Neil deGrasse Tyson in Conversation with Gayle King: Starry Messenger

Join renowned astrophysicist, bestselling author and one of the most popular figures in modern science, Neil deGrasse Tyson, when he discusses his new book Starry Messenger.
Bringing a refreshing cosmic perspective to civilization on Earth and shining a new light on the crucial fault lines of our time - war, politics, religion, truth, beauty, gender, and race - in Starry Messenger Tyson steps back and looks at life from a astral vantage point, inspiring a deeper sense of unity for life on Earth. Hear him as he reveals his inspiration for the book - an array of brilliant and beautiful truths that apply to us all, informed and enlightened by his special knowledge of our place in the universe.
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[@tklyte]

I love how passionate Neil is about science. Always fun to watch him do interviews. Gayle is an awesome interviewer too.

[@johndoe9362]

T.K Lyte, KZbin: "Tchiya Amet raped by Neil Degrasse Tyson."

[@YT2024Hayward]

He is one of the best teachers introducing science to the world! He and Carl Sagan are the most influential people inspiring new generations of young scientists and engineers.

[@zakthepenguin5106]

His fighting story when he was younger was probably my favorite story that anybody ever told. Simply put it if you let your ego get in your way it’s a recipe for disaster.

[@georgefoster6380]

I'm a research entomologist and Neil had me in tears when he said scientists are at the drawing board all the time. We're at the edge of what is known. He puts it powerfully.

[@satyendrasinghbhadauriya]

I am from India 🥀 Niel deGrasse toyson The Most beautiful Astrophysicist What impresses me the most is Neil deGrasse Toyson's language, style of speaking, accent, personality and humor

[@HopDavid]

Neil spends a lot of time crafting dramatic sound bites working on his vocal delivery, hand gestures and wardrobe. Unfortunately that doesn't leave him time to do research or open a textbook. The result is a lot of wrong math, science and history. The man makes zero effort to research his material to get it right. It is a stretch to call Neil an astrophysicist.

[@satyendrasinghbhadauriya]

@@HopDavid Still, I like Neil deGrasse tyson very much.

[@danieldurivage8413]

he is a traitor to humanity

[@satyendrasinghbhadauriya]

@@danieldurivage8413 You are a sly and stupid hypocrite Christian. The whole world seems to be like the one who is like that.

[@JahRandom]

Lmao y'all are insane. Which political talking point of yours did he correctly refute to make you feel that way? Snowflakes 🙄

[@joelwateres]

I just had to comment : that was so good . I was taught Euclidian geometry by a teacher like Neil and feel blessed to know there are other teachers but Dr . Tyson You are one of a kind .

[@johndoe9362]

Joel Wateres-muddy, KZbin: "Tchiya Amet raped by Neil Degrasse Tyson."

[@philipose66]

i too had a wonderful geometry teacher---i learned the essence of logic from her.

[@GregStew]

Get the audiobook!! It’s great to hear Neil narrate. You’ll want to listen over and over!!😊

[@robynrains7252]

Good idea, I love his voice 😂

[@johndoe9362]

Gregory Stewart, KZbin: "Tchiya Amet raped by Neil Degrasse Tyson."

[@johndoe9362]

@@robynrains7252 KZbin, "Tchiya Amet raped by Neil Degrasse Tyson."

[@drbettyschueler3235]

I got Starry Messenger as a Christmas present and am looking forward to reading it. It's nice that Gayle King was able to do a fascinating interview with him about his book.

[@loidzpc4237]

I just got a copy of the book and I'm so excited to devour it! This interview was fantastic. The last question was very profound (at 55:37 onwards), and Neil's answer and wisdom really makes sense. He made a dog rationale was so true and it made me cry!

[@ronaldoo23102]

🥲

[@neilgoldsmith482]

This is a great man😊

[@neilgoldsmith482]

@@cirilloucazzu4457 I do not speak your language. I don’t understand

[@jstmichele]

How lucky are we to be alive during the days of experiencing expert explanations and perspectives from Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson? If only there were different types of astrophysicists injected throughout all global societies.

[@johndoe9362]

Michelle Lee, KZbin: "Tchiya Amet raped by Neil Degrasse Tyson."

[@doug3691]

As good as it gets. Thank you both.

[@karenhultgren7810]

Great interview! Love listening to him!

[@patrickmcmillen2223]

What a great interview. Mr Tyson is so entertaining!

[@williamdillard5060]

That 1st story Dr Tyson told, about the snowball fight and knife, was so profound and really hit me. Dr Tyson and I were born in the same year. The story he told showed me how different our mindset was at that critical age of 17. It was at 17 that I made a couple very important decisions that effected my life, my "fiancé" at the times life, and my family. All I cared about was sports and music and my lady. I was just never taught. I had basically been on my own since 12. Dr Tyson is a brilliant man and I truly admire his accomplishments.

[@johndoe9362]

William Dillard, KZbin: "Tchiya Amet raped by Neil Degrasse Tyson."

[@TerrenceOBrien-or6vw]

Luuuv Tyson, who doesn’t? The more i learn about this guy, the more amazing he is. I have my own personal version of the teenage bully story & it begins with Abe Lincoln. Nobody could claim HE wasn’t big, strong & nerdy enough to take on just about anything planet Earth could throw at him. When asked “how talk should a man be?”, he said “tall enough for his feet to reach the ground.” Well wouldn’t you know, me, with a father that was 6 feet tall & grandfather on my mother’s side that was 5’11” & his son the same; barrel chested farmers, built like Arnold Schwarzenegger, i never got past 5’8”. And skinny. Never let it be said that God hasn’t a wry sense of humor. Well, from grade school through first year of college, there wasn’t some school bully who couldn’t get enough of teasing & whacking the classroom shrimp. After entirely too many years of this, i was FED UP! So, this big-bulk guy, with an attitude, just leaned his left arm onto my desk-chair. You know those school chairs with a little table growing out of the right arm of the chair? He did that to my little piece of TERRITORY! Like i was NOTHING, as he casually whispered to his friend at his right, during the lecture. We’re sitting in the back row of the small college classroom in the Deep American Southland, approximately 1968. Wells, i saw red. And my grandpa had just taught me how to shoot varmints, including the human kind. So i said to Mr Bully.,“Do you still settle differences with your fists?” The big guy said, “Yea.” Skinny little me said, “Well, I don’t. I’ll just KILL you.” This was the Old South. Civil War. Shootin’ irons. Hatfield & McCoys. Never ends until one clan or the other gets wiped out. He knew what i meant. Took his arm off my table. After that, nobody messed with me any more. And was polite. In America, you don’t need an army, clan or be bigger & meaner than the other guy. You just have to be big enough to pull the trigger. Now by nature, i’m a peaceable guy. I actually LIKE people; empathic by nature. Breaks my heart what the rich & powerful did to our vast middle class of the 1950s & ‘60s. Good union jobs. A middle class Teamster lived as good as a young lawyer. Three bedroom house, two cars, in the suburbs with two kids. Now, by freezing wages since the ‘70s. And “Only poor people pay taxes.” With THAT attitude, now almost EVERYONE’S poor. Things are getting worse. Nobody trusts ANYBODY anymore! It’s all about money. Manipulated money. Increasingly worth nothing. Banks failing. Weimar Germany all over again. Con artists rule the country. They HATE democracy! An informed, science & technology loving world; ready, willing & able to defend EVERyYBODY’s God-given, inalienable rights! See what happens when we DON’T? No, I don’t mind a bit China finally caught a break & most of WASP America finally realizes you don’t think with your skin & your brain doesn’t get sunburned. People of color can do science also. Given a level playing field, there isn’t ANYTHING a united mankind can’t do that’s doable & worth doing! Colonize other worlds, cure cancer; we’re better together! With genetic engineering, even fix STUPID! We’ve even taught silicon & germanium crystals & tungsten how to think, walk around, do backflips; do our boring, dirty work for us. Ready to explore the cold, radioactive void of outer space, build infrastructure on the Moon & Mars; even before we get there! They never get mad. They’ll grow our food, wont cut you off in traffic … Let every man, woman & child be ALL they can be; without bullying, enslaving or killing ANYBODY! Won’t even need guns, knives or clubs to defend our rights; knowing God IS the multiverse; Cosmos. Convergent evolution is His Invisible Hand. Living worlds, erring ever less erringly towards infinite perfection; God by definition. The Ultimate Ideal evermore real. The power & the glory of immortal energy, manifested in us, throughout all cycles of universal death & rebirth. However improbable. Infinite possibilities. Just remember, the only thing holding us back from this glorious future is a bullied child, robbed of his future… Who could have been your friend.

[@tccragun]

Neil and Gayle are two of my favorite people. The last thing Neil spoke in this discussion was profound and led to my searching Horace Mann. i’m a couple of years older than Neil and somehow I’ve gone these many years never knowing who Horace Mann was. Wow! Now I can’t get enough of information about Horace Mann, who he was, what he did, and his impact on the world I live in today. Thanks, folks, for Sharing this discussion on KZbin and enlightening me about Horace Mann.

[@williamdillard5060]

We never do stop learning and that's one of life's greatest gift.

[@Emmanuel-xv2ob]

Imagine in a thanksgiving dinner with NDT as your Uncle

[@derekseven1647]

Forget about dinner and just keep talking to him for hours

[@charityfurer7352]

I read this and shared it with many because to me it’s a fusion of anthropology and the scientific method being used and was so on spot regarding humanity’s past history and how that shows up today 😊

[@peaceseeker9927]

Starry Messenger is a must read. The book addresses things about reality vs. how we might perceive them, and ideas for improving on the limitations of our thinking and behaving accordingly for our own collective good. Salute to Neil, and all that he has done to open people's minds.

[@dorothyedwards7225]

This is a great conversation.🥰😊🙂

[@fxthe1st]

Glad you're speaking to us in this nice manner

[@SuperPanda2000]

Ahhhhh!! This was so so so good!!! Thank you! ❤

[@mekalkasias6571]

I could listen to Neil all day all night. He's just the best treat ever. And greatest minds on this planet.

[@kittmarie8285]

Amazing as always. Thank you!

[@osabuohien.uwaifo.6918]

One of the best I have listened to so far.

[@eugenia_b73]

Great interaction between Gayle and Neil deGrasse Tyson, and fascinating interview. And by the way, I love Gayle's dress that immediately made me think of the South African flag. ☺

[@co1937]

She's so annoying.

[@jbkingesq9889]

Thinking of perspectives - Imagine a world where 50% of the human population thought in a scientific manner or within the scientific method. It is unimaginable, but you know the world would be better.

[@pppmanly]

Excellent, intelligent, and insightful conversation!

[@barbarasanders7965]

Atheist.

[@Isidore_Chitosi]

Absolutely enjoyed every second, and that ending...spot on!

[@rodneymitchell7278]

Such admiration for this guy. Pleasure hearing him talk.

[@angelar3997]

What a great interview! Love them both. 💕

[@malaikamckee-culpepper261]

"Look at that you son of a b*tch!" 😂😅😅😅 we ALL need the overview effect as an antidote to war...God Bless you Neil!!!

[@HopDavid]

There a number of Russian astronauts who had seen earth from space. And yet they still endorse Putin's invasion of Ukraine. Neil's panacea is rubbish.

[@satyendrasinghbhadauriya]

You spoke my heart, darling 👌

[@mindytillapaugh3465]

Every word that comes out of this guy's mouth is fascinating to me....even though I might not understand 90% of it....

[@sandella11]

Agree. He’s amazing. And very cute. 🥰

[@bortiz11]

Wow. Inspiring. Thanks so much!

[@christineyeigh2217]

What I love about Neil deGrasse Tyson is he Explains astrophysics in a way we all get it without needing a phD. Doesn't hurt that hes very good looking.

[@barbarasanders7965]

A gentle answer deflects anger, harsh words make tempers flare. NLT.

[@billbooth1592]

I have never heard of Gayle before. She is an amazing intelligent interviewer. A pleasure to watch (& of course, Dr.Tyson).

[@LAURABOHDAN]

Her constant interruptions of Dr. Tyson and not allowing him to finish a story was driving him crazy.

[@Larrythebassman]

This interview made my day a wonderful day. Thank you very much both of you. Ha ha ha cheers 🥂

[@stevischermi6409]

Love you guys❤😊👍

[@lindaarmstrongjackman9788]

I studied Probability in 1970 (along with Calculus and Functions). It still makes an impact on my thinking. 😁

[@tigertolliver5199]

Brilliantly done 2brilliantly people.

[@janusatthegate6201]

Neil makes good trouble. With truth.

[@Sarsour_]

Best thing ever!

[@janusatthegate6201]

We in school in the 60s watched Shepherd go up and come down. We saw all the flights before the landing.

[@thierrymarcellus9082]

Love Neil and Gayle ❤

[@garysarkiss85]

NEIL FOR PRESIDENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@MsJackster88]

This was fabulous! I did not do well in science at school... lived in a very small rural town, only one school with an uninspiring science teacher. Now a senior, I am fascinated by what science has achieved throughout the course of my life. NDT is a very inspirational educator and stirs the curiosity in all of us... what a blessing he is to the ages and a rare gift for the science community worldwide. Thank you NDT for all you have contributed for the betterment of mankind. On a side note... wtf is Gayle wearing... she just took fashion back 60+ years... that is one butt-ugly rag of a dress.

[@theoldman2821]

Drop Gayke King and you have a really great video.

[@WilliamAbt]

I’d vote for him.

[@jayvincent1865]

This man will always be the most successful science communicator. Even without the,so,so,so in existence. Can't imagine my life without listening to his voice.

[@johndoe9362]

Jay Vincent, KZbin: "Tchiya Amet raped by Neil Degrasse Tyson."

[@rednasseel4113]

HE IS A BULLY, A LOW GRADE THINKER WHO HAS FAR LESS KNOWLEDGE THAN ALMOST ANY CREDIBLE SCIENTIST I HAVE MET AND OR READ ABOUT. AND MOST OF HIS CONCLUSIONS ARE WRONG. SUCH A LOSER.❤

[@johndoe9362]

@@rednasseel4113 KZbin: "Tchiya Amet raped by Neil Degrasse Tyson."

[@AgentZigz]

i dont know why.. but i've always been proud of Gayle lol.. you go girl.. live your best life 💃

[@nicholasmburu1198]

Sooooo gooood

[@trdoffroadguy1684]

A true martial artists will never have to fight.

[@lindaarmstrongjackman9788]

Perspective is so important. 😁

[@mackymintle7806]

54:15 is what all parents or soon to be parents need to watch, before clicking away!

[@KG-theknickerbockerkid]

I stand with Pluto.

[@kittykikat3378]

Niel Tyson knew he was a Bronx type big brawler in school, so nobody messed with him, as they could tell, this guy was smart and could kick your butt. :)

[@Shantellywashington]

“I went to Harvard” LMAOOO

[@tccragun]

Please explain why that was so-o-o-o funny.

[@geetarman513]

Jesus is just alright with me, no need to force that down other people's throats. Bravo Neil!

[@okay5045]

I respect that Mr Tyson did not step on those of us who believe in God. I am unashamedly Christian and unapologetically Black. Peace and Blessings

[@Shadeedprivate]

Genius You write one word, i am your elaboration Dr. Neil 😊 ki stories amazing hain. Aik honest Sorry 🙌🏼 Thanks you didn't fight then else you would not be on this position. You are Genius Neil 😊 King is a laughter woman. They both are my Tribe, neat clean clear honest etc etc Dr yar happy raha kar in every situation I will give you Load of Happiness filled with Laughters. Even Tani bhi laughter wala scene hain. Usman Raja to hain he Laughter King. Acha wo bhi to hain Sirf Hansna 😂 Or wo Uk Dr exercise fitness freak Dr Dr Dr Dr Dr Dr Dr Yar Dr Serotinin level set ho gaya hai You guys are still my Tribe 😊

[@firestone8]

It's true! One does not say "The Brooklyn", nor "Bronx". "THE Bronx is the only accepted choice, while "Brooklyn" by itself is the norm.

[@EricRoss57]

Great interview and enjoyable read, notwithstanding the frivolous and irrelevant posthumous response to Ms. O'Hair's legitimate legal complaint concerning the reading of the delusional/religious Genesis nonsense.

[@Djmarleytron]

58:00 Profound.

[@mackymintle7806]

“Cosmic perspective “ can too easily be coopted by those seeking power… This is why religions people need to keep that feeling to themselves… show the same restraint young Neil showed to the Fonzie character in high school. It’s possible to do.

[@tyleranyways]

I wish I was related to Neil. And I want a list of those non fiction books he was talking about 51:30. 42:50 😭

[@tccragun]

Gotta say you ARE related to him…..We’re all cousins, after all

[@Teo117]

How did you turn such silly questions into a worthy share of ideas?

[@cosmic_giant1523]

Okay, type in " Rex from toy story". In your search engine. Watch a video and listen to Rex. Then come back to this video and listen to Neil. Then go back to that video, and listen to Rex. Then come back to this video and listen to Neil Then go back to that video and listen to Rex😁

[@georgeb.wolffsohn30]

Neal, you gotta add the A for arts. Therefore it's STEAM. NOW you're getting it going.

[@MsLizziebeth1]

Dear Neil: it's actually PROF BRIAN COX ("ALIVE"). Having said that, I actually *prefer to watch and listen to you*, coz not only are you funny and IMPISH, but you are/will forever be the protege of my greatest astronomer inspiration, CARL SAGAN. You possess the world's best science communicator pedigree 😊. ❤❤❤

[@cynthiaalways5663]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@AngelsMa]

Love this man It feels like anyone could actually have a conversation with him and not feel like a complete idiot. :)

[@janusatthegate6201]

Actually, Tyson is sexy. Weight has nothing to do with it. The way he delivers information with joy is very sexy.

[@janusatthegate6201]

If you do not have temper, you lose it. Temper means flexibility.

[@wheeler1]

I bet it pained him to say the phrase "nine planets" in the audible version of Cosmos.

[@lynnlobliner3933]

In general I don't like the morning show women interviewers - they are maudlin (take their cues from Barbara Walters, whom I can't stand as an interviewer. So it was refreshing to have Gayle not be like that. Enjoyed this.

[@thabisolanga]

I love Gayle's "South African Flag" inspired dress 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦

[@Bwondema]

You bear Brian Green. Congratulations 🫢

[@Momo-bb2fn]

27:40

[@davidcrittenden2452]

Was John Glenn and Neil Armstrong changed to become less anti-Black in the selection of astronauts?? Curious because ATL had a Black Astronaut that "was denied" entry into the program but he was like the TopGun...Check it out Neil. The Black Astronaut program candidate held a lecture in ATL planetarium I think in 2018 or 2017 or 2019?

[@gregoryvanbaal]

Is time precious?

[@scottpayne4756]

Neil Tyson for New York representative AQAP!!! (as quickly as possible)

[@scottpayne4756]

Be there for a representative term for two or three years and make it clear what truths are

[@scottpayne4756]

Neil, just pick an office and run for it….we will ensure a political truth that we want someone that knows truth and can effectively describe them; at the same time making political truths in any given moment feel shallow.

[@prezpeng]

Disagreement is good... to spur more investigation in the subjects discussed.

[@martinraeside]

64? Thats just a year younger than me. I would have guessed about mid fifties.

[@JMoroccoMisterBoy]

Gayle.....Neil: Tks. much.

[@albertnortje4064]

Take a shot every time he says 'so'...

[@erichinton2610]

President 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@bryanwilson6288]

Neil and I might as well be clones. Same story, same views, same aspirations. Everybody tells me I talk too much, but I have so much to teach them. It works on some.

[@janusatthegate6201]

Asimov wrote about how scientists do not agree.

[@MarleneMeier]

Neil is the SEXIEST MAN ALIVE PERIOD.

[@elantrauma]

32:06 Ma maaaaan.

[@okay5045]

Love Neal this interview would have been near perfect if Gayle would have just stopped with the silly interjections.

[@IssoufBa42]

You can see how the man loves science 😂 It gets him excited like a child.

[@IssoufBa42]

@@cirilloucazzu4457 I mean, if you don't love yourself you must have some issues...

[@LerockJohn]

He is Nobel stuff. I feel smarter now! Peace Out!!

[@roywilliams9089]

Sexy Gayle wrong for that... Messing up that soft South Bronx story. 🤣🤣🤣🤣I love Neil Degrasse Tyson. Middle School graduation was at Bronx Science in the late 80's

[@saintsiete5407]

👇Angels in designer on KZbin Gayle 👑 I love you

[@stevischermi6409]

Humanity in 200 years.....we will be about 100 years out from our extinction

[@directorytaliwag4100]

Why aren’t these two a couple????

[@gasaholic47]

I grew up in the Bronx, and carried a 007 blade for a time, not to threaten others, but to stop those who were threatening me. Only used it once, on some guy who was trying to steal my boom box. Didn't even cut him, just showed it. It was enough for him to back off.

[@vernonsmith6176]

Wow. Good for you!

[@Edruezzi]

The most sophisticated communication technology ever devised has been used to give the stupid power.