Not that anyone asked, but the country with the World's lowest life expectancy (Chad) has a higher life expectancy than the country with the highest life expectancy 120 yrs ago (Sweden).
Think Science and especially Medicine has somehow failed you? Think again.
#ScienceMatters
Think Science and especially Medicine has somehow failed you? Think again.
#ScienceMatters
November 23, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Not that anyone asked, but the country with the World's lowest life expectancy (Chad) has a higher life expectancy than the country with the highest life expectancy 120 yrs ago (Sweden).
Think Science and especially Medicine has somehow failed you? Think again.
#ScienceMatters
Think Science and especially Medicine has somehow failed you? Think again.
#ScienceMatters
The way things are going lately, looks like I may need to re-post some of my societal observations from earlier this year.
Stay tuned for their reprise...
Stay tuned for their reprise...
November 23, 2025 at 8:23 PM
The way things are going lately, looks like I may need to re-post some of my societal observations from earlier this year.
Stay tuned for their reprise...
Stay tuned for their reprise...
Massive explosions on the Sun leading to Aurora on Earth. Hayden Planetarium Associate Joe Rao has the latest...
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Redirecting...
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November 12, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Massive explosions on the Sun leading to Aurora on Earth. Hayden Planetarium Associate Joe Rao has the latest...
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Neil deGrasse Tyson Eats the Super Moon
YouTube video by StarTalk
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October 7, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Notice to flat-Earthers in Earth's Eastern Hemisphere witnessing a Total Lunar Eclipse right now
Once again, please alert the authorities if your eclipse tonight looks like this:
Once again, please alert the authorities if your eclipse tonight looks like this:
September 7, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Notice to flat-Earthers in Earth's Eastern Hemisphere witnessing a Total Lunar Eclipse right now
Once again, please alert the authorities if your eclipse tonight looks like this:
Once again, please alert the authorities if your eclipse tonight looks like this:
Dear Everyone in the Earth’s Eastern Hemisphere:
If you can see the Moon at all, you are witnessing a total lunar eclipse over the next few hours. The Full Moon is passing into and out of Earth’s conical shadow in space. This event is long and boring and resembles the Moon going through phases.
If you can see the Moon at all, you are witnessing a total lunar eclipse over the next few hours. The Full Moon is passing into and out of Earth’s conical shadow in space. This event is long and boring and resembles the Moon going through phases.
September 7, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Dear Everyone in the Earth’s Eastern Hemisphere:
If you can see the Moon at all, you are witnessing a total lunar eclipse over the next few hours. The Full Moon is passing into and out of Earth’s conical shadow in space. This event is long and boring and resembles the Moon going through phases.
If you can see the Moon at all, you are witnessing a total lunar eclipse over the next few hours. The Full Moon is passing into and out of Earth’s conical shadow in space. This event is long and boring and resembles the Moon going through phases.
In case anybody needs reminding...
"Science in Health, Wealth, and War"
A Social Media OpEd. [Video: 7m 30s]
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Gsf...
"Science in Health, Wealth, and War"
A Social Media OpEd. [Video: 7m 30s]
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Gsf...
“Science in Health, Wealth, & War” A Social Media Op-Ed by Neil deGrasse Tyson
YouTube video by StarTalk Plus
www.youtube.com
September 4, 2025 at 10:03 PM
In case anybody needs reminding...
"Science in Health, Wealth, and War"
A Social Media OpEd. [Video: 7m 30s]
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Gsf...
"Science in Health, Wealth, and War"
A Social Media OpEd. [Video: 7m 30s]
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Gsf...
August 22, 2025; 4:00pm ET
The Stock Market (DJIA) closed at a record high today for the first time in eight months.
FYI: The long-term average for it to do that is sixteen times per year.
The Stock Market (DJIA) closed at a record high today for the first time in eight months.
FYI: The long-term average for it to do that is sixteen times per year.
August 22, 2025 at 8:07 PM
August 22, 2025; 4:00pm ET
The Stock Market (DJIA) closed at a record high today for the first time in eight months.
FYI: The long-term average for it to do that is sixteen times per year.
The Stock Market (DJIA) closed at a record high today for the first time in eight months.
FYI: The long-term average for it to do that is sixteen times per year.
Early Riser, might you be?
Want a spectacle for free?
Before sunrise you will see
Two bright stars — planets they be.
The brightest one is Venus.
Outshining Jupiter’s light.
Catch both before they’re consumed
By all of morning twilight.
Want a spectacle for free?
Before sunrise you will see
Two bright stars — planets they be.
The brightest one is Venus.
Outshining Jupiter’s light.
Catch both before they’re consumed
By all of morning twilight.
August 11, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Early Riser, might you be?
Want a spectacle for free?
Before sunrise you will see
Two bright stars — planets they be.
The brightest one is Venus.
Outshining Jupiter’s light.
Catch both before they’re consumed
By all of morning twilight.
Want a spectacle for free?
Before sunrise you will see
Two bright stars — planets they be.
The brightest one is Venus.
Outshining Jupiter’s light.
Catch both before they’re consumed
By all of morning twilight.
Fires & Floods & Heat Waves?
How I think about Climate Change.
[Video. 9 mins. 45 sec. ]
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRA2...
How I think about Climate Change.
[Video. 9 mins. 45 sec. ]
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRA2...
How I Think About Climate Change
YouTube video by StarTalk
www.youtube.com
July 5, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Fires & Floods & Heat Waves?
How I think about Climate Change.
[Video. 9 mins. 45 sec. ]
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRA2...
How I think about Climate Change.
[Video. 9 mins. 45 sec. ]
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRA2...
July 4, 1776: Wondering whether the USA is the only country to celebrate its independence on the anniversary of simply declaring it, rather than on the anniversary of winning it. In our case, the British surrender at Yorktown, Virginia: October 19, 1781.
If so, that’s badass.
If so, that’s badass.
July 4, 2025 at 4:43 PM
July 4, 1776: Wondering whether the USA is the only country to celebrate its independence on the anniversary of simply declaring it, rather than on the anniversary of winning it. In our case, the British surrender at Yorktown, Virginia: October 19, 1781.
If so, that’s badass.
If so, that’s badass.
Nothing wrong with expecting people to pick themselves up by their bootstraps, until you realize that some people have no boots.
July 2, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Nothing wrong with expecting people to pick themselves up by their bootstraps, until you realize that some people have no boots.
June 20, 2025 — Summer Solstice, Northern Hemisphere
A few years ago, I took my StarTalk production crew to visit London, and Stonehenge -- a monument to the Summer Solstice.
[Video: 13m]
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjZH...
A few years ago, I took my StarTalk production crew to visit London, and Stonehenge -- a monument to the Summer Solstice.
[Video: 13m]
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjZH...
A Day in the Life of Neil deGrasse Tyson [VLOG]
YouTube video by StarTalk
www.youtube.com
June 20, 2025 at 3:29 PM
June 20, 2025 — Summer Solstice, Northern Hemisphere
A few years ago, I took my StarTalk production crew to visit London, and Stonehenge -- a monument to the Summer Solstice.
[Video: 13m]
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjZH...
A few years ago, I took my StarTalk production crew to visit London, and Stonehenge -- a monument to the Summer Solstice.
[Video: 13m]
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjZH...
Every machine in a Hospital that diagnoses your body without cutting you open is based on a principle of Physics, discovered by a Physicist who had no interest in Medicine.
If you think the world doesn’t need Basic Science, or that somehow Science has failed you, think again.
If you think the world doesn’t need Basic Science, or that somehow Science has failed you, think again.
June 17, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Every machine in a Hospital that diagnoses your body without cutting you open is based on a principle of Physics, discovered by a Physicist who had no interest in Medicine.
If you think the world doesn’t need Basic Science, or that somehow Science has failed you, think again.
If you think the world doesn’t need Basic Science, or that somehow Science has failed you, think again.
What we value in CIVILIZATION: Agriculture, Architecture, the Arts, Transportation, Communication, Health, Wealth, Security.
All pivot on enlightened investments in Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, & Mathematics. "STEAM".
Without them, we descend into the Dark Ages.
All pivot on enlightened investments in Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, & Mathematics. "STEAM".
Without them, we descend into the Dark Ages.
June 11, 2025 at 3:09 AM
What we value in CIVILIZATION: Agriculture, Architecture, the Arts, Transportation, Communication, Health, Wealth, Security.
All pivot on enlightened investments in Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, & Mathematics. "STEAM".
Without them, we descend into the Dark Ages.
All pivot on enlightened investments in Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, & Mathematics. "STEAM".
Without them, we descend into the Dark Ages.
** Evidence You Might Be In A Cult **
You follow one charismatic Leader.
In your Leader’s mind, your Leader can do no wrong.
In your mind, your Leader can do no wrong.
Your Leader demonizes dissidents & outsiders.
Loyalty's the ultimate measure of your devotion.
You don't know you're in a Cult
You follow one charismatic Leader.
In your Leader’s mind, your Leader can do no wrong.
In your mind, your Leader can do no wrong.
Your Leader demonizes dissidents & outsiders.
Loyalty's the ultimate measure of your devotion.
You don't know you're in a Cult
May 31, 2025 at 6:03 PM
** Evidence You Might Be In A Cult **
You follow one charismatic Leader.
In your Leader’s mind, your Leader can do no wrong.
In your mind, your Leader can do no wrong.
Your Leader demonizes dissidents & outsiders.
Loyalty's the ultimate measure of your devotion.
You don't know you're in a Cult
You follow one charismatic Leader.
In your Leader’s mind, your Leader can do no wrong.
In your mind, your Leader can do no wrong.
Your Leader demonizes dissidents & outsiders.
Loyalty's the ultimate measure of your devotion.
You don't know you're in a Cult
My life’s wisdom. Inspired by & dedicated to the memory of my father, Cyril DeGrasse Tyson - Civil Rights era sociologist.
It's what conflicts & disagreements among us look like when you’re scientifically literate — sprinkled with a dose of Cosmic Perspective.
neildegrassetyson.com/books/2022-0...
It's what conflicts & disagreements among us look like when you’re scientifically literate — sprinkled with a dose of Cosmic Perspective.
neildegrassetyson.com/books/2022-0...
May 28, 2025 at 6:48 PM
My life’s wisdom. Inspired by & dedicated to the memory of my father, Cyril DeGrasse Tyson - Civil Rights era sociologist.
It's what conflicts & disagreements among us look like when you’re scientifically literate — sprinkled with a dose of Cosmic Perspective.
neildegrassetyson.com/books/2022-0...
It's what conflicts & disagreements among us look like when you’re scientifically literate — sprinkled with a dose of Cosmic Perspective.
neildegrassetyson.com/books/2022-0...
Memorial Day 2025
Freedom isn’t free.
Freedom isn’t free.
May 26, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Memorial Day 2025
Freedom isn’t free.
Freedom isn’t free.
Since 1975 (the past fifty years) global vaccination efforts have saved the lives of 154 million people, especially reducing infant deaths — by 40%.
That’s greater than the total population of France + Germany.
#ScienceMatters
That’s greater than the total population of France + Germany.
#ScienceMatters
Global immunization efforts have saved at least 154 million lives over the past 50 years
A major landmark study reveals that global immunization efforts have saved an estimated 154 million lives – or the equivalent of 6 lives every minute of every year – over the past 50 years. The vast m...
www.who.int
May 23, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Since 1975 (the past fifty years) global vaccination efforts have saved the lives of 154 million people, especially reducing infant deaths — by 40%.
That’s greater than the total population of France + Germany.
#ScienceMatters
That’s greater than the total population of France + Germany.
#ScienceMatters
When a Government is scientifically illiterate, but doesn’t know it, then its actions (or inactions) can be a recipe for the dismantling of an informed and enlightened Democracy.
#ScienceMatters
#ScienceMatters
May 22, 2025 at 6:11 PM
When a Government is scientifically illiterate, but doesn’t know it, then its actions (or inactions) can be a recipe for the dismantling of an informed and enlightened Democracy.
#ScienceMatters
#ScienceMatters
Unfamiliar with the role of science in America’s national defense, or the history of science innovation in the defense of sovereign nations? I invite you to start with, Accessory to War: The Unspoken Alliance Between Astrophysics & the Military.
neildegrassetyson.com/books/2018-09-accessory-to-war/
neildegrassetyson.com/books/2018-09-accessory-to-war/
May 20, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Unfamiliar with the role of science in America’s national defense, or the history of science innovation in the defense of sovereign nations? I invite you to start with, Accessory to War: The Unspoken Alliance Between Astrophysics & the Military.
neildegrassetyson.com/books/2018-09-accessory-to-war/
neildegrassetyson.com/books/2018-09-accessory-to-war/
Not that anyone asked, but during my tenure on the Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Board, under part of Obama-2 and all of Trump-1, we visited Military Bases domestically & abroad.
At no time did any member of the Armed Forces I met say to me: “America needs less science funding.”
At no time did any member of the Armed Forces I met say to me: “America needs less science funding.”
May 20, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Not that anyone asked, but during my tenure on the Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Board, under part of Obama-2 and all of Trump-1, we visited Military Bases domestically & abroad.
At no time did any member of the Armed Forces I met say to me: “America needs less science funding.”
At no time did any member of the Armed Forces I met say to me: “America needs less science funding.”
If a foreign adversary snuck into our Federal budget and cut science research and education the way we’re cutting it ourselves — strategically undermining America’s long-term health, wealth, and security — we would likely consider it an act of war.
May 19, 2025 at 7:36 PM
If a foreign adversary snuck into our Federal budget and cut science research and education the way we’re cutting it ourselves — strategically undermining America’s long-term health, wealth, and security — we would likely consider it an act of war.
Dear Republicans,
Cutting science budgets has not historically been a Republican thing. For example, Lincoln created the National Academy of Sciences. Eisenhower's term increased the science budget 366%. Gerald Ford, +15%; George H. W. Bush, +30%; George W. Bush, +54%.
Just sayin’.
Cutting science budgets has not historically been a Republican thing. For example, Lincoln created the National Academy of Sciences. Eisenhower's term increased the science budget 366%. Gerald Ford, +15%; George H. W. Bush, +30%; George W. Bush, +54%.
Just sayin’.
May 19, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Dear Republicans,
Cutting science budgets has not historically been a Republican thing. For example, Lincoln created the National Academy of Sciences. Eisenhower's term increased the science budget 366%. Gerald Ford, +15%; George H. W. Bush, +30%; George W. Bush, +54%.
Just sayin’.
Cutting science budgets has not historically been a Republican thing. For example, Lincoln created the National Academy of Sciences. Eisenhower's term increased the science budget 366%. Gerald Ford, +15%; George H. W. Bush, +30%; George W. Bush, +54%.
Just sayin’.
The 80-year recipe stoking America’s Prosperity:
1) Free-market capital investments in brilliant ideas…
2) enabled by Engineering Innovations…
3) based on Science Research in Universities…
4) funded by Grants from the US Government.
It’s time more people understood this.
1) Free-market capital investments in brilliant ideas…
2) enabled by Engineering Innovations…
3) based on Science Research in Universities…
4) funded by Grants from the US Government.
It’s time more people understood this.
May 17, 2025 at 1:36 PM
The 80-year recipe stoking America’s Prosperity:
1) Free-market capital investments in brilliant ideas…
2) enabled by Engineering Innovations…
3) based on Science Research in Universities…
4) funded by Grants from the US Government.
It’s time more people understood this.
1) Free-market capital investments in brilliant ideas…
2) enabled by Engineering Innovations…
3) based on Science Research in Universities…
4) funded by Grants from the US Government.
It’s time more people understood this.