It's always a free day of work for Stephen when Neil is on the show 😂😂
@petercolbert79532 жыл бұрын
Hello I really appreciate your love and support over my dad career.
@ThoughtfulPotato2 жыл бұрын
You should go check out the top comment on his episode with Joe Rogan!! It's essentially what you said but about Joe - when he wants a day off, he calls Neil Tyson so that he can just chill!
@AMpufnstuf2 жыл бұрын
@@ThoughtfulPotato If by chill you mean be interrupted forty times and insulted seven times by Neil Tyson, yeah the hosts definitely get to "chill". This guy is an awful interview. Very much a modern Bill Nye. All factoids, arguments from authority and arrogance. But science or deep conversation? He's not selling that, he's selling My Simplifications For Dummies books for ten years now.
@1D.JFanMma2 жыл бұрын
Keegan Micheal key is disappointed with you 😢
@robertbouchard67192 жыл бұрын
@@ThoughtfulPotato Yeah, but only for the stupid people watching the show....
@Joshua-dc4un2 жыл бұрын
His enthusiasm for science and thinking is contagious
@petercolbert79532 жыл бұрын
Hello sir I really appreciate your love and support over my dad career.
@robertbouchard67192 жыл бұрын
Too bad he's a rapist...
@mattdavis37412 жыл бұрын
he’s the main influence for why I'm now studying astrophysics and that started around 10 months after I broke my back. What does that say about him haha
@germscamacho83622 жыл бұрын
Imagine an alien watching humans trying to justify a massive killing of sentient beings just for a meal that can be sustitute by an alternative and saying "I love animals". Then, going to an hypotetical alien scenario so you can detach from what is really happening. Dont get too contagious.
@HopDavid2 жыл бұрын
His fans have been infected with with enthusiasm for science? Then why is so few of his fans notice when he botches basic physics? I guess this enthusiasm doesn't excite them enough to open a textbook and actually study math or science. Regarding sentient plants being pissed off that we slaughter plants. You have to slaughter 16 pounds of plants to make one pound of meat. So the meat eaters crime against plants is 16 times that of those who eat plants directly.
@a-aron22762 жыл бұрын
People fight about stupid stuff, a Change of perspective among the general public is definitely needed.
@JudgeDredd_2 жыл бұрын
I say this all the time. The young and ignorant part of me gets upset and angry in traffic. Then I realize how little any of this matters. I’ve started letting cars in, cutting me off, whatever. I just want to get to my destination in one piece and keep on living. I’d still say traffic is one of my biggest pet peeves hahaha
@maximumpotential3796 Жыл бұрын
@@JudgeDredd_ Maybe the reason you (and me) gets pissed off in traffic is we follow the rules, while others violate the rules and we are left helpless on the fact that most of them will never get punished for it, while we have to witness it on a daily basis. I would like a "Judge Dredd" to identify and give punishments to those kind of people.
@SirSlimPickens2 жыл бұрын
Here's what I love about Neil DeGrasse Tyson. A.) He's infuriatingly smart. I've never, not been impressed with what he knows. B.) Not only as a scientist but as a person in general he's funny. Quick witted and can get in a joke during the most serious of conversations. C.) He's an amazing story teller. His grammar and inflections are so well formulated you can't help but be enthralled by whatever it is he's talking about even if you don't understand or can't fully follow all what he's saying. D.) His passion for what he's discussing is intoxicating. Not only can you hear it, you can feel it too. Every time I hear him talk, regardless of the situation, he makes me want to learn more about whatever the subject is or just science as a whole. He is, and forever will be, just a flat out joy to listen to.
@mptyalln Жыл бұрын
E.) He cuts off people when he speak due to his huge ego and narcissism.
@theguywhoasked-r7e Жыл бұрын
@@mptyalln Yeah yeah no one cares, hes very fun to watch, and his stories are interesting.
@itubecollection1623 Жыл бұрын
@@mptyallnthere is always somebody salty
@ViperOfMino4 ай бұрын
@@mptyalln Okay nerd
@nathanshritt9972 жыл бұрын
I love how every conversation with Neil is just "OH AND BY THE WAY!" every 30 seconds
@daniellamcgee42512 жыл бұрын
Peter Colbert 🙄 Let me guess....you want money? Scammers with bot accounts. 🙄
@richardtheriault91212 жыл бұрын
Strait lines are difficult in the web of knowledge...too many things are massively connected.
@petercolbert79532 жыл бұрын
@@daniellamcgee4251 I don't need your money am just appreciating everyone the view my dad show that all how dare you call me scamm
@nepzraaz2 жыл бұрын
Man if only all educators are like him. Absolutely Love Dr. Tyson
@Deerych2 жыл бұрын
I wish he was my teacher in K-12!!!!
@jackallen90452 жыл бұрын
I wish Neil was a weekly guest! He is so passionate and knowledgeable.
@updem2 жыл бұрын
He has a podcast called star talk.
@jackallen90452 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing that with me! 😉
@Peaches-b2f2 жыл бұрын
Yes! More Neil please!!!!!!!!
@siegfriedverheijke2 жыл бұрын
He is not knowledgeable about the relationship between diet and the health of humans and our planet, or veganism. He is either absolutely clueless about it, or he is a hypocrite. He is using false comparisons all over the place. It's sad to see.
@christophertownsend38202 жыл бұрын
@@siegfriedverheijke he is pointing out the hypocrisy between popular movements and their actual participation in a global reality of our daily choices and the resulting impact. It is sad when actual intelligence is dismissed over semantics about examples that are meant to be relatable not arguments about lifestyle. He even said as much as he began his rant.
@alexanderroloff80932 жыл бұрын
His idea with the world leaders is actually a great idea to me. It really would change the view of the Earth and humanity that could really lead to us improving our life for everyone on this planet.
@Physicsrodrigo2 жыл бұрын
Shut up. My tribe Will steal your land and your resources. Me no like tribe with -loff. In surname.
@vh85422 жыл бұрын
Nah they'd find a different meaning to it and personally exploit it.
@heather24182 жыл бұрын
@@vh8542 Definitely the most likely scenario. If they don't manage to kill each other up there first.
@nknh2 жыл бұрын
I like this idea too, but instead of bringing them back, we should send them into space and leave them floating out there.
@DianeWilliams2 жыл бұрын
@@nknh nah, we'll just make more.😬
@Auroramcfarmland2 жыл бұрын
I swear, every bit of space news we get instantly makes me feel like a little kid again.
@vryusvin39052 жыл бұрын
It is a good time for us.
@cheliozz30482 жыл бұрын
I only trust space news from Neil! xD
@PhysicsHonors2 жыл бұрын
Why?
@WhatCanSmith2 жыл бұрын
That should tell you something
@MarcoZamora2 жыл бұрын
@@cheliozz3048 That's what Neil is telling us not to do: the fallacy of authority. What he's pointing out is that we should be healthily skeptical, particularly of appeals to authority. I know you may have said this tongue-in-cheek, but I thought it would be good to point out.
@cdsecor2 жыл бұрын
This morning, after watching this before work I looked up and saw the moon peeking through the color of dawn and thought "one day sooner than later lines will be drawn on the moon like maps of the Earth... but it will always look like the one I've known my whole life". I love how these two get the thinking juices flowing 🥰
@bregancool9802 жыл бұрын
Never leave Colbert when Neil Degrasse Tyson is a guest!
@petercolbert79532 жыл бұрын
Hello I really appreciate your love and support over my dad career.
@jimmyispromo2 жыл бұрын
He's so passionate on a casual conversation. Imagine when he's REALLY into it.
@Maya_Pinion2 жыл бұрын
I know! He's a trip.
@davidsymons64262 жыл бұрын
Neil needs to do the Colbert Questionnaire!
@MrFancyFingers2 жыл бұрын
I don’t know, Neil is pretty loquacious, we pretty much know exactly who he is.
@ClayLoomis19582 жыл бұрын
He may have already done it. Usually, Stephen plays those bits later when he has a day off from the studio. If you watch, you'll see a guest on his regular show, then a month or 6 weeks later, you'll see the Colbert Questionnaire segment with that same guest, in the same clothes they wore on the earlier appearance.
@MrAmazing002 жыл бұрын
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@EthanShalev2 жыл бұрын
The question is not, does it grow, or have a beating heart. The question is - does it suffer?
@jenniek83912 жыл бұрын
Animals are sentient beings that suffer, yes.
@clips77012 жыл бұрын
@@jenniek8391 and plants are living things and are key pieces of our well-being
@clips77012 жыл бұрын
as well*
@KazimirQ7G2 жыл бұрын
... and we could just be not smart enough to detect and understand plants feelings.
@EthanShalev2 жыл бұрын
@@KazimirQ7G you're not wrong. But: 1. We know for a fact that animals suffer. So between knowing and speculating, the choice is clear. 2. More importantly, in order for us to eat one pound of animal based protein, many pounds of plants need to be harvested. So if we really are concerned about the potential suffering of plants, then eating them directly, rather than passing them through the gut of a cow, is still the more humane course of action.
@McBinnagin2 жыл бұрын
I almost felt bad for Stephen for not having much room to talk about what he wanted to talk about, but oh my goodness it's so awesome to see Neil passionately talk about what he wants to talk about, he stole the show and I'm glad he did. 10/10 guest
@MissOhio19802 жыл бұрын
Ari melber interviewed him and it's very very good too
@bryanporinski53082 жыл бұрын
its okay he's there every night
@CADguru782 жыл бұрын
Stephen said it the more you talk the less I have to work. Basically Neil just needs an audience, he sits down and has things he finds profound and hopes you do too. I love the guy!
@dtschuor4592 жыл бұрын
@@CADguru78 My mother, just recently passed, always spoke of him with such reverence. Quoted him, “you knuw what Neil Degrasse Tyson said…” Yeah, he is a national treasure. Glad he gets so much exposure 🗿😘🙌
@derrekvanee45672 жыл бұрын
Neil does that.
@malarbusto2 жыл бұрын
Loved Neil's passion. But I don't think there are many vegetarians who have not had the same thought processes about plants. Whatever we do to reduce our impact and our cruelty is just that, reduction (not eradication).
@VasilPoleganov2 жыл бұрын
I too was surprised by his extremely amateur and shallow analysis. You would expect more from a life long academic. This goes to show what mental gymnastics humans are likely to use in order not to give up their pleasure inducing habits.
@VasilPoleganov2 жыл бұрын
@Memes Risos I agree. This particular instance wasn't about lacking expertise, it was about personal bias. The argument he made can be refuted by a smart 5th grader, and I'm not exaggerating.
@ArtsyIslandGirlJamaicanVlogs2 жыл бұрын
@@VasilPoleganov I'm sure you're smarter than a 5th grader. Please refute it 🙏 🥺
@someguy21352 жыл бұрын
@@ArtsyIslandGirlJamaicanVlogs Vegans don't claim to be perfect. The definition of veganism by The Vegan Society (established in 1944) follows- "a philosophy and way of living which seeks to exclude-as far as is possible and practicable-all forms of exploitation of, and cruelty to, animals.” Neil is ignoring or is ignorant of the fact that "possible and practicable" rules out any ideas of completely avoiding incidental harm to non-human animals.
@someguy21352 жыл бұрын
@@ArtsyIslandGirlJamaicanVlogs Dr. Tyson implied that vegans are responsible for deforestation. Almost everyone lives in houses that include wood from trees, not just vegans. Animal agriculture is a major cause of deforestation. "While the wildfires raging in the Amazon rainforest may constitute an “international crisis,” they are hardly an accident. The vast majority of the fires have been set by loggers and ranchers to clear land for cattle. The practice is on the rise, encouraged by Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s populist pro-business president, who is backed by the country’s so-called “beef caucus.” While this may be business as usual for Brazil’s beef farmers, the rest of the world is looking on in horror. So, for those wondering how they could help save the rainforest, known as “the planet’s lungs” for producing about 20% of the world’s oxygen, the answer may be simple. Eat less meat."- CNN Another reason they burn the Amazon is to grow soy. "More than three-quarters (77%) of global soy is fed to livestock for meat and dairy production. Most of the rest is used for biofuels, industry or vegetable oils. Just 7% of soy is used directly for human food products such as tofu, soy milk, edamame beans, and tempeh." -Our World in Data
@thubelihlezondi58222 жыл бұрын
Neil is out of his mind. I love it.
@boarder62462 жыл бұрын
I wouldn’t want him any other way!
@norberto60052 жыл бұрын
why is he tho? he made really good points... it is totally acceptable to eat vegetables plants fruits etc but if u dare to eat meat u r a murderer.... how is that fair?
@dHolbach772 жыл бұрын
Well, he is a Neil is a chronic sexual assaulter & rapist. Look into it: there's plenty of evidence (including from way before he was famous for the conspiracy/cynical nuts who think women want to go public with something like that for money) and a rational person should dispassionately come to the conclusion that these multiple women are not lying (sexual assault claims are only fabricated about 2 to 3% of the time, which is literally within the statistical margin of error. Believe Women).
@theduder26172 жыл бұрын
@@norberto6005 It is considered fair by some because of how humans define "alive" vs "living". Despite us having solid measurements of clear signals being sent throughout a plant that was injured in some way, just because plants do not talk, move around, or communicate with us directly, we humans do not consider plants to be "alive". We see them as "living", not actually alive. Shoot, we do not even hold ANY feelings toward "alive" beings which DO feel pain. Earthworms for example. We will, without hesitation, insert a steel hook all the way through the center of a worm's body from mouth to anus, without so much as a thought. We actually SEE the worm's reaction to pain, yet we keep on shoving the hook through. To consider humans "fair" when it comes to life in general is sadly rather inaccurate of a consideration.
@rrr215gt2 жыл бұрын
He is on fire lol
@sudipchatterjee2 жыл бұрын
Neil’s the best guest on any talk show! Love him! Humbleness, rationality, and childlike enthusiasm are his forte. But it is his craziness for which I love him!
@masterchinese282 жыл бұрын
Always one of my favorite guests. Always a fascinating perspective with humor and insite.
@rodmackinnon29952 жыл бұрын
Insight. Just sayin'.
@masterchinese282 жыл бұрын
@@rodmackinnon2995 Yes! Good catch. Insight :)
@meganbyrne21382 жыл бұрын
Not me. Never watch when he’s on. Every time he’s on I get sad that Stephen allows this. The man has multiple credible rape allegations. I don’t know what the proper action is but continuing to allow this man on his show isn’t it. Another example of how cancel culture isn’t real.
@Heatherfether2 жыл бұрын
@@meganbyrne2138 get your facts straight. Neil has been married for decades and doesn't engage in those types of situations or even put himself in those situations. You are mistaken. You must be thinking about someone else! The woman who accused him also claimed to be enrolled in the same graduate program as Tyson... But no one can find what she was ever enrolled. She is not credible and the only one I could find who hasn't retracted their statements.
@HopDavid2 жыл бұрын
@@Heatherfether get your facts straight. Tchiya Amet was indeed Neil's fellow student at the University of Texas graduate program. Neil acknowledged having a relationship with her but said it was consensual. Ashley Watson has not retracted her story. And Neil has corroborated it. Watson was up for a promotion. Neil invited her to a private evening at his apartment. When she showed up Neil was partially dressed. He served her wine and cheese. He was playing a seductive song by Nina Simone and kept repeating the line "do I make you quiver". He showed her an Indian handshake. Watson did not get the promotion and resigned/quit within a few days. An older married man hitting on a younger engaged woman is creepy but not a career destroying offense. However Neil was evidently trying to hold Watson's career hostage. This abuse of power should have gotten Neil fired. By saying Watson retracted her accusations you are implying Watson was lying. You are bearing false witness against Watson. So far as I know, none of Neil's accusers have retracted their stories.
@aleckelsey26632 жыл бұрын
Neil is such an enthusiastic learner and inspiring lecturer.
@cefngwyn2 жыл бұрын
I freaking love both of these guys! One makes you laugh, the other makes you think and then laugh.
@nicholassmith21592 жыл бұрын
Beyond the monologue I barely watch. But this. Worth it
@darkbrandongamer2 жыл бұрын
Watching Neil go full on nerd is what I'm here for. That guy is one of the smartest humans on the planet.
@defikidsmusic2 жыл бұрын
And his perspectives are pretty much outta this wOrld.
@dutchwhitlock93412 жыл бұрын
Every time I listen to him, I end up going into an out-of-body experience just contemplating what he talks about lol
@heffo672 жыл бұрын
And he's very entertaining and very likeable. The dude is a legend!
@RandomNooby2 жыл бұрын
He is a fairly average astrophysicist, but is however exceptional at translating to non-experts in an educational and informative manner.
@rlud3042 жыл бұрын
How many international smart humans do you know of?
@planetdearth637110 ай бұрын
The passion is unmatched. If every teacher was like this we'd have reached other galaxies by now.
@arobatto2 жыл бұрын
Mr. Tyson’s zeal and enthusiasm is contagious and I’m fully infected!
@ladykatnip76982 жыл бұрын
Zucchini bit was hilarious 🤣This is one reason I love listening to Neil's podcast because to paraphrase a cosmic perspective is just another way of a the things you know. It isn't about what's true and not true, or what you believe, it is about mentally exploring other possibilities.
@dr.crypto12122 жыл бұрын
Neil deGrasse Tyson rules! Loved his story about him meeting Carl Sagan as a young boy in another interview. He sure carries on the torch handed to him after Sagan died. Not only the series Cosmos but also to educate the public in a way even I can understand!
@dHolbach772 жыл бұрын
Sagan in his personal life was not a very good person (arrogant, fantastic temper, cold, ignored loved ones, etc...read biographies about him) but at least he wasn't an actual rapist* like Tyson. Sagan deserved better than Tyson running around pretending to be the next Sagan...Sabine Hossenfelder is much better, and she isn't ignorant of the philosophy of science which is superior to mere science anyway as it provides deeper explanations/is more unlimited in explanatory power (also, a lot of "science" really is philosophy of science...done poorly by scientists who lack the intelligence/training to be philosophers and don't even realize that they are doing philosophy of science, and, worse, often just devolve into nonsensical, unmoored speculation that they erroneously think are valid ideas or conjectures). *Neil is a chronic sexual assaulter & rapist. Look into it: there's plenty of evidence (including from way before he was famous for the conspiracy/cynical nuts who think women want to go public with something like that for money) and a rational person should dispassionately come to the conclusion that these multiple women are not lying (sexual assault claims are only fabricated about 2 to 3% of the time, which is literally within the statistical margin of error. Believe Women).
@aphotosyntheticworld2 жыл бұрын
He's a great ambassador for science but he has way too big an ego to even be in the same breath as Sagan who was humble as hell.
@porfiriato842 жыл бұрын
Dude quit w the copy paste comment smh
@TomRathborne2 жыл бұрын
Sagan would have grown an ego like that, too, in a world like this one.
@odradekk2 жыл бұрын
Sagan was a socialist, like Einstein.
@afg1226022 жыл бұрын
I love watching interviews with Neil. he is so passionate, informative and entertaining.
@strawbarry78342 жыл бұрын
when he talked about launching the world leaders into space, I thought he might suggest pointing them towards the sun. "And thus, the cosmic balance is restored." - NdT, probably.
@Heartofitall96912 жыл бұрын
I instantly thought about Star Wars and all of the leaders gathered
@jamestragle95042 жыл бұрын
Two of the best humanity has to offer on stage together.
@jansteuart93962 жыл бұрын
Just give me a week of listening to Neil and I shall die laughing and filled with the cosmos
@HopDavid2 жыл бұрын
Filled with B.S. more like it. A lot of what Neil says is wrong.
@RealBradMiller2 жыл бұрын
Oh Jan, you were the cosmos the whole time!!
@FurbyPurrson2 жыл бұрын
@@RealBradMiller oh brad you are the cosmos.
@FurbyPurrson2 жыл бұрын
Jan You can watch his channel #startalk you know just saying
@barath45452 жыл бұрын
Startalk on KZbin (he even answers questions if you aren't a dick and have something reasonbly to ask) Or watch the series Cosmos (2014) and the new Cosmos series, but the new one is hard to find.
@kyougruber442 жыл бұрын
He is my all time favorite guest on any show!! I can tell Stephen enjoys the back and forth banter with N.D.T.
@Sarsour_2 жыл бұрын
What a pleasant man to listen to. Love the guy and his personality!
@Rozemarijn972 жыл бұрын
I love how he makes science less remote and more accessible/relatable.
@katrinacole67412 жыл бұрын
I love Neil. His show years ago, Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey truly peaked my now "geek out" for all things space I love him. He explains all things space so the common man can understand.
@Kim_Miller2 жыл бұрын
I've never seen Neil so manic. He's like an eight year old telling his Mum about seeing a Roy Rogers movie back about 1960. 🙂
@Farmhandjosh2 жыл бұрын
Mania and happiness are often confused. Passion is also mistaken for mania.
@luciditykitty29602 жыл бұрын
I think we need more passionately positive people. Goodness knows, we have enough maniacs in the world today who are definitely not positive, but greedy and immoral.
@michaelvaladez65702 жыл бұрын
Buck Rodgers...
@TheLemon3332 жыл бұрын
I'll take animated over calculated any day.
@lexyswope2 жыл бұрын
I saw Gene Autry on stage at the Corn Palace.
@VictorHernandez-cz1be2 жыл бұрын
I love how much fun Neil always has during these interviews 😂😂😂
@MsTigerseye772 жыл бұрын
He turns into a giggling big kid! Reminds you that growing up doesn't mean you give up enjoyment in life.
@MarchOnRome2 жыл бұрын
100% on Adderall, like I'd bet any amount of money on it. It's so obvious lol.
@ivanterrible73622 жыл бұрын
"Did you smoke any baby plants to develop this hypothesis?" No answer. I see you Neil.
@JohnClark-tt2bl2 жыл бұрын
To be fair Neil, there are tree farms that are planted specifically to be used for lumber. We're not out clear cutting 100+ year old forests for 2x4s from Lowes.
@johnhipp82672 жыл бұрын
Nor anymore we're not.
@kathrynwilson52012 жыл бұрын
Yes we are. Sorry. Research
@snuffysmif98012 жыл бұрын
Tell that to that nutjob, Bolsonaro who, for profit, is clear-cutting a great deal of our CO2 collection & oxygen supply from rain forrests on Brazilian indigenous lands.
@dannac_88882 жыл бұрын
The Amazon Forest just entered the chat...
@JohnClark-tt2bl2 жыл бұрын
If you can find construction lumber cut from trees harvested in the amazon rain forest, let me know. I'll reiterate, we're not clear cutting forests for construction lumber. With the rate we're building homes, there wouldn't be any forest left.
@Josh1OD2 жыл бұрын
I feel infused with life and joy when I listen to these two.
@glomontero60112 жыл бұрын
I love Neil’s mind! I’m getting his book asap
@Snaakie832 жыл бұрын
You can find his audiobook here on YT... It's glorious.
@dolphinsleap2 жыл бұрын
I could listen to Neil deGrasse Tyson all day long any day of the week.
@allennopphotography2 жыл бұрын
"Stephen Spielberg told me in my office" If that's true, man what a legend to even be able to say that lol.
@andrew3482 жыл бұрын
Many of his podcast episodes are recorded in his office so it is likely very true
@Artaimus2 жыл бұрын
With the mic(book) drop as well!
@EmpyreanLightASMR2 жыл бұрын
He's told the story at least twice on his podcast, both times with much less fanfare. I think once was to Leighann (I forget her last name, she's a co-host in the old days) and once to Chuck Nice. In one example, he says "I have it on good authority." The other thing he didn't mention was that E.T. is not a plant now; it was originally a plant. He made it sound like E.T. is a plant in the final iteration in the movie lol. And maybe it is, and I misunderstood haha
@TomRathborne2 жыл бұрын
I'm going to watch E.T. again with this perspective. It's like watching The Matrix with the "humans are not batteries, but computation units" perspective ... which I had the first time since it was obvious for anyone who understands entropy and computation.
@utubeSome2 жыл бұрын
@@Artaimus gold that one 🤣
@worldpeacepatriot94482 жыл бұрын
Absolutely necessary that in order for our species to survive , flourish and evolve toward becoming an enlightened global civilization we need to grow towards a new Cosmic Perspective !
@richardeljay2 жыл бұрын
Brilliant, passionate, articulate and damning of our selfish way of life and dreadful over exploitation of nature.
@whaleymom762 жыл бұрын
My house is made of stone; I've had a mouse living in my room for years; and I've been a vegetarian most of my life. I thought I was solid on my embracing of the importance of preserving life. Since it's now been made quite clear that eating plants is brutal also (even though my Celtic heritage had already taught me that plants have feelings and "souls" also), I'd say weight loss won't be a problem anymore because I'm reasonably certain Styrofoam doesn't have calories.
@alexkaapa2 жыл бұрын
well plants have no soul and no feelings, so eating them is in no way brutal. the prcoess of harvesting them can be, but on that front meat is still worse, because they are fed cops that we grow and harvest brutally, and in waaay larger numbers
@heather24182 жыл бұрын
@@alexkaapa I would not be so sure about that 'no soul' and 'no feelings' part. I'm fairly sure everything alive has a soul of some sort. And feelings would be quite hard to determine. They may not have human feelings, but you can't prove they don't have a plant version of feelings.
@echepr2 жыл бұрын
So you destroyed a mountain to build your stone house? I dare you.
@alexkaapa2 жыл бұрын
@@heather2418 everything we know about feelings is tied to a nervous system. plants don't have one. also, feelings like pain has a function evolutionarily, in this case to make you avoid certain behaviours and actions that cause this pain. plants don't really have a capacity to avoid anything, because they typically can't move. so there is already a question as to why pain WOULD even arise in plants. yes, we can't know for certain because feelings are per definition subjective, but with the assumption that they feel specifically pain doesn't rest on any solid basis.
@chelok78052 жыл бұрын
@@alexkaapa how do you know that plants don’t have a nervous system to feel? A nervous system sends signals to the brain through receptors. When the sun shines, the leaves open up, when it is cold they shrink or roll up. They react to heat and to cold. Flowers open up when it is warm, closing when it is night time and cold. some plants react when you touch it. Some plants develop defense mechanism if you cut or hurt them. Some react to sounds and some to movements. They change colour when they are sick, they bloom bright and colourful when they are healthy. How do they do that if they don’t have receptors which connects to a whole system, hence a nervous system? You make it too easy for yourself.
@Rolf-farmedfacts-supervisor2 жыл бұрын
Norway NEEDS their own Neil! Wooooow!!
@rachelmcdonald53702 жыл бұрын
Love this man...it becomes difficult to think about the universe and your place in it. But, somehow he makes life simpler.
@JWentu2 жыл бұрын
Baby carrots are just pieces of a fully-grown, regular adult carrot, cut into two-inch fragments by a machine. Once cut up, another machine rounds off the edges, so that the carrots end up looking like the ones you buy at the grocery store. (internet says so... it must be true) They are not infant carrots
@Derekzparty Жыл бұрын
You will have plenty of time to explain that to the space plant aliens!
@Ajs33712 жыл бұрын
Just to offer another perspective: wood/lumber framing as building construction is the most sustainable method of construction we have, WAY more than steel and WAY more than concrete.
@johnmclaughlin23922 жыл бұрын
I’m always ready to blow the universe off and then this guy comes along and helps me see it in the cheapest way I can understand.
@violetqueen4502 жыл бұрын
I always love when Neil is on! I love the banter between the two of them. This was kind of a mind-blowing visit though!
@JuliusRCost2 жыл бұрын
Hi Becky, can i ask you a question if you don’t mind?
@RLSchanneltwo2 жыл бұрын
I could listen to this man forever.
@nikolinamihaljevic86402 жыл бұрын
Best guest every time. Always. Everywhere.
@simond.4552 жыл бұрын
The Late Show with Neil deGrasse Tyson. And Stephen Colbert. They should make this a special without the constraints of a tight schedule.
@shelleycoopersmith8552 жыл бұрын
Maybe they could do a podcast series of extended conversations, would be awesome...
@edgardosantana Жыл бұрын
I loved every minute of this. More importantly, this (re)examination of perspective is so essential in these times. Thank you both!
@DanielTsosie2 жыл бұрын
Clearly, the aliens would be like "I AM GROOOOOT!!!"
@purple_gangyt22752 жыл бұрын
winner winner, chicken dinner!!!
@user-wp4jk2or8w2 жыл бұрын
Sustainable forestry is a real thing. We don’t have to cut old growth forests. Trees are a renewable and easily managed resource.
@Arcturuseyes2 жыл бұрын
When Neil speaks, the human race should listen.
@wfryco92462 жыл бұрын
Neil deGrasse Tyson "went there" on vegetarianism, with not one but two of the silliest, least informed, most juvenile rhetorical arguments I have ever heard. Love the space bus idea though.
@HM-ob7ju2 жыл бұрын
The mouse/tree argument was weird. You can care about both at the same time. Also, people only pick male zucchini flowers to eat and leave enough to fertilize the female ones.
@dorkwell2 жыл бұрын
I agree. However, it's simply an exercise in expanding your considerations with anything you do. Teaching how to think, rather than what. Veg/vegan isn't the target, rationalisation is, and that applies to us all.
@wfryco92462 жыл бұрын
@@dorkwell I understand that's the framing, but the actual exercise seemed purely reductive--like a conversation with as toddler--all for the low bar we call entertainment. Perhaps the book is more thoughtful. Hackneyed arguments of whether it is better to release a mouse, snap its neck, or let it live in your basement feels like scraping the floor philosophically. I get it, it's a late night talk show, but Neil is normally so thoughtful, erudite. Maybe I'm wrong. It sounded to me like Neil's doctor recently told him he cut down on red meat.
@farmergiles10652 жыл бұрын
Well, NGT is opinionated. But his scientific opinions are well-founded. And his scientific ideas are worth considering because of his expertise. (Love the space bus idea!) And otherwise his opinions are usually entertaining, and some are thought-provoking. What do you want? An oracle? Just take him with a grain of salt. In moderate doses then, because salt ... Nah. Don't go there.
@Ruintheus Жыл бұрын
@@wfryco9246 Something tells me you have a special relationship with vegetables that you haven't divulged yet in your comments. It's the emotional barrier that screams out for you to respond that should be temporarily muted first before you consider these ideas. You don't have to change what you think. But you should, at the very least, consider the matter from another perspective, wholly bought into the idea rather than merely as an exercise in thought. That's what NDT is saying here, man. It's like you walked the road a little bit, enough to see the signs further down the road and then said, "alright well I can see into the horizon and the signs from where I'm standing so I'm not going to bother going all the way.". You've stopped yourself from engaging yourself in a mental walk for what? Some emotional reason? A limitation of the imagination? Be braver. Don't hold onto any idea so dearly that you wouldn't discard it in the face of a better, more advanced (or in NDT's words, "informed") one.
@danzwku2 жыл бұрын
Just goes to show you that you can intelligent and educated on one topic, but not another. Nobody's right about everything folks!
@danzwku2 жыл бұрын
nope
@SammieMousie2 жыл бұрын
@@davidrele I think he's implying that his mouse theory is flawed.
@danzwku2 жыл бұрын
Who was describing him as occasionally unintelligent?
@justinwoodward3413 Жыл бұрын
There’s a difference between scientific fact and opinion. Sometimes he mixes the two because he bases his life on science. But the man reserves the right to offer a perspective on something free from absolute truth, if for nothing else but to get you to think.
@supermahmoud2 жыл бұрын
To all who love listening to Neil deGrasse Tyson all day long, he has StarTalk on KZbin, countless hours of pure delight!
@icecub32 жыл бұрын
Neil's always such a joy to listen to
@Jack0fAllTrades2 жыл бұрын
Amen 🙌
@Findus_2 жыл бұрын
Give Neal a weekly segment already! We're all waiting for it.
@mauricemitchell40532 жыл бұрын
Always entertaining and thought provoking!!!
@DavidLuther2 жыл бұрын
„Spielberg told me in my offfice“ - the happiness about being able to say that, and the possibility of it being true, it‘s just too beautiful.
@jenniek83912 жыл бұрын
Yes. Neil loves being a celebrity.
@DavidLuther2 жыл бұрын
@@jenniek8391 There are plenty of those, but with him, it‘s actually enjoyable.
@aguynamednathan2 жыл бұрын
That scientist can PREACH!
@zenon30212 жыл бұрын
that's not a compliment... preachers are anti-intellectual dullards who base their lives around fantasy and feelings (rather than evidence)
@ayhay46862 жыл бұрын
The world definitely needs more of Neil Degrass Tyson's optimistic perception of our planet.
@antonydefato2 жыл бұрын
Day of the Triffids 1962, Invasion of the Body Snatchers 1956, and The Thing From Another World 1951, all plant based aliens.
@Tonyhouse11688 ай бұрын
Little Shop Of Horrors..
@Darkmountaindweller2 жыл бұрын
I enjoy listening to Neil I learn something new everytime.
@ladydeerheart12 жыл бұрын
I've been pointing out that we surround ourselves with dead trees for decades! It's great to hear someone else notice it. He gets clapping and cheers. I did not. I, personally, would rather come upon a planet that slaughtered it's baby carrots than a planet where they've slaughtered all of their animals then hung their heads on the wall for decoration.
@alexkaapa2 жыл бұрын
yeah, weird how Neil doesn't understand what sentience, pain, conciousness etc. are. Killing plants is literally amoral.
@Razorgirl2 жыл бұрын
No, he’s pointing out the hypocrisy of someone that claims to value life not appreciating all the lives of all the creatures that are killed when trees are cleared for lumber. He wants people to think their moral stances through and to challenge their ideologies to make sure that they stand up to scrutiny, rather than holding onto ideals that they perhaps haven’t thought through. If you have an internally consistent paradigm that can stand up to scrutiny, then you’re not the sort of person he’s talking about.
@alexkaapa2 жыл бұрын
@@Razorgirl there is no inconsistency here though that vegans may be committing. either the argument he makes is one from futility, where the suffering a meat eater causes is not worse BECAUSE we all cause some suffering to animals, which is basically a recipe for justifying any and all violent crimes. or he is trying to point out that the amount of suffering that vegans cause with their lifestyles comparable to what meat eaters cause, which is completely baseless. all the things he pointed to was instances where the supposed act of hypocrisy is not something that vegans tend to do worse, let alone exclusively (e.g. 1. if we grant everything he says, setting up humane mouse traps and setting the into the wild is ONLY worse than just letting them live in your house, which is something meat eaters are NOT more likely to do by any stretch. 2. buying a house and all that entails is not suffering that only vegans cause; heck, he even says life in the wild is a lot more dangerous for animals, so wouldn't it be plausible to assume that building a house reduces the overall suffering on that land, ACCORDING TO HIS LOGIC!). he also commits the naturalistic fallacy or commits to utter moral relativism, by pointing to what nature "cares" about. nobody cares what nature "wants", what matters is what causes or reduces suffering. no other action CAN be moral. can we start agreeing on that?
@victorl39692 жыл бұрын
@@alexkaapa I am surprised that a man who is so knowledgeable like Neil still does not understand that the core of the vegan argument is about practically reducing the suffering of animals on the bases that they are sentient. Plants are not sentient.
@julieandrews7302 жыл бұрын
Just love Neil! Have heard him in person and he's just as engaging as this = even more! Am buying his book!
@neilrybadecosul6132 жыл бұрын
Neil is the moment😍. It's such a treat whenever him and Stephen geek out about our place in the universe.
@此生不愿平凡2 жыл бұрын
Now I am so looking forward to reading his book.
@dmcloren2 жыл бұрын
I love Neil's vest!
@JuliusRCost2 жыл бұрын
Hi can i ask you a question if you don’t mind?
@rockyjohnson92432 жыл бұрын
He's just awesome. Need to have him on more regularly.
@levelcapgames85242 жыл бұрын
When those two are together, the information delivered (in a freaking funny way) is guaranteed.
@Emeraldnite-if7vo2 жыл бұрын
I like how he said that he is just providing perspective and not forcing others to match his way of thinking. I know people in general don't like to be corrected or explained to about how something works, but how else do people learn and make more informed decisions?
@CoxTalksbyCatSheffler2 жыл бұрын
This isn’t explaining how anything works, it’s all false equivalence. Vegetarians are far more informed about their decisions than anything “provided” in this argument. Eating meat requires far more deforestation and killing of plants than just eating plants, so his entire point makes no sense.
@stupidveganworld2 жыл бұрын
LOL, talking about sentient plants is supposed to be informative?
@aveb26412 жыл бұрын
What if the sentient plants saw all the copies of Neils books? I get the point Neil makes, and I love his wit. I am just surprised Stephen did not point that out.
@JuliusRCost2 жыл бұрын
Hi Ave
@aveb26412 жыл бұрын
@@JuliusRCost i wasnt high when i wrote that. Just drunk. Hello Julius.
@JuliusRCost2 жыл бұрын
@@aveb2641 oh! Lol funny….. how are you doing now
@JuliusRCost2 жыл бұрын
Good morning to you Ave
@gabrielgozaincolina6462 жыл бұрын
We all love these guys. Thank you SO MUCH for all the talk, fun and science. I love you guys!!!
@JuanFecit2 жыл бұрын
If Neil cares about plants and believes that from a cosmic perspective they have as much or more value than sentient beings (including humans), he should keep in mind that animals in farming not only do not feed on air but they are the main cause of deforestation in the Amazon, in addition to the laws of thermodynamics several kilos of plant foods like soy are needed to produce a single kilo of of animal flesh. As Peter Singer pointed out in a conversation with Richard Dawkins, even people who are not believers in deities can retain a prejudiced ethics of the creationist order where the life of human animals is superior to that of other animals.
@thomasmleahy62182 жыл бұрын
Mr Tyson, excellent presentation, and I admire your mental prowess and agility whilst interacting with Mr Colbert 👍👍
@GlennTillema2 жыл бұрын
Clearly we should make our houses out of mice.
@joshuajones47114 күн бұрын
I could listen to these two all day
@MauroNigro2 жыл бұрын
stephen got him with one sentence!love it!
@edithdlp80452 жыл бұрын
When Neil speaks everyone listens because everything he says is so amazing.
@S2ZT2 жыл бұрын
Loved the don't cut the trees rant. Quick question though, what are your best selling books made of again?😂
@dmcloren2 жыл бұрын
I'm sure you can buy it in e-book format.
@davidchrist10372 жыл бұрын
There made of knowledge, thoughts, Science, and humor. Their construction material is the same thing they build houses with lumber. The most plentiful and valuable commodity in the world. Next to clean drinking water. Trees absorb c°2, and produce clean oxygen.
@lananiella2 жыл бұрын
That’s one of the coolest interviews ever. I’m speechless.
@NateTheUnGreatful2 жыл бұрын
Love it when Neil starts spitting facts!
@jenniek83912 жыл бұрын
Which facts are you referring to exactly?
@ursidae86192 жыл бұрын
I can listen to Neil deGrasse Tyson all day, the guy is a treasure to America, good stuff.
@thomasfarrenkopf72922 жыл бұрын
When there is a genuine relationship between Stephen and his guest, it's easy to see. Every time NDT comes on, we can see the friendship that exists between these two people. Likewise, when Stephen has a guest he wants nothing to do with, it's just as easy to spot. Thanks, NDT for keeping it real... real depressing. lol
@sascharouillon97852 жыл бұрын
Colbert is such an intelligent person it must fill his heart with joy to have a guest who can match his wit and intellect!
@monitor-mindtheover-void67122 жыл бұрын
Neil is the GOAT!
@cumincalamity98672 жыл бұрын
Wow, Neil's point about mice just made me realize and analogy: a mouse in your house is like a refugee trying to escape a dangerous and war torn country by crossing the border into your (relatively) safe country. Releasing him back into the wild is like deporting him. I never thought about it that way.
@barbehrhart2 жыл бұрын
Ok so it’s not just vegetarians that eat plants
@KesselRunner6062 жыл бұрын
Since the good ol' days of the Colbert Report, I love watching these two geek out together.
@yawoelevn2 жыл бұрын
This guy is just brilliant
@rhov-anion2 жыл бұрын
And this is why I love listening to his StarTalk podcast.
@Dog_gone_it2 жыл бұрын
This man melts my brain every time
@bushbasher852 жыл бұрын
Stephen Colbert singing Neil Diamond just made my day.