Neil deGrasse Tyson: Finding Extraterrestrial Life Might Unify Earth's Residents

America's favorite astrophysicist predicts what might happen if (or when) the people of Earth confirm the existence of life beyond this planet. #Colbert #NeildeGrasseTyson #Interviews
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[@MichaelHolmgaard]

That was a tough first question. You could see how Neil was still greatly affected by the topic. Glad he got cleared of those charges

[@DarkLight-sz1vp]

Cancel culture is just everywhere

[@qoup22]

@Kasia blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/sexual-misconduct-allegations-against-neil-degrasse-tyson-reveal-the-complexity-of-academic-inequality/ Here is a good article by a black woman fellow PHD holder who ran into Tyson a few times. The article was a good read.

[@tjsho417]

@@qoup22 except it was bullshit. Tyson is genuinely a victim of false accusations and that was determined through investigation. The women who falsely accused him should be jailed.

[@oxide9679]

Sometimes I swear these people just make up the accusations to either get money from a successful and wealthy individual, and other times out of envy that that person is famous and the alleged victim is not.

[@enigmagrieshaber5555]

@@tjsho417 yeah, it's clearly blackmailing

[@jeromeclemente3672]

Didn't expect that they will open with the sexual harassment case.

[@melissasaint3283]

I'd be upset if they hadn't. Honestly, I'm still having a hard time looking at him. The majority of those allegations were not extreme but were really uncomfortably recent, and we don't get any details about *why* things were decided in his favor.

[@TAnd-nq6if]

I thought it was a total bummer, I just want to hear him talk about space

[@Kajukota]

Really dug into it too. Kinda gross. The public accusation, not the man.

[@chrome9455]

@@melissasaint3283 oh shut up hard time looking at him really? it was in his favor because it was all bullshit first it was that he implied that "where is pluto in the tattoo" and pluto was in her nether region well he asked about pluto because its his thing and if you are too offended than dont show the fucking tattoo that is private, and than after a long time someone comes and says he raped her really? a long time after first accusation you remembered and dont give me "she didn't have courage" bullshit someone already accused him than you dont have to wait a long time to accuse frontier justice is fucking bullshit

[@rocarlosdavis622]

Why not?

[@easev2463]

The last time I saw a late night host invite someone, he got shot in the head for it

[@xaviercruzji]

Joker?

[@norbit6780]

Xavier Cruz nah spider-man

[@HVYContent]

If by "shot in the head" you meant "Intellectually blasted with wholesome knowledge", then yea, Neil already did that his previous appearance there. And also Joker :)

[@jossylopes]

😂 Good one

[@chriscripplercruz1833]

Lmao right but joker was right because he isn't rich people would walk over his body like he was nothing

[@AnonymousK-el8zq]

No Stephen Colbert, I don't really care for the accusations against Neil. I don't believe everything these women say. I am a woman.

[@jamesgilbert5765]

That's funny, because I don't believe damn near anything Tyson says, and I'm a man.

[@Amanda-dg9zj]

@@jamesgilbert5765 why do you say so? i'm curious.

[@jamesgilbert5765]

@@Amanda-dg9zj He's a pontificating ass, and I don't like him. He's a member of the elite, authoritarian class, with an agenda to push. I, personally, don't buy it.

[@vibrations3031]

james gilbert he’s none of that. If you’ve heard him talk you’ve heard him never push his beliefs or never push an agenda.

[@sovietmuffin501]

james gilbert how is he an authoritarian? Yeah he’s definitely part of upper class America but he has spent his life teaching us science, rather than enforcing any beliefs, he simply informs and let’s people think of their own ideas

[@daemonblackfyre195]

Stephen has grown better as a host. That was a tough question to start the interview.

[@jalilcompaore]

They probably agreed to it before the show?

[@seanldean4213]

He should asked Colbert about racism in America and how white Americans plan to rid this country of it or do they want to??....how bout that question?..

[@philledwith8307]

I think he threw Tyson a softball, tried to give him a chance to say he'd learned to be more respectful of women or mindful in his interactions with them, and moved on when Tyson said he'd learned "he had friends" and refused to entertain the possibility he'd actually done anything wrong.

[@MasterShake9000]

Phil Ledwith Agreed 100%. I wouldn’t be surprised if Tyson has lawyers telling him to admit to nothing in case there’s later lawsuits out there, but to be honest his focus on the fans kinda comes off as as an indication that he’s self-centered enough to have actually done those things he’s accused of.

[@ceciliaFX]

@@philledwith8307 The only thing Tyson has too be mindful of is that being a famous person he is a target for kooks so he needs to be careful how close he allows people to get to him.

[@DankNSpank]

I'm glad they addressed the sexual harassment incident head on. You can tell it was still painful for Dr. Tyson to discuss it, but at the same time it gave him some peace. Respect to both of them for not shying away.

[@Notadragon621]

@Dimotas what?

[@mrrobot8973]

He totally shied away from it. He didn’t deny anything and he said what he learned from it was that he had friends? Wtf?

[@clemssss]

@@mrrobot8973 Keep digging, u may find something eventually.

[@HMan2828]

@@mrrobot8973 He doesn't have to say anything. The "allegations" against him seemed more like an awkward scientist trying too hard to me than sexual harassment. Seems like the disciplinary committees thought the same...

[@Chris-Data_Analyst]

@@HMan2828 Oh grow up! Disciplinary Committees? Do you know how college works? Football players and rich Fraternity brothers gang rape the most on any college campus. The Adm cannot have the public think they can't send their daughters to college to get raped, or the football star kicked off the team. They deep six all complaints.

[@MBHarsh]

I love that little smirk Neil does, whenever he drops a profound line.

[@KingCosmo7]

Fact: Joe Rogan disguised himself as Stephen for this, so he could jab at Neil about talking too much.

[@bigmanforce]

Sooo fkin truee lmao

[@nagisadies7967]

False.

[@rebirth_mishap]

Joe was too chicken to ask about it

[@OfNoImport]

Neil: "You think the government is COMPETENT enough to pull that off." *ALL* of the shots fired.

[@chadamonkey5641]

Oh they could definitely do it, the incompetence comes into play when they try to keep the fact that they did it a secret.

[@BlueBig22]

B’wana Beast well even Elon Musk said that he hasn’t found any extraterrestrial presence yet...

[@lordtutinean90]

William Vincent ....😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂❤️😂😂😂👍🏿‼️

[@HopDavid]

It took around a decade and a large work force to develop the stealth bomber. And they did it in secret. I'd say most conspiracy theories are bunk. But the government's inability to keep a secret isn't a valid argument.

[@OfNoImport]

@@HopDavid Under any other administration sure, but the very second, there would be a tweet "HUGE NEWS! WE PROTECTED THE WORLD FROM THE ALIENS! BEST! PRESIDENT! EVER!"

[@cjaypaz9842]

For all those who say Stephen Colbert doesn't ask tough questions about guests he likes... He very obviously just did.

[@jasonlira2755]

Carlos Javier Hernandez Paz he was asked to. Tyson wanted an opportunity to improve his public image after this scandal.

[@technoteardown4481]

I think it's a disgrace that Colbert had him on as a guest.

[@skyler6175]

Ok, you guys are not judge, jurry, and executioner, so just stop. To so fanatically declare someone of wrong doing, it is a discrace to society. The fact of the matter is all you have to go on is hearsey. He-said she-said. None of us were involved, so why would you judge a person as guilty off of rumors? And that goes for both sides. You can just as easily use this as reason not to defend him either. Quite frankly, it does not involve you, and you should not chastise anyone for rumors, so just go about your life. I'm not saying buy his book, but just ignore him. If hearsey is enough to make you lable him as an awful person, then great, you don't have to pay attention to him. You can just go about your day without having to stir up drama with those with differing opinions. Worry about living your life well, and you'll be all the better for it, but people in glass houses should not throw stones.

[@IceBreaker2557]

@@skyler6175 preach!

[@marlondowney4033]

@@technoteardown4481 why dont you elaborate? You must be well informed about the recent scandal.

[@chidori455]

Can we talk about that groove the band played as he walked in

[@ericdufresne6991]

No doubt...

[@saucesideup1929]

I want a full 3 minutes of it to be honest

[@abowlofbakingsoda7455]

It’s inspired by Treachery - Eric Harland

[@Freakinreviews]

That groove was spectacular!

[@ericdufresne6991]

@@abowlofbakingsoda7455 How'd you know that? That's pretty impressive. That's an awesome user name... I wanna steal it now. haha

[@theelephant2887]

Humankind is so obsessed with dividing itself; I cannot imagine anything would ever unify us.

[@christopherrubio8047]

The Elephant this is sadly true... sadly

[@aiyaemotionaldamage5544]

It makes sense since we were once cells that divided

[@karenielsen4713]

The Elephant Just watched Independence Day from 96 recently and I would like to believe that a scenario like that would unify us, but yeah, it seams like wishfull thinking today..

[@MelkorTolkien]

They don't purposely do it, it's just that everyone has their own ideals and culture that sometimes conflict.

[@Hamidouu]

What has ever united people of different countries to unite ? A common ennemi !

[@whatdamath]

time dilation effects and Einstein's theories on how time slows down become more apparent when you're asked the most uncomfortable question as soon as you sit down

[@bigboi4404]

love your videos man - very informative :-)

[@onlockmobileskateshop113]

So true Anton. I could feel his heartbeat.

[@FalloutJack]

So, what you're saying is, as I have taken to believe, it's more perceptual than reality?

[@mVpkilla93]

Yo lmfao this comment on point

[@Mr_Valentin.]

Oh hi Anton

[@yoshi545825]

"A reason to unify earth as a tribe of it's own." -every time I hear him speak, he entertains, educates, and uplifts. Dear sir, I hope so sincerely that you are right on this one.

[@pr0xZen]

Well if they have big heads, ray guns, speak nak-nak and wanna speak to our leader alone.... FFS don't let them.

[@anthonymccarthy4164]

How the hell does he know it would have that effect? He's a PR huckster, essentially.

[@MarkOfArgyll]

President Reagan said the same thing.

[@Valdagast]

It will unite us if they are coming here to fight us. Otherwise... no.

[@anthonymccarthy4164]

@@MarkOfArgyll Reagan was a PR huckster.

[@cheryldeboissiere7824]

"You think the government is competent enough for that?" (So true that it made me laugh)

[@rravitejamavr6650]

And what did that mean exactly?

[@carrotcake6572]

Rraviteja Marv it means he thinks the government is incompetent. Did this really need explaining?

[@oenrn]

All conspiracy theories have 2 basic problems: 1- They assume the government is competent. 2- They assume the government can keep a secret.

[@auturgicflosculator2183]

@@oenrn Some dodge that cliché a tad by saying that governments are all a sham, and that there's a shadowy group of incredibly wealthy puppet masters who pull strings and control everything. Usually this also seems to involve some sort of convoluted Matrix or Reset concept. You can always make up more hypotheses to support your hypotheses so that your fantasy never dies, and embracing confirmation bias is a popular pursuit~

[@aaronkortas8336]

The sexual misconduct accusations against him were to vague. At worst he was a little creepy

[@annalopinski4459]

Aaron Kortas nah dude lol did you actually read any of the accusations? The one who accused him of rape multiple times? Even all the way back in 2010 and tried to report it but no one listened...? It wasn’t vague at all.

[@aaronkortas8336]

@@annalopinski4459 TBH I didn't read any rape accusation I just read a detailed description of a strange cultural hug and an interest about a tattoo on someones back while she was wearing a backless dress

[@applepeel1662]

@@aaronkortas8336 umm is that sexual misconduct?

[@BrandtHambrick]

@@annalopinski4459 there is no statute of limitations on rape, so if there was something there, even enough to arrest him there would have been more done or made of it. So it highly likely that was not a true story.

[@Irock2412]

Anna Lopinski I did, and people, Neil included, pointed out how many times that persons accusations have changed over time. If you read those accusations, you should also have read his response.

[@michaeldunson2531]

I am glad that Steven brought him back, most people wouldn't even though he was cleared of sexual harassment.

[@SunflowerSpotlight]

Or if they did, they’d usually wait ages and then never address it. It might be more uncomfortable, but it’s also kinder, I think, to get it out. It is tricky, because i think a lot of people have mixed emotions. Personally, I really dislike the suspicion immediately thrown on someone who reports sexual misconduct of some kind. If it’s a woman, there’s an air of, “Well, were you leading him on? Sure you’re not just regretting it or trying to get him in trouble?” And with men there’s another bias entirely. “But you’re a dude. Either a guy made you his b*%#h or... you’re not seriously telling me a woman did it? So are you saying you’re such a punk you can’t stop a chick or maybe you just regret what happened but weren’t complaining at the time.” It sucks that there’s a level of suspicion and stigma around reporting that isn’t at the same level with reports of other kinds of crimes. There are people who lie about it happening, absolutely, who either don’t report the actual facts and embroider, or just make it up entirely. But the numbers of cases like that are similar to the numbers in other areas of crimes reported, so the extra suspicion does nothing but make the people reporting feel like utter trash. Of course, swinging the other way and wanting to burn the guy’s (or woman’s) life down to the ground to try to get justice for the reporting party before actual investigation is done is also traumatizing and horrible. I think it’s going to be hard for us to get to a point where we take the people reporting these things seriously and treat them with empathy, but where we also don’t swing the other way by scorching the earth of any and all accused before we find out what there is to know. It doesn’t help people who are telling the truth about the crimes against them and there’s no way to undo that damage. I hope one day we get there, where honest claimants don’t have anything to fear in how they’ll be treated, but neither will the accused, before what actually happened comes to light. Until we get both sides of that process figured out, I don’t think we’ll really have a shot of the justice system working. Of course, that’d be an outlier itself. But there’s a first time for everything.

[@ReticentArc]

He wasn't cleared of sexual harassment, the investigations concluded and the findings have not been made public. A museum spokesman said in a statement that based on the results of the investigation, Tyson “remains an employee and director of the Hayden Planetarium”. The statement said museum officials would not comment further “because this is a confidential personnel matter” There is no exoneration, merely that whatever the investigations showed it did not result in him losing his position

[@GankWater]

@@SunflowerSpotlight I think most people have a lot of suspicion and questions because a lot of these allegations first and foremost arent even crimes, its considered social misconduct. Secondly theres usually little if ANY evidence and that turns a lot of these situations into one persons word versus another. If a woman walks into the police stations battered and bruised and says her husband beat her, I dont think they have level of scrutiny because its pretty obvious something is going on. Also, looking at a lot of these high profile cases where there is not even a crime and its 'such and such high profile person made me feel uncomfortable' its totally outside the legal system, and now youve entered the court of public opinion. The problem with the court of public opinion? People have a lot to say, and they will come forward with ridiculous questions, allegations against the accuser, conspiracy theories, calling for the head of the accused, etc. Theres a reason we're a republic and not a direct democracy, most people have a mild mental illness and are unable to apply the level of nuanced thinking required. Personally I consider the fact that most people have horrifically bad memory when it comes down to it. Cases that are 10-20 years old or older, I sincerely think the accuser AND the accused probably have memories that are totally altered by time and their ego having to rationalize their behavior; or change the memories trying to reconcile incongruities with their actions and their moral perspective. The only person here that had potential for a case was the woman that accused him of rape, the other accusations were merely the media trying to apply hyperbole so they could write "Multiple women come forward" when mentioning his name. We have to be adults going into the future, life is complicated and riddled with the necessity for nuance, misunderstandings are literally the foundation for most of the fiction we adore, and we are not exempt from these misunderstandings in real life. I think communication is a powerful tool, and if someone is making you feel uncomfortable, ANYONE should feel empowered to voice their opinion. Does anyone sincerely think this is the man that will fire you or blow off someone voicing their feelings about his actions? I doubt it. In our society, if we cant recognize the difference between a real crime, and two adults having a misunderstanding that can be remedied through civil discourse pretty immediately, then we will never get out of the mire the media wants us to wade in. Remember, we are cogs in the machine for ad revenue, they love nothing more than us not being able to spot the hyperbole, and maintain the critical thinking skills required of us as an informed public.

[@poowawatv6178]

he wasnt cleared. cops said statute time didnt allow investigation ...poor girl

[@jimsykes6843]

@@ReticentArc I disagree

[@Aviator_Walker]

Now instead of being racist to ourselves we’ll be species’ist to the aliens

[@jamesscott5168]

@@Mehwhatevr The Us & Them mentality is dominant in all the greater ape species. Thinking we are going to evolve out of our base instincts is probably fruitless. That same mentality helped give us culture. We might learn to suppress it, but it's never going to just evolve away.

[@VenomXII]

The term we're looking for is Xenophobic.

[@loveisthemostpowerfulforce1397]

Well you Earthlings are pretty dumb I have to say.

[@TomFinsterMusic]

Speciesism is a term to describe discrimination against other species and it's already happening on earth - with animals. Maybe we can start to see animals as intelligent life forms first, before thinking about aliens.

[@sieda666]

I can't speak for anyone else, but if it comes down to Us vs. the Aliens, all else being equal I'm rolling with team spacesquid. Humanity had it's shameful moment in the sun and we've largely squandered it so far IMO.

[@gabiluch87]

Stephen is the only host that can bring in a guest he truly loves and ask a very hard question with class, respect and empathy. 🙌🏻

[@etronjones7193]

Whenever my teacher put this man on i always learned more about space

[@rosemma34]

yes, he creates much space between what he says and the facts

[@1slandgirlcaribbean304]

Wow! When I saw that Neil was the guest, I thought about the accusations. I didn't expect Stephen to address this with him. I respect Stephen asking these questions.

[@TX.SpaceCowboy]

Jesus, thats one hell of a way to start an interview

[@raymonds7492]

"that's a really bad way to start a conversation" - Kanye West

[@gabrieleandriolo4943]

"Trying to bring the Universe down to Earth, for whoever will listen" i cannot express how much i love this sentence

[@elizabethdalton-jandreau5588]

Eloquent and humble

[@ryanneff9103]

The thing is this, people respect anyone who is open and shows us the interesting views of the topic they're into, his enthusiasm reels us in, and his ability to execute the delivery is awesome. Id say people are actually hungry for real shit, and being up front and open is the easiest way into that

[@Mostdefinitelynotabot]

"What do they not want us to know?!" Ahhh old Colbert reporting in lol

[@zari5291]

David Miller 😂😂😂😂

[@iWrInstincts]

www.google.ca/amp/s/nypost.com/2019/10/02/nasa-chief-says-we-are-close-to-finding-life-on-mars-but-the-world-wont-be-ready-for-it/amp/ that’s the actual article. We haven’t found anything. It’s IF we find something in the 2020 mars missions, humanity will not be ready.

[@ansh6370]

@@iWrInstincts Most religions would be struck the most, many people would claim it's fake and I don't think even if we found aliens, humanity would unite, we just hate each other, we don't trust each other.

[@iWrInstincts]

@@ansh6370 im just arguing the fact that what stephen said is literally false. He is implying that we found something.

[@chinita1pr]

Always glad that Stephen will address the elephant in the room off the bat.

[@rookpwnd]

I think it's a little unfortunate that he phrased the question by saying "how's it been for you?"

[@anonymousturtle8562]

IDGAF about a science populizer's personal life. But maybe that's the level Colbert's audience is at (if not below that)?

[@agonleed3841]

@@rookpwnd why? He's interviewing THAT person. And that person can't really answer for other people. And we OBVIOUSLY know how it is for them. They're gonna tear up, cry, sniffle, stare into space as they try to "muster words to describe the feeling"...as happens with all on this topic. Now..let's get the words and expressions of a person who we can maybe assume, has been falsley accused.

[@user-lp7cf9wq5x]

jqbtube no one asked you

[@agonleed3841]

@jqbtube makes zero sense. Asking how it affected him would give us the insight of the mind of someone who had a lot to lose, and was falsely...as we can now believe...falsely accused and stood to lose everything because of it. That's a valid interview question.

[@themonopolyguy4365]

Weird he’s not interrupting Colbert all the time

[@hankonokokoro6684]

Well tv and the JRE is different

[@mikejonespt2687]

Neil's a smart guy and I know he reads comments. The JRE comment section hopefully trimmed his God complex a bit

[@mauriciosuarez7420]

@@mikejonespt2687 the man didn't let Joe get a single word

[@alev4287]

what goes up must come down

[@el.blanco8961]

Lol you guys sound like angry wives.

[@128Benja]

"Imagine different strains of life" might be the giveaway.

[@9393jack]

You don't have to imagine it, just look at Giuliani

[@rishmastering]

This is why I love Stephen. He will not allow things to go "back to normal" until the tough questions are answered....

[@antonioosorioguzman8759]

He didn't really get any answers, tho, but I agree with you.

[@adamantium1983]

I don’t think he expected Neil to answer the question I just think he wanted an emotional response from him

[@rishmastering]

@@antonioosorioguzman8759 True, but am not sure how many of the cases against him are still legally active, so am not sure how much he could have said. But having him as a guest and completely glossing over all the allegations would have been unacceptable. This way was somewhat better, though I can see from some comments that not all are satisfied.

[@antonioosorioguzman8759]

@@rishmastering I don't believe any of the cases against him were legal actions. The museum did the investigations, cleared him and allowed him to keep his job. The thing that bothers me is that, although he does not deny the accusations, he doesn't appear, at least here, to have learnt anything nor feel the need to apologize. He instead spoke of how much support and love he got from this. I am a fan of Colbert (and was a fan of NDT until the gun violence tweet) and think that the fact that they are (men) friends got in the way of this interview.

[@utecastronoova863]

There were no questions answered. Its a real shame that the younger generation has no brains, no ahame and are worthless. This society is on the way out.

[@trinaholman4083]

"oh! So you think the government is competent enough to pull that off"?

[@marksabean6673]

Lol

[@-Big_Big]

*Agent walks in to nasa. "right turn that camera off...." Nasa : Or what?? Alien teleports down : SQQEEEYEEEEEEUYSYEEE Agent : that.

[@defenestrator9119]

Well, let's just say it's true... Almost everyone knows of it, so they aren't really doing that great a job... It was only a smart line if you don't really think about it.

[@recca7]

lol left him speechless

[@brettgoodrich8613]

Yeah that line wasn't planned a mile away. How do they steer cattle into a slaughter house?

[@leondeveraux4485]

I'm so happy to see Stephen asking the burning questions right at the beginning to get it all out

[@dianau7612]

This may be one of my all time favorite combinations

[@claytonis1]

I'm glad Neil weathered the storm. I love to hear this man speak... and I always learn something, too!

[@zap2002]

Wow. I'm surprised this was addressed. Tough question and his response seems like he's humbled.

[@adamsmith8992]

Like someone who has been offered all the proof he needed, right?

[@shaneriddian7763]

It's refreshing to see Neil listen...actually listen, instead of waiting (and most times not waiting) to speak. Good job, Neil.

[@raymondysantiagocssm]

I got a question right on the MCAT thanks to this video!

[@TheInsaneTeddy]

I always love when Neil is on. Always cracks me up how him and Stephen interact lol

[@diogolopes8801]

I see that you see Last Week Tonight. With that analogy Winnie and Xi

[@stevieme8642]

I've always been a fan. I just want to hear one of the guys say, "I never thought that I was harassing anyone but I was wrong and selfish and it's embarrassing to have to admit it. But this wouldn't have come up if I hadn't made mistakes. For that I'm sorry. And I'm sorry to anyone I ever made feel uncomfortable. " People know how things were and we all do stupid, selfish things in life. Just take responsibility and apologize like a grown up. And stop doing it.

[@kingjamestres]

Like half the celebrities apology’s I’ve read said something like that though...

[@serious7179]

But did he truly harrass the women? Was it Made up?

[@serious7179]

@Dave F But did he really do anything to apologize for? Honesty question...I hadn't heard about this until now

[@Kizeria]

While I agree with you, a lot of the guys have done just that and still been drug through the mud and had their lives ruined.

[@justpurplethings8175]

As a woman, who has been sexually harassed on several occasions I do not think Neil did anything wrong. My guess is that either the women wanted attention, or wanted to mess with his career bc he was getting so popular. Looking at a tattoo on a womans arm is not harassment and anyone who thinks that is a moron. The one woman says he said he was wanted to give me a hug...(which he did not do). And then the other clearly has some mental issues and should get some help. None of these are sexual harassment, which was proven by law.

[@SpaceVideosHD]

@thelateshowwithstephencolbert Here is a link to a live feed with real live video of Earth from space - kzbin.info/www/bejne/e3asnGqdrM-af68 Pre-recorded footage is only shown when the ISS enters the night region of Earth as it circles the planet (Cameras aren't sensitive enough to capture anything, unfortunately)

[@alp3781]

I just love Neil. Such a smart, gentle and a great guy. I would pay whatever to see him in a lecture.

[@tortellini6793]

*I love you Neil! You have inspired me beyond words with your own so eloquently spoken words. You are my favorite living scientist.*

[@HelgaCavoli]

Sexual misconduct? I missed that piece of news.

[@BluMartian]

Yeah it was on there for a while and he was investigated. I missed the outcome so this is the first I've heard he was cleared

[@WitzyZed]

From my understanding the most extreme accusation came from someone he did date at some point, but (allow me to characterize the accuser) they were a total crackpot with insane beliefs. Another was someone who had a planetary tattoo that he was intrigued by and looked at on her arm or something? Idk

[@Ryan_Perrin]

He was accused of raping a girl in college. This was not taken as true. He ran his hands up a girls shirt sleeve up into the body of the shirt "looking for pluto" in her tattoo of the 8 planets on her arm. The final one he asked his production assistant who was to be working with him to have food and wine with him, which considering his position as her boss, his persistent suggestions that she drank wine was uncomfortable. He then brought up sex as a topic and how both of them have needs etc.. it made her feel uncomfortable. It's no Bill Cosby case, but this one was clearly getting close to Aziz Ansari level.

[@kjellanderson8244]

The allegations are worse than Ansari because he was in a position of authority.

[@serious7179]

Me too

[@liftlabperformance]

This guy is like my favorite professor (professor Williams) and what makes him so great is that he is extremely passionate about his work and his fans.

[@godfirst7216]

Flat earthers: Aliens ArE LiVinG on the bottom side of the eArTh

[@andrijaandjelkovic9522]

Then are they aliens

[@tmseh]

No, the bottom side is a rich nougat and caramel.

[@jasonmeaty8036]

Antarctica👀

[@sirbaconbutties7071]

CarBoost All pictures of the Earth are CGI composites.And the so called real ones were faked.Newsflash.We didn't go to the Moon in the 60s😡

[@tmseh]

@@sirbaconbutties7071 Prove we didn't go then and call Buzz Aldrin a liar. You'll get a surprise 😝

[@naoise555]

I didn't even know, until now, that Neil Tyson got "Me Tooed"

[@NocturnalRecords7]

Yeah - he tried very hard to not lash out at this nonsense of an accusation in this interview. Its quite sad really - false accusations do more harm to actual victims trying to speak out. It changes public view on that matter and mistrusts is growing as a result :(

[@garywilson3042]

@@NocturnalRecords7 Do not let a few bad apples spoil what is genuinely a force for good and empowering many many women to stand up to sexual harassment. Just because a few people lie about it, does *not* make it a bad movement.

[@ogivecrush]

It was well-covered in the fluffier branches of the "press" where he was basically found guilty by virtue of having been accused. Pretty nauseating.

[@garywilson3042]

@@ogivecrush That's what happens when celebrities are accused, there will be a general bias and predetermination from both sides. However, the majority of #metoo victims are from the general public.

[@ogivecrush]

@@garywilson3042 Sure. It seems to me, though, that a lot of folks forget that one is innocent until proven guilty, whether it's public figures or private.....

[@willa9033]

9:27 DID STEPHEN JUST KNOCK ON THE CURSED "WOOD" DESK?!? NOOOOOOO!

[@jaimedelgado7529]

Because of the Bernie incident?

[@bigman4407]

I hope when the Earth does unify into a tribe that we would call ourself The Tribe Called Quest

[@kishona69]

Mad respect for Mr. Tyson.

[@heesingsia4634]

Love it when Neil holds his hands up . Ooh we got a badass over here

[@pr0xZen]

Our Astrophysics Black Guy™, putting the swag back in science 👐🎤⬇️💥😎

[@alex90andru]

I think everytime when Neil deGrasse Tyson enters anywhere the E.T theme should play 😂

[@PobortzaPl]

Why? It was a very bad movie.

[@chasetonga]

It was a great movie in the 80s.

[@PobortzaPl]

@@chasetonga Because we were kids in the 80s and we didn't know any better.

[@Snoy_Fly]

Caryn Schwengel And still is a great movie today.

[@steelerblake]

I think 2001 A Space Odyssey would be more appropriate

[@tomnekuda3818]

Neil reminds me of all my beer-drinking buddies in college with a strong logical and philosophical bent. Ahh....some of the discussions we had....I think we had?

[@trishbirchard1270]

A year ago ! Thank heavens these two stellar blokes are still with us !

[@jamesbentonticer4706]

I LOVE Dr. Tyson! Glad to see him back.

[@julielynn8969]

I was born with a cleft lip. Everyone said they couldn’t “tell” from looking at me, including my mom. So I asked her to stand beside me at a mirror and and she shocked at how different my nose region looked in the mirror and photos. Neil speaks the truth!

[@Nayops23]

Love it when Neil’s on the show❗️👏🏼

[@tracehefner2284]

Love you Niel. Keep giving us an opportunity to learn.

[@priscilla4822]

I don’t know why life anywhere else would be so mind blowing. Makes perfect sense to me.

[@SimpExterminator]

There is no doubt that there is life elsewhere. This universe is just too big for humans to be the only life in existence. Do you know what’s so crazy though? If or when we ever make contact with other life, humans are going to be the ones that have to follow the rules and obey commands. We don’t even have the technology or the aircraft that would even come close to allow us to travel far within the outer universe. But if UFO’s or other life are able to come to Earth, you know their technology is well beyond anything we have in 2019.

[@ansh6370]

@@SimpExterminator But I'm pretty sure mostly anywhere where life is possible, we'll only find microbes. Earth is so perfect that finding a planet just like ours is stupidly hard, complex life is too delicate to form on most worlds. Even if complex life does forms, most of it wouldn't be as intelligent as humans, intelligence is hard to gain and depends on the environment around the et species. For example, we humans became smart because of lack of trees in major parts of Africa, we became intelligent to protect ourselves from predators and invent tools to help us hunt, especially in the far north. Most animals just don't need intelligence to survive and most aliens wouldn't be any different. I'd say we should be the aliens for them, we should go to their planet, even if there's an intelligent species there's a very low chance it'll be more intelligent than us, we can share our knowledge for the better future of both the civilizations. We can be Gods for them.

[@tortellini6793]

Who else *loves* StarTalk Radio?!

[@WitzyZed]

tortellini I miss the occasional Eugene Mirman guest-host spot.

[@tortellini6793]

Ian Fitzpatrick I always love his humor. I miss it too!!!

[@davidsmith-uw2ci]

I listen to it every chance i get

[@Bradenflows]

Anyone else notice at 8:30 he throws his hands up like the iconic "Watch out we got a badass over here" meme? xD

[@acs9188]

Question is 'how the discovery will unite us.' It could be like DeGrass says, for the pursuit of knowledge. It is also possible that our unification could be caused by a common enemy(Like The Covenant in the Halo series for example). I honestly hope it's the first one.

[@friedalove1315]

It's high time we unionized. We've been mining this planet for them quite a long time with no representation.

[@Trypsonite]

I agree we should un-ionize and become proper molecules.

[@tomkelly8827]

Anu is not interested in our demands

[@LOLERXP]

I think the word you're looking for is "unified". Unless you're a steel worker.

[@michgingras]

some people get their power out of us being dis unified, its not gonna happen

[@jameshumphrey9939]

YANG 20-20 I say

[@Steven_Edwards]

Cultural norms shift, I can't convict someone without evidence, but regardless of if he did it, I hope we can all be better people (NDT included) and grow as a society.

[@ceciliaFX]

He was exonerated. Period.

[@lucrativelyrics2004]

>society won't grow - it'll regress (*back to tribal warfare, post-climate apocalypse #futurestoobleak

[@RHQ7]

More like finding hostile extra terrestrials will unite Earthlings. When there’s a greater threat people will understand the difference between humans is very minuscule.

[@globalcetzen5271]

Nice interview...👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@zhaokwong5544]

He is always sitting in for guest that dont show up. He is awesome.

[@unysys1119]

Isn't that literally Ozymandias' plan in Watchmen?

[@grawham]

Only in the books. But yes!

[@sirwizzard4649]

Also in 20th century boys

[@victorcabanelas]

If you ask me, it's only logical: After all, humanity has a tendency of banding people who share a race, culture, religion, etc. together and thinking "the other side is wrong and our enemy". If we ever find life in another planet, it might be able to make us forget about our differences. A shame that we'd have to get to that in order to get rid ot the things that separate us, if you ask me, but I agree with the logic behind it.

[@Lucius1958]

@@victorcabanelas I'm afraid you overestimate humanity. The most common response would probably be, *"Who gives a f...? It's just some virus/bacteria/spore: it's not PEOPLE, like us!"* And then humanity would go back to fighting among themselves over who are the *real* "people"...😡

[@victorcabanelas]

@@Lucius1958 That's a really fair point. After all, whenever there's a brief period of peace, most people seem to like finding reasons to kill one another.

[@Jay-qj9zk]

1:12, is this a reference to the Joe Rogan podcast NDT had? 😂

[@narekhart9862]

Imagine how scary the thought of a unified earth is to alot of people in power

[@Yahnaqam-Yahyazayan]

Seperation is how you control extreme numbers of people.

[@dincoox1725]

Not really. Just a global democracy is enough to solve that problem.

[@actanonverba3041]

scary? i think you mean exciting. a lot of power to be gained when one man rules the world.

[@tidbit1877]

"In our quest to convert ignorance into knowledge." - Neil deGrasse Tyson Me: Mind blown, what a turn of phrase.

[@Jaytoribio007]

Tidbit I Read this when he said it lol

[@mattym8038]

This is the first I've heard of any allegations against Dr Tyson

[@jeffghant4760]

I guess you don't read any news? No one is immune from #metoo. I expect Stephen to be accused at some point.

[@Gundam4]

@@jeffghant4760 #metoo is going after everyone aren't they?

[@jeffghant4760]

@@Gundam4 Yup. They just came after Robert DeNiro.

[@lulumatthewiosi179]

@@jeffghant4760 I doubt it, considering false allegation are extraordinarily rare. Seriously, people act like everyone's accused of misconduct, when in reality it's a miniscule percentage of those working in media especially considering unreported cases of misconduct of the last fifty years are coming to light. It's more the case that we are hearing 50 years of sexual misconduct in a time period of two years. Of course it seems like everyone is accused.

[@jeffghant4760]

@@lulumatthewiosi179 It's everyone that matters. A high number of successful men are being accused. Stephen is highly successful so his chances are high.

[@robertdiehl1281]

A very interesting statement made by Tyson. Suspicious timing in that Tom Delong recently wrote something similar in a Tweet...a uniting of all the world’s people’s to bring about one voice for all. This would presumably happen when the extraterrestrials were officially recognized

[@Trudragon88]

Well that got tense quick

[@roarkedunn2688]

I feel like we should tack on "for a weekend" to the end of the title

[@jdax21]

Stephen Colbert is good about addressing difficult subjects objectively, even when they involve people he likes. Colbert did a good job. However, Tyson's answers to Colbert's questions kind of bothered me. I want to give him the benefit of the doubt by saying he's nervous and wary because of what he's been through, but his responses felt kind of empty and disingenuous. Not sure what to make of that, and I'm trying not to judge. At any rate, Colbert was offering him a chance to rehabilitate his image and I don't think NDT took full advantage of the opportunity he was given here.

[@aussiejed1]

He also probably has to be careful for legal reasons.

[@jdax21]

@@aussiejed1 That's a good point. You're probably right about that.

[@australien6611]

Well said, I agree completely. He missed an easy set up by Colbert to defend himself and failed badly

[@deenell9039]

When you haven't done anything wrong, there is no victories to be won in public opinion. There shouldn't be an opinion. He can get mad at his accusers or he can pray for them. I'm assuming he's hoping they get well soon.

[@hhelenawang]

I completely agree, and yet every case is individual and complicated and incredibly emotional. I just hope for the best for everyone, and he definitely could have given a more eloquent answer, but I somehow also think that people would also misconstrue that as forced and prepared.

[@kwameharris7079]

Excellent Colbert got the elephant in the room out the way first and never went back to it. Great reporting!!!

[@angela19023]

Bring him back! Love when he talks ; it’s eye opening. Stephen you’re awesome 😎

[@rosemma34]

throw him in the hamper with the rest of the dirty laundry

[@Opus313]

Bravo, Stephen. Thank you for addressing the allegations before exploring the cosmos with your favorite guest.

[@caseynorth6080]

What?!!!!!!!!!

[@Stepchild1]

I'm sure it wasn't a surprise.

[@NewMessage]

I might have gone the whole "Sorry for how they feel, even if I deny any wrongdoing" rather than "I'm glad my fans still appreciate how great I am", but that's just me.

[@yeanahman2823]

Implicit admission of guilt if he were to say that imo. I'd think he spoke to a lawyer before coming on.

[@purplefireweed]

No Shiite!

[@snausages43]

Why would he feel sorry for liars?

[@DeusEx.Machina]

Yeah that wasn't a great answer of him, especially cause he is not making it clear that he doesn't want to talk about the actual cases, but wants to talk about the experience instead. maybe he thinks awkwardly different than the rest of us ?

[@robvangessel3766]

Bullshit. If Neil did anything at all, it was frivolous. Probably even more so than the horseplay Al Franken was attacked for. Unless we're talking about Weinstein level abuses, the value in what these people do for society is too important.

[@michaellonergan2698]

Kudos to Stephen for asking that question. Kudos to Niel DeGrasse Tyson for answering that question.

[@twstf8905]

I'll always love this man. Allegations or not. Unless something concrete emerges from an accuser, something more than a story, a supposed memory, or hearsay, it's really nothing more substantive than a bald assertion. Nobody should be "disappeared" because of a bald assertion.

[@hattorishanzo5649]

I lost my eyesight 11 years ago, with that said, Dr. Tyson got me interested in Astrophysics.

[@theguywhoisaustralian1465]

How many fingers am I holding up?

[@hattorishanzo5649]

🖕🏼 one lol

[@porschecollector727]

Godspeed Hattori!

[@alexvikendi1768]

@@hattorishanzo5649 based.

[@xavierhenry5743]

How did u type this comment?

[@NYKen161]

These two have great chemistry.

[@enuphsayd9746]

Tyson lights up when he's in his element: all talks on astro-anything 😁 It was night and day how he came off the sexual accusation topic. Glad the BS missed him.

[@sojans.r9025]

Neil's speech on unification is on point 💯 what would anything we've ever argued for mean ?

[@dustinsanders5780]

Damn he just came right out with the question from the start. Damn.

[@MrFirextinguisher]

I wonder if there was a sign that said “ooooh” or if all those people are really that dense

[@Hussein_Nur]

it really was a good thing to say, given the question. I think the audience are either dumb or didnt know they had the option to clap, instead they just said "oooh" to not make it seem like he is fooling himself. Showing Respect goes a long way. :)

[@MrFirextinguisher]

Hussein Nour my point was that I wasn’t really that profane of a statement but rather a simple statement that can be easily pieced together with common sense, like if I subtract 1 from 2 I end up with 1

[@anameenter9058]

I like popcorn

[@MrFirextinguisher]

Dom_90 you’re not getting my point. The most indoctrinated person on this planet will agree that we are in fact on the same exact planet. Not the hardest concept to grasp. If you find some one who is refuting that we all belong to the same planet than you found someone who isn’t being intellectually honest or an insane person. Common sense would be that if you’re on this planet, you’re most likely from this planet. He’s not addressing tribalism or anything like that, he’s simply addressing locality of the planet and the people on it. and if you can’t grasp that people understand that we’re on the same planet as the people they already dislike and that doesn’t stop them from hating and subjugating them, than those people are rubes and oooooed for something that doesn’t make much sense.

[@Juliasblues]

At what time, please ?

[@dingletang7256]

I was expecting him to go full Joker and have him say, “I DID IT MURRRRAYYYY”

[@Dan-fo2rf]

Travis Kruse 🤡😂

[@nutritiouseggroll1045]

aww man i really want neil to discuss the issues going on right now with global warming PLEASEEE MAKE IT HAPPEN

[@jasonharvote4093]

I didnt know about this mars thing i cant wait to hear it.

[@layne721]

1st reaction: Ah, I see that NdT has read The Watchmen too. 2nd reaction: I'm glad that NdT was granted due process by his university and was cleared, as touchy of a subject that it is. I wish Al Franken had been given the same luxury.

[@PobortzaPl]

Al Franken "fell on a sword", if you catch that ancient Roman metaphor. He resigned to show that Democrats do hold to their own standards and it. Was. Epic.

[@ceciliaFX]

@@PobortzaPl Al did want an investigation but some refused to respect Al so he "fell on his award" as you put it. A real shame.

[@PobortzaPl]

@@ceciliaFX Did I get it right, that it's lack of investigation that you find shameful? Cause I can at least partially agree with that. If you find his resignation shameful I can assure you shouldn't. He self sacrificed himself and that's the one thing Evil is both completely incapable of doing and incapable of understanding its meaning.

[@ceciliaFX]

@@PobortzaPl - yes, Al Franken SHOULD have been respected and given a full investigation. His resignation was really the only right thing he could do, sadly. It's been since found that some of these accusations were BS, but because there were no formal investigations, Al has never been exonerated as he should have been. "MeeToo" is about taking women seriously, but the accused should also be taken seriously and investigations need to happen.

[@ozu2647]

ceciliaFX yeah, it’s annoying the metoo movement has basically devolved from taking down the corrupt and powerful abuser to basically publicly lynching anyone and everyone.

[@Shadoweclipse1386]

"The first thing we'd want to know is if it's edible". I think we'd first want to know if we could kill it or mate with it.

[@Shadoweclipse1386]

@xplus93 I definitely "mate" as "sex/fun" not "procreation". Haha

[@mar10dg]

Nah, first thing we'd want to know would be whether we can sell them any life-insurance or Netflix subscription.

[@patfitz6044]

What a mentality! No wonder men run into trouble.

[@gentillygirl545]

Really? That is the totality of the male gender? Can I eat it, kill it or fuck it? With that mentality, please live in the woods with wild animals, who have to do that out of instinct for sheer survival. That being said, one of my male friends said to me, that's the way men are. When we see or meet a woman, our first thought is "will she have sex with me?" So very very disappointing. Truth is truth I guess, but so sorry most guys didn't quite make it to the top of the evolutionary ladder. More's the pity.

[@thnktank1]

I'm wondering if we can sell it or will it harm our ecosystem.

[@hestergreen2031]

Spot on.. Life as we don’t know it. “Previously Recorded.”

[@yrralperez630]

It's always a treat when he's in there.

[@anthonyginger4065]

NDT: “Oooooh, you think the government is competent enough to pull that off.” Me: *Ugly laughs* 😂

[@evantyler8647]

Still, I think that this is the perfect response to any deep state conspiracy theorie

[@SeanFerree]

😂😂

[@franciet99]

Amen! I worked for NASA. Typical govt bureaucracy😢😳🥶

[@johnirish2969]

A one world government maybe

[@agonleed3841]

@@evantyler8647 only problem is...they ARE competent enough to fuck around with humans. Lots of people don't know that we didn't just take some scientists from Germany after the war, we also used them to do public studies on people, through generations, in America. Lots of people ignore, because it had nothing to do with them...CointelPro, which came AFTER the "Redlines" There are many people who still believe in the war in Iraq. I say, sure, they'd be found out. But not quickly. After it's all said and done, finding out later is just that...late

[@dickinabox666]

This interview is just like a conversation between really stoned people.

[@firemanjoe9491]

Do you personally start off talking about sexual harassment and misconduct when you first get high?

[@hotamadeus2726]

Except it's smart. It's kinda sad dumb people need drugs to be able to have a creative mind. Not that it makes them rational though.

[@TheMusicalStylingsofBrentBunn]

Wow, what a tough question to kick things off. Props.

[@akilanmohan6383]

Starting bgm is awesome, does anyone know is it from some song or movie to get full version of it or just composed by Late Light show guys ?

[@PetroicaRodinogaster264]

I am reminded of Arthur C. Clarke’s famous line: “Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying”. I have always said that if there are aliens and they try to invade there will be no divisions, race discrimination, countries, just us against them. And I thought it first before Neil because I thought it before he was even in grade school. But him saying it with his big brain and all, vindicates me.

[@johnwilson7769]

Sort of like what Henry Ford said.Quote You can or you Cant and both Are True.unquote...make sense...

[@TragoudistrosMPH]

My biggest concern is "What if aliens find us delicious?"

[@hamishgaffaney5323]

They can't eat all 7.6 billion of us, unless there real fat asses

[@TheJelloash]

Tragoudistros.MPH and we are their fiber!

[@plexpopper8763]

If we tasted any good we wouldn't be at the top of the food chain

[@MichaelSellers5691]

All I have to do is out run everybody. Slow man out.

[@FearEeatsTheSoul]

What if they only like to eat ass, like this generations complete fuckups!?

[@karenmccourt8240]

Oh…the dynamic between the two of you is amazing. ❤

[@luisga3709]

great topic!