Overtime: Neil deGrasse Tyson, April Ryan, Evelyn Farkas, Max Brooks | Real Time (HBO)

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[@trackhandicapper739]

Neil deGrasse Tyson is always Teaching. I love him.

[@chapio]

He still gives me hope for this country!

[@luckystroke126]

and promoting hes books.

[@MrbeanNdHisWhiteBean]

I 100% agree....

[@J.M.-nb4gw]

Unfortunately he is almost always an arrogant dick while doing it, srsly he can be such a jerk

[@mariusmatei2946]

@Heywood Yabloome you/your kind Are, Exactly, the bozos that Bill Is Talking About!!!

[@2Tubist]

One thing I really loved abt Dr. Tyson is the clarity of his mind & thought process. When a person thinks clearly & explains it clearly to someone who might not have the same understanding of a problem (or knowledge) then that person will engage in learning & will able to solve problems. And I wonder why he is able to do that...empathy?

[@PaperRaines]

That's what I love about him. He's true genius with intellectual humility. He'll tell you when he doesn't specifically know something, but he always has a well informed opinion based on something he does know. And really, isn't that all you can ask for in a person? You have a room full of people like Neil who all have different areas of expertise, you could solve world peace in a decade

[@GeraltBosMang]

Dr. Neil should run for office, but he is part of the problem with the centrist left that wants to be tolerating and inclusive for everyone. People don't change. War, war never changes.

[@PaperRaines]

@@GeraltBosMang at no point did he even hint he tolerates people. He's an educator, he'd rather educate people than cast them aside. And in a free country he can't force them to come to him. He's in the arena. He writes books for people to consume, he serves on presidental commissions, he runs the Hayden Planetarium, he has podcasts, a TV show, live events.... he's doing his part to positively change the world, and the people in it. What else can the man do? Turn water into wine???

[@PaperRaines]

@Keksi that region of the world thinks life is a privilege and it's worth losing. They're in constant conflict, and that's what they want to do. So the US throwing their two cents in and taking blame is bulls***. And it's even more bull**** that it's liberals to take most of the blame for it. Who cares who's running Egypt from one year to the next? They'll be in war at some point, they'll have a military coup, they'll never promote actual liberty and democracy, and every twenty years they're about due for a new constitution.... and they're one of the more STABLE countries in that region.... Bill Maher and his opinions are not the issue in this country, and especially not in the world. Just saying

[@hankrogers8431]

When republicans blow up the world who the fuck will be able to think clearly then?

[@captainuseless1071]

Love Neil's passion for teaching and spreading his knowledge, you can tell he truly cares. "Let me be your conduit to the universe"

[@Jealod24]

The issue is he doesn’t seem to truly understand fundamentalists and how entrenched they’ve made their position…. Not to mention he is extremely loud and interrupts like crazy… just watch the last couple times he was on the joe Rogan podcast… Rogan, who normally loves Neil and lets him go on and on, was getting very irritated at constantly being talked over

[@philu3]

I'm screaming "YESSS!!!!!" from 0:50 to 1:00 when he says: "You sound like teachers who blame students, rather than indict your own teaching failings.."

[@billpardy4094]

Bill I want to say that I agree entirely with Neil about educating our most ignorant. I am someone who was spoon fed anti-intellectual, religious extremist information every day of my life. I was a mother prepared to do the same to my son. And my entire life was turned around by patient anthropology professor at a community college who taught me how to question myself. I'm a PhD student of bioanthropology now, and I am so thankful that I have changed the course of mine and my son's life away from my ignorance and bigotry. Education should never discriminate. And sometimes we need to be lovingly taught how not to be assholes, because we were raised that way.

[@bluemoon9530]

Well said Bravo!

[@joiwilliams7242]

Nothing more sexy than an evolved man.

[@LambieSamba]

@@joiwilliams7242 Bill stated :"I am a mother", not an evolved man, still sexy

[@joiwilliams7242]

Elaine Ferry Bill can be in a gay relationship and be “ the mother “ or she may be using her husbands acct. Thats the beauty of America. Still evolved....

[@billpardy4094]

Hi, Bill Pardy is the name of my favorite Nathan Fillion character (from the movie Slither, I highly recommend). I am a 26 year old woman. Thanks for the support guys!

[@GreenMorningDragonProductions]

Neil, you're a legend.

[@mitchu9677]

A legend of stroking himself off on TV.

[@PaperRaines]

@@mitchu9677 he's an international luminary with a PhD who's served on multiple presidential commissions and puts every one of his books on the best sellers list. He's a role model for children and adults, been married for thirty years, two kids, never says a bad word about anybody and NO ONE says a bad word about him..... At what point can you just admire a great person and admit they're a little better than you are? Seriously

[@johnfitzgerald4456]

Damn, I can't stand one more word from that big headed Tyson. It's the educated's fault for the ignorance of the stupid. Wow. Trumpers get soooo many scapegoats. F U Tyson, and your SPAce FORce.

[@joemeatballs3694]

That's an objective truth you can take to the bank

[@johnfitzgerald4456]

Niel's a legend in his own mind. He is an arrogant agent for the MSM. A Mr. Know it all, until new theories are put forward jettisoning the old theory towards the dumpster of collective gaebage.

[@alieast3196]

Neil at 3:20, karate chopping the hate lol

[@christoherbriones8326]

Ddedrdddrdrddddrddddeddddededdddddrdeddddddddr ddeedddeddrddededdddddddddedd de ddddedrededdehd

[@davidbuswa9425]

Love what Max Brooks said about re-igniting another Cold War with Russia. He is so right

[@PaperRaines]

I lost it when Neil spazzed out. I thought he was going to throat punch Bill 😂😂😂😂

[@DestroyRepublicans]

i agree. notwithstanding his astronomical ego, he has a lot of good information, but in tonight's show it just didn't mesh with the rest of the content, although Bill seemed to have tried his best. really disjointed.

[@redlightmax]

+Eduardo 3:19 NdT.exe has stopped working. Reboot?

[@freeassange5667]

Reboot required.

[@johnnyagregaard5873]

I agree with you Neil 100%

[@octoberfire13]

I love Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson's response about how Russians and Americans are NOT fighting at the space station. Because they look down and see the world as a whole. I have to say as a young RARE form of cancer survivor and who runs an online support group FOR this, that I have experienced the exact same thing. People across the entire world who are ALL scared together, alone, looking for answers, and someone who can help them and that they in turn can also help. I have seen it time and time again. People who initially I was afraid of accepting into the (private) group, well within a matter of minutes that gets washed away and we just see each other as brothers and sisters who are fighting the exact same enemy inside of our bodies. The type of cancer we all have is a form of breast cancer, but one that no one has ever hard of and it only accounts for less than 1/10th of 1% of all the different forms of breast cancers. So you can imagine how hard it is finding another person with it. I am from the US, but have talked with, cried with, and given each other mutual emotional support who live in every single continent in the world (except Antarctica, so far, lol.) -- Let me tell you, a cancer diagnosis really makes your soul evolve. It is something that I HATE more than anything, and that has stolen some of the very best people brutally. But during the fight, your SOUL just shines through and we see each other as literally each other. I have seen the same things with people who are working together to save or interact with an animal, a child, or just someone who needs help. It breaks down our barriers instantly and the best in our humanity comes out. It's one of the reasons I love the movie WAR HORSE so much. And I also love Abraham Lincoln's quote, "When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. That is my religion."

[@octoberfire13]

Or we could just ask Ricky, the 47 year old blue and gold macaw parrot, what he thinks about politics. One night I was at his house with other people and we were all yapping about this side vs. that side, and talkin about politics when Ricky, who was supposed to be sound asleep under his blanket in his room, yelled out, "IT'S ALL BULLSHIT! IT'S ALL BULLSHIT! NO ONE KNOWS WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON IN THIS WORLD! SQWUAK!" (and no, his lifetime owner had never talked or cussed around him. lol he would just say things some times that were so damn simple, yet explain everything. And he did it with flair and drama!) :) Peace

[@BrandonM7777]

Dr. Tyson is always so graceful when surrounded by negativity and lower intelligence, even when it's the condescending host smirking, laughing, and doing the jazz hands up/jazz hands down "OHHH-KAYYY" that makes whatever he just said instantly become fact.

[@mrpearson1230]

Every time!

[@GARCATCH_]

Can they stop interrupting Neil ?

[@joermundgand]

Smug arrogance does not cope well with brilliance.

[@tmbtrumpet7333]

It's not Neil's show, it's a group discussion. All need to allow others to participate.

[@tylermontgomery9807]

Copecel _ he was talking all fukn episode

[@MRGUSTAVOCHICKENFRING]

Neil is long winded and rambly, there are 3 other people on the panel and only 10 mintues left, if you want to hear him ramble about the importance of scientific literacy there's no shortage of videos out there.

[@tjones2260]

4 people on the panel excluding Bill and Neil alone spoke and rambled on for 5 minutes when they all have 10 minutes between them.

[@albinaugustin6904]

I'm glad NDT shot down Bill's arrogance in the beginning segment. Yea, you're not gonna be able to teach everyone objectivity or convince people of facts but that's not the point. The point is that if you try, you'll convince some. And some is better than none.

[@mitchu9677]

at the same time, fuck them because they are assholes.

[@CorbCorbin]

But the some you convince, are going to be mostly people who are hungry for knowledge. The folks Bill refers to are not, especially when it comes from a black astrophysicist, whom they would say is spreading false information.

[@mitchu9677]

CorbCorbin They would call him a libtard that is destroying democracy for our children. They would not say that "he's spreading false information"

[@rayndawg7181]

Alvin August And, I'm glad your glad over an insignificant point such as Bills feigned arrogance to stimulate an comedic reaction in the conversation as is his right as host his show. A show, which is designed to stimulate serious thought via a comedic approach and teach us to laugh at ourselves more often. Stay glad.

[@joemeatballs3694]

Cynicism, not arrogance

[@carsoniawhitmore4547]

I liked this overtime because everyone on the panel got a question and got to answer. Great show and Great overtime. Thanks.

[@delicious_seabass]

Apart from Neil, the rest of these narcissists completely missed the point of what he was saying.

[@ma27794]

6:56 is kinda weird because all of those descriptions can be applied to the United States to a significant extent

[@PandaOdessa1917]

mathew alex Did you notice Max Brook’s saber rattling and saying how he wants to be more bellicose with Russia?

[@Scullkrusher13]

Look who said it and who she works for.

[@enrique5850]

Nah, they don't that anymore,they used to but not now

[@seanmetro3496]

3 words: Central Intelligence Agency

[@Scullkrusher13]

Farcus works for nbc, msnbc. Same network that pushed war with iraq, Afghanistan and now Russia and Iran.

[@cognitivedissonance9737]

Bill, stop interrupting... Listen.

[@randyheinsman5007]

It's what he does. It's how he maintains control. And the more he disagrees with someone the more he interrupts.

[@GrimKage]

i think he was fine

[@chessmate6771]

Bill has to moderate the time on the panel i feel you on how it looks. But he has to get his quetions to the guest, allow them speak their point of view, and rebuttal in a short time.

[@mrpearson1230]

Unwilling to be educated

[@oisinm332]

So that woman was saying for Russia to stop doing all those things that America itself does.

[@_Smarf_]

Correct, we are Americans, if we are attacked, we should respond. I hate this argument! It does not make us hypocritical to act in our own best interest and defend ourselves.

[@oisinm332]

@@_Smarf_ Actually in this case it does.

[@_Smarf_]

So, we should just let countries attack us and do nothing? Post WW2 we have had the longest lasting peace between nations. Putin wants to disrupt this. You are with Putin and against America? I'm just a patriot that wants what is best for the world. If you can't see that russia is the current bad actor in the world, you need to do some homework. Putin is literrally stealing land from his neighboring countries. Last time I checked America hasn't annexed mexico or canada.

[@rabidsquirrel2168]

Where was that solidarity when half of cyprus was "saved" from NATO country Greece by NATO country Turkey?

[@KyleJBales]

al Qaeda says that all the time. At some point you have to defend your country despite past mistakes.

[@BEAST-jz6ic]

The last 5 seconds is the best. Can't tell exactly what Niel says but he clearly isn't salivating at the idea of starting WW3 with Russia like the rest of the desk seems to...

[@ekorstanje]

That Atlantic Council woman says " An attack on Ukraine is an attack on America" What a bunch of Bullshit. Ukraine was part of the Soviet Union and not NATO. If Russia thinks Ukraine is going NATO The Bear will not stand for that. WWIII. She will invade Ukraine with tac nukes if necessary

[@Kisamaism]

Edward Korstanje said: "That Atlantic Council woman says " An attack on Ukraine is an attack on America" What a bunch of Bullshit. Ukraine was part of the Soviet Union and not NATO. If Russia thinks Ukraine is going NATO The Bear will not stand for that. WWIII. She will invade Ukraine with tac nukes if necessary" Well. Politely, no, you're just plain wrong. 1: Ukraine has been interested in joining NATO and trading with the EU for longer than I suspect you've been alive. 2: If you can't see how an attack on a sovereign state is effectively an attack on the United States then you have no business making political commentary. I'll be polite and spell it out for you. If the (as the begrudgingly recognized "protectors of freedom") United States, fails to act when the sovereignty of a nation is threatened, especially a nation whose sovereignty is more closely guaranteed than others (NATO/EU interests vs. "rest of the world"), then any attack in which the United States does nothing makes the United States look weak, and a weak United States is not worth respecting in terms of trade deals and military presence (a presence which in turn acts as an additional bargain chip to help garner those better trade deals). I could keep going, but this is already too long so we'll move on to~ 3: Tac Nukes? No. The main reason Russia invaded and annexed part of Ukraine was to prevent it from losing a monopoly on trade in the region. Free trade with the EU would have a devastating impact on Russia's economy. None of this is solved by removing the very infrastructure you intend to seize, and "polite military aggression" is far more salable then "nukes". The secondary reason was to weaken the United States and the EU's bonds with its allies. And, tertiary to all of that, to weaken their (EU/US) bargaining power worldwide. As to the OP: I don't think "making Ivan bleed" is WW3 talk unless you just wanted to escalate to the highest possible level. You forget how much the Soviets suffered in their contest for power against the United States - they BLED for it, for 44 years after WW2 ended. Everything from the Gulags to mass murder - all in an effort to convince themselves and the world that their communist experiment worked. There are many ways to bleed a country far before it becomes outright war.

[@nonmagicmike723]

Kisama - "Making Ivan bleed" is as belligerent rhetoric as it gets. The blood refers to outright violence, and the "Ivan" has straight-out ethnic and tribalistic undertones (referring to the Russian people or your average Russian person, as opposed to the government or the political entity). Max Brooks wants outright war. Either that, or he's just overdoing it with his usual macho bullshit rhetoric which he knows wouldn't dare act out a quarter of it if shit hits the fan in real life, and political anchors should stop taking him seriously.

[@leopro]

@@ekorstanje I agree... Besides, she is condemning Russia for basically doing what the US military is doing in a dayly basis, whenever cheaper meas (buying out politicians, destabilising governments, etc.) do not work.

[@agarjakendu]

Kisama said: "If you can't see how an attack on a sovereign state is effectively an attack on the United States then you have no business making political commentary. I'll be polite and spell it out for you. If the (as the begrudgingly recognized "protectors of freedom") United States, fails to act when the sovereignty of a nation is threatened, especially a nation whose sovereignty is more closely guaranteed than others (NATO/EU interests vs. "rest of the world"), then any attack in which the United States does nothing makes the United States look weak, and a weak United States is not worth respecting in terms of trade deals and military presence (a presence which in turn acts as an additional bargain chip to help garner those better trade deals)." How many sovereign nations that have been attacked by the US in the last decade? And the US are the guarantors of sovereignty/Freedom? Lol... Congratulations. You played yourself.

[@DanSteadman]

Wonderful show tonight.

[@c450]

This episode was a little too chaotic for me, too much talking over each other

[@justsayin1991]

Steven Colbare I see you're posting the same comment over and over trying to get a response😒

[@justsayin1991]

Steven Colbare said the guy who reposts the same unfunny, racist jokes and can't even use an apostrophe . . . That's cute.

[@princesszoeylynn]

Tonight’s New Rule’s really made me think about religion in a different light.

[@PaperRaines]

No offense, at all, but...... what took you so long????????

[@princesszoeylynn]

Eduardo I don’t understand exactly what you mean. I will use the comparison he used in future debates.

[@PaperRaines]

@@princesszoeylynn I stopped debating religion a long time ago. I never believed it, but I debated it a lot. Until the day I realized I'm arguing against another person's imagination. That's not a debate. That's two people arguing make believe, so what exactly makes one person smarter than the other in that scenario? So I asked what took you so long because I inferred you were religious yourself and this effected what you thought. But if you are going to use this in a debate, good luck. You're not going to change anyone's attachment to a fallacy with a logical argument. You're better off eating soup with a fork

[@r3drift]

I had my opiphemy back in 2015

[@slaughterhouse5309]

@@r3drift Your what?

[@allentolman691]

i appreciate neils enthusiasm he is entertaining and contagious truly a heartfelt educator

[@alixmordant489]

I love Neil Degrasse Tysons`s enthusiasm. I wish him luck and hope he will keep his optimism up. I will check out his books, they sound interesting. Being a "negative nelly" myself, I fear that Bill Maher is closer to the truth though. I hope I am wrong.

[@alixmordant489]

Michael Anderson, what is your source? Anyway, most cities tend to be liberal. And when it comes down to state level, I have always heard that it is the red states that fall behind in education. (I may look for the source...)

[@2Tubist]

2 things we can teach students early in their age; critical thinking & personal financial mgmt. These two things can go a long way & can make one a better person (and a informed citizen).

[@geoffbaumgartner5335]

We never learned, at the highest level of gifted or AP classes in high school, economics (maybe there was an elective) or how to manage finances. They started a program to teach kids how to do basic things, like balance a checkbook, which is kind of obvious, but it fizzled out quickly. Actual economics and what money is and what it's based on, what the economy really is, was never taught when I was in school. Empathy is important too, not sure if it's easy to teach. I feel like films and books taught me the best in that regard.

[@soccerplayer2277]

In Canada we have economics and accounting in high school. Very important, one of the concepts in basic psychology is Maslow's Hierarchy. The base is physiological and safety needs. Notice how all of the poor are struggling to meet these needs and often people cannot maintain collective values in those conditions. As brutal as this sounds, learning financial management first is the most important. Once people are financially secure they can worry about becoming good people, the goal should be to prevent financial insecurity so people don't resort to things they normally wouldn't.

[@mindpilot72]

Boy howdy ain't that the truth! Dr. Tyson inadvertently touched on that; "when somebody buys a car, they don't think 'how am I gonna pay for this?'" People don't know how interest works, how much that car is really going to cost after five years...all they see is that cash back dealer incentive and low! low! monthly payment. Lack of financial education is what allows politicians to push BS like trickle-down economics and "tax cuts for corps create jobs" and get people to buy into it.

[@soccerplayer2277]

+Bob, Exactly, the real reason behind all of that is the push for sales. My parents were very old fashioned, they actually bought everything and I grew up to value that. Nowadays everything has become cash flow based. Cell phones, cars, homes, everything has a financing plan, its ridiculous and its all on top of your property taxes, insurance, utilities, cell phone bills, internet, tv, weekly groceries. People don't understand the risks associated with these plans, and it doesn't help that practically every salesperson is perfectly willing to accommodate someone no matter their background so they get a sale. People end up stuck with expenses that take up all of their income, then when something happens they have no savings to deal with it and go into debt if they aren't already.

[@cv4809]

@@amremorse How can you "teach" empathy

[@quantumeseboy]

Bill, defending Ukraine is not about Ukraine, it is about the world order and consequentially is about us. You've always had a very shallow view on foreign affairs. Not to mention that the United States signed the Budapest Memorandum, guaranteeing Ukrainian territorial integrity in return for them giving up nuclear weapons.

[@robinsss]

oh...…………...so people dying in the Ukraine is not as important as our election to Bill ……………………..I disagree with that ………………………….our election was not an eminent matter of life or death like the Ukraine situation

[@pavelkastsiuchenka2531]

"America first" - Bill Maher, 2018

[@spa33meister]

Bill is poorly read on international affairs and geopolitical concerns.

[@Dan16673]

Viva ukraine!

[@gringogreen4719]

Ukraine is a mess. It's really two wars in one. The first one, technically a civil war, places limits as to how to help. The second war is Russia vs Ukraine, and by proxy, the West. If there is too much from western powers it will push the conflict into a regional war. None of Russia's neighbors like them, and that's about all Russia can really do. Now quite a few of those neighbors are NATO and that's a big problem for Russia. Also Putin is just using the same old play book of look externally when you have an internal problem. In addition to that old play book they are ising another old play book of hegemony in Europe for Russia. This is what they did with the USSR and it's a major part of their problems today. Russia is very susceptible to sabotage since the bulk of the country's population and infrastructure is based in Europe. They learned from Napoleon and Germany that the West can invade. Not too sure why they didn't move things further East after WWll but they did not. All these former USSR countries that are not Russia have Russians because of internal migrations. That's why Ukraine is dealing with a bit of a sham civil war...those people are intentionally placed there by a country that no longer exists. Want to be Russian? Move there, it's right next door. So Russia is stuck, with an unwinable war...with sanctions...with a repressed population. If Putin wasn't so hell bent on sticking it to the West, the war in Ukraine would have ended long ago. The war in Syria would have ended long ago. The current sanctions would have ended long ago. Russia wouldn't have the bulk of the issues it has today. Hopefully someone over there can replace Putin and Russia can become a prosperous country and so could Ukraine.

[@ronniewells5231]

Neil is the best haha. I love his passion for knowledge.

[@joeybaby.]

This was your best show Thank you ,Thank you , Thank you . Incredible guests, so thought provoking My brain needed this dusting off .

[@BuyBBStonk]

As a Canadian I bought and read NDT's book in 2017 when it first came out

[@lucrativelyrics8131]

(has nothing to do with being canadian, but ok..

[@1247.cccccc]

Lucky for us it is translated into 60 languages. So the Trump haters can be confident Canadians can read it. These people would turn on NDT if he was clear about Trump. Nothing is stronger with a rabid leftist.

[@BuyBBStonk]

@@lucrativelyrics8131 Did you not watch the whole video?

[@hiphopotamus69]

Neil DeGrasse Tyson’s face when they are talking about Russia is my reaction every time Democrats harp on the Russia thing

[@500a6500]

Hiphopotomus Harp on the Russia thing?

[@Hirnlego999]

Not made up, but USA has also interfered in over 80 cases www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/article/2017/dec/12/2017-lie-year-russian-election-interference-made-s/

[@robione5627]

the russia thing?..you poor uninformed fool

[@realitycheck1086]

Yep - his reaction to the whole anti-russia tirade was priceless. I wish he made a comment, rather than allow these quacks go on. US is the one single country which deserves 'interference' more than anyone else, given how many coups and 'revolutions' it has sponsored and organized around the world. Hell, right now the US is budding up with Al Qaeda just because it's trying to overthrow Syrian secular government. It's surreal.

[@foolishsamurai]

I like how optimistic Dr.Neil is. I miss such people.

[@jennifermathis3983]

Once again loved the show!! The guests and the conversation!!!!!

[@samshields7881]

The war-hawkish commentary by Evelyn Farkas and the cheering at 10:30 for Max Brooks saying "make Ivan Bleed" just turns the stomach

[@nonmagicmike723]

Yeah, that was some unusual rhetoric from liberals

[@nonmagicmike723]

Win Peaks - There's retaliation from retaliation. We've always retaliated against Russian aggression and misbehavior, under Bush, under Obama, and even under Trump. The "make Ivan bleed" talk however sounded like a straight out call for war.

[@samshields7881]

Uh yeah, it literally is? Do you know what hawkish means? I'll save you the trouble of having to search it out yourself: "A War Hawk, or simply hawk, is a term used in politics for someone favouring war in a debate over whether to go to war, or whether to continue or escalate an existing war"... doesn't sound like Farkas or Brooks at all, eh? There are degrees to everything and you can understand a lot from the rhetoric someone uses. Surprised that you think the only two options available are "make Ivan bleed" and curling up in a ball and begging. Seriously. "Make Ivan bleed"? It's both Russophobic and reminiscent of Cold-War language. You'd think Americans would be unenthusiastic about re-adopting Cold-War era language and framing, not happily doing so.

[@nik68]

@@toomanybrews7123 yeah the curl in a ball and beg has worked so well for the Democrats in the last ten years lol and people like NDT and some commenters here and the bought Democrats keep advocating just being nice and letting Trump, Russia, the far right, and whoever else just take everything they want.

[@ShaithMaster]

@@toomanybrews7123 Dude you just got browbeaten into being nice. Then, and only then will Republicans play nice with you, when you first concede some of your territory to them. If someone changes from Democrat to Republican an is more sickened by #metoo, which admittedly is getting to be a bit much, and the "visciousness" of the wimpy democratic protesters, however they aren't bothered by white nationalists running for national office as Republicans, what kind of person are we talking about here? What kind of bias must this person have to overlook that?

[@maxsnts]

An american complaining that Russia invaded a country?!? Ohh the irony.

[@Hirnlego999]

Both have a horrible record on this.

[@maxsnts]

@zxz Sorry... but was the "katsap" for me? If so, why?

[@alexma1]

And interfering their elections and destabilizing democracies, what a duches right? I'm don't like it either but America took from it's own poison.

[@chrislyne377]

There’s a difference between invading and annexing

[@rabidsquirrel2168]

Tell that to Cyprus..

[@RasmusHem]

They are both correct about the teaching. Bill and Tyson.

[@maximusart]

Overtime is too short.. They should do 2 questions for each guest. This is the best part of the show.

[@ashleyhyatt6319]

Professor Yuval Harari had a very interesting perspective on the reason behind the growing interest in apocalyptic/post-apocalyptic stories, etc. I can't recommend his lectures and books enough.

[@geoffbaumgartner5335]

What was the jist of it?

[@ashleyhyatt6319]

If you're not familiar with the one of the main points of his first book, it's rather difficult to explain. That's the reason I didn't include an explanation in my initial comment. It goes into the need for inter-subjective fictions for the function of human civilisation, e.g. religion, nationhood, economic systems (corporations & money), etc. In an age of rapid technological and socio-political change and globalisation, and with the realisation that age-old systems (religious practices & political systems) aren't as capable as they were in the past, people find themselves confused and lost. These feelings lead them to sense a complete collapse of society making apocalyptic premonitions and stories attractive. I'm sorry, I can't do it justice at all. I tried, because not doing so would have be rude but I'm no substitute for his words. Please read his books and listen to his talks. The issues he discusses are extremely important for humanity, and with the majority of the media so distracted by more trivial issues we may miss our chance to handle them in the best way possible. For a snapshot of his philosophies one should at least read his latest book 21 Lessons for the 21st Century, but I would very strongly recommend Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind, as well. His second book Homo Deus was good, but I found it to be more of an extended epilogue on Sapiens than a stand-alone. I hope that suffices. Sorry for the long response. I should also say that I'm very pleased to see Max Brooks out and about. His talks on these topics are always interesting.

[@ashleyhyatt6319]

I would love to see Professor Harari as a guest. I'm surprised he hasn't yet been one.

[@geoffbaumgartner5335]

@@ashleyhyatt6319 Yeah, that rapid technological change and outdating of religious and other systems part makes plenty of sense and I'm sure there's more to it. I'll check him out. Thanks.

[@bobsaget0429]

I grabbed his Lesson's for the 1st century off of Amazon just now. Thanks for the suggestion!

[@davidpatterson2178]

Great show We can all learn a hell of alot from Dr. Tyson yes bill even you.

[@jeremyelliot4831]

I love learning. It's "a lot", not "alot".

[@diamond852]

1/300. That's it

[@snowstrobe]

Bill is right that some just won't ever learn, but as a teacher, I have always understood Neil's point that it is not about 'passing on information', or 'filling an empty vessel'. It's about challenging presumptions and facilitating the student's understanding. They have to own and control the process or it will never be fully understood.

[@JavierArveloCruzSantana]

Bill could do another 5- to 10 minutes of Overtime. That would be an insanely-great public service. :)

[@fripptricky5099]

It's fascinating how some people look just like their parents. Max Brooks is a shining example - you can see so much Mel in him, as well as his beautiful mother, Steven Tyler.

[@J.M.-nb4gw]

Too bad he's too stupid to understand that the dystopian future is already here and humans are doomed to near term extinction

[@celorfiwyn8193]

@@J.M.-nb4gw Technically not true, as the world has never really been better across-the-board if we go by the standard definitions of life-health et al.

[@NewMessage]

I would have loved to see NDT face off on Bannon tonight...

[@brainflash1]

He would've ripped Bannon's face off.

[@PaperRaines]

Bannon wasn't ready for that jelly

[@CCEkeke]

Here you go: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m5i5nYFjoKedkMk

[@snuffeldjuret]

NDT doesnt claim to be an expect in politics though. Not sure what NDT would say to Bannon. What do you think?

[@chrissiek8706]

New Message, we frequent the same channels, i see 😏

[@DisenfranchisedLiberal]

Bill and Neil are great together. Pessimist versus the optimist. Love it.

[@albertopineda8491]

The only worthwhile panel member was Tyson. The rest are total airheads.

[@MusicKnowsAll]

Max Brooks is a brilliant author. Hes a bit too liberal for my tastes but very intelligent and well informed.

[@HexIsme]

I wonder if the panel knows that there's such a thing as sharing a book. That's basically what a library is: Book sharing. Libraries buy top sellers/top requests all the damn time, and those get shared among a lot of people. One book sale does not mean that only one person has read that one book. It's safe to bet that many unrecorded more have read the book than the sales alone indicate.

[@davidk2187]

Yes, and not only that but Bill was assuming that everyone in the country who believes in "objective reality" bought Neil's book, which is obviously not the case. Considering that probably a very small percentage of people who believe in objective reality purchased the book, in addition to book sharing and the fact that many people in the country are children, etc. Neil was right that 1M+ sales is a good number.

[@johnnycto7576]

1 million is huge for a book!

[@khatack]

That is true, also, the ideas that are contained in that book can spread even to people who haven't read the book through discussion. Only retards read those Anti-Trump books, I mean come on! What a goddamn waste of time.

[@Dominian1]

One million copies sold to 7 billion people is still huge. Bill didn't have a good point and didn't even understand the comment that an English book is sold around the world and even when Neil said it was translated into 60 languages he didn't even incorporate that into his wrong point. He could have said "see, so it's even less people who read this book in America." The point is obviously that a popular science book still can be at the top of the sales. How can you demand more from a book than being one of the best selling ones for over a year? Bill seemed very off this week, as in letting his panel monger war and then he just must hold on to other people being stupid and unteachable. I guess being over 60 and still having the political ideas of a stoned 13 year old kid, Bill knows a thing or two about being unteachable.

[@dfernandez4343]

love Neil Tyson. saw him live in St.Louis and it was amazing and really puts the world and universe into perspective. We are so insignificant and we need to fight to be in a part of this life and we shouldnt take it for granted.

[@augustus331]

Doctor Neil is an American treasure

[@aliensondope789]

I think there should be some documentaries and lectures where Dr. Tyson talks about black holes and the Big Bang and stuff.

[@t.johnson2966]

I have never seen April so giddy and funny. What did you do to April, Bill? Shared a little, "something" with her before the show perhaps? I liked her before, I love her now!

[@fun2badult]

I'm pretty impressed with Max Brooks, his articulate views on things and the reality he suggests. I think Bill should bring him back more often

[@MusicKnowsAll]

Have you read any of his books? World War Z is a particularly good read. Tons of political insight and diversity.

[@jennifercarillio8403]

Great discussion and guests.

[@kenjr0812]

THANK YOU❗️

[@craigrik2699]

Was evelyn talking about Russia or America? "... invading other countries, messing with other country's elections etc ..."?

[@JonathanZeidman]

yes

[@Tony11442]

Exactly. Many americans don't seem to know or believe that america is much worse than russia.

[@michaelmichaelson6766]

they live in a bubble and not only the republican voters.

[@khatack]

Yeah, the Republican voters don't live in a bubble as much. You think that people vote for Republicans because they think Republicans are good; well I've got some news to you: the only reason Republicans look so good to them is that they are comparing them to the Democrats, who are downright criminal. You can see it for yourself; the states that are dominated by Democrats are all going to hell in a handbasket (NY, California), while the Republican states are doing better than ever (Texas). The bottom line is, Republicans are nowhere near as bad as the Democrats are, and now that Trump is cleaning house there, the Republicans actually have a shot at really becoming good.

[@lulumatthewiosi179]

Wtf are you talking about. California has under Democratic rule completely turned its budget around to a 9 Billion surplus and has become by itself the fifth biggest economy in the world. The California budget crisis, where they were they had like a 20 Billion deficit, was under the GOP with Arnold.

[@user-po3sq3rn2y]

Great show! Wow, you guys are amazing.

[@hevad]

Max Brooks said: *_"...and is time to get back in the game, and is time to make Ivan bleed"_* and then Neil deGrasse Tyson's face at 10:31 is priceless!

[@cooperbt]

I always love when April is on, not just for her insight, but she is entertaining as hell.

[@chanceking3230]

Neil is the man I fully support Neil all day

[@Posterharpua]

how can anyone not love NDT?

[@rjjacob101]

I love the nuance and understanding of Neil!!! You can't simply hate "the other side", its better to try and understand why all of us think the way we think.

[@Tony11442]

It's not about trying harder with people who don't wanna learn, it's about helping them find what they want to do in life.

[@splitsseconds9965]

6:54 that sounds a lot like what the USA has done.

[@kundakaps]

It's what Jon Stewart called Bullshit Mountain. These mouth pieces of the war machine and deep state just lie on end with impunity. *Invade other countries* I was hoping someone maybe Mr Objective Reality Neil Degrasse Tyson to have asked how many countries Russia has invaded?

[@enrique5850]

but not anymore,

[@tiberiussempronious6252]

@@kundakaps - Georgia. Ukraine, where they annexed the Crimea

[@kundakaps]

Jim Phoneykins Honestly Russia annexing Russian speaking parts of the Ukraine (Crimea) and Georgia (South Ossetia and Abkhazia) that are just across their frontier however thuggery the moves are is nowhere compared to the hell the USA has wrecked in Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Syria, Somalia, Yemen... These paid liars have no grounds to stand on accusing Russia of anything.

[@SandroRocchi]

This was sad beginning to end, and Bill Maher seems to put a lot of effort into maintaining these conversations as shallow as possible.

[@spa33meister]

Bill can’t keep up. In fact I think Max and Neil were on a different level than the other panelists.

[@tipofmytongue1024]

Thank you I can't stand this show anymore...it used to be great. Make Bill Maher Great Again

[@1247.cccccc]

TDS is an illness. Make Real Time Great Again

[@dpr821]

SandroRocchi : I agree 100%. Seems like every time Neil DeGrasse got going good, Bill had to grab his arm and say, "Whoa! Hey, there! What are you getting all serious for? Let's get back to acting like obnoxious teenage boys!" I love Bill Maher, he is hands down my favorite social commentator, but that was irritating as hell. I suppose Bill being a comedian, he is kind of conditioned to look for opportunities to be funny, and that's cool, but when you keep interrupting somebody, and keep changing their serious note to one of levity, something's wrong. I've been watching Bill for years, ever since Politically Incorrect, and he's always tended to do that a little. It's one of the few things I don't like about him. You're right, it tends to keep the conversations pretty shallow.

[@DougNTexas51]

For a good ol Southern raised southern born white boy two of my favorite people in the entire world are Bill Maher and Neil deGrasse Tyson. I could listen to Neil all day long. He has to be one of the best teachers on the planet. Plus Bill is also a very smart man. Great show tonight.

[@margeanblake4356]

Love Neil! He is incredibly intelligent and strives to teach beyond the ink on the page. I wish all teachers had his desire to reach all, not just the few.

[@GuillaumeRangheard]

As a French man, that is to say as someone from a nation of beheaders of kings, I would like to share a thought with you Americans out there. You are a great nation. And a resilient one. You are the Land of the Brave. You are the shining city on the hill. Mr Trump, as every self-proclaimed emperor before him, will fall. Don't despair. You. Will. Prevail.

[@OfMiceAndMegabytes]

Thanks this is a dark time for America.

[@daleglenny1133]

I’m am hesitant to be hopeful because there has been so much disappointment with the choices just enough (NOT the majority) people have made.

[@GuillaumeRangheard]

​@@daleglenny1133 Well, to be honest, I think that some parts of the american institutions are broken (cf. gerrymandering, the quite poor voting system, etc.), and I agree with you on the fact that it leaves very little room for hope, but on the other hand I think I still have hope in the people. After all, didn't the people vote for the saner candidate ? It is only because of a flaw in the voting system that Mr Trump got elected. WHich makes me think that maybe the next amendment to add to the american constituion had better be: "one citizen equals one vote".

[@daleglenny1133]

Guillaume Rangheard If only gerrymandering was the only problem. Citizens United has left a great stain on the country, rendering corporations and wealthy donors in control. The voter suppression here is gobsmacking. It may change for the better, eventually, but it’s going to be a while.

[@GuillaumeRangheard]

​@@daleglenny1133 True. Actually, I guess that my intent was to send out some hope. It is true that it is a long way to, well, making Ameria great again. But it doesn't mean that all greatness is gone. I really hope something good will come out of tomorrow's election. And even if the Republicans were to win, well, I would like you to know that there are some people out there who still believe in the American people.

[@b1bbscraz3y]

Noam Chomsky? MIchael Parenti? Richard Wolff?

[@lucrativelyrics8131]

john smith? frank james? fred williams?

[@geekgirrrl]

Arts, Science and Math, too much. LoL Love it

[@ib8464]

Neil is an amazing educator. We should be honored that he has decided to take up the mantle to educate us all (whether we are in school or not) on the subject of the cosmos. You can see how much he doesn't care about instigating a war, mentioning how we are all one. If only more people thought like him in this world...keep it up Neil, we need more people like you.

[@GB-sh9st]

I care about objective reality & science. That's why it's so concerning to see the far left censoring academic and public discourse.

[@FVBully]

Go Neil !

[@alsarheed]

Thank you Bill

[@samdoesvids1339]

That last guy was on point!!!!

[@Dizzyruptor]

6:54 Oh the hypocrisy....

[@dalicloud9]

so glad NDT was here. He is more than inspiring. Man deserves a noble prize for whatever he's qualified for. It's a bit hypocritical for a country/nation to have issues with another nations sovereignty while their history is rife with injustices and abuses of sovereignty. Leaders lead by example.

[@sonjakennedy312]

Every week enlightenment for humanity! Continue the great commentary Mr. MAHER!

[@dvinedzine]

What a great panel, smart and fun. :)

[@vickigarcia7592]

"Only God and Donald Trump"...LOVE THAT, lol...

[@stormwatcher59]

"Stroke my ego and kiss my ass" (new rules) :-D

[@solartramp1745]

Hey Bill, when are you going to have Chomsky on again?

[@Dominian1]

Last thing these panels need is another airhead like Chomsky. I majored in Philosophy at Frankfurt University and let me tell you that Chomsky is so far from being an actual philosopher that his work isn't even disregarded. It's just not present in academia, because you'd become a laughing stock treating his works as actually worthwhile. Chomsky is a grade-A piece of shit manipulating less intelligent people with his demagogy. It's a 100% political conviction and 0% worthwhile philosophical thought with Chomsky.

[@Psicokass]

oh chomsky was here?? i wanna see that :o the guy is a monster, a living legend

[@HiveFleetUlfang1]

He won't. Chomsky would discuss how America has always been this way and the Trump administration has prompted people to look behind the curtain.

[@pcbacklash_3261]

Let's Play, I'm glad to see SOMEONE agree with me about that hack Chomsky (and I happen to lean Left). He's a one-trick pony (America and Israel are the root cause of ALL the world's problems) who's the ignoramus's idea of what an intellectual is. A real con artist.

[@patchoulijulie7769]

It's fun to see April Ryan having fun.

[@BebiKipli]

A host asking questions from note, and answer it himself by cutting up sentences. Ideal.

[@NewMessage]

Our fascination with doomsday/apocalyptic themes is a desperate subconscious attempt to prepare ourselves for what feels like the very near future.

[@KennethJLave]

We all know the population is getting too high.. While about half the people aren't working to become more intelligent/ understanding.

[@KennethJLave]

So, we're beginning to expect something will happen. War, or fateful catastrophe.

[@KennethJLave]

@Paul Berevoescu That's total bullshit. You sound like my mom criticizing me for doing drugs, years ago. My IQ is higher now than at age 18.

[@EricLing64]

It varies from person to person I guess, some just find it amusing for storytelling. Others, mostly religious nuts, think it heralds the rapture. If you only enjoy it as an amusing setting for storytelling like sci fi or fantasy, who cares. It's the nutcases that are actually pushing for nuclear war that need to be locked in a padded cell.

[@KennethJLave]

@@EricLing64 At the end of his Presidency, Obama said "It's not the end of the world. The sun will come up tomorrow. And the birds will be singing." He was right.

[@nonmagicmike723]

"Make Ivan bleed" must be one of the most right-wing phrases ever uttered. It's got it all: hawkishness, the ethnic slur/putdown, tribalism, the bluster. And yet it got a spontaneous eruption of applause from the liberal audience. Just goes to show you can make Maher's audience cheer for anything as long as it's said with the right tone/energy.

[@Vanderearden]

Julian T. : Russia bashing isn't exclusive to the right wing. Democrat politicians love war as much as republicans.

[@nonmagicmike723]

@@Vanderearden They do, but they tend to do it for humanitarian rather than policing reasons, and it doesn't have the nationalistic/ethnic bluster attached to it.

[@Vanderearden]

@@nonmagicmike723: And that right there is the myth and misconception. Since W.W.2, the U.S. has intervened in 89 countries. Tell me which countries came out better as a result of American intervention? Obama did Libya, Somalia, Yemen and Syria. Are they better off? The U.S. is currently engaged in "Hot War" in 134 countries according to the D.o.D. webpage, and Biden is in charge. And even as Biden is exiting Afghanistan, he's budgeting an extra 45 billion dollars in defense spending. Saudi Arabia commits massive human rights atrocities, why not intervene there? One word. Petrodollar. Democrats and liberals need to get over this idea that the democrat party is on their side. They're not. They are corrupt corporatist, exactly like the republicans. The democrats and republicans are the corporate owned Uni-Party.

[@absinha6209]

Dr. Tyson! Spot ON! It's how we teach, not who we teach

[@alixptn]

Bill is 100% right. Some people do not want to learn. They want to hold to their truth.

[@daverumpel]

I love NDT's passion and optimism but he's being naive here. There are indeed people who are so far gone in their anti science and anti intellectualism that there's just nothing you can do about their inability to learn what they don't wanna learn. And Trump is one of them.

[@johnnycto7576]

He is right. Instead of patronizing, the educated people should share their knowledge, but also respect other people's experiences.

[@FRODIII]

They're still people with a voice and a right of choice just like any other so you have to respect them and what they stand for!

[@numerrita]

taught for 20 years and I agree we have to try hard to reach all kids, but we cannot save everybody. Everything has a ;imit.

[@butchbrittany1208]

Loved this panel.

[@michaelk.260]

Well said, Neil. Some of us were listening.

[@bfg3890]

Neil DeGrasse Tyson for President... after a couple of terms as a senator.

[@jameygates8718]

Senator of where? The moon? Mars?

[@bfg3890]

Jamey Gates Pluto!!!

[@Hirnlego999]

He works with truth and education, this is something that is not important in the halls of power. He'd be in hell.

[@benh9164]

Blowing off a million plus selling science book was a stupid thing to do.

[@maxpearson9234]

Anyone notice the irony of Bill saying 'Some people just don't want to learn' only to ignore Neil and make snarky comments about Trump as he's trying to teach him what teaching is?

[@earnestrobinson7564]

Neil is awesome. I would have attended any of his lectures in college.

[@syngonsmythe38]

I love Bill and I understand how pissed he is at Russia meddling with the US elections, but how many times and in how many countries did the US meddle in?

[@Einomar]

Sure, but it doesn't make it ok, neither is it ok for America to do it again either. Plus Bill has never said he feel it's ok that America meddle in other countries affairs, he often express the opposite opinion in fact.

[@EldritchAugur]

All the time but that doesn't negate the problem. You can say the U.S. got what it deserves and you'd not be wrong but us, the citizens, are the ones affected and we aren't the ones who chose to meddle in other elections.

[@acid2all87]

trump is your just punishment... suck it up!

[@fanofjesus2414]

Gotta keep the Russia hoax alive

[@skillzorz101]

What do you enjoy more: Bringing up American history every time Russia does something wrong, or bringing up Hillary Clinton every time someone criticizes Trump?

[@kilroywashere8613]

Religion was invented When The first Conman met the first fool. "Mark Twain" 👈 The first stand up co·me·di·an.

[@OfMiceAndMegabytes]

And yet it prevails so heavily. Why?

[@Fuzzworth2000]

great episode

[@MyPedorro]

"Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost." Thomas Jefferson

[@suzimonkey345]

As a science girl geek with a soft spot for that quirky, brilliant, “rock star cool”, I must confess that I’m a blissed-out Neil DeGrasse Tyson groupy in a parallel universe ❤️

[@LindaCasey]

Lord, how I love intellectuals .. yes, I'm one of THOSE types ...

[@DarkVadimjke]

great show!

[@coreydonaldson3303]

Pretty interesting conversation