The Tales of a Handlebar Mustache

The day to day of a red head with a handlebar mustache.

astrotastic:

project-argus:

dsaucedo:

I wrote this song about Neil deGrasse Tyson because he is awesome.

You can download it for free here: http://dannysaucedo.bandcamp.com/track/neil-degrasse-tyson and you can download tons of other free songs here: http://dannysaucedo.bandcamp.com/

Cool!

I admit, I completely lost it at the third line. With all due respect, of course.

Chocolate Carl Sagan. Yes.

andrewadjei:

Nerdist Podcast #139: Neil Degrasse Tyson

Episode Description: Matt and I ventured to New York to chat up one of our favorite people, Neil deGrasse Tyson, who is always the smartest person in the room. Any room. Dr. Tyson is the Frederick P. Rose Director of the Hayden Planetarium at the Rose Center for Earth and Space. He also hosts NOVA scienceNOW on PBS and the ever enthralling StarTalk, which Mira and I were lucky enough to sit in on for the episode posting November 13th. Beyond all that, HE IS FUNNY. Like, actually hilarious.

This ep covers everything from Cosmology to quarks with a side of space sex. We had damn near unhealthy amounts of fun and I hope to con Dr. Tyson to coming on again in the near future.

(Episode Duration: 1:03:00)

This is easily one of my favorite episodes to date. Just the pure nerdiness. They talk about everything from 4th dimensions, to the sky in the film “Titanic,” to the horrible effects Superman turning the earth backwards would have, to space procreation,and if a woman can give birth in space.

Pure nerdy goodness.

I think I’m now a Neil Degrasse Tyson fan. And suddenly I want to take a physics course.lol (but seriously)

Available for download on Nerdist.com, or subscribe on iTunes/ZuneMarketplace

-XIII

astrotastic:

chromatichouse:

Must Watch: An Out-of-Character Stephen Colbert Interviews Neil Degrasse Tyson

This is excellent. Back in 2010, an out-of-character Stephen Colbert sat down with astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson at Montclair University to talk for 90 minutes about science, society and the universe. Yesterday, the Hayden Planetarium posted the interview on its website for all to watch.

The interview starts a little more than 6 minutes in. Topics addressed include:

  • Why there is something instead of nothing (in ten words or less)
  • The ethics of man/animal hybrids
  • The “complexity” of evolutionary processes versus the tenants of creationism
  • Whether science is a thing, a way to look at the world, or both
  • Lab-grown meat
  • The plausibility of a multiverse
  • The importance of promoting science literacy
  • The latest discoveries in astrophysics, including Mars farts

Great interview, but I didn’t really like it when the audience laughed after just about every question that was asked, or answer that was given. They’re funny guys, but you can tell when they’re being serious.

Amazing thoughts from Neil deGrasse Tyson

deepthoughtsbydirk:

from reddit.com

Q: What never fails to blow your mind in physics?

A:

1) The fact that an electron has no known size — it’s smaller than the smallest measurement we have ever made of anything.

2) That Quarks come only in pairs: If you try to separate two of them, the energy you sink into the system to accomplish this feat is exactly the energy to spontaneously create two more quarks - one to partner with each of those you pulled apart.

3) That the space-time structure inside a rotating black hole does not preclude the existence of an entire other universe. MindBlown x 3

Q: What is your favorite short science fact you like to tell people to really make them think?

A: That our bodies atoms are traceable to supernova stars that scattered their chemical enrichment across the cosmos, spawning the birth of star systems that contain planets, at least one of them containing life.

Q: Since time slows relative to the speed of light, does this mean that photons are essentially not moving through time at all? A: yes. Precisely. Which means ——- are you seated? Photons have no ticking time at all, which means, as far as they are concerned, they are absorbed the instant they are emitted, even if the distance traveled is across the universe itself.

Q: What are you feelings on religion and the afterlife, and are you scared to die?

A: I remain unconvinced that anything other than rapid decomposition is the fate of my body and mind after death. I’ve accomplished enough in life so that I do not fear death. In fact, I’ve left instructions for my Epitaph - a quote from the educator, Horace Mann: “Be Ashamed to Die, Until You Have Scored Some Victory for Humanity”. That’s the creed I live by. And will die by.

Q: If you could impress one thing on young people today, what would it be?

A: That adults are not all they’re cracked up to be. And most of them are wrong most of the time. This can be quite revelatory for a kid - often launching them on a personal quest of exploration, rather than of Q&A sessions with their parents.