: @StarTalkRadio Extended Classic “Cosmic Queries-The Science of Love” on @ApplePodcasts & https://t.co/SMzWKCKxYT JUST POSTED: @StarTalkRadio Extended Classic “Cosmic Queries-The Science of Love” on @ApplePodcasts & https://t.co/SMzWKCKxYT
"22.06.2017 22:04:46" #NationalSelfieDay neiltyson Me & @BillNye — Reminding you that when cosmic knowledge blows your mind, sometimes you gotta wear shades. #NationalSelfieDay https://t.co/LuvSURX99A Me & @BillNye — Reminding you that when cosmic knowledge blows your mind, sometimes you gotta wear shades. #NationalSelfieDay https://t.co/LuvSURX99A
"21.06.2017 04:43:39"  neiltyson @_KimDMcLean Now that we're all living longer, not too late. It’s just harder to commit the time, given the usual demands of adult life. @_KimDMcLean Now that we're all living longer, not too late. It’s just harder to commit the time, given the usual demands of adult life.
"21.06.2017 04:40:56"  neiltyson Especially to all those Aussies who like to think of themselves as “down-under”:
 
¡sǝʇɐɯ 'ǝɔᴉʇsloS ɹǝʇuᴉM ʎddɐH Especially to all those Aussies who like to think of themselves as “down-under”:
 
¡sǝʇɐɯ 'ǝɔᴉʇsloS ɹǝʇuᴉM ʎddɐH
"21.06.2017 04:32:54"  neiltyson And for the 10% of the world’s human population living on the 30% of land below Earth’s equator, Happy Winter Solstice. And for the 10% of the world’s human population living on the 30% of land below Earth’s equator, Happy Winter Solstice.
"21.06.2017 04:27:53"  neiltyson The day with most Sunlight: Happy Summer Solstice to all Earthlings north of the equator. Now thru Dec 21 daytime get shorter The day with most Sunlight: Happy Summer Solstice to all Earthlings north of the equator. Now thru Dec 21 daytime get shorter
"21.06.2017 04:24:56"  neiltyson Summer Solstice, apparent to ancient observers, must nowadays be announced. That's today. That's now. 12:24am ET / 4:24 GMT. Summer Solstice, apparent to ancient observers, must nowadays be announced. That's today. That's now. 12:24am ET / 4:24 GMT.
"20.06.2017 10:26:05"  neiltyson @Tounie_ Prevailing west-to-east air currents will affect plane travel times (the “jet stream”) but not the rotating Earth, itself. @Tounie_ Prevailing west-to-east air currents will affect plane travel times (the “jet stream”) but not the rotating Earth, itself.
"19.06.2017 02:00:47"  neiltyson There’s just no way around this one: YOU MATTER, unless you multiply yourself by the speed of light squared, then YOU ENERGY. There’s just no way around this one: YOU MATTER, unless you multiply yourself by the speed of light squared, then YOU ENERGY.
"17.06.2017 12:59:13"  neiltyson JUST POSTED @StarTalkRadio “The Science of Climate & Weather” w/ Kathy Sullivan on @ApplePodcasts & https://t.co/qwBFEvdkd1 JUST POSTED @StarTalkRadio “The Science of Climate & Weather” w/ Kathy Sullivan on @ApplePodcasts & https://t.co/qwBFEvdkd1
"17.06.2017 12:16:07"  neiltyson @tylerweichel @joerogan What are you talking about? -NDT @tylerweichel @joerogan What are you talking about? -NDT
"15.06.2017 12:12:51"  neiltyson Tired of soundbites? CSPAN Video of me addressing the question “Are We Alone?” in the cosmos [10 min] https://t.co/YKAJwOxr5O Tired of soundbites? CSPAN Video of me addressing the question “Are We Alone?” in the cosmos [10 min] https://t.co/YKAJwOxr5O
"15.06.2017 02:15:49"  neiltyson Would be cool if all Departments of Motor Vehicles allowed equal signs on License Plates. Allowing plates such as E = M C 2. Would be cool if all Departments of Motor Vehicles allowed equal signs on License Plates. Allowing plates such as E = M C 2.
"14.06.2017 22:40:56" #StarTalkSnippet neiltyson JUST POSTED #StarTalkSnippet No. 2: “Why Godzilla Can’t Happen“ w/ @matt_of_earth O’Dowd [video: 90s] https://t.co/qaAR1R0AIX JUST POSTED #StarTalkSnippet No. 2: “Why Godzilla Can’t Happen“ w/ @matt_of_earth O’Dowd [video: 90s] https://t.co/qaAR1R0AIX
"14.06.2017 22:38:35"  neiltyson Eratosthenes, of course. Third  century BC. Carl Sagan said it best:  [vid: 4min] https://t.co/zmJo5MJoLO https://t.co/b6VIcaNfVy Eratosthenes, of course. Third  century BC. Carl Sagan said it best:  [vid: 4min] https://t.co/zmJo5MJoLO https://t.co/b6VIcaNfVy
"14.06.2017 22:32:16"  neiltyson @Mmmmycroft @rickygervais FYI:  Even Earth as a flat disk, has a circumference. @Mmmmycroft @rickygervais FYI:  Even Earth as a flat disk, has a circumference.
"14.06.2017 22:28:05"  neiltyson Nearly half Earth's circumference. Had @rickygervais performed anywhere else on Earth’s surface, he’d have been closer to NZ. https://t.co/LnhjODAaLP Nearly half Earth's circumference. Had @rickygervais performed anywhere else on Earth’s surface, he’d have been closer to NZ. https://t.co/LnhjODAaLP
"14.06.2017 22:16:37"  neiltyson JUST POSTED StarTalkSnippet: “Vacuum Decay: End Of All Existence?“ w/ @matt_of_earth O’Dowd [Vid: 2m] https://t.co/35AbikQxlX JUST POSTED StarTalkSnippet: “Vacuum Decay: End Of All Existence?“ w/ @matt_of_earth O’Dowd [Vid: 2m] https://t.co/35AbikQxlX
"12.06.2017 15:39:33"  neiltyson @emilylmullin : - ) 

That being said, I am not above being dissed if the (fully researched) circumstances justify it. @emilylmullin : - ) 

That being said, I am not above being dissed if the (fully researched) circumstances justify it.
"12.06.2017 15:34:21"  neiltyson @emilylmullin Most comments on this scicomm subject are deeply under-informed on what I actually do in a day. Not upset, Just disappointed. @emilylmullin Most comments on this scicomm subject are deeply under-informed on what I actually do in a day. Not upset, Just disappointed.
"12.06.2017 15:29:28"  neiltyson @emilylmullin I’ll add here that I did not attend, nor speak at the DC sci-march solely to force media to find other scientists to talk to. @emilylmullin I’ll add here that I did not attend, nor speak at the DC sci-march solely to force media to find other scientists to talk to.
"12.06.2017 15:24:10"  neiltyson @emilylmullin The panel, that day, was interviewed by multiple media as well as for a larger NBCNews documentary on CRISPR & de-extinction. @emilylmullin The panel, that day, was interviewed by multiple media as well as for a larger NBCNews documentary on CRISPR & de-extinction.
"12.06.2017 15:20:40"  neiltyson @emilylmullin FYI: Those were brief solicited comments after I hosted a panel of five world experts in CRISPR tech. https://t.co/e0HvGUytG1 @emilylmullin FYI: Those were brief solicited comments after I hosted a panel of five world experts in CRISPR tech. https://t.co/e0HvGUytG1
"11.06.2017 14:41:53"  neiltyson @DrMRFrancis @pzmyers My lesson from it all:  Rather than rebut people who are sure I am an idiot, I now compose tweets with near-zero room for misinterpretation. @DrMRFrancis @pzmyers My lesson from it all:  Rather than rebut people who are sure I am an idiot, I now compose tweets with near-zero room for misinterpretation.
"11.06.2017 14:39:01"  neiltyson @DrMRFrancis @pzmyers My helicopter tweet met a similar fate. People invested more energy declaring I was wrong than seeing how I could be right. @DrMRFrancis @pzmyers My helicopter tweet met a similar fate. People invested more energy declaring I was wrong than seeing how I could be right.
"11.06.2017 14:34:31"  neiltyson @DrMRFrancis @pzmyers People took such joy in declaring my ignorance, rather than explore how the tweet could be true, I just let it go. @DrMRFrancis @pzmyers People took such joy in declaring my ignorance, rather than explore how the tweet could be true, I just let it go.
"11.06.2017 14:32:27"  neiltyson @DrMRFrancis @pzmyers Was referencing a case where both partners would experience pain at the same time. No one has yet come forth with an example. @DrMRFrancis @pzmyers Was referencing a case where both partners would experience pain at the same time. No one has yet come forth with an example.
"11.06.2017 14:22:51"  neiltyson @Squirrel3218 I track word evolution. Gangsta has emergent meaning in reference to audacity of action, as @Trevornoah invokes the term. @Squirrel3218 I track word evolution. Gangsta has emergent meaning in reference to audacity of action, as @Trevornoah invokes the term.
"11.06.2017 13:51:14"  neiltyson @DrMRFrancis Curious. What is your best example of me getting something wrong in biology? @DrMRFrancis Curious. What is your best example of me getting something wrong in biology?
"11.06.2017 13:40:00"  neiltyson That’s gangsta. And she’s the right age to be the first to walk on Mars. https://t.co/BtdMvi8jya That’s gangsta. And she’s the right age to be the first to walk on Mars. https://t.co/BtdMvi8jya
"11.06.2017 13:35:50"  neiltyson The expansion is isotropic, so anyone observing the universe from anywhere would agree on how long ago the Big Bang occurred. https://t.co/7MmVTp1jac The expansion is isotropic, so anyone observing the universe from anywhere would agree on how long ago the Big Bang occurred. https://t.co/7MmVTp1jac
"11.06.2017 13:29:43"  neiltyson @Matelsaman Indeed. As Venus and we orbit the Sun, it swings back and forth between eastern “Morning Star” and western “Evening Star”. @Matelsaman Indeed. As Venus and we orbit the Sun, it swings back and forth between eastern “Morning Star” and western “Evening Star”.
"11.06.2017 13:25:58"  neiltyson @Thomas_Fennesy Burp is a legit descriptive concept here, except the gaseous effluences emanate from outside the event horizon, not within. @Thomas_Fennesy Burp is a legit descriptive concept here, except the gaseous effluences emanate from outside the event horizon, not within.
"11.06.2017 13:11:04"  neiltyson @ZeitgeistFilm Hmm. Maybe you missed this. More than twelve million on Facebook saw it. As did 600K on Youtube: https://t.co/dxmJFFxv9P @ZeitgeistFilm Hmm. Maybe you missed this. More than twelve million on Facebook saw it. As did 600K on Youtube: https://t.co/dxmJFFxv9P
"11.06.2017 00:01:58"  neiltyson Always thought we need a new breakfast cereal called Quibbles. For people with mild, but unresolved issues. Always thought we need a new breakfast cereal called Quibbles. For people with mild, but unresolved issues.
"10.06.2017 23:42:12"  neiltyson @NerdyChristie Now I see. You based your tweet on what the writer said in the Quartz article, not on what I actually said. Please re-read. @NerdyChristie Now I see. You based your tweet on what the writer said in the Quartz article, not on what I actually said. Please re-read.
"10.06.2017 23:17:07"  neiltyson @drgitlin The article accurately captures my phoner with the reporter. Always a good place to start. So what specifically offended you? @drgitlin The article accurately captures my phoner with the reporter. Always a good place to start. So what specifically offended you?
"10.06.2017 23:05:30"  neiltyson @Chris_whY Thanks.  That would be Chapter 8, titled "On Being Round" in **Astrophysics for People in a Hurry** https://t.co/WnDwRLZF4U @Chris_whY Thanks.  That would be Chapter 8, titled "On Being Round" in **Astrophysics for People in a Hurry** https://t.co/WnDwRLZF4U
"10.06.2017 17:45:36"  neiltyson @Stylopidae @DennisEckmeier @EvoPhD @NerdyChristie @StarTalkRadio Your awareness of StarTalk is deeply under-informed, and you've compromised your scientific integrity by pursuing this thread @Stylopidae @DennisEckmeier @EvoPhD @NerdyChristie @StarTalkRadio Your awareness of StarTalk is deeply under-informed, and you've compromised your scientific integrity by pursuing this thread
"10.06.2017 16:27:38"  neiltyson @NerdyChristie FYI: StarTalk (https://t.co/WE6Dd8ji5U) features more than 50 scientists per year as in-studio experts, and we’ve spawned StarTalk-Allstars. @NerdyChristie FYI: StarTalk (https://t.co/WE6Dd8ji5U) features more than 50 scientists per year as in-studio experts, and we’ve spawned StarTalk-Allstars.
"10.06.2017 02:56:13" #KPWWW, #StarTalkTV neiltyson Was @katyperry's personal astrophysicist on #KPWWW for an hour -- shooting #StarTalkTV. We all should be as curious as she. https://t.co/SKfxOzq6Qv Was @katyperry's personal astrophysicist on #KPWWW for an hour -- shooting #StarTalkTV. We all should be as curious as she. https://t.co/SKfxOzq6Qv
"10.06.2017 02:35:05"  neiltyson Delighted to learn that @katyperry loves Space Aliens -- especially hot ones. (Not thermodynamically hot, just in appearance) Delighted to learn that @katyperry loves Space Aliens -- especially hot ones. (Not thermodynamically hot, just in appearance)
"09.06.2017 08:51:31"  neiltyson In predawn hours low in the West, a Full Moon's visage gazes across the sky to greet Planet Venus, sparkling high in the East In predawn hours low in the West, a Full Moon's visage gazes across the sky to greet Planet Venus, sparkling high in the East
"06.06.2017 21:04:38"  neiltyson When we cure all disease & stop aging, the leading cause of death will be Car Accidents, unless we develop Self-driving Cars. When we cure all disease & stop aging, the leading cause of death will be Car Accidents, unless we develop Self-driving Cars.
"06.06.2017 13:10:35"  neiltyson @AlvaroVitta Looks to me like he’s using his butt-cheeks as water skis.  -NDT @AlvaroVitta Looks to me like he’s using his butt-cheeks as water skis.  -NDT
"06.06.2017 11:05:24"  neiltyson @damienvin56 @Lateline Nobody knows. It’s a frontier of research, and we’ve got top people working on it. @damienvin56 @Lateline Nobody knows. It’s a frontier of research, and we’ve got top people working on it.
"05.06.2017 03:38:45" #StarTalkSnippet neiltyson JUST POSTED: #StarTalkSnippet: “Science: The Inoculation Against Charlatans“ [video: 2m 30s] https://t.co/xXmo3ohwyr JUST POSTED: #StarTalkSnippet: “Science: The Inoculation Against Charlatans“ [video: 2m 30s] https://t.co/xXmo3ohwyr
"04.06.2017 17:47:29"  neiltyson @EscapingAtheism Hmm. Are you basing your comments on that Meme? It’s badly out of context. Here’s where it came from: https://t.co/mYo7kQLYSc @EscapingAtheism Hmm. Are you basing your comments on that Meme? It’s badly out of context. Here’s where it came from: https://t.co/mYo7kQLYSc
"04.06.2017 15:23:38" #StarTalkSnippet neiltyson JUST POSTED: #StarTalkSnippet: “How to Talk to Aliens“ [video: 1m 30s] https://t.co/K6Uth0LwF6 JUST POSTED: #StarTalkSnippet: “How to Talk to Aliens“ [video: 1m 30s] https://t.co/K6Uth0LwF6
"01.06.2017 19:42:13"  neiltyson @FigureNyenterms Economics 10, Harvard College, 1978. @FigureNyenterms Economics 10, Harvard College, 1978.
"01.06.2017 02:26:07"  neiltyson If I and my advisors had never learned what Science is or how & why it works, then I’d consider pulling out of the Paris Climate Accord too. If I and my advisors had never learned what Science is or how & why it works, then I’d consider pulling out of the Paris Climate Accord too.
"31.05.2017 15:17:54"  neiltyson If interested, NBCNews just posted a tour of my office, and the random cosmic stuff there [Vid: 5min] https://t.co/EiOEJoS3QP If interested, NBCNews just posted a tour of my office, and the random cosmic stuff there [Vid: 5min] https://t.co/EiOEJoS3QP
"28.05.2017 06:17:38"  neiltyson @wizardofAz @StarTalkRadio @Gladwell https://t.co/CTvLWg3iSB @wizardofAz @StarTalkRadio @Gladwell https://t.co/CTvLWg3iSB
"27.05.2017 16:23:34"  neiltyson @ChasityDagestad She takes $100 then returns it.  That's a wash. She then leaves with $70 in goods, $30 in cash. Owner loses $100, seems to me @ChasityDagestad She takes $100 then returns it.  That's a wash. She then leaves with $70 in goods, $30 in cash. Owner loses $100, seems to me
"27.05.2017 16:04:31"  neiltyson @NickywalkerSA Indeed. As has been said: If an argument lasts more than five minutes then both sides are wrong. @NickywalkerSA Indeed. As has been said: If an argument lasts more than five minutes then both sides are wrong.
"27.05.2017 16:00:44"  neiltyson To be scientifically literate is to empower yourself to know when someone else is full of shit. To be scientifically literate is to empower yourself to know when someone else is full of shit.
"27.05.2017 15:56:15"  neiltyson @dmancuso2 I've said it. Yes. But maybe it’s high-time I write it.  -NDT @dmancuso2 I've said it. Yes. But maybe it’s high-time I write it.  -NDT
"26.05.2017 16:21:31"  neiltyson JUST POSTED: StarTalkSnippet No. 3: “Think for Yourself” [video 3m 30s]  https://t.co/ap6YHuZjGz JUST POSTED: StarTalkSnippet No. 3: “Think for Yourself” [video 3m 30s]  https://t.co/ap6YHuZjGz
"26.05.2017 04:45:03"  neiltyson JUST POSTED: StarTalkSnippet No. 2;  “When Science Gets it Wrong” [video: 3min]: https://t.co/Ss00iuiGxU JUST POSTED: StarTalkSnippet No. 2;  “When Science Gets it Wrong” [video: 3min]: https://t.co/Ss00iuiGxU
"25.05.2017 04:41:04"  neiltyson JUST POSTED: StarTalkSnippet No.1: "Google says Whaaat?” [video: 2m 30s] https://t.co/cFcDJEAYAu JUST POSTED: StarTalkSnippet No.1: "Google says Whaaat?” [video: 2m 30s] https://t.co/cFcDJEAYAu
"20.05.2017 18:47:30"  neiltyson @Pliny_theElder As is common in 18th century non-fiction literature, I capitalize selected nouns to add mild emphasis where needed. -NDT @Pliny_theElder As is common in 18th century non-fiction literature, I capitalize selected nouns to add mild emphasis where needed. -NDT
"20.05.2017 17:08:08" #AmIATree neiltyson If you portrayed an inanimate object in your elementary school play, I wonder how much it sealed your destiny. #AmIATree If you portrayed an inanimate object in your elementary school play, I wonder how much it sealed your destiny. #AmIATree
"19.05.2017 13:42:17"  neiltyson I've never witnessed Angels licking their own balls and sniffing each other's butts, so I must reserve judgment until then. https://t.co/NpSv77MFUC I've never witnessed Angels licking their own balls and sniffing each other's butts, so I must reserve judgment until then. https://t.co/NpSv77MFUC
"18.05.2017 20:45:34"  neiltyson @notreallykrl The Sun is a million times lager than Earth and we measure Earth’s orbital speed through space. Took centuries to figure out. @notreallykrl The Sun is a million times lager than Earth and we measure Earth’s orbital speed through space. Took centuries to figure out.
"18.05.2017 16:02:08"  neiltyson Me too! I forgot that one. But lately, the carts have at least one crazy wheel, forcing collisions with shelves. https://t.co/NA8no96giF Me too! I forgot that one. But lately, the carts have at least one crazy wheel, forcing collisions with shelves. https://t.co/NA8no96giF
"17.05.2017 21:45:00" #ExpressionsOfImmaturity neiltyson I commonly wear neckties and vests with cosmic stuff on it, like space-quilts on a kid’s bed.  #ExpressionsOfImmaturity I commonly wear neckties and vests with cosmic stuff on it, like space-quilts on a kid’s bed.  #ExpressionsOfImmaturity
"17.05.2017 21:30:01" #ExpressionsOfImmaturity neiltyson I’ll choose a scoop of ice-cream over almost any fancy dessert on a Restaurant Menu. #ExpressionsOfImmaturity I’ll choose a scoop of ice-cream over almost any fancy dessert on a Restaurant Menu. #ExpressionsOfImmaturity
"17.05.2017 21:15:01" #ExpressionsOfImmaturity neiltyson In the shower, I squeeze the little soaps to see how far they will fly out of my hand. #ExpressionsOfImmaturity In the shower, I squeeze the little soaps to see how far they will fly out of my hand. #ExpressionsOfImmaturity
"17.05.2017 21:00:03" #ExpressionsOfImmaturity neiltyson Approximately half the time I shake someone's hand, I think of thumb-wrestling them. #ExpressionsOfImmaturity Approximately half the time I shake someone's hand, I think of thumb-wrestling them. #ExpressionsOfImmaturity
"17.05.2017 20:50:01" #ExpressionsOfImmaturity neiltyson I can fall asleep practically anywhere, and in any position. #ExpressionsOfImmaturity I can fall asleep practically anywhere, and in any position. #ExpressionsOfImmaturity
"17.05.2017 20:40:00" #ExpressionsOfImmaturity neiltyson I'm perfectly content eating Hot Dogs & Potato Chips for dinner. #ExpressionsOfImmaturity I'm perfectly content eating Hot Dogs & Potato Chips for dinner. #ExpressionsOfImmaturity
"17.05.2017 20:30:01" #ExpressionsOfImmaturity neiltyson I commonly laugh loudly around other Adults who are not. #ExpressionsOfImmaturity I commonly laugh loudly around other Adults who are not. #ExpressionsOfImmaturity
"17.05.2017 20:20:01" #ExpressionsOfImmaturity neiltyson Love Malted Milkshakes with bendy straws. And for the last drops, my straw's making suction-sounds. #ExpressionsOfImmaturity Love Malted Milkshakes with bendy straws. And for the last drops, my straw's making suction-sounds. #ExpressionsOfImmaturity
"17.05.2017 20:10:00" #ExpressionsOfImmaturity neiltyson I occasionally long for someone to read "Good Night Moon" to me as I fall asleep. #ExpressionsOfImmaturity I occasionally long for someone to read "Good Night Moon" to me as I fall asleep. #ExpressionsOfImmaturity
"17.05.2017 20:00:04" #ExpressionsOfImmaturity neiltyson During gentle snowfalls, I try to catch Snowflakes on my tongue, but only the big, clumpy ones. #ExpressionsOfImmaturity During gentle snowfalls, I try to catch Snowflakes on my tongue, but only the big, clumpy ones. #ExpressionsOfImmaturity
"17.05.2017 19:50:00" #ExpressionsOfImmaturity neiltyson I occasionally free-swivel 360 degrees in those oversized chairs during important Board Meetings. #ExpressionsOfImmaturity I occasionally free-swivel 360 degrees in those oversized chairs during important Board Meetings. #ExpressionsOfImmaturity
"17.05.2017 19:40:01" #ExpressionsOfImmaturity neiltyson I'd rather attend a Party than host one. #ExpressionsOfImmaturity I'd rather attend a Party than host one. #ExpressionsOfImmaturity
"17.05.2017 19:30:01" #ExpressionsOfImmaturity neiltyson I've argued with people 1/4 my age about the actual mass of Mjolnir, Thor's Hammer. #ExpressionsOfImmaturity I've argued with people 1/4 my age about the actual mass of Mjolnir, Thor's Hammer. #ExpressionsOfImmaturity
"17.05.2017 19:20:00" #ExpressionsOfImmaturity neiltyson I feel strongly that BB-8 is waaaay cuter than R2-D2. #ExpressionsOfImmaturity I feel strongly that BB-8 is waaaay cuter than R2-D2. #ExpressionsOfImmaturity
"17.05.2017 19:15:01" #ExpressionsOfImmaturity neiltyson I order Hot Chocolate (with whipped cream) instead of Coffee at places where both are served. #ExpressionsOfImmaturity I order Hot Chocolate (with whipped cream) instead of Coffee at places where both are served. #ExpressionsOfImmaturity
"17.05.2017 19:10:01" #ExpressionsOfImmaturity neiltyson I’ll shake hands with adults, but if they have little kids, I crouch down and high-five them. #ExpressionsOfImmaturity I’ll shake hands with adults, but if they have little kids, I crouch down and high-five them. #ExpressionsOfImmaturity
"17.05.2017 19:05:01" #ExpressionsOfImmaturity neiltyson Although I can successfully resist, I have the urge to jump two-footed into Mud Puddles that I pass. #ExpressionsOfImmaturity Although I can successfully resist, I have the urge to jump two-footed into Mud Puddles that I pass. #ExpressionsOfImmaturity
"17.05.2017 19:00:03" #ExpressionsOfImmaturity neiltyson Mary Poppins, the Broadway musical, remains one of my all-time favorites. #ExpressionsOfImmaturity Mary Poppins, the Broadway musical, remains one of my all-time favorites. #ExpressionsOfImmaturity
"17.05.2017 18:55:01" #ExpressionsOfImmaturity neiltyson I'll order fresh-squeezed Lemonade instead of Beer at any event where both are served. #ExpressionsOfImmaturity I'll order fresh-squeezed Lemonade instead of Beer at any event where both are served. #ExpressionsOfImmaturity
"17.05.2017 18:50:01" #ExpressionsOfImmaturity neiltyson I occasionally use Emoticons in important emails to high ranking officials. : - )  #ExpressionsOfImmaturity I occasionally use Emoticons in important emails to high ranking officials. : - )  #ExpressionsOfImmaturity
"17.05.2017 18:45:00" #ExpressionsOfImmaturity neiltyson I look for a place to put my gum that nobody will notice when I'm not supposed to be chewing it. #ExpressionsOfImmaturity I look for a place to put my gum that nobody will notice when I'm not supposed to be chewing it. #ExpressionsOfImmaturity
"17.05.2017 18:40:01" #ExpressionsOfImmaturity neiltyson Sometimes I tell jokes that Middle-School kids are more likely to laugh at than are adults.  #ExpressionsOfImmaturity Sometimes I tell jokes that Middle-School kids are more likely to laugh at than are adults.  #ExpressionsOfImmaturity
"17.05.2017 18:35:01" #ExpressionsOfImmaturity neiltyson I’m briefly giddy when I find string-cheese in my lunch. #ExpressionsOfImmaturity I’m briefly giddy when I find string-cheese in my lunch. #ExpressionsOfImmaturity
"17.05.2017 18:32:39" #ExpressionsOfImmaturity neiltyson I still like the film "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure". #ExpressionsOfImmaturity I still like the film "Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure". #ExpressionsOfImmaturity
"17.05.2017 18:29:32" #ExpressionsOfImmaturity neiltyson I eat dessert first if the Host is foolish enough to set it on the table next to the main course. #ExpressionsOfImmaturity I eat dessert first if the Host is foolish enough to set it on the table next to the main course. #ExpressionsOfImmaturity
"17.05.2017 18:29:05"  neiltyson Stuff I do that falls well-below my expected level of Maturity... Stuff I do that falls well-below my expected level of Maturity...
"13.05.2017 22:50:19"  neiltyson Evidence I like to draw, but that I‘m not a good artist: https://t.co/WkcTI6KGeD Evidence I like to draw, but that I‘m not a good artist: https://t.co/WkcTI6KGeD
"13.05.2017 14:37:14"  neiltyson JUST POSTED @StarTalkRadio’s “The Power of Science Fiction" with @WilliamShatner, on @ApplePodcasts & https://t.co/YHfHliaXHb JUST POSTED @StarTalkRadio’s “The Power of Science Fiction" with @WilliamShatner, on @ApplePodcasts & https://t.co/YHfHliaXHb
"10.05.2017 12:44:27"  neiltyson Didn’t intend to send that last tweet to all. Was responding to someone asking if I’d ever fallen trying to remove my T-shirt Didn’t intend to send that last tweet to all. Was responding to someone asking if I’d ever fallen trying to remove my T-shirt
"10.05.2017 12:31:56"  neiltyson No. I have pretty good balance for my body size.  But I have fallen over while attempting to quickly take off my pants. No. I have pretty good balance for my body size.  But I have fallen over while attempting to quickly take off my pants.
"10.05.2017 12:30:05"  neiltyson @Maddy1598 All my thoughts on Pluto, past present and future, appear here: https://t.co/p7SYQTbKa1 @Maddy1598 All my thoughts on Pluto, past present and future, appear here: https://t.co/p7SYQTbKa1
"10.05.2017 00:30:51"  neiltyson Sometimes I wonder whether we are not smart enough to realize how simple our Brains actually are. Sometimes I wonder whether we are not smart enough to realize how simple our Brains actually are.
"06.05.2017 23:14:44" #GuardiansOfTheGalaxy neiltyson Must allow audible space explosions in #GuardiansOfTheGalaxy because I accept the artillery-wielding bipedal talking Raccoon. Must allow audible space explosions in #GuardiansOfTheGalaxy because I accept the artillery-wielding bipedal talking Raccoon.
"04.05.2017 13:34:57"  neiltyson May the fourth be with you. May the fourth be with you.
"01.05.2017 03:23:37"  neiltyson If half the light of a streetlamp goes up, then a shade could reflect the light downwards, requiring only half the wattage. If half the light of a streetlamp goes up, then a shade could reflect the light downwards, requiring only half the wattage.
"01.05.2017 03:18:40"  neiltyson While flying over a town at night, if you can see streetlights, then somebody's paying for them to also illuminate your plane While flying over a town at night, if you can see streetlights, then somebody's paying for them to also illuminate your plane
"29.04.2017 21:59:21"  neiltyson Evidence that Humans are smarter than Cats:  We don’t chase Laser dots on the carpet. We’re not afraid of Vacuum Cleaners. Evidence that Humans are smarter than Cats:  We don’t chase Laser dots on the carpet. We’re not afraid of Vacuum Cleaners.
"26.04.2017 12:48:33"  neiltyson @mattrobmo FYI:  Clickhole is a comedic website, akin to the Onion.  And so by design, no quotes are accurate. @mattrobmo FYI:  Clickhole is a comedic website, akin to the Onion.  And so by design, no quotes are accurate.
"26.04.2017 12:42:56"  neiltyson @Sarx88 I don’t invest that kind of emotion in what people say. In any case, I’m back on his show in 3 weeks. We'll duke it out then. @Sarx88 I don’t invest that kind of emotion in what people say. In any case, I’m back on his show in 3 weeks. We'll duke it out then.
"26.04.2017 12:36:58"  neiltyson @rosapichardo_ @CassiniSaturn @NASA @OrbiSondas We know exactly where Cassini is, where it’s going, what it looks like, & what Saturn looks like. From this we make the image @rosapichardo_ @CassiniSaturn @NASA @OrbiSondas We know exactly where Cassini is, where it’s going, what it looks like, & what Saturn looks like. From this we make the image
"25.04.2017 17:59:52"  neiltyson @LeoCalamity The egg came first, laid by a bird that was not a chicken.  -NDT @LeoCalamity The egg came first, laid by a bird that was not a chicken.  -NDT
"25.04.2017 11:33:00"  neiltyson The Maher Generation: [Video: 8min]  https://t.co/k8LQaAL1ic

The Mars Generation: [Video: 2min]  https://t.co/5zqhleU59P https://t.co/1Lpy0sPEl0 The Maher Generation: [Video: 8min]  https://t.co/k8LQaAL1ic

The Mars Generation: [Video: 2min]  https://t.co/5zqhleU59P https://t.co/1Lpy0sPEl0
"24.04.2017 16:45:02"  neiltyson @grorc Indeed, my biggest fear is that they’ll act just like us. @grorc Indeed, my biggest fear is that they’ll act just like us.
"24.04.2017 16:42:19"  neiltyson @PoliticsGhost Honored you'd ask. Acquaint yourself with “Google Scholar”, which searches only research journals. All my papers are there. @PoliticsGhost Honored you'd ask. Acquaint yourself with “Google Scholar”, which searches only research journals. All my papers are there.
"22.04.2017 02:01:58"  neiltyson Show me a Nation with a science-hostile government, and I'll show you a society with failing health, wealth, & security. Show me a Nation with a science-hostile government, and I'll show you a society with failing health, wealth, & security.
"22.04.2017 00:32:01"  neiltyson JUST POSTED @StarTalkRadio's StarTalk Live! "Let’s Make America Smart Again" [Pt 1]; @ApplePodcasts & https://t.co/gAnYirNGvK JUST POSTED @StarTalkRadio's StarTalk Live! "Let’s Make America Smart Again" [Pt 1]; @ApplePodcasts & https://t.co/gAnYirNGvK
"21.04.2017 23:45:00"  neiltyson If kids who are fans of pop-stars think Earth is flat because they do, then it exposes a flaw in the concept of Role Models. If kids who are fans of pop-stars think Earth is flat because they do, then it exposes a flaw in the concept of Role Models.
"21.04.2017 23:27:00"  neiltyson You can say Earth is flat because we have free speech, but our Constitution doesn't grant that anything you say is correct. https://t.co/MY5c54RfOk You can say Earth is flat because we have free speech, but our Constitution doesn't grant that anything you say is correct. https://t.co/MY5c54RfOk
"21.04.2017 23:06:34"  neiltyson In a free country, it doesn’t matter if you think the world is flat, provided you don’t ascend to become head of @NASA. In a free country, it doesn’t matter if you think the world is flat, provided you don’t ascend to become head of @NASA.
"21.04.2017 17:08:10"  neiltyson During the first years of their lives, we teach children to walk & talk. Thereafter, we tell them to shut up and sit down. During the first years of their lives, we teach children to walk & talk. Thereafter, we tell them to shut up and sit down.
"21.04.2017 12:42:00"  neiltyson “Science in America” as an OpEd: [900 words]: https://t.co/CqqpAdXUG7 “Science in America” as an OpEd: [900 words]: https://t.co/CqqpAdXUG7
"21.04.2017 12:40:00"  neiltyson The “Science in America” video [4 min]: https://t.co/dxmJFFxv9P The “Science in America” video [4 min]: https://t.co/dxmJFFxv9P
"20.04.2017 21:17:37"  neiltyson The only time I ever mentioned Bill O’Reilly: https://t.co/mYo7kQLYSc The only time I ever mentioned Bill O’Reilly: https://t.co/mYo7kQLYSc
"20.04.2017 14:07:38"  neiltyson @cameronmcnz @TheOTown You used the word “prove" three times, and I never used it once.  Plus, I’m guessing from your reply that you hadn’t yet seen the video. @cameronmcnz @TheOTown You used the word “prove" three times, and I never used it once.  Plus, I’m guessing from your reply that you hadn’t yet seen the video.
"19.04.2017 15:55:01"  neiltyson OFFERING:  A four-minute video on "Science in America” — https://t.co/2wEsrlJssj OFFERING:  A four-minute video on "Science in America” — https://t.co/2wEsrlJssj
"17.04.2017 15:03:52"  neiltyson Space Aliens may be surprised to learn that Humans have multiple languages & cultures and we kill one another because of it. Space Aliens may be surprised to learn that Humans have multiple languages & cultures and we kill one another because of it.
"17.04.2017 04:36:08"  neiltyson @mattabarnett More than you asked for, but it’s all there. And you don’t even have to buy the book it comes from.  https://t.co/Ka4uxlSa7i @mattabarnett More than you asked for, but it’s all there. And you don’t even have to buy the book it comes from.  https://t.co/Ka4uxlSa7i
"13.04.2017 15:15:44"  neiltyson @sapo4show The center of our Milky Way Galaxy, itself falling towards the Andromeda galaxy, with impending collision in 7 Billion years. @sapo4show The center of our Milky Way Galaxy, itself falling towards the Andromeda galaxy, with impending collision in 7 Billion years.
"13.04.2017 15:14:12" #NamesForBeyonceTwins neiltyson “Quinn” & “Tessence” — From Quintessence, the fifth essence after Earth Air, Water, & Fire.  Cosmic #NamesForBeyonceTwins" “Quinn” & “Tessence” — From Quintessence, the fifth essence after Earth Air, Water, & Fire.  Cosmic #NamesForBeyonceTwins"
"12.04.2017 17:42:03" #NamesForBeyonceTwins neiltyson “Aster” & “Roid” — Losing ideas fast, so will stop here. Cosmic #NamesForBeyonceTwins “Aster” & “Roid” — Losing ideas fast, so will stop here. Cosmic #NamesForBeyonceTwins
"12.04.2017 17:41:36" #NamesForBeyonceTwins neiltyson “Crescent" & “Gibbous” — Two phases of the Moon that are not New, Full, or Half.  Cosmic #NamesForBeyonceTwins “Crescent" & “Gibbous” — Two phases of the Moon that are not New, Full, or Half.  Cosmic #NamesForBeyonceTwins
"12.04.2017 17:39:02" #NamesForBeyonceTwins neiltyson “Up” & “Down”; “Top” & “Bottom”; “Strange” & “Charmed” — Quark Pairs. Cosmic #NamesForBeyonceTwins “Up” & “Down”; “Top” & “Bottom”; “Strange” & “Charmed” — Quark Pairs. Cosmic #NamesForBeyonceTwins
"12.04.2017 17:38:18" #NamesForBeyonceTwins neiltyson “Spirit” & “Opportunity” — Twin intrepid @NASA rovers on Mars. Cosmic #NamesForBeyonceTwins “Spirit” & “Opportunity” — Twin intrepid @NASA rovers on Mars. Cosmic #NamesForBeyonceTwins
"12.04.2017 17:37:32" #NamesForBeyonceTwins neiltyson “Zenith" & "Nadir” – The points directly above your head and directly below your feed on the sky.  #NamesForBeyonceTwins “Zenith" & "Nadir” – The points directly above your head and directly below your feed on the sky.  #NamesForBeyonceTwins
"12.04.2017 17:37:00" #NamesForBeyonceTwins neiltyson “Oblate” & “Prolate” – Distorted spheres, resembling the shapes of a hamburger and a hot-dog. #NamesForBeyonceTwins “Oblate” & “Prolate” – Distorted spheres, resembling the shapes of a hamburger and a hot-dog. #NamesForBeyonceTwins
"12.04.2017 17:36:02" #NamesForBeyonceTwins neiltyson “Perigee” & “Apogee” – The nearest and farthest points from Earth in the Moon’s oval orbit. #NamesForBeyonceTwins “Perigee” & “Apogee” – The nearest and farthest points from Earth in the Moon’s oval orbit. #NamesForBeyonceTwins
"12.04.2017 17:35:27" #NamesForBeyonceTwins neiltyson “Elgenubi” & “Eschamali” — From the constellation Libra, the Scales. Cosmic #NamesForBeyonceTwins “Elgenubi” & “Eschamali” — From the constellation Libra, the Scales. Cosmic #NamesForBeyonceTwins
"12.04.2017 17:34:59" #NamesForBeyonceTwins neiltyson “Kuiper” & “Oort” — The Solar System’s two great Comet repositories. Cosmic #NamesForBeyonceTwins “Kuiper” & “Oort” — The Solar System’s two great Comet repositories. Cosmic #NamesForBeyonceTwins
"12.04.2017 17:34:15" #NamesForBeyonceTwins neiltyson “Ida” & “Dactyl” — First asteroid (Ida) known with a moon (Dactyl). Cosmic #NamesForBeyonceTwins “Ida” & “Dactyl” — First asteroid (Ida) known with a moon (Dactyl). Cosmic #NamesForBeyonceTwins
"12.04.2017 17:33:48" #NamesForBeyonceTwins neiltyson “Castor” & “Pollux” — Brightest stars of the constellation Gemini, the Twins. Cosmic #NamesForBeyonceTwins “Castor” & “Pollux” — Brightest stars of the constellation Gemini, the Twins. Cosmic #NamesForBeyonceTwins
"12.04.2017 17:33:25" #NamesForBeyonceTwins neiltyson “Dawn” & “Dusk” — The sky just before sunrise and just after sunset. Cosmic #NamesForBeyonceTwins “Dawn” & “Dusk” — The sky just before sunrise and just after sunset. Cosmic #NamesForBeyonceTwins
"12.04.2017 17:32:38" #NamesForBeyonceTwins neiltyson “Terra” & “Luna” - Latin for Earth & Moon.  Cosmic #NamesForBeyonceTwins “Terra” & “Luna” - Latin for Earth & Moon.  Cosmic #NamesForBeyonceTwins
"12.04.2017 17:32:14" #NamesForBeyonceTwins neiltyson “Phobos” & “Deimos” - The two moons of Mars. Cosmic #NamesForBeyonceTwins “Phobos” & “Deimos” - The two moons of Mars. Cosmic #NamesForBeyonceTwins
"12.04.2017 17:32:05"  neiltyson Naming ideas for @Beyonce's twins, inspired by the universe… Naming ideas for @Beyonce's twins, inspired by the universe…
"08.04.2017 03:43:22"  neiltyson JUST POSTED: @StarTalkRadio’s “The Science of Sports" with @HopeSolo & @chucknicecomic. On @iTunes & https://t.co/kuEsKmnWVo JUST POSTED: @StarTalkRadio’s “The Science of Sports" with @HopeSolo & @chucknicecomic. On @iTunes & https://t.co/kuEsKmnWVo
"04.04.2017 23:34:30"  neiltyson @BlakleyConnor Many reasons, but among them, neither God nor any other religious entity is mentioned anywhere in the US Constitution. @BlakleyConnor Many reasons, but among them, neither God nor any other religious entity is mentioned anywhere in the US Constitution.
"02.04.2017 19:00:03"  neiltyson "Office Hours” SpaceTime coordinates:  https://t.co/JvfG3YnRZO https://t.co/rHHmmlhW0A "Office Hours” SpaceTime coordinates:  https://t.co/JvfG3YnRZO https://t.co/rHHmmlhW0A
"02.04.2017 17:15:54"  neiltyson https://t.co/hR8QKEDVxd https://t.co/hR8QKEDVxd
"02.04.2017 17:12:52"  neiltyson @RosenPRM : - ) @RosenPRM : - )
"27.03.2017 13:27:12"  neiltyson @mausmalone If you must:  I cannot account for why I cannot channel-surf past Tosh.0 @mausmalone If you must:  I cannot account for why I cannot channel-surf past Tosh.0
"27.03.2017 13:25:01"  neiltyson @mausmalone Hope & Prayer are tacit admissions you’re not in control of uncertain outcomes.  Simply not an emotion I carry. @mausmalone Hope & Prayer are tacit admissions you’re not in control of uncertain outcomes.  Simply not an emotion I carry.
"25.03.2017 02:53:05"  neiltyson JUST POSTED: @StarTalkRadio “Science & Technology in the Military" with Ash Carter. On @iTunes & https://t.co/dBMUiPo9h4 JUST POSTED: @StarTalkRadio “Science & Technology in the Military" with Ash Carter. On @iTunes & https://t.co/dBMUiPo9h4
"24.03.2017 10:02:45" #BeautyAndTheBeast neiltyson FYI: As a percent of total, @Disney’s #BeautyAndTheBeast contains fewer gay characters than found in the general population. FYI: As a percent of total, @Disney’s #BeautyAndTheBeast contains fewer gay characters than found in the general population.
"23.03.2017 05:08:17"  neiltyson @hoeshwa1234 You are confusing  pure data with opinion. @hoeshwa1234 You are confusing  pure data with opinion.
"22.03.2017 17:07:41"  neiltyson Just an FYI:  Try not to confuse accurate data with Politics. Politics is one's reaction to data, not the data itself. Just an FYI:  Try not to confuse accurate data with Politics. Politics is one's reaction to data, not the data itself.
"22.03.2017 16:55:01"  neiltyson The annual combined Federal budgets of the NEA & NEH equals 4hrs & 23min of spending on the US Military. The annual combined Federal budgets of the NEA & NEH equals 4hrs & 23min of spending on the US Military.
"22.03.2017 16:45:01"  neiltyson Cutting the NEA & NEH on a $3-trillion budget is like thinking a 2-min cellphone video is large relative to a 3Tb Hard Drive. Cutting the NEA & NEH on a $3-trillion budget is like thinking a 2-min cellphone video is large relative to a 3Tb Hard Drive.
"22.03.2017 16:37:26"  neiltyson @CopeAtx Try not to confuse accurate data with politics. Politics is one's reaction to data, not the data itself. @CopeAtx Try not to confuse accurate data with politics. Politics is one's reaction to data, not the data itself.
"22.03.2017 16:35:01"  neiltyson Cutting the NEA & NEH to save money on a $3-trillion budget is like thinking 3 days is long relative to an 85-year lifespan. Cutting the NEA & NEH to save money on a $3-trillion budget is like thinking 3 days is long relative to an 85-year lifespan.
"22.03.2017 16:25:00"  neiltyson Cutting the NEA & NEH to save money on a $3-trillion budget is like thinking 1/3-inch is long relative to a football field. Cutting the NEA & NEH to save money on a $3-trillion budget is like thinking 1/3-inch is long relative to a football field.
"22.03.2017 16:20:01"  neiltyson Cutting the NEA & NEH to save money on a $3-trillion budget is like thinking 1/4-mile is far relative to the width of the USA Cutting the NEA & NEH to save money on a $3-trillion budget is like thinking 1/4-mile is far relative to the width of the USA
"22.03.2017 16:13:51"  neiltyson Not that anybody asked, but the combined Federal budgets for the NEA & NEH equals what Americans spend annually on lip balm. Not that anybody asked, but the combined Federal budgets for the NEA & NEH equals what Americans spend annually on lip balm.
"21.03.2017 04:40:25"  neiltyson @patrickuzor  FYI: I made no mention of Government in that Tweet. @patrickuzor  FYI: I made no mention of Government in that Tweet.
"21.03.2017 04:37:07"  neiltyson If interested, I co-wrote Monday’s (20 March 2017) @NYTimes Crossword. Cosmically themed. Have at it.
https://t.co/mR70524CW7 If interested, I co-wrote Monday’s (20 March 2017) @NYTimes Crossword. Cosmically themed. Have at it.
https://t.co/mR70524CW7
"20.03.2017 19:03:07"  neiltyson @jeffleroydavis Yuuup.  It’s new.  Called the “Brain App”. @jeffleroydavis Yuuup.  It’s new.  Called the “Brain App”.
"20.03.2017 18:58:55"  neiltyson David Rockefeller’s (1915-2017) $900M in lifetime philanthropy is equivalent to donating $24,000 for every day of his life. David Rockefeller’s (1915-2017) $900M in lifetime philanthropy is equivalent to donating $24,000 for every day of his life.
"20.03.2017 15:43:58"  neiltyson @Grimeandreason No. People who think differently in the sciences, and are correct, become famous in their own lifetimes. @Grimeandreason No. People who think differently in the sciences, and are correct, become famous in their own lifetimes.
"20.03.2017 14:50:47"  neiltyson @leehadassin If you measure rise & set from a consistent spot, like the Sun’s center (which nobody does), then your extra “lux" goes away. @leehadassin If you measure rise & set from a consistent spot, like the Sun’s center (which nobody does), then your extra “lux" goes away.
"20.03.2017 10:28:01"  neiltyson Happy March equinox, when day almost equals night. Atmospheric refraction hastens sunrise & delays sunset, adding to daylight Happy March equinox, when day almost equals night. Atmospheric refraction hastens sunrise & delays sunset, adding to daylight
"20.03.2017 06:20:40"  neiltyson @gonshorowski Hmm. What’s your best example of my “Liberalism”? @gonshorowski Hmm. What’s your best example of my “Liberalism”?
"20.03.2017 06:19:32"  neiltyson @kingRTx76  My comments were primarily directed at the need for more business-people and scientists in Congress. @kingRTx76  My comments were primarily directed at the need for more business-people and scientists in Congress.
"20.03.2017 00:20:06"  neiltyson Chuck Berry (1926-2017) left Earth long ago: His music, part of Voyager’s Golden Records, sent to the depths of space in 1977 Chuck Berry (1926-2017) left Earth long ago: His music, part of Voyager’s Golden Records, sent to the depths of space in 1977
"19.03.2017 18:30:02"  neiltyson We all want to Make America Great Again. But that won't happen until we first Make America Smart Again. We all want to Make America Great Again. But that won't happen until we first Make America Smart Again.
"19.03.2017 18:14:00"  neiltyson The very best way to support and feed your delusions: Surround yourself with people whose world views match yours exactly. The very best way to support and feed your delusions: Surround yourself with people whose world views match yours exactly.
"19.03.2017 18:05:00"  neiltyson We can all imagine a land that provides no support for Art. But is that a place you’d want to Live? To Visit? To Play? We can all imagine a land that provides no support for Art. But is that a place you’d want to Live? To Visit? To Play?
"19.03.2017 17:55:00"  neiltyson The fastest way to melt glaciers & flood the World's coastal cities: Ignore scientists and do nothing to stem the rise of CO2 The fastest way to melt glaciers & flood the World's coastal cities: Ignore scientists and do nothing to stem the rise of CO2
"19.03.2017 17:45:00"  neiltyson The fastest way to thwart Earth's life-support systems for us all: Turn EPA into EDA — the Environmental Destruction Agency. The fastest way to thwart Earth's life-support systems for us all: Turn EPA into EDA — the Environmental Destruction Agency.
"19.03.2017 17:35:01"  neiltyson The fastest way to Make America Stupid: Cut funds to programs that support education. The fastest way to Make America Stupid: Cut funds to programs that support education.
"19.03.2017 17:25:01"  neiltyson The fastest way to Make America Sick Again: Cut funding to the National Institutes of Health The fastest way to Make America Sick Again: Cut funding to the National Institutes of Health
"19.03.2017 17:12:20"  neiltyson The fastest way to Make a America Weak Again: Cut science funds to our agencies that support it. The fastest way to Make a America Weak Again: Cut science funds to our agencies that support it.
"18.03.2017 23:33:16"  neiltyson @mattlarimer @BestEarthPix That’s just Earth’s rotation, revealed in stars revolving around the spot on the sky above the Earth’s South Pole @mattlarimer @BestEarthPix That’s just Earth’s rotation, revealed in stars revolving around the spot on the sky above the Earth’s South Pole
"18.03.2017 16:07:27"  neiltyson JUST POSTED: @StarTalkRadio Extended Classic: “The Future of Humanity" with @ElonMusk. On @iTunes & https://t.co/4zGxls97xS JUST POSTED: @StarTalkRadio Extended Classic: “The Future of Humanity" with @ElonMusk. On @iTunes & https://t.co/4zGxls97xS
"14.03.2017 19:03:04"  neiltyson 3.14159265358979323846264338327950—you need thirty-three digits of pi before a zero shows up.  @JohnAllenPaulos, why so many? 3.14159265358979323846264338327950—you need thirty-three digits of pi before a zero shows up.  @JohnAllenPaulos, why so many?
"14.03.2017 19:00:52"  neiltyson Pi as 3.14 can get you far, but it’s missing all the rest of the decimals that make it not only irrational but transcendental Pi as 3.14 can get you far, but it’s missing all the rest of the decimals that make it not only irrational but transcendental
"14.03.2017 18:48:56"  neiltyson 3.14  Happy Pi-day to Gregorian calendar users who reckon dates with month followed by day separated by period, omitting year 3.14  Happy Pi-day to Gregorian calendar users who reckon dates with month followed by day separated by period, omitting year
"11.03.2017 00:19:19"  neiltyson JUST POSTED @StarTalkRadio “Let’s Make America Smart Again" with @FareedZakaria. On @iTunesPodcasts & https://t.co/YDDZf98n2b JUST POSTED @StarTalkRadio “Let’s Make America Smart Again" with @FareedZakaria. On @iTunesPodcasts & https://t.co/YDDZf98n2b
"10.03.2017 22:14:41"  neiltyson Actually, as Math-folk know, there are three kinds of people in the world: those who know how to count and those who don't. Actually, as Math-folk know, there are three kinds of people in the world: those who know how to count and those who don't.
"10.03.2017 22:05:56"  neiltyson There are two kinds of people in the world -- those who divide everyone into two kinds of people and those who don't. There are two kinds of people in the world -- those who divide everyone into two kinds of people and those who don't.
"10.03.2017 21:45:45"  neiltyson And as all chemists know, if you're not part of the solution then you're part of the precipitate. And as all chemists know, if you're not part of the solution then you're part of the precipitate.
"10.03.2017 21:14:31"  neiltyson Geologists are important for our understanding of rocks on Earth and on other planets. So never take them for granite. Geologists are important for our understanding of rocks on Earth and on other planets. So never take them for granite.
"08.03.2017 19:21:43"  neiltyson @ChickenduckPod Nice.  Buy my count, you get that in about one-in-eight buildings. @ChickenduckPod Nice.  Buy my count, you get that in about one-in-eight buildings.
"06.03.2017 08:59:43"  neiltyson @limerentidiot Of course, that doesn’t work if it’s cloudy outside -- a prerequisite for rain, but also a case where your tears are hidden. @limerentidiot Of course, that doesn’t work if it’s cloudy outside -- a prerequisite for rain, but also a case where your tears are hidden.
"05.03.2017 23:44:21"  neiltyson If one evening you feel sad enough to cry, look up. Your tears will not fall and the starry night may bring joy to your soul. If one evening you feel sad enough to cry, look up. Your tears will not fall and the starry night may bring joy to your soul.
"26.02.2017 21:00:04"  neiltyson The film @HiddenFigures reminds us of untapped intellectual capital persisting today, for want of equal access to opportunity The film @HiddenFigures reminds us of untapped intellectual capital persisting today, for want of equal access to opportunity
"26.02.2017 20:45:01"  neiltyson The film @HiddenFigures reminds us: Even with America’s problems, in the 1960s we all knew the importance of Science & Math. The film @HiddenFigures reminds us: Even with America’s problems, in the 1960s we all knew the importance of Science & Math.
"26.02.2017 20:35:01"  neiltyson In the film @HiddenFigures, most of the equations and graphs on the chalkboards were accurately written. GOOD. In the film @HiddenFigures, most of the equations and graphs on the chalkboards were accurately written. GOOD.
"26.02.2017 20:25:01"  neiltyson In the film @HiddenFigures, there’s an equation on the chalkboard with only numbers on each side of the equals sign. BAD. In the film @HiddenFigures, there’s an equation on the chalkboard with only numbers on each side of the equals sign. BAD.
"26.02.2017 20:15:01"  neiltyson In the film @HiddenFigures, power flows not through Title, but through who wields the Chalk. https://t.co/O0PNCOvXgn In the film @HiddenFigures, power flows not through Title, but through who wields the Chalk. https://t.co/O0PNCOvXgn
"26.02.2017 19:45:01"  neiltyson FYI: When exploring films, Mark Twain’s edict guides me: "First get your facts straight. Then distort them at your leisure." FYI: When exploring films, Mark Twain’s edict guides me: "First get your facts straight. Then distort them at your leisure."
"26.02.2017 19:44:21"  neiltyson @bix1975 On a clear day you’ll see the tops of Toronto's 50 tallest structures. The rest are hidden behind Earth’s curvature. @bix1975 On a clear day you’ll see the tops of Toronto's 50 tallest structures. The rest are hidden behind Earth’s curvature.
"26.02.2017 19:25:00"  neiltyson The @ArrivalMovie features intelligent Cephalopods as Aliens. A clever choice. Here’s why: https://t.co/9MNNIWyBDP [vid: 8m] The @ArrivalMovie features intelligent Cephalopods as Aliens. A clever choice. Here’s why: https://t.co/9MNNIWyBDP [vid: 8m]
"26.02.2017 19:15:01"  neiltyson In the @ArrivalMovie, the Fibonacci Series is mentioned, a script-item added by my friend Phil Plait: https://t.co/KknvdfXtmV In the @ArrivalMovie, the Fibonacci Series is mentioned, a script-item added by my friend Phil Plait: https://t.co/KknvdfXtmV
"26.02.2017 19:01:00"  neiltyson In the @ArrivalMovie, the lemon-wedge space ships greatly resemble a “Rattleback” physics toy, which magically reverses spin. https://t.co/Svuhvw9zu8 In the @ArrivalMovie, the lemon-wedge space ships greatly resemble a “Rattleback” physics toy, which magically reverses spin. https://t.co/Svuhvw9zu8
"26.02.2017 19:00:01"  neiltyson In the @ArrivalMovie, the circularity of time and the shape of their spaceships both evoke the “Rattleback" spinning toy. In the @ArrivalMovie, the circularity of time and the shape of their spaceships both evoke the “Rattleback" spinning toy.
"26.02.2017 18:50:00"  neiltyson In the @ArrivaMovie aliens also visit Greenland — under Danish flag. A reminder that Denmark is the largest European country. In the @ArrivaMovie aliens also visit Greenland — under Danish flag. A reminder that Denmark is the largest European country.
"26.02.2017 18:40:30"  neiltyson In the @ArrivalMovie I’d chose a Cryptographer & Astrobiologist to talk to the aliens, not a Linguist & Theoretical Physicist In the @ArrivalMovie I’d chose a Cryptographer & Astrobiologist to talk to the aliens, not a Linguist & Theoretical Physicist
"26.02.2017 00:16:09"  neiltyson @seanedmorgan Can they help us to become better shepherds of our own fate on Earth? @seanedmorgan Can they help us to become better shepherds of our own fate on Earth?
"25.02.2017 00:17:59"  neiltyson JUST POSTED: @StarTalkRadio's StarTalk Live! "Searching for Life in the Universe [Pt 2]” on @iTunes & https://t.co/lu3afmR6gP JUST POSTED: @StarTalkRadio's StarTalk Live! "Searching for Life in the Universe [Pt 2]” on @iTunes & https://t.co/lu3afmR6gP
"23.02.2017 23:04:36"  neiltyson The 7 newly discovered Earth-sized planets orbit a “Red Dwarf” star, so perhaps they should each be named after the 7-dwarfs. The 7 newly discovered Earth-sized planets orbit a “Red Dwarf” star, so perhaps they should each be named after the 7-dwarfs.
"23.02.2017 14:43:33"  neiltyson Time to behave, so when Artificial Intelligence becomes our overlord, we've reduced the reasons for it to exterminate us all. Time to behave, so when Artificial Intelligence becomes our overlord, we've reduced the reasons for it to exterminate us all.
"22.02.2017 04:50:50"  neiltyson @chongodro1d Yuuup. Compared to any of our earthy experiences.  But rather tame in the cosmos.  e.g. Earth moves 18 mi/sec around the Sun. @chongodro1d Yuuup. Compared to any of our earthy experiences.  But rather tame in the cosmos.  e.g. Earth moves 18 mi/sec around the Sun.
"21.02.2017 03:15:14"  neiltyson 2 + 2 = 4

#1984 2 + 2 = 4

#1984
"18.02.2017 19:55:38"  neiltyson JUST POSTED: @StarTalkRadio's StarTalk Live! "Searching for Life in the Universe (Pt 1)” on @iTunes & https://t.co/7qqZ6zWVbA JUST POSTED: @StarTalkRadio's StarTalk Live! "Searching for Life in the Universe (Pt 1)” on @iTunes & https://t.co/7qqZ6zWVbA
"17.02.2017 14:41:17"  neiltyson Resume comments on Films? Stopped after my StarWarsVII tweets annoyed so many people. Can easily keep such thoughts to myself Resume comments on Films? Stopped after my StarWarsVII tweets annoyed so many people. Can easily keep such thoughts to myself
"16.02.2017 22:15:11"  neiltyson Almost all armed conflict in the history of the world came about because opposing sides believed different things to be true. Almost all armed conflict in the history of the world came about because opposing sides believed different things to be true.
"10.02.2017 15:29:33"  neiltyson Odd that our measures of animal intelligence are often tests for what we do best, rather than tests for what they do best. Odd that our measures of animal intelligence are often tests for what we do best, rather than tests for what they do best.
"06.02.2017 00:57:23"  neiltyson In North-South oriented stadiums, like NRG in Houston, Earth’s rotation deflects a 50-yd field goal to the right by 1/2 inch. In North-South oriented stadiums, like NRG in Houston, Earth’s rotation deflects a 50-yd field goal to the right by 1/2 inch.
"06.02.2017 00:48:41"  neiltyson if a football were the Sun at the 50-yard line, Earth would be at the 15-yard line. Pluto, a quarter-mile away. Get over it. if a football were the Sun at the 50-yard line, Earth would be at the 15-yard line. Pluto, a quarter-mile away. Get over it.
"06.02.2017 00:45:58"  neiltyson Just an FYI: A 250 lb football player, running 15 mph, has more kinetic energy than a bullet fired from an AK-47 rifle. Just an FYI: A 250 lb football player, running 15 mph, has more kinetic energy than a bullet fired from an AK-47 rifle.
"06.02.2017 00:44:00"  neiltyson In a perfect spiral with high arc, aerodynamics forces a football to angle upward on the way up & downward on the way down. In a perfect spiral with high arc, aerodynamics forces a football to angle upward on the way up & downward on the way down.
"06.02.2017 00:41:28" #SB51 neiltyson If #SB51’s 100yds were a cosmic calendar, then from Cavemen to now would span a turf-blade's thickness in the end-zone. If #SB51’s 100yds were a cosmic calendar, then from Cavemen to now would span a turf-blade's thickness in the end-zone.
"06.02.2017 00:38:23" #SB51 neiltyson The back-aprons of #SB51's end-zones are nicely decorated with an assortment of stars & constellations. The back-aprons of #SB51's end-zones are nicely decorated with an assortment of stars & constellations.
"06.02.2017 00:36:03"  neiltyson “Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed.”  Commander Neil Armstrong, July 20, 1969. “Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed.”  Commander Neil Armstrong, July 20, 1969.
"06.02.2017 00:33:03"  neiltyson As space enthusiasts know, the first word of the first comment uttered by Neil Armstrong from the Moon's surface is "Houston" As space enthusiasts know, the first word of the first comment uttered by Neil Armstrong from the Moon's surface is "Houston"
"06.02.2017 00:30:22"  neiltyson Okay, time for some football astrophysics… Okay, time for some football astrophysics…
"05.02.2017 23:38:25"  neiltyson Momentum & energy transfer. Elastic & Inelastic Collisions. Spin-stabilized projectiles. Nothing like a good game of Football Momentum & energy transfer. Elastic & Inelastic Collisions. Spin-stabilized projectiles. Nothing like a good game of Football
"05.02.2017 23:27:48"  neiltyson Would be cool if just once, the National Anthem flyover-jets buzzed the stadium with a low-altitude Mach-2 sonic boom. Would be cool if just once, the National Anthem flyover-jets buzzed the stadium with a low-altitude Mach-2 sonic boom.
"05.02.2017 22:48:35"  neiltyson SuperBowl Sunday is a bad day to be a chicken. But so is any day. On average, Americans consume a million chickens per hour. SuperBowl Sunday is a bad day to be a chicken. But so is any day. On average, Americans consume a million chickens per hour.
"03.02.2017 17:11:36"  neiltyson Try as i have, try as I might, I will never understand those who care not for others, nor their plight Try as i have, try as I might, I will never understand those who care not for others, nor their plight
"01.02.2017 14:08:25"  neiltyson A great challenge of life:

Knowing enough to think you are right, but not knowing enough to know you are wrong. A great challenge of life:

Knowing enough to think you are right, but not knowing enough to know you are wrong.
"31.01.2017 17:45:10"  neiltyson @bogglesnatch @ErisGriffon My goal is to educate voters, rather than attack, or otherwise influence duly elected politicians. @bogglesnatch @ErisGriffon My goal is to educate voters, rather than attack, or otherwise influence duly elected politicians.
"30.01.2017 03:19:34"  neiltyson Seems the World goes batshit crazy, every few decades. Just long enough to forget the last time the World went batshit crazy. Seems the World goes batshit crazy, every few decades. Just long enough to forget the last time the World went batshit crazy.
"30.01.2017 02:53:39"  neiltyson @EricSchramm2 Good Question: 10% more gravity will do it in any form.  Whether from known mass or from “Dark Matter" @EricSchramm2 Good Question: 10% more gravity will do it in any form.  Whether from known mass or from “Dark Matter"
"29.01.2017 07:37:31"  neiltyson @MrDeonWilliams Clouds form only in our (thin) atmosphere, which is to Earth just as the skin of an apple is to the apple. @MrDeonWilliams Clouds form only in our (thin) atmosphere, which is to Earth just as the skin of an apple is to the apple.
"27.01.2017 14:38:34"  neiltyson If curious, @usweekly magazine asked for 25 things most people don’t know about me. Here they are: https://t.co/1Iwfjs0FsZ If curious, @usweekly magazine asked for 25 things most people don’t know about me. Here they are: https://t.co/1Iwfjs0FsZ
"25.01.2017 15:07:51"  neiltyson @seanmdav Of possible interest to your followers:  [9/26/2014]:
https://t.co/dmVXeWiMXk

[9/29/2014]:
https://t.co/kr9XMguK05 @seanmdav Of possible interest to your followers:  [9/26/2014]:
https://t.co/dmVXeWiMXk

[9/29/2014]:
https://t.co/kr9XMguK05
"24.01.2017 14:32:39"  neiltyson I dream of a world where the truth is what shapes people's politics, rather than politics shaping what people think is true. I dream of a world where the truth is what shapes people's politics, rather than politics shaping what people think is true.
"24.01.2017 14:08:56"  neiltyson @KristenScanlon  Okay. I’ll do the same.  -N @KristenScanlon  Okay. I’ll do the same.  -N
"23.01.2017 22:55:27"  neiltyson @michelav Just re-posted it.  Thanks for the reminder. -N @michelav Just re-posted it.  Thanks for the reminder. -N
"23.01.2017 22:54:32"  neiltyson Yup. Its the most adorable thing I’ve ever done: bake a cake with @RosannaPansino on @NerdyNummies: https://t.co/CEvf7pGzTV Yup. Its the most adorable thing I’ve ever done: bake a cake with @RosannaPansino on @NerdyNummies: https://t.co/CEvf7pGzTV
"23.01.2017 19:32:52"  neiltyson @Michael_D_Ball And that’s one I actually said.  -N @Michael_D_Ball And that’s one I actually said.  -N
"22.01.2017 00:16:29"  neiltyson @troy_shirangi Profits come to me first. Then I write checks to STEM-based organizations. e.g. https://t.co/aH2iOcNSRZ @troy_shirangi Profits come to me first. Then I write checks to STEM-based organizations. e.g. https://t.co/aH2iOcNSRZ
"22.01.2017 00:11:16"  neiltyson @TerrorStopper Good point.  But I still pick iron Man in a cage match. @TerrorStopper Good point.  But I still pick iron Man in a cage match.
"22.01.2017 00:09:59"  neiltyson @pazzox : - ) @pazzox : - )
"21.01.2017 19:07:00"  neiltyson Yes, you can now wear it: 

“Let’s Make America Smart Again”

https://t.co/Ca73nooDct https://t.co/TD6HJ4dl6r Yes, you can now wear it: 

“Let’s Make America Smart Again”

https://t.co/Ca73nooDct https://t.co/TD6HJ4dl6r
"21.01.2017 06:50:00"  neiltyson JUST POSTED: @StarTalkRadio’s Season Premiere “The Science of Fitness”  w/ @terrycrews. On @iTunes & https://t.co/rI6N5fnDsF https://t.co/cPaLA7jxHM JUST POSTED: @StarTalkRadio’s Season Premiere “The Science of Fitness”  w/ @terrycrews. On @iTunes & https://t.co/rI6N5fnDsF https://t.co/cPaLA7jxHM
"20.01.2017 14:10:16"  neiltyson @tinamkirk @tammykirk It’s my second posting.  I tweeted it months ago, and declared it on Colbert, November 9th. @tinamkirk @tammykirk It’s my second posting.  I tweeted it months ago, and declared it on Colbert, November 9th.
"20.01.2017 01:39:51"  neiltyson Let's Make America Smart Again. Let's Make America Smart Again.
"17.01.2017 13:37:54"  neiltyson @politicoid_us @wyn_a FYI: Newton penned more words on Religion & Alchemy than on Science. Much of it at the same time. @politicoid_us @wyn_a FYI: Newton penned more words on Religion & Alchemy than on Science. Much of it at the same time.
"17.01.2017 13:32:29"  neiltyson @CalebHowe My tweets are thoughts I’m having anyway. I simply share them on Twitter. It’s the guest appearances that are dumb @CalebHowe My tweets are thoughts I’m having anyway. I simply share them on Twitter. It’s the guest appearances that are dumb
"16.01.2017 23:12:10"  neiltyson In 1927 Lindbergh flew from NY to Paris. 45 yrs later, in 1972 we last walked on the Moon. 45 yrs later, in 2017 we… we… we… In 1927 Lindbergh flew from NY to Paris. 45 yrs later, in 1972 we last walked on the Moon. 45 yrs later, in 2017 we… we… we…
"16.01.2017 22:50:24"  neiltyson @fuckyoumatt Thanks for coming back. The universe is vast, so there’s plenty to talk about. @fuckyoumatt Thanks for coming back. The universe is vast, so there’s plenty to talk about.
"16.01.2017 22:47:41"  neiltyson To quote another fallen Moon-walker:

“Look at that, you son of a bitch." https://t.co/4BsngReh2E To quote another fallen Moon-walker:

“Look at that, you son of a bitch." https://t.co/4BsngReh2E
"16.01.2017 22:32:22"  neiltyson The last person on the Moon: Apollo 17 Commander Eugene Cernan. Godspeed 1934-2017. https://t.co/HL37JpUfp6 The last person on the Moon: Apollo 17 Commander Eugene Cernan. Godspeed 1934-2017. https://t.co/HL37JpUfp6
"16.01.2017 17:54:25"  neiltyson Some good in the worst of us & some evil in the best of us. When we discover this, we’re less prone to hate our enemies. -MLK Some good in the worst of us & some evil in the best of us. When we discover this, we’re less prone to hate our enemies. -MLK
"15.01.2017 22:33:51"  neiltyson On August 21, 2017, a Total Solar Eclipse will blanket ’Muurrica & no other Land on Earth. Details: https://t.co/wrP0rb065x https://t.co/pVuTOQ7xA3 On August 21, 2017, a Total Solar Eclipse will blanket ’Muurrica & no other Land on Earth. Details: https://t.co/wrP0rb065x https://t.co/pVuTOQ7xA3
"15.01.2017 22:23:43"  neiltyson This year, Darkness descends across the USA…Total Solar Eclipse: Aug 21, 2017. Moon’s shadow crosses from Oregon to SCarolina This year, Darkness descends across the USA…Total Solar Eclipse: Aug 21, 2017. Moon’s shadow crosses from Oregon to SCarolina
"12.01.2017 17:46:47"  neiltyson @KevinLeeMorris I have no idea. @KevinLeeMorris I have no idea.
"11.01.2017 20:34:46"  neiltyson Turns out, there was never a Man in the Moon, only a Woman. And her name is Wilma Flintstone. https://t.co/uPT53Kq4Cw https://t.co/2bRE2yXDeX Turns out, there was never a Man in the Moon, only a Woman. And her name is Wilma Flintstone. https://t.co/uPT53Kq4Cw https://t.co/2bRE2yXDeX
"08.01.2017 19:54:59"  neiltyson @raindychap Can’t jump-start civilization using the internet during the zombie apocalypse. Need books for that. @raindychap Can’t jump-start civilization using the internet during the zombie apocalypse. Need books for that.
"08.01.2017 19:51:59"  neiltyson @carolyn_gilliam When weightless, Champagne bubbles don't know which way to escape the liquid, since there’s no up or down. @carolyn_gilliam When weightless, Champagne bubbles don't know which way to escape the liquid, since there’s no up or down.
"06.01.2017 20:03:10"  neiltyson Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh. Of the three, I would use the Gold and buy a dictionary to figure out what the other two are. Gold, Frankincense, and Myrrh. Of the three, I would use the Gold and buy a dictionary to figure out what the other two are.
"06.01.2017 18:22:09"  neiltyson @Greg_Greg_ @chucknicecomic Chuck's learning astrophysics daily. He doesn’t know it yet but one day I’m handing him the reins @Greg_Greg_ @chucknicecomic Chuck's learning astrophysics daily. He doesn’t know it yet but one day I’m handing him the reins
"06.01.2017 16:41:28"  neiltyson @Sarah_Cam1  : - ) @Sarah_Cam1  : - )
"06.01.2017 16:34:14"  neiltyson @kurt_eh Agreed. You got me there.  But the preferred term would be “interstellar”. @kurt_eh Agreed. You got me there.  But the preferred term would be “interstellar”.
"04.01.2017 13:47:47"  neiltyson January 4, 2017;  Merry Perihelion to planet Earth. In our oval orbit, we are 3% closer to the Sun today than in July. January 4, 2017;  Merry Perihelion to planet Earth. In our oval orbit, we are 3% closer to the Sun today than in July.
"01.01.2017 20:00:08"  neiltyson Hmm. We did add a leap second at midnight GMT, to compensate for Earth’s slowing rotation. But, of course, that was yesterday Hmm. We did add a leap second at midnight GMT, to compensate for Earth’s slowing rotation. But, of course, that was yesterday
"01.01.2017 19:51:31"  neiltyson To all on the Gregorian Calendar, Happy New Year! A day that's not astronomically significant...in any way…at all…whatsoever. To all on the Gregorian Calendar, Happy New Year! A day that's not astronomically significant...in any way…at all…whatsoever.
"31.12.2016 03:47:08"  neiltyson Thanks, Twitterverse for all condolences. At age 89, there’s greater urge to celebrate than to mourn. https://t.co/phoRh6KkFg Thanks, Twitterverse for all condolences. At age 89, there’s greater urge to celebrate than to mourn. https://t.co/phoRh6KkFg
"30.12.2016 03:10:24"  neiltyson Athlete, Educator, Civil Rights Activist, Public Servant, Dad.  RIP Cyril DeGrasse Tyson b. Oct 19, 1927 — d. Dec 29, 2016. https://t.co/ZS3KzN1oj6 Athlete, Educator, Civil Rights Activist, Public Servant, Dad.  RIP Cyril DeGrasse Tyson b. Oct 19, 1927 — d. Dec 29, 2016. https://t.co/ZS3KzN1oj6
"27.12.2016 20:12:31"  neiltyson @DaveKaszerman The fellow's Nobel Prize is in **particle physics** from 1973. @DaveKaszerman The fellow's Nobel Prize is in **particle physics** from 1973.
"27.12.2016 20:04:05"  neiltyson @CaseyCip @chucknicecomic To me, they stopped in mid-fantasy because they’re each happily married. A well-established fact on the show. @CaseyCip @chucknicecomic To me, they stopped in mid-fantasy because they’re each happily married. A well-established fact on the show.
"27.12.2016 19:55:25"  neiltyson @CaseyCip @chucknicecomic Also, the romance that a shared love of StarTrek can spawn. I wasn't even thinking it was two men. @CaseyCip @chucknicecomic Also, the romance that a shared love of StarTrek can spawn. I wasn't even thinking it was two men.
"27.12.2016 19:52:22"  neiltyson @CaseyCip @chucknicecomic Okay. But the topic of the moment was Shatner's interracial kiss. @CaseyCip @chucknicecomic Okay. But the topic of the moment was Shatner's interracial kiss.
"27.12.2016 19:44:47"  neiltyson @almostMo That was early in the Twitterverse. Many replies weren’t attached to the Tweet itself. Try: https://t.co/GR1uAUX7NQ @almostMo That was early in the Twitterverse. Many replies weren’t attached to the Tweet itself. Try: https://t.co/GR1uAUX7NQ
"27.12.2016 19:29:37"  neiltyson @CaseyCip @chucknicecomic Curious. The bit was new to me on-set, and I saw it entirely as an Asian/Black interracial kiss. @CaseyCip @chucknicecomic Curious. The bit was new to me on-set, and I saw it entirely as an Asian/Black interracial kiss.
"26.12.2016 20:24:09"  neiltyson In Cosmos - Ep13 “Unafraid of the Dark” we explore her pioneering work on Dark Matter in galaxies. RIP Vera Rubin (1928-2016) In Cosmos - Ep13 “Unafraid of the Dark” we explore her pioneering work on Dark Matter in galaxies. RIP Vera Rubin (1928-2016)
"26.12.2016 19:41:59"  neiltyson @supersloth No. The real culprit is Twitter itself. @supersloth No. The real culprit is Twitter itself.
"26.12.2016 19:39:23"  neiltyson Whenever an Artist dies, the world loses a bit of what makes us uniquely human. RIP George Michael (1963-2016) Whenever an Artist dies, the world loses a bit of what makes us uniquely human. RIP George Michael (1963-2016)
"26.12.2016 19:12:32"  neiltyson JUST POSTED: @StarTalkRadio’s Extended Classic "Cosmic Queries Holiday Edition” on @iTunesPodcasts & https://t.co/OR3QWlUCyo JUST POSTED: @StarTalkRadio’s Extended Classic "Cosmic Queries Holiday Edition” on @iTunesPodcasts & https://t.co/OR3QWlUCyo
"26.12.2016 19:08:53"  neiltyson @AmyFrii Thanks.  I knew that. Which makes the mistake all the more inexcusable. @AmyFrii Thanks.  I knew that. Which makes the mistake all the more inexcusable.
"24.12.2016 16:05:58"  neiltyson If interested, I'm asked 20 random questions having mostly nothing to do w/ astrophysics [video-3min] https://t.co/xx1VF79WyO If interested, I'm asked 20 random questions having mostly nothing to do w/ astrophysics [video-3min] https://t.co/xx1VF79WyO
"23.12.2016 00:25:24"  neiltyson @TweeterReprise No. There are two-sextillion breaths of air in our atmosphere, 300-billion times Earth’s human population. @TweeterReprise No. There are two-sextillion breaths of air in our atmosphere, 300-billion times Earth’s human population.
"21.12.2016 15:41:11"  neiltyson December Solstice: Shortest day above the equator. Longest day below. But on the equator, day equals night all year round. December Solstice: Shortest day above the equator. Longest day below. But on the equator, day equals night all year round.
"21.12.2016 15:32:29"  neiltyson @KatjaLKaine : - ) @KatjaLKaine : - )
"21.12.2016 15:29:33"  neiltyson December 21, 2016: Happy Solstice to all residents of planet Earth. A cosmic celebration transcending all that divides us. December 21, 2016: Happy Solstice to all residents of planet Earth. A cosmic celebration transcending all that divides us.
"19.12.2016 13:53:12"  neiltyson @voiceover_lance It’s a factual statement. @voiceover_lance It’s a factual statement.
"19.12.2016 12:57:02"  neiltyson JUST POSTED: @StarTalkRadio’s “The Lunar Legacy" with @TheRealBuzz” and @iliza. On @iTunesPodcasts & https://t.co/tR5MSUS4Zk JUST POSTED: @StarTalkRadio’s “The Lunar Legacy" with @TheRealBuzz” and @iliza. On @iTunesPodcasts & https://t.co/tR5MSUS4Zk
"18.12.2016 22:03:26"  neiltyson Sometimes I wonder if we'd have flying cars by now had civilization spent a little less brain energy contemplating Football. Sometimes I wonder if we'd have flying cars by now had civilization spent a little less brain energy contemplating Football.
"18.12.2016 14:10:10"  neiltyson @nick2travel One of the most beautiful things in the universe. @nick2travel One of the most beautiful things in the universe.
"18.12.2016 14:08:04"  neiltyson @KevinCox39 @therealautoblog @LenosGarage 165mph, actually. Which, by the way, has nearly twice the kinetic energy as 120mph. @KevinCox39 @therealautoblog @LenosGarage 165mph, actually. Which, by the way, has nearly twice the kinetic energy as 120mph.
"18.12.2016 01:36:26"  neiltyson @NelsonxShawn Thanks.  All “likes” now undone.  Leaving my opinions of post known only to me. @NelsonxShawn Thanks.  All “likes” now undone.  Leaving my opinions of post known only to me.
"18.12.2016 01:33:04"  neiltyson @NelsonxShawn Never into liking or not-liking internet posts. My opinion shouldn’t matter to others.  The six are all mistakes of my thumbs. @NelsonxShawn Never into liking or not-liking internet posts. My opinion shouldn’t matter to others.  The six are all mistakes of my thumbs.
"17.12.2016 22:09:45"  neiltyson @Ibutterfly34 : - ) @Ibutterfly34 : - )
"17.12.2016 22:08:25"  neiltyson @TheHouse82 It’s white midday in broad daylight, but too bright to look at. At sunset, our atmosphere turns it yellow-orange. @TheHouse82 It’s white midday in broad daylight, but too bright to look at. At sunset, our atmosphere turns it yellow-orange.
"17.12.2016 22:05:17"  neiltyson Last minute shopper? StarTalk (the book) is one of the giftiest things I’ve ever been a part of: https://t.co/qHbXV1K4oa Last minute shopper? StarTalk (the book) is one of the giftiest things I’ve ever been a part of: https://t.co/qHbXV1K4oa
"16.12.2016 02:33:25"  neiltyson If you've never made a mistake in your life, then you have not achieved as much as you could have -- had you taken more risks If you've never made a mistake in your life, then you have not achieved as much as you could have -- had you taken more risks
"12.12.2016 18:28:53"  neiltyson How to Make America Great Again: Invest heavily in Science & Technology, the engines of tomorrow's growth economies. How to Make America Great Again: Invest heavily in Science & Technology, the engines of tomorrow's growth economies.
"11.12.2016 03:48:27"  neiltyson When facts are what people want to be true, in spite of contrary evidence, witness the beginning of the end of an informed Democracy When facts are what people want to be true, in spite of contrary evidence, witness the beginning of the end of an informed Democracy
"10.12.2016 02:00:35"  neiltyson JUST POSTED: @StarTalkRadio’s “Bringing Science to Life” w/ @RedHourBen Stiller. On @iTunesPodcasts & https://t.co/3iRg3I7KJO JUST POSTED: @StarTalkRadio’s “Bringing Science to Life” w/ @RedHourBen Stiller. On @iTunesPodcasts & https://t.co/3iRg3I7KJO
"08.12.2016 20:43:05"  neiltyson Aren’t many Heroes left: WWII & Korean War Fighter Pilot. Marine Colonel. NASA Astronaut. Senator. Married 73 yrs. John Glenn RIP 1921-2016 Aren’t many Heroes left: WWII & Korean War Fighter Pilot. Marine Colonel. NASA Astronaut. Senator. Married 73 yrs. John Glenn RIP 1921-2016
"07.12.2016 00:48:00"  neiltyson @PrintingJesus Yup. I occasionally repost after gaining more followers than the number I had the last time I posted the tweet @PrintingJesus Yup. I occasionally repost after gaining more followers than the number I had the last time I posted the tweet
"07.12.2016 00:24:50"  neiltyson If you remove a person's arteries, veins, & capillaries, and tie them end to end, that person will die. If you remove a person's arteries, veins, & capillaries, and tie them end to end, that person will die.
"05.12.2016 00:12:07"  neiltyson @KBNovaStarr @D_L_Wolfe Third law relates to AbsZero.  Perhaps you mean the 2nd law, easily “violated” with sources of energy, like the Sun. @KBNovaStarr @D_L_Wolfe Third law relates to AbsZero.  Perhaps you mean the 2nd law, easily “violated” with sources of energy, like the Sun.
"04.12.2016 19:33:01"  neiltyson JustPOSTED @StarTalkRadio “Surviving on Mars" w/ @andyweirauthor” & @mattkirshen on @iTunesPodcasts & https://t.co/vwwGnYU5Dn JustPOSTED @StarTalkRadio “Surviving on Mars" w/ @andyweirauthor” & @mattkirshen on @iTunesPodcasts & https://t.co/vwwGnYU5Dn
"04.12.2016 19:31:52"  neiltyson @rmathematicus The 7 “planetes” (Greek for "wanderer") were distinct from stars: Sun Moon Mercury Venus Mars Jupiter Saturn. @rmathematicus The 7 “planetes” (Greek for "wanderer") were distinct from stars: Sun Moon Mercury Venus Mars Jupiter Saturn.
"02.12.2016 23:12:47"  neiltyson If you wished upon that first Star you saw tonight in twilight, then it will not likely come true. You wished on planet Venus If you wished upon that first Star you saw tonight in twilight, then it will not likely come true. You wished on planet Venus
"30.11.2016 21:32:54"  neiltyson @davidplopez1 And don’t forget:  e^x = -1 when x = (i  pi) @davidplopez1 And don’t forget:  e^x = -1 when x = (i  pi)
"30.11.2016 20:53:12"  neiltyson @Gevansirro : - ) @Gevansirro : - )
"30.11.2016 20:35:36"  neiltyson If I had any singing talent and if I knew how to write love songs and if I recorded them, then this would be my album cover. https://t.co/N5PmbuwQVV If I had any singing talent and if I knew how to write love songs and if I recorded them, then this would be my album cover. https://t.co/N5PmbuwQVV
"30.11.2016 16:45:10"  neiltyson @leebholden On the airless Moon, your worms will sense vibrations within the rock in which they’re embedded. That counts as sound. @leebholden On the airless Moon, your worms will sense vibrations within the rock in which they’re embedded. That counts as sound.
"30.11.2016 16:41:35"  neiltyson @realmikealan One kind of truth is objectively established:  https://t.co/6bv5Id4VQh @realmikealan One kind of truth is objectively established:  https://t.co/6bv5Id4VQh
"28.11.2016 17:06:39"  neiltyson @D_L_Wolfe Don’t know those calculations.  But life arose on Earth in less than 200M years.  That’s the fact to reckon. @D_L_Wolfe Don’t know those calculations.  But life arose on Earth in less than 200M years.  That’s the fact to reckon.
"28.11.2016 15:26:55"  neiltyson I love the smell the Universe in the morning. I love the smell the Universe in the morning.
"27.11.2016 01:01:01" #IDreamOfAWorld neiltyson #IDreamOfAWorld in which being Human is a greater binding force than the rampant tribalism that fractures us all. #IDreamOfAWorld in which being Human is a greater binding force than the rampant tribalism that fractures us all.
"27.11.2016 00:52:01" #IDreamOfAWorld neiltyson #IDreamOfAWorld in which people know they are entitled to their own Opinions but not their own Facts. #IDreamOfAWorld in which people know they are entitled to their own Opinions but not their own Facts.
"27.11.2016 00:41:24" #IDreamOfAWorld neiltyson #IDreamOfAWorld in which internet trolls find non-acerbic ways to call attention to themselves. #IDreamOfAWorld in which internet trolls find non-acerbic ways to call attention to themselves.
"27.11.2016 00:39:13" #IDreamOfAWorld neiltyson #IDreamOfAWorld where Politicians are scientifically literate, empowering them to make informed decisions that affect us all. #IDreamOfAWorld where Politicians are scientifically literate, empowering them to make informed decisions that affect us all.
"27.11.2016 00:37:54" #IDreamOfAWorld neiltyson #IDreamOfAWorld where the Truth is what shapes people’s Politics rather than Politics shaping what people think is true. #IDreamOfAWorld where the Truth is what shapes people’s Politics rather than Politics shaping what people think is true.
"27.11.2016 00:03:11"  neiltyson @monomuted Most of it is here: https://t.co/YpvCGqIinJ @monomuted Most of it is here: https://t.co/YpvCGqIinJ
"19.11.2016 16:08:04"  neiltyson @AmandaMagee Thanks for your reflections on my Trump tweet. I agree with your sentiments, and replaced the tweet with a more productive one. @AmandaMagee Thanks for your reflections on my Trump tweet. I agree with your sentiments, and replaced the tweet with a more productive one.
"19.11.2016 15:54:01"  neiltyson JUST POSTED: @StarTalkRadio’s “The Beauty of Mathematics" with Jeremy Irons. On @iTunesPodcasts & https://t.co/DAQlIQvO23 JUST POSTED: @StarTalkRadio’s “The Beauty of Mathematics" with Jeremy Irons. On @iTunesPodcasts & https://t.co/DAQlIQvO23
"18.11.2016 23:00:57"  neiltyson Actually, were I to meet President Trump I’d discuss with him what science is and how & why it works
https://t.co/6bv5IcNkrH Actually, were I to meet President Trump I’d discuss with him what science is and how & why it works
https://t.co/6bv5IcNkrH
"16.11.2016 02:44:59"  neiltyson A great challenge of life: Knowing enough to think you're doing it right, but not enough to know you're doing it wrong. A great challenge of life: Knowing enough to think you're doing it right, but not enough to know you're doing it wrong.
"15.11.2016 13:46:37"  neiltyson @artunusual You did not exist for all of time before you were conceived. Post-death nonexistence should be no different than before birth. @artunusual You did not exist for all of time before you were conceived. Post-death nonexistence should be no different than before birth.
"14.11.2016 20:14:17"  neiltyson GIFT? If interested, a deep, co-authored book w/ Princeton colleagues on how & why the universe works
https://t.co/Ylh292CLDT https://t.co/iAQ4cONmyI GIFT? If interested, a deep, co-authored book w/ Princeton colleagues on how & why the universe works
https://t.co/Ylh292CLDT https://t.co/iAQ4cONmyI
"14.11.2016 02:33:52"  neiltyson Tonite's SuperMoon is Super  versus October's FullMoon only if you think 16.05inch pizzas are Super relative to 16inch pizzas Tonite's SuperMoon is Super  versus October's FullMoon only if you think 16.05inch pizzas are Super relative to 16inch pizzas
"12.11.2016 15:41:37"  neiltyson JUST POSTED: @StarTalkRadio’s “The Science of Zombies and @WalkingDead_AMC.” On @iTunesPodcasts & https://t.co/Yv4Zq2JeNP JUST POSTED: @StarTalkRadio’s “The Science of Zombies and @WalkingDead_AMC.” On @iTunesPodcasts & https://t.co/Yv4Zq2JeNP
"11.11.2016 21:03:36"  neiltyson Freedom isn’t free. It blooms by the blood of those who seek it & those who protect it against forces that would take it away https://t.co/HVYjx0z0n6 Freedom isn’t free. It blooms by the blood of those who seek it & those who protect it against forces that would take it away https://t.co/HVYjx0z0n6
"10.11.2016 06:04:21"  neiltyson Sometimes you need a Cosmic Perspective... https://t.co/XQO6I1tLjr Sometimes you need a Cosmic Perspective... https://t.co/XQO6I1tLjr
"09.11.2016 14:11:28"  neiltyson @gonzea The Elite surely live in Manhattan, but half the households there earn less than $47,000. National number is $52,000 @gonzea The Elite surely live in Manhattan, but half the households there earn less than $47,000. National number is $52,000
"09.11.2016 14:01:37"  neiltyson @heyschreiber Republican Mayors of NYC: LaGuardia three terms. Lindsey one term. Giuliani two terms.  Bloomberg one term. @heyschreiber Republican Mayors of NYC: LaGuardia three terms. Lindsey one term. Giuliani two terms.  Bloomberg one term.
"09.11.2016 13:52:02"  neiltyson FYI: Manhattan, where people know Trump best (he’s lived, worked, & played there most of his life), gave him 10% of the vote. FYI: Manhattan, where people know Trump best (he’s lived, worked, & played there most of his life), gave him 10% of the vote.
"08.11.2016 21:27:10"  neiltyson A paltry few Countries in the history of Civilization have gotten to choose their leaders. How lucky we are to be among them. A paltry few Countries in the history of Civilization have gotten to choose their leaders. How lucky we are to be among them.
"06.11.2016 21:22:11"  neiltyson @ThinkUpstream It’s called the “Planck Time”  5.4 x 10^-44 secs, the time it takes light to travel a “Planck Distance" @ThinkUpstream It’s called the “Planck Time”  5.4 x 10^-44 secs, the time it takes light to travel a “Planck Distance"
"05.11.2016 13:50:23"  neiltyson JUST POSTED: @StarTalkRadio’s “Is Our Universe a Simulation?” with @bgreene. On @iTunesPodcasts & https://t.co/VqjJH9pdvZ JUST POSTED: @StarTalkRadio’s “Is Our Universe a Simulation?” with @bgreene. On @iTunesPodcasts & https://t.co/VqjJH9pdvZ
"04.11.2016 16:52:46"  neiltyson Let’s Make America Smart Again Let’s Make America Smart Again
"03.11.2016 05:15:46"  neiltyson The last time the Chicago Cubs won the World Series, Real Estate developer Donald Trump was running for President of the USA. The last time the Chicago Cubs won the World Series, Real Estate developer Donald Trump was running for President of the USA.
"03.11.2016 02:04:38"  neiltyson Halley's Comet has appeared TWICE in our skies since the last time the Chicago Cubs won the World Series. Halley's Comet has appeared TWICE in our skies since the last time the Chicago Cubs won the World Series.
"03.11.2016 02:02:20"  neiltyson One more? One more?
"03.11.2016 01:58:44"  neiltyson The last time the Chicago Cubs won the World Series, three years would pass before the discovery of the atomic nucleus. The last time the Chicago Cubs won the World Series, three years would pass before the discovery of the atomic nucleus.
"03.11.2016 01:50:26"  neiltyson The expanding Universe was discovered by Edwin Hubble 21 years *after* the Chicago Cubs last won the World Series. The expanding Universe was discovered by Edwin Hubble 21 years *after* the Chicago Cubs last won the World Series.
"03.11.2016 01:48:26"  neiltyson The modern Planetarium was invented 15 years after the Chicago Cubs last won the World Series. The modern Planetarium was invented 15 years after the Chicago Cubs last won the World Series.
"03.11.2016 01:47:12"  neiltyson Five years *after* the Chicago Cubs last won the World Series, Henry Ford perfected the moving assembly line. Five years *after* the Chicago Cubs last won the World Series, Henry Ford perfected the moving assembly line.
"03.11.2016 01:45:49"  neiltyson In the same year the Chicago Cubs last won the World Series, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid were killed in Bolivia. In the same year the Chicago Cubs last won the World Series, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid were killed in Bolivia.
"03.11.2016 01:43:33"  neiltyson The last time the Chicago Cubs won the World Series, Mark Twain was still alive. The last time the Chicago Cubs won the World Series, Mark Twain was still alive.
"03.11.2016 01:41:43"  neiltyson The last time the Chicago Cubs won the World Series, the cosmic object known as Pluto was not yet discovered The last time the Chicago Cubs won the World Series, the cosmic object known as Pluto was not yet discovered
"03.11.2016 01:40:57"  neiltyson The last time the Chicago Cubs won the World Series, the Periodic Table had only 85 Elements on it. The last time the Chicago Cubs won the World Series, the Periodic Table had only 85 Elements on it.
"03.11.2016 01:38:52"  neiltyson The last time the Cubs won the World Series, the Wright Brothers were debating if aeroplanes could ever fly from NYC to Paris The last time the Cubs won the World Series, the Wright Brothers were debating if aeroplanes could ever fly from NYC to Paris
"03.11.2016 01:37:36"  neiltyson The last time the Chicago Cubs won the World Series, the existence of the Atom had only recently been established. The last time the Chicago Cubs won the World Series, the existence of the Atom had only recently been established.
"01.11.2016 19:17:51"  neiltyson Education-Economics-Energy-Environment-Health-Arts-Science-Technology. I must have missed the debates on these policy issues. Education-Economics-Energy-Environment-Health-Arts-Science-Technology. I must have missed the debates on these policy issues.
"29.10.2016 19:19:32"  neiltyson I like new ideas & old wines. New software & old books. Water fountains and fountain pens. New discoveries and old friends. I like new ideas & old wines. New software & old books. Water fountains and fountain pens. New discoveries and old friends.
"26.10.2016 08:50:41"  neiltyson @bulkevans It does. https://t.co/yupXhinhkH @bulkevans It does. https://t.co/yupXhinhkH
"26.10.2016 08:43:04"  neiltyson @makoty5 Welcome to Twitter. @makoty5 Welcome to Twitter.
"24.10.2016 03:10:43"  neiltyson Astrophysics is my first love, but I do occasionally give a schist about geology. Astrophysics is my first love, but I do occasionally give a schist about geology.
"22.10.2016 03:21:00" [] neiltyson JUST POSTED: @StarTalkRadio “Physics & Fantasy of Time Travel" w/ @michiokaku. On @iTunesPodcasts & https://t.co/DQhKKaTtsN JUST POSTED: @StarTalkRadio “Physics & Fantasy of Time Travel" w/ @michiokaku. On @iTunesPodcasts & https://t.co/DQhKKaTtsN
"21.10.2016 23:20:26" [] neiltyson A reminder that in a baseball game you cannot blame an Umpire's enlarged strike zone on the expanding universe. A reminder that in a baseball game you cannot blame an Umpire's enlarged strike zone on the expanding universe.
"17.10.2016 20:38:05" [] neiltyson The physics of Light Sabers: A brief argument with @ProfBrianCox — that I lose.  https://t.co/VmW07ezXry The physics of Light Sabers: A brief argument with @ProfBrianCox — that I lose.  https://t.co/VmW07ezXry
"15.10.2016 23:10:23" [] neiltyson Full Moon this eve, across all Earth's lands. Rising gently in the east, as the curtain of twilight descends. Full Moon this eve, across all Earth's lands. Rising gently in the east, as the curtain of twilight descends.
"14.10.2016 15:49:46" [] neiltyson If a Space Alien landed in the USA & requested: "Take me to your leader", I wonder how Pres Trump would react vs Pres Clinton If a Space Alien landed in the USA & requested: "Take me to your leader", I wonder how Pres Trump would react vs Pres Clinton
"09.10.2016 18:34:16" [] neiltyson @huggy_panda  Oink, oink.   : - ) @huggy_panda  Oink, oink.   : - )
"09.10.2016 14:53:17" [] neiltyson Future headlines from the Multiverse: Nov 9, 2016: “Trump: How I Got Hillary Elected while Dismantling the Republican Party.” Future headlines from the Multiverse: Nov 9, 2016: “Trump: How I Got Hillary Elected while Dismantling the Republican Party.”
"07.10.2016 17:20:39" [] neiltyson Awww. That’s the nicest thing anybody has said to me in a long while. https://t.co/nNdKP2HaF1 Awww. That’s the nicest thing anybody has said to me in a long while. https://t.co/nNdKP2HaF1
"06.10.2016 17:54:22" [] neiltyson If ComicCon people ruled the world, international conflicts would be resolved entirely by plastic  light saber fights in bars If ComicCon people ruled the world, international conflicts would be resolved entirely by plastic  light saber fights in bars
"05.10.2016 23:00:10" [] neiltyson On Pluto, with its 248-year orbit around the Sun, birthdays are incompatible with human physiology. On Pluto, with its 248-year orbit around the Sun, birthdays are incompatible with human physiology.
"05.10.2016 22:36:51" [] neiltyson @ivychat Maybe I‘m floating in an atmospheric balloon in Saturn’s atmosphere. @ivychat Maybe I‘m floating in an atmospheric balloon in Saturn’s atmosphere.
"05.10.2016 22:25:23" [] neiltyson Not that anybody asked, but on Mercury, I’m 240 years old, and on Saturn, I’m just 2. Not that anybody asked, but on Mercury, I’m 240 years old, and on Saturn, I’m just 2.
"05.10.2016 22:20:36" [] neiltyson Thanks, Twitterverse, for all the birthday wishes. Today especially, I don’t feel a day over 58. Thanks, Twitterverse, for all the birthday wishes. Today especially, I don’t feel a day over 58.
"02.10.2016 21:14:48" [] neiltyson The urge to want some bit of information to be true often clouds our ability to assess why that information may be false. The urge to want some bit of information to be true often clouds our ability to assess why that information may be false.
"29.09.2016 09:30:46" [] neiltyson @Afthab Agree that not everybody can be expected to be equal at all things. But consider: https://t.co/JPtWcCdgKU @Afthab Agree that not everybody can be expected to be equal at all things. But consider: https://t.co/JPtWcCdgKU
"29.09.2016 09:19:00" [] neiltyson Evidence that internet Cats are rapidly achieving cosmic consciousness, soon to become our Overlords: https://t.co/FxpgN5VFuH Evidence that internet Cats are rapidly achieving cosmic consciousness, soon to become our Overlords: https://t.co/FxpgN5VFuH
"29.09.2016 09:17:19" [] neiltyson @thelazyred @angelo_ia   : - ) @thelazyred @angelo_ia   : - )
"29.09.2016 09:12:28" [] neiltyson @WitchLizzy Good one. Except of course, it should instead say “the speed of light squared”. But the sentiment is what counts. @WitchLizzy Good one. Except of course, it should instead say “the speed of light squared”. But the sentiment is what counts.
"24.09.2016 03:59:49" [] neiltyson A word of our times: DELUSION -- Being sure something is true in the face of all evidence that says it is not. A word of our times: DELUSION -- Being sure something is true in the face of all evidence that says it is not.
"17.09.2016 20:59:09" [] neiltyson JUST POSTED: @StarTalkRadio Cosmic Queries "The Space Race” w/ @chucknicecomic on @iTunesPodcasts and https://t.co/ada3gXAOqh JUST POSTED: @StarTalkRadio Cosmic Queries "The Space Race” w/ @chucknicecomic on @iTunesPodcasts and https://t.co/ada3gXAOqh
"16.09.2016 16:23:48" [] neiltyson Odd that our measures of animal intelligence are often tests of what humans do best rather than of what they do best. Odd that our measures of animal intelligence are often tests of what humans do best rather than of what they do best.
"14.09.2016 06:55:02" [] neiltyson @snootkiki https://t.co/GFaoDYA0qR @snootkiki https://t.co/GFaoDYA0qR
"14.09.2016 06:47:29" [] neiltyson @The_Mackdawg Sun = “Sol”;  Earth = “Terra”;  Moon = “Luna”.  All Roman/Latin, like the rest of the planets. @The_Mackdawg Sun = “Sol”;  Earth = “Terra”;  Moon = “Luna”.  All Roman/Latin, like the rest of the planets.
"10.09.2016 02:58:29" [] neiltyson JUST POSTED: @StarTalkRadio “A Conversation with Ray Kurzweil" (@KurzweilAINews) On @iTunesPodcasts & https://t.co/2BOiDnjlsP JUST POSTED: @StarTalkRadio “A Conversation with Ray Kurzweil" (@KurzweilAINews) On @iTunesPodcasts & https://t.co/2BOiDnjlsP