Neil deGrasse Tyson Takes The Colbert Questionert

[@sylvain-paulcote5470]

"Insatiably curious 'till I die!" The words of a man that is not content to know what he knows and wants to keep learning. A true genius.

[@avisrobinson452]

Yes! That was so profound

[@eroraf8637]

Honestly, I’ll probably still be insatiably curious even after I die. I wonder if it’s possible to drive God crazy with endless questions?

[@annemettefrederiksen7751]

And an endangered species in this age of hunting and"gunning" down anyone with a brain/education trying to help society survive epidemics, climate change and our own stupidity..I love to hear this man talk...

[@jaaaaannnnee]

I want the WHOLE QUESTIONERT!

[@kendallstark4302]

Tyson's five words are possibly the best answer to that question 💖

[@keksi6844]

Tyson has quit science and he is getting into country music. I am kidding about second part but not about first part. He was doing interview with Ben Shapiro who asked him about transgenderism and Tyson respond how we cant involve science in LGBTQ+ agenda and that that people should just accept thing as they are and not got science involved in it. So Tyson has officially quit science which is not capable of figuring out LGBTQ+ agenda and we should just have FAITH and ACCEPT IT AS IT IS. In other words Tyson is a Masonic shill deceiving people with cosmos science yet denying investigation of actual problems on Earth and trying to cover up Masonic/Lucifer agenda.

[@LeeStJohn-ym4df]

His and then Ringo whom I had in 1st place before I saw NDT.

[@Jimunu]

@@keksi6844 malicious and malignant misreading of what tyson meant. And a spotlight on that you know (and those that put those that told you to think that) nothing of the scientific method

[@dayegilharno4988]

@@keksi6844 Soo... Neill called on your better half tto understand an issue more with your heart than with your logic, and your worse half answered. How does that make you feel?

[@RabblesTheBinx]

@@keksi6844 I'd call you an idiot, but that would be an insult to idiots.

[@pcbacklash_3261]

Neil's last answer really struck a chord with me. Learning is one of the things that make life worth living for me. That's why, if I could stay healthy, I wouldn't mind living for a VERY long time. There's so freaking much out there to know!

[@christopherkarr1872]

Then look up a real scientist that held the public eye - Carl Sagan. Neil is a sad shadow of what a real scientist and a real multidisciplinary savant is.

[@jamesc.lockwood3810]

@@christopherkarr1872 Sounds like some one who spends too much time dissing others. Maybe Dr. Tyson is trying to get where Dr. Sagan is or go past him.

[@pcbacklash_3261]

@@christopherkarr1872 Neil is actually the best science communicator I've ever seen -- and that includes the late, great Carl Sagan. Carl had an unparalleled eloquence, but Neil has a way to making science fun and much more approachable. They each have/had their strong suits.

[@deductivereasoning4257]

All being mentioned are hacks because they whiffed on gravity. Sagan was a hack too which is why his name is only dropped by neurodivergents on atheist channels. Sagan whiffed on gravity, light, fusion, and anything else actually important. All are just spokespeople for the atheist business model...

[@Soulja98]

@@deductivereasoning4257 Are you going to put forward someone who represents something close to an example of the perfect scientist who was always right? Is not peer review the basis of the scientific method? Nobody said they were perfect. Provide an example of your ideal scientist and public figure.

[@jf7098]

One of my favorite Colbert questionnaires. Neil is one of the best talk show guests of all time, IMO ❤

[@Rayzersword]

Neil just destroyed the great hot dog sandwich debate in 10 seconds. That shit is scientific fact now.

[@jeffs6090]

That's always been my argument. Meat between bread and eat it with your hands (regardless of there being a hinge in the bread or not) - sandwich!

[@atlasfeynman1039]

@@jeffs6090 Hamburger = Sandwich? Egg McMuffin = Sandwich? Calzone = Sandwich? Pizza Pop = Sandwich? Panini = Sandwich? Pita Wrap = Sandwich? Dumplings = Sandwich? Deep Fried in batter anything = Sandwich? A hot dog is not a sandwich.

[@frigginjerk]

@@atlasfeynman1039 Aside from being hand-held bread with filling, a sandwich also has to use leavened bread that was initially cooked separately from the rest of the ingredients. Tacos, wraps, and other unleavened bread with fillings are not sandwiches. Neither is anything in the dough-pocket-with-filling family, since even if the dough is yeasted, dough is not bread: to the extent that the dough does become bread, it only happens in conjunction with the other ingredients, and therefore, it's not a sandwich.

[@atlasfeynman1039]

@@frigginjerk Tacos... good one. What about nan bread? If I put chicken curry in the middle of a nan and wrap it, is it a sandwich?

[@frigginjerk]

@@atlasfeynman1039 Naan is leavened, isn't it? In that case, I suppose it would count. Likewise, if I took a single slice of standard sandwich bread, put something on it, and folded it in half, that would count as a sandwich, too, under the definition I have proposed. ...I'm willing to accept both of these as sandwiches, although I do think they're pushing the limits of sandwich ontology.

[@h3artands0uLL]

I would have loved to hear Neil’s answer for “What happens when we die?” in the Colbert Questionnaire. I wonder if he would’ve gone the practical route describing what happens to our physical bodies decomposing back into the earth, or if he would’ve went for an answer similar to Keanu’s, “I know that the ones who love us will miss us.”

[@thehappycamper6789]

I thought the same thing … his answer to what happens when we die, especially because he is an atheist

[@wizardsuth]

He has answered that question: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o2W9kJmEedaShsU

[@jenmatt1923]

I clicked for that answer specifically. I was disappointed to see it wasn't answered/was cut.

[@Katelyn3666]

This was delightful to watch.

[@davidturnbole4395]

These are the best segment he's ever had!!

[@kimberknutson831]

I love these 2 men immensely. I am the same age as Stephen Colbert. I graduated high school in 1981. That song was the theme song for my graduating class. I saw Styx in Tulsa, Oklahoma around that time. I owned all of their albums, which my husband thinks is rather amusing. He was more of a Pink Floyd and Steely Dan guy. He is 6 years older than I am. I did not know that about the ending of that song, which makes me feel rather silly retroactively. I also have advanced degrees in English and would have been a physicist if I did not also love literature as I do. I have a wicked crush on Einstein, which my husband knows about and accepts. My favorite combination in a person is smart and funny. That was great. Thank you. : )

[@ChuckNicholson]

Neil's 5 words: I was expecting "As always, Keep Looking Up"

[@atlasfeynman1039]

His Startalk podcast sign off :)

[@tiny99990]

Those are words to live by, not 5 words to describe his life.

[@SlurpieBoy70]

We didn’t get to hear “Apples or Oranges”!

[@NicoGreekos]

also "favorite smell?"

[@kathydockins4304]

Scariest animal was also missing. There are 15 questions and we only got to hear six from this brilliant, brilliant man. I want 'em all!

[@Bitfire31337]

They probably didn't have enough time left on the show. Here's hoping they release the full thing on KZbin at some point (though I doubt they really will).

[@TheTechnoElf]

"Sparkling or flat" was also missing.

[@YodatheHobbit]

They wouldn't ask least favorite smell without asking favorite smell first!@@Bitfire31337

[@alys1535]

We are all dying for Evie to take the questioner

[@vincenttakeda9157]

oh yes very much

[@howamilooking5952]

Evie, Evie, Evie!

[@womanofsubstance8735]

"It's a sandwich! Next Question." Thank You, Neil! I absolutely adore Neil! He's funny as well as a geek. Love 'im.

[@joejacko1587]

no no peanut butter and jelly grilled cheese those are sandwiches but neil says they are not a taco is not a sandwich either just like a hotdog isn't slice loaves of bread is what makes something a sandwich also Pluto is a planet

[@womanofsubstance8735]

@@joejacko1587 Lol Yes, Pluto is still a planet, just as it was when I was a kid. However, I guess a sandwich is in the eye of the beholder.

[@wideawake5630]

I knew Neil wouldn't disappoint. Some great answers there.

[@iTzJimBoi]

Name one other guest that starts an interview with Stephen screaming about the sanctity of sandwiches. There can be no other.

[@maryrosekent8223]

And making an extremely cogent argument to back it up.

[@donnaallencprw343]

We need more Neil deGrasse Tyson's in our universe! The sandwich question was a clincher for a human being with sanity - Smile!!!

[@nicorobin5978]

Neil deGrasse Tyson's answers are now canon for what the best possible answers are since he knows everything.

[@RabblesTheBinx]

But does he know why kids love Cinnamon Toast Crunch?

[@cleverusername9369]

I feel like Tyson would be the first to say "Actually, he DOESN'T know everything, nor would he want to, because learning is a joy as endless as the cosmos." Or some NDT shit like that.

[@feralbluee]

LOL :) ✨

[@VogonPoet67]

HE didn't know the number Stephen was thinking.

[@angiejones7702]

Just because it has a hinge doesn't mean it's not a sandwich. 😂😂😂 touché Sir. Love the vest 💜👽🪐🌟

[@debbiedean3165]

You two are always so amazing together 😁

[@ilovefunnyamv2nd]

damn, those are some of the most powerful 5 words ever spoken

[@Smilley85]

I still prefer John Oliver's "I have no fu**ing idea" for its blatant honesty, but this is a good one, too.

[@chiluco2000]

I like how Mr. Tyson thinks accurately and precisely before he talks

[@Calnelth]

He slips up too at times, everyone does :P I think why he should be praised is his rather continuous effort to do his best to think accurately and precisely before talking, unlike a lot of people who doesn't seem to care and just spam.

[@kindsprit4039]

This is the best one!!

[@RustyLid]

A hotdog is a sandwich consisting of a frankfurter sausage in an elongated bun with an assortment of tasty condiments.

[@lilivonshtup3808]

To me, that is not debatable. What's debatable are the condiments.

[@joejacko1587]

a bun is not sliced loaves of bread

[@charlesbridges3991]

@@joejacko1587 what is it if you use a slice of bread and mayo,l do it all the time. It's that a sandwich?

[@joejacko1587]

@@charlesbridges3991 yep a mayo sandwich seen people do it with just mustard and bread

[@joejacko1587]

@@charlesbridges3991 also sounds little gross but hey to each its own

[@TyrSkyFatherOfTheGods]

Isn't anyone going to mention how much Stephen nails Dennis De Young? Now I want to see him do the whole song!

[@notsure1969]

The rest of my life in 5 words: "It isn't over yet, man."

[@feralbluee]

like this one!! to see past one’s present to what could happen!! alllll riiight!!! thanks, i needed that :) ✨✨✨🌷🌱

[@chrisspathelf2310]

He explained the song come sail away as if he was explaining the square root of something. Lol

[@leonardbank4188]

Very very good episode of the questionert!

[@twstf8905]

Hahaha the look on Neil's face in the thumbnail 🤣

[@TOYSTITCHER]

Loving these ! Thank You 👍🤗✨

[@CJ-uo5cl]

Stephen makes a salient point. There really are not enough pop songs about alien abductions. Wait, is You Took My Heart one?

[@foxbat1766]

Not that anyone cares, but my answers are: 1) Best Sandwich - MLT, mutton, lettuce and tomato (Lean Mutton and ripe tomatoes are a must). 2) Autograph - James Doohan (he obliged!) 3) Least Favorite Smell - Anything sewer-like, be it nature or urban 4) One Song - does 2112 by RUSH count? If not, Fight the Good Fight - Triumph 5) Number - Not really a great question, but I'd guess 42. 6) Rest of my life - Live, love, eat, sleep, travel.

[@maxwelladdae2218]

There is never a dull moment with this guy

[@Swpeloquin]

In other Colbert questionairs ypu ask what happens when you die, why not for this one?

[@andrewparker318]

Most likely cause Neil has already talked about that so many times, it would be better to ask him something we don't know

[@jhetling]

Neil's awesome! I love his masters class!

[@wendydarling5790]

The vase of flowers on the aerobic step lol

[@sacrilegiousboi]

Neil's 5 words for his future: "I want to get abducted"

[@wideawake5630]

Who else has that song stuck in their heads now ?lol

[@ratguy69]

Alternative response: “Get me off this planet.”

[@CD_Character]

"I wanna be elected." Alice Cooper

[@keksi6844]

How does Tyson believe in Aliens with ZERO EVIDENCE but does not believe in God despite signs all over place????

[@ratguy69]

@@keksi6844 Did he say he believed in aliens?

[@rhov-anion]

Science has concluded: a hotdog *is* a sandwich.

[@ivanobar1]

Rhov Anion Not sure about science, but the stream of logic was unassailable.

[@joejacko1587]

@@ivanobar1 by that logic peanut butter and jelly grilled cheese aren't sandwiches yet tacos are needs to be on sliced loaves of bread and a bun is not that

[@ivanobar1]

joe jacko Not sure what you’re referring to. Neil distinguished a hotdog bun as being connected, but otherwise it qualified aa a sandwich. A peanut butter and jelly sandwich is squarely a sandwich. We use definitions as expedients; they’re practical, good enough for day to day stuff, but rarely scrutinized. Socrates went around asking “wise” men what love, justice, etc…is, only to realize that none of these learned men had an answer; they had not been probed, their explanations were messy…and embarrassing. That did not go well for Socrates. To clarify, whether a hotdog is a sandwich is sort of joke. Maybe it’s just to delve into an individual’s thought process, for fun. Maybe reveal how committed one is to a particular concept of sandwich. All definitions blurr at the edges, give way to exceptions. They represent ideas that are by nature fluid and general. Definitions, as representative of ideas, are general and fluid. What is a chair? Can a rock be a chair? Is a chair the function of the thing or must it conform to something like a dining room chair; the appearance. It seems that the convention of a hot dog as a sandwich does not sit well with everyone, but that’s mostly due to conditioning/familiarity. My comment was directed at the speed and logic Neil used to support his stance.

[@rhov-anion]

@@ivanobar1 You aced Debate Class, didn't you? Kudos. I love to see multi-paragraph replies on the internet. The world is full of non-readers who give up if a reply is more than 10 words and lacks emojis.

[@ivanobar1]

Rhov Anion Thanks. No formal debating, though argued with a brother 6 years my senior in my youth; that and a little science and philosophy. Even when we’re talking about hotdogs, we’re not really talking about hotdogs.

[@elizabethmefford7200]

Why didn’t you post all 15 questions?!

[@michaelg8193]

"It is a cookbook. It is a cookbook!"

[@linengray]

Well the science man finally closed the hot dog debate.

[@jonno2680]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/r4Kln4OKZ9eLaMk

[@linengray]

@@jonno2680 kzbin.info/www/bejne/nYeudoBqgJ19bqM

[@GrasshopperRDG]

I loved how he chose the word "INSATIABLY" and I too am in concurrence!~😊💚*

[@derekclear3913]

"What number am i thinking of?" Is it always the same number or does it change every time? Is the number something to do with Lord of the rings?

[@derekclear3913]

And is the number obvious like 42 or 69 or is it 269 after the bus i used to take home from school 35 years ago.....no that'd be stupid, how would the writers know i went home on the 269.....oooops sorry, i actually went home on the 268 which took the same but reverse loop.... is the number 268?

[@subman23]

Or is the answer going to be "no" ño matter what number the guest says

[@vincenttakeda9157]

the number has to be one... thats the number of rings to rule them all and in the darkness bind them. and who guesses 1?

[@vincenttakeda9157]

they say that 2 is just as bad as one but how do you in the darkness bind them with 2 eh? answer me that!

[@nathanc6204]

I thought he might say pi

[@whatabouttheearth]

There's an entire book about musicians who had UFO experiences and how they felt it changed their music or even inspired or created it

[@shawnfarquhar2434]

Tyson: [trying desperately to sound smart] "Did you know it's about going off into space?" Colbert: "Ah, yeah, they specifically mentioned 'Spaceship' in the lyrics." Tyson: "Yeah, but, yeah, but."

[@maryrosekent8223]

1. BEST SANDWICH = Grilled cheese on sourdough 2. AUTOGRAPH REQUEST = Racecar driver Peter Revson 3. LEAST FAVORITE SMELL = Cooking cruciformes vegetables (broccoli, cauliflower, etc.) 4. ONE SONG FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE = Mahler’s Fourth Symphony with Kathleen Battle singing the final movement 5. WHAT NUMBER IS SC THINKING OF: 17 6. DESCRIBE YOUR LIFE IN FIVE WORDS: It’s all downhill from here

[@gonzalotejedar]

Subterranean Homesick Alien has to be the coolest alien abduction song

[@AqueleRod]

A lot of questions missing, we need the complete version!

[@sohooded]

This questionnaire is seriously incomplete .

[@wffarrell]

Hey, we didn't get the apple question!!

[@victroiki7321]

Tht was so awesome...Neil for President

[@walstib4945]

2 amazing brains! 💕❣️

[@patriciasepulveda1264]

Brilliant. And Colbert was brilliant singing that song right off .. beginning AND end. I knew the song but could not have brought it up in actual singing for my life! Loved NdGT's rest of his life answer! P.S. We need you to have Neil on your show again Stephen! and again. and again. The two of you together is entertainment magic!

[@dennischolo909]

thoust shall bring me more......................keep up the great work.

[@AzureRook]

That hotdog=sandwich definition presumes all sandwiches contain meat/protein, I would say a better definition is all sandwiches must contain sliced ingredients between bread

[@frigginjerk]

I agree that meat isn't required, but the slice idea seems like a dead-end. Loose handfuls of uncut spinach leaves could be a sandwich. A lousy one, but still a sandwich. And I've never heard any credible claim that a peanut butter & jelly sandwich isn't a sandwich. I think the hand-held part is important. Filling is pretty much irrelevant, as long as it's something. Hinge is irrelevant. ...An important question is whether a burrito is a sandwich or not. I don't think it is, which suggests that the bread has to be leavened. Then there's also the question of whether any flour-based container for a filling is a sandwich-- pizza rolls, samosas, pierogi, dumplings, and so on. I don't think any of those are sandwiches. So I think the bread has to be made separately from the sandwich. Slice up a loaf of bread, or cut a roll in half, put something in the middle, and you've got a sandwich. Forming raw dough around the same fillings and frying the whole thing up? Nah, not a sandwich.

[@laalaa99stl]

NDT = Nate's is Damned Tasty. The first guest to absolutely nail the sandwich question! 😂

[@YamiOni]

Well a hotdog _is_ a sandwich. Most people are just too big a coward to admit it.

[@pearlejam7115]

That's why he's an astrophysicist and not a sandwich artist

[@lilivonshtup3808]

If you can't turn a hotdog into a work of art, neither are you.

[@NewMessage]

What I wanna know is.. Is Pluto really a dog?

[@ivarbrouwer197]

No, he’s a cartoon. (Sure, there are dog’s out their named Pluto, mice named Mickey and maybe a billionaire named Donald, but Donald is a dwarf no matter how you put it, unless he’s a duck)

[@toddklempan105]

And if Pluto is a dog, what is Goofy?

[@ivarbrouwer197]

@@toddklempan105 it’s these kinds of existential questions that keep people awake at night…

[@curanderoverde]

Shelley Winter's was my 1st autobiograph in the lobby restaurant of a Chicago Marriott in the 80s...I was a kid my grandparents told me to go over and ask.

[@jerseydevs2000]

"When the moon is in the Seventh House and Jupiter aligns with Mars, then peace will guide the planets and love will steer the stars." -"Aquarius" which was covered by The 5th Dimension. Of course, we know what happened later in Neil deGrasse Tyson's life...

[@lynnstlaurent6789]

I remember how beautiful his stargazer lilies were on the original airing.

[@Jayess-c]

Eric cartman from south park sings come sail away the best.

[@dailyclips475]

NDT should start his own space company

[@skoll_2024]

He would. But, he’s to logical. “That’s for billionaires. I’ll work for them if it’s scientific based travel. Otherwise leave the carbon where it is”. I don’t know him well but it feels right. I’d like to think so.

[@RustyTube]

The whole universe is his company.

[@joeshabado1431]

Neil deGrasse Tyson's life in five words. Pluto is not a planet.

[@ramzcoldlampin5460]

I love the 5th Dimension! Such great music!

[@rickleo2159]

I'm sorry but... I'm 47. But but when I was 18 .. freak me.. by silk was my favorite song... I would blare it down the way every day... I absolutely love that song.... freak me.... by. Silk

[@FVWhimsy2010]

I remembered this quarantine episode, so was wondering why he was doing the questionert again. Which he didn't...but I enjoyed watching it again, regardless.

[@heyheytaytay]

"That's science talk for farts, ladies and gentlemen" gets me every time.

[@judyspaulding4141]

I love your haircut that curly curl. It reminds me of Robert Stack, Dean Martin, and my Dad!!!!!!

[@WindFireAllThatKindOfThing]

The 5 words to describe my life at the end: Told you I was sick

[@Eggy79]

Dude really just settled the "is a hot dog a sandwich?" question. Probably his greatest achievement.

[@wilfbentley6738]

Best sandwich: Meatloaf sandwich. My least favourite smell is: diesel exhaust. My most favourite smell is: bacon frying. (Look up Al Murray's "bacon proves the existence of God"!) One song: Samba Pa Ti.

[@diegopolo8979]

More Neil please🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@jonathanjollimore7156]

My old job had loads of wonderful smells some that would induce near instant retching. Thank god for nose blindness

[@kenhoover1639]

Loved it!

[@benmcelwain5301]

Hydrogen Sulfide! Thank you I was trying to remember the next great filter event.

[@KGBookkeeping]

Damn those answers were legit! Top marks!!! Lol

[@garystern2294]

For 'What number am I (Colbert) thinking of?" I want someone to say 20. "Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky, Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone, Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die, One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie. One Ring to rule them all, One Ring to find them, One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie."

[@hugonnava]

Most favorite smell, rose 🌹, i'm a long distance runner, one of my regular routes involved running past a garden, and when I run across roses, it smells so good I forgot I just ran 5 miles and have 5 more miles to go.

[@WiiDSRebeL]

"What happens when you die" question edited out... answer too spicy for the network ?

[@roomiller]

Also no apples vs oranges!

[@johannaweichsel3602]

I'm ok with that- don't need any more existential dread lol

[@likebot.]

Stephen: 42?

[@starlessmystery6429]

Oh my gosh I love him!!

[@shannonblanchard8195]

Well I’d have to agree with the answer, cat! I have one, I love him!!! But he brought a mouse to the porch, I swept it back into the leaves. Boof goes and gets it sets it down outside the door so I know. Then proceeded to eat it. I was next to my husband, doing dishes, he’s laughing and I just could not look away! Impressive, amazing, and have much respect! He left the organs.

[@emriesq3096]

I once asked Harry Carson for his autograph. He was a nice guy.

[@chelsimartin6402]

My two favorite humans 💙🤤

[@susanhudak7393]

Why don't you do confession any more?

[@el7jake]

What happened to "Flat or Sparkling?" "Apples or Oranges?" "Cat person or dog person?" "Aisle or window (seat)?"

[@essence830]

3:38 Insatiably Curious until I die. Nice. :) .

[@chulafferty6695]

Here here Neil DeGrasse Tyson you will be forever young(another great song) with those five words to live by. I will just add that you are an inspirational person, and people like me live by you.

[@realityjunky]

1. A Rueben, sans kraut. 2. Stephen Jay Gould signing my copy of "Illuminations" 3. The cat box. 4. Impossible to choose but if I have to, Nocturn in C Sharp Minor/Reminiscence, The Chopin Project, Olafur Arnalds & Alice Sara Otts. 5. 17. 6. Long, healthy, lots of dogs.

[@user-tj5yg5pk8v]

According to my patented Colbert questionnairt scoring system and tier list, Neil DeGrasse Tyson is S Plus Ratio, making him the highest ranked Colbert questionnaire scoring guest of all time.

[@reclark13]

Apples or oranges?

[@samleno2630]

Why are there missing questions and answers?

[@andrewschreiber112]

LOVE that man!

[@Green_Gold]

Why was this questionnaire so short compared to most? What happened to 15 questions?

[@lauramillion4454]

Any one notice that Neil deGrasse Tyson has "Stargazer Lilies" behind him?

[@brl0522]

Favorite cereal should be added

[@ricosuave8123]

The _hot dog_ answer was spot on!

[@CregggFerguson]

Most fun I could have.

[@ourv9603]

Dr Neil, Being abducted by aliens might sound like the funnest thing ever BUT, it usually ends with a probing. !