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In our recent interview with neil degrasse tyson, he talked about the new season of the cosmos, breaks down the falsehood of the theories that humans use only 10% of their brains, and how genetics can pass down intellectual and physical attributes. The best new childrens books how the gilded age got that way. Neil degrasse tyson recently welcomed bas lansdorp, the ceo of mars one, on his science talk show, star talk. Neil degrasse tyson sits down with andy weir, bestselling author of the martian to discuss his new book artemis a heist story on the moon. Masterclass neil degrasse tyson teaches scientific. Hes putting his money where his mouth is, tyson said.
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And even before that, correspondence included in tyson s latest book. Every day, neil degrasse tyson inspires this and the next generation of explorers, nye. Having previously shared his thoughts on gravity and interstellar, tyson took to twitter on friday afternoon to weigh in on hollywoods latest space drama, the martian. Astrophysicist neil degrasse tyson on the science behind.
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