Neil deGrasse Tyson

Neil deGrasse Tyson @neiltyson

Posted this five years ago. But from what has transpired in America recently, it’s clear that not enough people paid attention. So I’ll try again… A meditation on Political vs. Personal vs. Objective Truths [1,000 words — 4 minute read] https://t.co/VnIS6kuSkS — PolitiTweet.org

Neil deGrasse Tyson @neiltyson

Well, it’s about time. This should have happened 150 years ago. Science in the USA will become a Cabinet Level post. https://t.co/8hGx4zsP2M — PolitiTweet.org

Neil deGrasse Tyson @neiltyson

@IbolyaRobinson @DavidHardman_CA @svtriteia That’s a correct understanding. Speed of light is squared in E=Mc^2 simply because the units for energy invoke a velocity squared. Classical kinetic energy takes the same form, but with a 1/2 in it: KE = 1/2 m v^2 — PolitiTweet.org

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@DavidHardman_CA @svtriteia https://t.co/sQ1a1TIJ7T — PolitiTweet.org

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Seems to me, if you can get the citizens of a Democracy to no longer agree on what is objectively true in the world, then you have conquered them with all the strength of an invading army. (A picture may help visualize this) https://t.co/H9QAfyCSln — PolitiTweet.org

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@svtriteia People should have their mind blown at least once a week — PolitiTweet.org

Neil deGrasse Tyson @neiltyson

Seems to me, if you can get the citizens of a Democracy to no longer agree on what is objectively true in the world, then you have conquered them with all the strength of an invading army. — PolitiTweet.org

Neil deGrasse Tyson @neiltyson

@tadkins613 https://t.co/wPnG2aKnzU — PolitiTweet.org

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@JeremyCorbell @ufos_n_lukes @Julesofthwood Thanks for the shout out 1) I’m vastly more informed than presumed 2) I’ve never asserted that unexplained sky phenomena are not aliens. Only that being unexplained is not itself evidence of aliens Allow my skepticism to fuel your data-collecting. I want to meet the aliens too — PolitiTweet.org

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@JeremyCorbell @ufos_n_lukes @Julesofthwood Thanks for the shout out. 1) I’m vastly more informed than presume 2) I’ve never asserted that unexplained sky phenomena are not aliens. Only that being unexplained is not itself evidence of aliens Allow my skepticism to fuel your data-collecting. I want to meet the aliens too — PolitiTweet.org

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Imagine a world where Nations find the search for life in the Universe more interesting than the taking of life on Earth. — PolitiTweet.org

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@charlie44444 Good one. But I think you mean: no one noticed it as late as I **posted** — PolitiTweet.org

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Hmm. Looks like @TheOnion’s investigative reporters might have figured it out: https://t.co/C97YrTipdF — PolitiTweet.org

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Was wondering if I was the only person who noticed this… https://t.co/Um3aC1TSk4 — PolitiTweet.org

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@HozaifaShabur Earth’s rotation has never been perfect constant. Depends on many factors that re-distribute Earth’s mass north-south, or inward and outward. e.g. glacial melts, migrating animals, Earth quakes, volcanoes. But also, tides sloshing on shores. — PolitiTweet.org

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@HCoorinna @timminchin You bring back 1978, I’ll bring back my sideburns. — PolitiTweet.org

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@LucasDeOlv3ira @timminchin The Big Bang. — PolitiTweet.org

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@JessyWi84079024 @timheap68 No. And in any case, the product is spelled Polident. Welcome to Twitter! FYI: I mention pop-culture objects and products and icons all the time. No need to be suspicious. — PolitiTweet.org

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@timheap68 Maaaaybe. — PolitiTweet.org

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@kiers @Pogue Darn. I usually watch all videos to the very end. Missed that “disclaimer”. Thanks. — PolitiTweet.org

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@Pogue Beautiful indeed. Especially the “galloping” reindeer. But I’m skeptical of the geometry of it all. Most objects are offered in 2D, requiring a **single** sightline to see and appreciate the full image. Yet the video lines-of-sight are changing constantly. — PolitiTweet.org

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@dehelgerson @notjustplanetA @timminchin I’m with David on that one. The entire beat-poem ends with a sequnce steeped in wonder. Sounds like somebody didn’t watch all ten minutes of the video. — PolitiTweet.org

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@Ariyan87826839 @timminchin Served on NASA’s Advisory Council many years ago. But have had no affiliation since 2008. — PolitiTweet.org

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My annual post of the 10-minute beat poem “Storm” by @TimMinchin. A raw dose of sanity in a world that occasionally loses sight of the universe. https://t.co/VKYDs1aJ2B — PolitiTweet.org

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January 2, 2021 Merry Perihelion to all residents of planet Earth. The day when Earth, in its oval orbit, is closer to the Sun than on any other day of the year. If interested… https://t.co/qc6PVQAgrx https://t.co/7eoSPoYE14 — PolitiTweet.org

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@RunnerGal23 Future scientist. — PolitiTweet.org

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@MagsinoCyrus New Year’s is a calendric event, not an astronomical one. So it occurs at midnight Dec 31, no matter what. — PolitiTweet.org

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Hold all calls... It’s New Year’s Eve and I’m in the middle of @SYFY channel's annual Twilight Zone Marathon. See you on the other side, because 2020 was surely a twilight zone unto itself. — PolitiTweet.org

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@MKBHD No. I never go after the magic of an invented universe — only the things overlooked that derive from the real universe. — PolitiTweet.org

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@E_Vaan “Tri” is Latin. That’s why. Also, of course, the Romans has Neptune in that role. — PolitiTweet.org