Stephen Colbert interviews renowned astrophysicist Neil Degrasse Tyson (For over an hour).
Stephen Colbert may be famous for his comedic chops, but he’s also one of the smartest interviewers around.
Usually Colbert’s interviews last under 10 minutes, but in this video, Colbert takes on famous astrophysicist Neil Degrasse Tyson for over an hour!
Best Lines From The Interview:
[Tweet “Scientists don’t lead marching armies [or] build bombs. That was taxpayers” – Neil Degrasse Tyson”]
In this quote, Tyson discusses the moral implications of discovering and building the atomic bomb.
[Tweet “At the end of the day, a discovery itself is not moral. It is our application of it that must pass that test ” – Neil Degrasse Tyson”]
[Tweet Why We Distrust Science: “People Don’t Understand How It Does What It Can Do” – Neil Degrasse Tyson”]
Degrasse Tyson also delved into the many issues with the way we educate and reward students in the American education system.
[Tweet “Our academic system rewards [fact-memorizers, but at the end of the day, what we need are problem-solvers” – Neil Degrasse Tyson”]
Which major discoveries have we ignored in our history? Degrasse brought up Hubble’s work from the 1920s, on how the Universe is expanding, and on discovering new galaxies.
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