StarTalk Live - Neil deGrasse Tyson and The Future of Science

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StarTalk Radio is continuing its mission to Make America Smart Again!
What better platform to do it than at the Count Basie Theatre, in Red Bank, New Jersey? On 4/17/17, Neil deGrasse Tyson and his comic co-host Eugene Mirman were joined by New Jersey’s own, U.S. Senator Cory Booker, along with John Holdren, Science Advisor to President Obama, Jo Handelsman, former Associate Director for Science at the White House Office of Science and Technology, and comedians Ophira Eisenberg of NPR’s Ask Me Another and Baratunde Thurston of The Daily Show. You’ll hear discussion on social and political activism, using data to protest, and why science is the best investment for your tax dollars. Discover more about biomedical advances, microbiology, the microbiome, precision medicine, and gene-editing tools. You’ll also hear about rebalancing NASA’s budget to put the “science” back in rocket science. Senator Booker discusses President Trump’s proposed national budget, and the dangers it poses to science and technology in America. Neil talks about testifying in front of Congress, and John and Jo talk about working under the most science savvy President in modern times, President Barak Obama. All that, plus you’ll find out why Carl Sagan was never a fan of superheroes.
Dive into the unseen world of the human microbiome (a collection of microorganisms in the human body) and its ability to control behavior and combat disease. Explore gene-editing tools like CRISPR, how we might genetically modify people to live on Mars, and the ethical grey areas that come with human gene modification. Find out why the government ends up conducting most basic research, while private companies tend to shy away from this critical activity. John also explains why not knowing the outcome is a major part in the process of discovery. You’ll learn about DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, and ARPA-E, the Advanced Research Project Agency-Energy, which focuses on investments in alternative energy. Discover the possibility that a naturally occurring electromagnetic pulse could knock out the electrical grid of the United States. Investigate the dangers of Superfund sites and how data is reshaping the way we approach solving problems. You’ll also learn about connecting human biology to the internet, government investments in artificial intelligence, and why John thinks the dangers of AI are being overstated. All that, plus, each member of our panel gives parting thoughts on what it takes to Make America Smart Again.
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Host:
Neil Tyson
Astrophysicist
Co-Host:
Eugene Mirman
Comedian
Guests:
Cory Booker
United States Senator
www.booker.senate.gov/
John Holdren
Former Science Advisor to President Obama, Former Head of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, Professor of Environmental Policy and Professor of Environmental Science and Policy at Harvard University
www.hks.harvard.edu/about/fac...
Jo Handelsman
Former Associate Director for Science at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, Director of the Wisconsin Institute of Discovery
wid.wisc.edu/profile/jo-hande...
Ophira Eisenberg
Comedian
ophiraeisenberg.com/

[@StarTalk]

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[@eddybax1]

StarTalk MAGA TRUMP 2020🇺🇸🎉💪💪💪🍾😂

[@herbfst]

Mr. Tyson, please have your guests (Mr. Booker) use legitimate statistics when talking about guns like you ask of people when talking about science.

[@NoMoreForeignWars]

Stop pushing this political bullshit into science pls.

[@DharmaDerelict]

Bob Woodward Stop thinking facts are biased. YOU are biased.

[@DSzaks]

We really need a MASA hat!

[@modyshapel3158]

I’m 23 and never been exposed to science in this manner, because of Neil and his talk show (startalk) I’m starting my path to becoming an astrophysicist. I’m truly grateful for that. I hope fro shake his hand one day.

[@ansfridaeyowulfsdottir8095]

You ain't seen nothing yet. kzbin.info/www/bejne/lXuXgoOwapeGnNE kzbin.info/www/bejne/amG8enyXe5akn9k {:-:-:}

[@user-vu3cm5ct1n]

@@ansfridaeyowulfsdottir8095, oh, remember that. They looks so young, especially Richard Dawkins. Thank you for that.

[@ansfridaeyowulfsdottir8095]

@@user-vu3cm5ct1n Yes, that was a great set of talks. There's one of Dawkins doing a Royal Christmas Lecture, and he looks like he's in his 20s, so, so young! {:-:-:}

[@larryk1761]

Thank you

[@Roguescienceguy]

Well blame it on the terrible schoolsystem in Amerika. The fact that teachers in the US have to live right above the poverty line is a sad truth.

[@Malik-ps4xs]

Imagine neil hosting a science based late night show

[@sersal87]

@startalk

[@belkys120]

Malik : HOPE NOT , MORE PROPAGANDA AND LIES .!!!!! . 🥼🙊🙈🙉🥼☠️....

[@ticotechhouston4917]

I prefer Neil in charge of Climate change force

[@dhruvbhardwaj6262]

That would be awesome

[@ragnarokgalaxy9510]

This needs to be televised

[@gamerdude6375]

I’m a simple man.. I see Neil , I click.

[@TaijDevon]

Communication is so key. I was doing great in relativity, advanced mechanics, and quantum mech but failing astrophysics. My professor would just show up at 8 am and start writing super fast on the chalk board, and I got almost none of it. She was basically writing how she understood it, which even at Vassar was way too much for an undergraduate. I was sobbing to my father, an Engineering Professor about it and he sent me this book, 'The Physical Universe' by Frank Shu. Totally turned the lights on. I realized I already understood a large amount of astrophysics, just by the way he wrote it. Passed the class with flying colors. Point is, humans are inclined to understand science, you just have to show it to them the right way.

[@ki4dbk]

I'd like to go on Startalk with yourself and Chuck. It would be fun. Only because I've loved science and Nature for 49 years. Never made a dime off of it, no agenda but exploration. In any case, keep it up. ❤

[@Leftyotism]

As a German, I almost feel offended, that you call the "bad microbes" germs. : >

[@ignorasmus]

Hahaha...

[@justagenosfan]

pun intended

[@andersonsimmons2398]

Lol, that's kinda funny.

[@rebirth_mishap]

so much for Germans being smart

[@Leftyotism]

@@rebirth_mishap Wucher tryna say bruh? : >

[@patrickwillaford7093]

Yo I just want to thank Neil and the panel for having these conversations, and sharing them with us. Regardless of if we like who you have on the panel or not; We need ALL the Information we can get before we can decide how to solve any problems we have.

[@MrElliottdarnel]

Yes and this guest is blowing smoke in my face.

[@radar0412]

Actually we already know how to solve the problems the panel is talking about. The real problem is your Political System. You won't get reelected if you support the Scientifically supported solutions.

[@scottycartercom]

I love how Neil keeps it real simple without bias and politics. What an American treasure and a man’s man for the entire human race.

[@Someone-cr8cj]

Science should always remain impartial and should not endorse any political viewpoint.

[@oscarrapiditie9928]

I DISAGREE BECAUSE THAT'S NOT HOW THE REAL WORLD WORKS

[@Wargutz666]

Unless that viewpoint is scientifically inaccurate.

[@Les537]

You've got that all backwards. Science is impartial by definition. Let it be used by people in all ways. If you want to silence anyone make it the politicians.

[@chrislawrence7922]

When the political viewpoint doesn't align with the data the scientific community has a responsibility to step in. That's what science is for. Determining what is true.

[@theduder2617]

I think you meant to say religion should remain out of politics. We need minds educated in science in charge. For 300 years, uneducated minds have had their run at literally destroying anything good. Time for education to take control so this massive dumbing down can finally come to an abrupt end. Science is home for critical thought. A factor missing since this country was founded.

[@Cave_Mouse]

You know, I am a Republican (or right leaning anyway) and I love your show and I want science celebrated and known. However I also dont really like everything my party or Democrats say. It's good seeing opposing views but not every Republican is an asshole

[@scottsaloney]

Myself and many people are right leaning or conservative, love this show. It is knowledge not politics. Let's keep it that way.

[@beautifullybrilliant7542]

2:10:15 I love that quote by Dr Neil deGrasse Tyson "What is a scientist but a kid who never really grew up? It's a kid in adulthood retained childlike curiosity." My closest friend and first love, the person who knew me best aside from my mum, said the same thing to me. Almost word for word! It was the best compliment of my life. I will never forget him saying out of the blue one day, "I love that you never lost your childlike curiosity about the world"

[@scottycartercom]

Neil’s last words about curiosity and this eternal child I believe is the strongest hard earned argument in all of life’s trials and tribulations🤙🏽☺️

[@bdr420i]

Whenever I feel down I come back and watch this video. It's really the best panel of human

[@ansfridaeyowulfsdottir8095]

You ain't seen nothing yet. kzbin.info/www/bejne/lXuXgoOwapeGnNE kzbin.info/www/bejne/amG8enyXe5akn9k {:-:-:}

[@davidchambliss5909]

"they just don't get it..." They don't get it because it's not taught - in public schools - overseen (ultimately) by the federal government. I love hearing former bureaucrats that we're failing... after they left positions where they had a chance to implement change.

[@ChaseSchleich]

If America were smart, they would never vote for Corey "I love Corruption and Big Pharma checks" Booker.

[@jaydavids6485]

Exactly!

[@todoldtrafford]

Cory Booker: the corporate welfare queen of Newark!

[@nathanmays7926]

He recently went to Mexico to help bring back illegal immigrants who were previously deported...

[@mr.dr0bot731]

That's true but same could be said for Donald "I lost a billion dollars in 10 years" Trump.

[@todoldtrafford]

Mr. Dr0boT that’s his own money. He can invest it anywhere he wants. Booker experienced increasing unemployment and taxes on Newark voters while giving welfare to corporations. In exchange, he got campaign donations.

[@-OverlordMusic-]

Andrew Yang “make America think harder” 2020. Have him on!

[@matthew3454]

#Yang2020 get him on here!

[@legion24100]

Trump would murder yang

[@iceboi5983]

@@legion24100 I'd be surprised if he even knew who he is

[@matsjonsson9492]

Just like Tulsi Gabbard, Andrew Yang isn't DNC Establishment enough.

[@brantwade923]

I love the overall conclusion of this episode.

[@MrLegendari0]

1:30:28 No disrespect, but I think Americans need to read other countries constitutions once in a while to realize all of them are pretty similar. The people writing them knew that it was an important moment (duh...), and they all tried to sound grandiloquent. E.g. In Spain we have this in the preamble: "Colaborar en el fortalecimiento de unas relaciones pacíficas y de eficaz cooperación entre todos los pueblos de la Tierra." Translation: "Collaborate in the strengthening of peaceful relations and effective cooperation among all the peoples of the Earth."

[@chandanbanakar333]

Yes,the thing is American constitution is the first ever constitution to be written and adopted..it was the only democracy(first democracy) in the world of monarchies.. that's why they are proud of it.

[@gabrielp9646]

@@chandanbanakar333 Dude... Everything you said was a straight up LIE :S:S You´re either lying, or you don´t know shit about what you´re talking about. The Zaporozhian-Ukranian Republic had a DEMOCRATIC constitution 78 YEARS BEFORE the U.S. Also the Corsician Constitutions of 1755... And what you said about "the first democracy..." The country of Skithians was the world first true democracy. This governmental system was used in VII-IV centuries BC (before the greeks did it, and this was a TRUE democracy, not like the one in greece) You talk about "the first democracy in the world of monarchies..??" WRONG: We have the Nobles' Democracy (Rzeczpospolita Szlachecka) in the Kingdom of Poland (1573), the Case of Proclamations in England (1610)... And many, MANY more examples. JUST INFORM YOURSELF A LITTLE BEFORE TALKING, DUDE :S:S

[@mentallystablethug]

Nah we like to repeat history

[@richardfry6527]

@@gabrielp9646 perhaps he meant the first democracy that has been in continued existence whereas all those shit stain places you mentioned were ruled over by various countries and didn't last...FYI...most countries are too large to be true democracy's which is why they are republics which is still on the democracy spectrum...umm dude.

[@Sir.Craze-]

@@richardfry6527 your American exceptionalism makes me want to puke

[@chadhead9163]

In Japanese, Saturday is literally called "soil day". Mon (Moon day) Tue (Fire day) Wed (Water day) Thur (Tree day) Fri (Gold/Money day) Sat (Soil day) Sun (Sun day) *same

[@aninhapmr]

What Neil is dping for science and for the humans is amazing. I love his projects, I love to be able to know more without having to read very complicated hard impossible papers on the universe / planet. Lets make the WORLD smart together!!!!!!

[@zazea35]

While I'll listen to this also, can we get Andrew Yang on the Podcast?

[@jaydavids6485]

Yeah, let's just give everyone $1,000. That def won't increase inflation. Jesus christ man!!

[@rafaelzaaz5262]

@@jaydavids6485 look up why it doesn't increase inflation before saying that. Inflation rises when new money is printed into the economy, not by taxation of the tech companies that will be the biggest winners in the automated future economy.

[@littlegravitas9898]

@@jaydavids6485 plenty of literature on UBI, maybe check out Professor Guy Standing. It really wont cause appreciable inflation.

[@ma.s2386]

nope he won't cause yang is not a regressive leftist and can't play sex/race card

[@chrislawrence7922]

Yes, get Yang on here. He actually is smart and not some sleezy politician. Though he doesn't come out and say it, he is trying to step up to the people who fund these anti science politicians. Not by giving flowery speeches. By giving buying power back to the people it was stolen from and remove the mindset of scarcity. The populations most influential vote is with their pocketbook. If I had an extra thousand dollars a month I would have solar panels on my roof in a heartbeat. I would have the extra capital to remove as much of the fossil fuel industry from my day to day as possible. For example. What would you do with an extra 1k a month?

[@esh8400]

Humanity needs more of these talks! Literally! Or we’ll die of Global Warming!!!

[@waderyun.war00034]

We will die of overpopulation.

[@kerrypence4201]

😂🤦🏼‍♂️

[@WildlifeWarrior-cr1kk]

You must be a religious freak ​@@kerrypence4201

[@WiseWise-ym9ft]

Nov. 22. 2022 Just moments ago, Sen. Cory Booker (D-NJ) announced the Industrial Agriculture Accountability Act (IAA). This federal bill begins to unravel the factory farming industry's cruel and exploitative practices, laying out much-needed changes to our food system. Love Cory. Love everyone here. Wish more poeple would go plant based for themselves, the planet and all the suffering animals.

[@jcarcobaltss]

So grateful to hear this. Thank you Star Talk and Neil

[@str8662]

L L Ok

[@cowboyspacezombie]

The Irony of Mr.Booker being the guest under that title, whooo! Side splitting!

[@ticotechhouston4917]

I didn't see same outrage when Ivanka win China Trademarks

[@kestutisjankunas4272]

Neil, I really appreciate what you do and i see you as world smartest living human as previous are unfortunately no longer with us anymore such as Einstein, Newton, Hawking's etc. You will always be one of the greats as well to all of us that love knowledge and wisdom of the universe and all that it contains. Listening to you i learn so much and I thank you! I wish StarTalk would upload more often. Thumbs up, to reach Neil!

[@andersonsimmons2398]

Factoid for everyone, when Albert Einstein was asked "how does it feel to be the world's smartest man?" He answered "I don't know, you'd have to ask Nikola Tesla"

[@pilotrserra]

Neil DeGrasse Tyson is the new Larry King of talk radio...I am so Thankful to STAR TALK. I’m trying to pass the world to my students

[@wethackrey]

@Ron Serra Imagine Larry King with an education and critical thinking skills.

[@blarblablarblar]

tfw I see a two hour long startalk episode with cory booker "ABORT ABORT ABORT"

[@kumu8879]

1:22 clapping sounds like a weird techno beat

[@Stuit3rb4l]

compression...

[@johnreder8167]

the beautiful magic of compression..

[@TheFuck6666]

@@Stuit3rb4l it's horrific and hurts my ears. It's fine for normal speech though.

[@nothisispatrick6832]

1:27:07 anyone catch those bars

[@picklefish74]

I've said it before and I'll say it again, Corey Booker should run for president. He's always had my vote.

[@incredible5587]

i seen these stopped around covid are you planning on doing any of these type events or podcast like this. i really really like this style its very unique and interesting for all people.

[@darkmatter2682]

Keep StarTalk Isolated from Politics / Anything that may cause chaos in society... Please

[@Emanon...]

American exceptionalism is the illusion that you're exceptional in any way. But I'll give you this: You are a special nation - like everyone else

[@chrislawrence7922]

Believe me, some of the people around me are pretty special. Like the kids that rode the special bus when we were kids.

[@ray_ray_7112]

It is 2 years here down the road here in June 2021, I have experienced 7 days straight of temperatures between 110-118 in the Las Vegas area. Some parts may have been slightly higher or lower. Yes, I know it's the desert but these were very unusual high temperatures for June, and all this occurred before the first day of Summer. Sorry, I lied. I only experienced 4 of those 7 days of heat. I luckily had a trip planned and spent my time on the Central Coast of California during the 3 hottest of those days when it was 115-118 degrees F. It was a comfortable mid-70s to 80 degrees at the beach, but the inland wine country areas hit 100-108 degrees in Paso Robles.

[@NataliesRevenge]

I'm only 22 min in but wow. I really wish the two ladies on stage would speak up.

[@juliewood823]

Awesome talk !!! Appreciate star talks ❤️

[@Cu-Co]

This is more than two years ago.

[@Snarf_Music]

it's weird they advertise this as a live event now

[@ir0nknight721]

1:41:06 WOW best way to look at it.

[@dancooper8551]

Loved this!!

[@mogstreet]

love all the water bottles behind them as they talk about saving the planet.

[@ItsMe-ln5fh]

Mog Street that’s what you have to say after watching this ?

[@radar0412]

Irony is always appreciated.

[@arsenalgear3009]

How about a radical idea. The politicians work for min wage and the rest of their (orignal pay) is invested in science projects and R&D.

[@Ketraar]

How is making peopl ethat hold power of decision and influnce be poor make stuff better? If they take money now, how much less will they require to be "influenced"?

[@arsenalgear3009]

@@Ketraar If they so much as sniff money form ppl of power or a corporation, hold their balls to the fire till they learn to respect the public trust that their position once had.

[@Ketraar]

@@arsenalgear3009 Sure, but then explain to me how that has not worked in the past then? Would not holding their balls to the fire now work without making them poor?

[@arsenalgear3009]

@@Ketraar You need both. 1st reason It's so they can relearn some of their humanity which was dumped in the trash a long time ago. 2nd reason To understand the pain of living from paycheck to paycheck one must experience it. Listening about it isn't enough. Having said all that, if there aren't ppl who will hold them to account and punish them according to the law, nothing will change. Have a good one

[@Ketraar]

@@arsenalgear3009 Indeed, the crux of it is holding them to account and THAT is the key, but that would require people (voters) to actually do their part and that is not just voting, but also get informed and active, starting local communities, being and enacting the change and stances one would like to see. Its easy to just blame elected officials and then sit at home and do nothing a society is built from the ground up and elected officials will be based on that society, since they are "grown" in it and not fabriacted to be politicians.

[@harryc6181]

Am watching this 2020, Monday July 6 talk about people protesting 🦾

[@twstf8905]

Hahaha "Anchor Baby! Anchor Baby here!" 😂

[@peterwassmuth4014]

Was looking forward to the show! 2019 Way the terrible audio and way 1 camera ?

[@StarTalk]

This was from a few years ago. We’ve grown!

[@terrysullivan1992]

I kept waiting for one of these folks to mention education at the end comments. At the very end Neil nails it.

[@radar0412]

The only thing we need to be educated more about is Political Reform. For example everyone knows about Global Climate Change. Unfortunately half the People will tell you they don't accept the Data because the Political Party they belong to told them not to. I don't blame Ignorant people for belonging to a Political Party that lines up with their ideology, I blame educated people for doing the same thing.

[@mikemuller59405]

I was born in 1990, you could say I've been in Millennial all my life So I may have some insight, we've been through about four depressions, a few bailouts, a couple wars and pandemics...I work at a grocery store and make less than 30k a year. I served in the Army, i did my part...I don't care about the world anymore. I'm just trying to survive till tomorrow with food and heat and lights maybe.....

[@bored9260]

I even gave chuck some insight on complication indifferences in the science world

[@BFjordsman]

Never put Cory Booker and smart in the same sentence

[@patrickpatterson7986]

"Never put BFjordsman and smart in the same sentence

[@BFjordsman]

@@patrickpatterson7986 would have been cooler if you wrote it in Spanish

[@jaydavids6485]

@@BFjordsman oh snap! Ha;)

[@sloopdoos]

@@BFjordsman Nunca ponga BFjordsman e inteligente en la misma frase

[@RyanMisner1]

If you wanted to make America smart again you shouldn't have had Cory Booker on the show.

[@joanhall3718]

Earth day came after the publication of "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

[@danwinks4917]

I'm sharing this

[@Awkward_platypus]

Love it, ndt is incredible, but man you have to stop cutting people's sentences 😂

[@bybluechip]

You'll only go backwards with Corey Booker. I was about to watch this until I realized who the guest was. I can't take this serious.

[@forwardisgood8762]

willful ignorance - too bad for you.

[@lonh5279]

I call that logical thinking without mainstream propaganda

[@waderyun.war00034]

Right to repair is one thing we can do to help the environment and our rights more than anything going on right now.

[@eddieolsson5449]

Fantastic panel and really great discussions. But. As a non American, it strikes me as strange and quite alarming that this discussion about science and its consequences is so littered with mentions of "our country", "this nation" and patriotism. How are such concepts of any relevance in discussions about science?

[@sreedathpr6539]

Sir with all due respect i'm putting forth a new hypothesis on Dark matter DARK MATTER POSSIBLE EXPLANATION HI I'm Sreedath PR a normal student studying in India, in the state of Kerala,Thrissur Currently in 11th grade. I'm proposing a hypothesis on the topic dark matter.. If we consider space and time as a single dimension just like Einstein did in his general theory of relativity, we can explain the unknown gravitational source..let me explain.... Let us imagine that space time has mass. But it is so smaller relative to every other matter including subatomic particles like Quarks,etc..But the fabric of space time is so vast i.e it is in fact the same size the entire universe as a whole. This fabric of spacetime is so light,flexible that every other matter warps it.since we had assumed that spacetime has mass by Newtonian physics it should have gravity.Whatever the material is used in the "manufacturing" of this fabric is so light (I would call it "OZTHON" as a nickname),and probably doesn't have any density. therefore any matter would create a dimple or curve in space time and the gravity of that object overcomes the gravity of the spacetime in that small unit of vacuum that it is almost negligible. But if we consider the whole universe we may find that its gravity is very strong relative to any other entities.. Therefore according to my hypothesis SPACETIME=DARKMATTER Any body who is assosiated with astrophysics reading this..please dedicate this to the attention of the concerned research centres and please do inform me..

[@justnoah2073]

Let's not forget, Neil degrasse Tyson was in ICE AGE Collision Course.

[@forwardisgood8762]

invigorating as always

[@PeggyJame]

As a newborn baby you learn at a fast pace

[@marksusskind1260]

Be an Earth Day hero: use pitchers/carafes, mugs/cups/glasses for water-drinking purposes on stage instead of individual plastic bottles

[@devongee1776]

bUT rECycLiNg

[@Thethinker6141]

I love Neil deGrasse Tyson great show

[@BoyProdigyX]

That applause! You'd think it was 80's _MIKE_ Tyson instead of a Theoretical Physicist that was being introduced!! haha I love that nerds can be rock-stars nowadays 💚🤓

[@samanthanor332]

What frequency vibration to break down plastic at a higher rate no smoke no Ash?

[@kaiguynicky7317]

cory booker and smart aren't words you'd see in a single sentence in the same time unless there is "ISN'T" in between.

[@zaneszful]

Stanford, Oxford (Rhodes Scholar) and Yale Law

[@TheAmbientMage]

"I don't think we need to light rivers on fire!" "I don't think we NEED to light rivers on fire. I think it's effective!" 🤣🤣🤣

[@bored9260]

The risk, semi conductor electronics… prior to that exploit of natural methane, beyond that interface platforming.

[@seasong7655]

It's better to pay for education than for ignorance

[@belkys120]

seasong : START WITH THE HOLY BIBLE FIRST .!!!!!🥼🕎✝️💖🥼....

[@radar0412]

@@belkys120 But that's paying for ignorance? She said Don't do that.

[@henryf.stoddardiii7948]

Are we not here to talk about real science or boring political science? I don't want to hear from a politician.

[@Leftyotism]

And I don't want to hear people being against "other" people.

[@1981azra]

Actually I wasn't interested in what the politician had to say either.

[@Leftyotism]

You people shouldn't fight each other.

[@gabrielp9646]

@Henry F. Stoddard III Stop watching, then... "Neil, this is how I want you to run your youtube channel..." Lame.

[@deadfred821]

The moment you realize you've been watching & following for months, which is why they show up in your recommendations, but you hadn't actually subscribed yet...😨 Let's correct that....🤔

[@nonedefense8296]

reading this comment made me realize I was I. the exact same situation. also corrected. thanks for the inspiration to do the right thing.

[@waynethegreat23]

Need to get Bernie Sanders on this!

[@GinaCarmichael-nd2pt]

I wanted to complete the c!imate control behavior question with the obvious knowledge of the closure of the ozone layer is due to HDCD stuff. Hydrochlor?

[@AlexanderTheEepy]

Isn’t it kinda insulting to imply that Americans aren’t already smart?...

[@celifacejones]

It's not insulting if it's true... This is a country of Jesus believers and Flat Earthers on the rise.

[@casualverse]

lol....actions speak louder than words and um.......anti vaxing anyone?

[@AlexanderTheEepy]

Yeah, I have no reason to defend flat earthers or anti-vaxxers xD. But I'm referring to... you know... the sort of intelligience that isn't measured by social media.

[@hisAndwele]

Mr. Tyson, PLEASE have Andrew Yang on your show! I think you'd love him! #YangGang

[@flyingsodwai1382]

Eugene, Neil, PLEASE no more politicians on StarTalk Live. They love their own voice too much. They just don't give other people a chance to talk often enough.

[@iplayrunescape301]

Earth day is my birthday. I was born on Easter. Within my possible lifetime it'll be Easter on Earth Day/ my birthday in 2057 and 2068. I'll be 73 in 2057 and 83 in 2068 if I live that long. It's also my aunt Pam's birthday, one of my childhood friends Rosie, who was born right down the hall from me in the hospital. Easter though! Wow!

[@StarTalk]

How do you think we can make America smart again?

[@piotrlenar5652]

Free studies. More money on education and science.

[@Deovera94]

⚠️ Barack is misspelled in the description

[@thecriticalriposte]

@Thomas Gulf City Jefferson maybe talking to the stupidest man in politics exactly what we need to do? Maybe the whole idea is we need to raise the floor of education in this country to improve the efficacy of our democracy? Thomas Jefferson on education.

[@thecriticalriposte]

Making more goods and services that are essential for "getting ahead" in today's marketplace more accessible and practical to acquire alongside accessible educational and practical advisory services like career mentors and coaches. Make K-12 education more engaging for distracted and gamer communities, and make learning valuable to their career development in a tangible way. Replacing churches in our communities with workshop collectives that give people a place to create, innovate, and pool community resources for ventures and big ideas that go straight back into the community instead of up in smoke in an effigy...

[@pridefulobserver3807]

you cant

[@maximusstoppage6328]

From 2017 people. calm down.

[@jaydavids6485]

Anytime period w Booker is aweful. He always smells like desperation.

[@maximusstoppage6328]

i don't like the dude. That doesn't mean he can't have moments of smarts. I don't dismiss what people have to say just because i don't agree with it. I objectively look at what they're talking about on said topic. Do i agree with how he caters to pharma no. But am I not going to listen just because of that.. No. I listen to Trump allot. I hate the guy but this hatred was pre-presidency. I haven't liked the dude since the 90s. Does this mean i'm not going to listen to him? No.

[@mmb628jr2]

The point of all this is is just to get people engaged in the conversation... not trash talking the people on stage. The ideas are more important than the people.

[@Dr.TJ1]

One of the best quotes I’ve heard recently is that all government spending is not just spending, some of it is investment. When the government invests in education, R&D, green energy, etc. what we get are actually returns on that investment that are worth far more than the dollars invested because we get an educated workforce, new technologies, and cheaper energy and a cleaner environment. So tell your Congressman to invest your tax dollars in areas that have a return on that investment and not in areas like defense, where for every bomb exploded the money just literally disappears into thin air.

[@AmericanMoviePodcast]

Corey Booker stop talking

[@belkys120]

American Movie Podcast :BOOKER IS 🏳️‍🌈 A MEMBER .!!!!! .

[@arnovriends5873]

Great final speech by Tyson, small but inspired and one for the ages! Great and funny podium!

[@janusatthegate6201]

Yes. Yang would be great on these shows.

[@evestayplace3705]

with guests like cory booker this show is taking a quick nosedive. neil i thought you were better than this

[@glemmstengal]

@@nonenone5326 what in the world does that have to do with what he said

[@juib4294]

And here I thought knew you knew better.

[@engineeringconcepts138]

That was so amazing. Even the politician came through and all of them just said such powerful things.

[@azathothwakesup]

1:04:15 Superfund sites are polluted locations in the United States requiring a long-term response to clean up hazardous material contaminations.

[@moniquejose-duvall8385]

These kind of talks are even more important now, more than ever, with people losing hope and elections on the horizon!

[@georgesos]

Oh boring Cory promoting weapons as smart...

[@justagenosfan]

appliances vary based on circumstances

[@MichaelKwak]

"Let's Make America Smart Again" sounds suspiciously like a low key rip off of Andrew Yang's #MATH.

[@Koharduvon]

Because they are both plays on "make America great again" pretty obvious I would think.

[@NishGrewal]

This was in 2017

[@Koharduvon]

@@NishGrewal that's been stated. Pretty much everyone in live chat said so, they mention 3 more years of trump in the video. I believe that's discernable.

[@NishGrewal]

Koharduvon I was just letting the original poster know, he seems to think it’s recent because of the Andrew yang stuff

[@Koharduvon]

@@NishGrewal ah, alright.

[@ricardomolina5271]

hola a startalk .una pregunta a Neil deGrasse Tyson . la luz es posible que viaje por la energia oscura ?? pregunto desde mi ignorancia

[@deeznutz6070]

I'm a bit late to this but Neil's final thoughts in this video, there are words that describe exactly what he's trying to explain and it's called 'philosophy' and 'skepticism' . How to question knowledge, how to evaluate information, etc. Scientists and people of science often forget that without philosophy, there wouldn't have been science. The specific methods to evaluate a piece of information, that's the only part that is 'science'. How to approach it, question it, and view it--that's the realm of philosophy. Not saying that people of science can't also have the ability to approach, question and view things but it isn't science if there's no way to measure it, quantify it, and/or give it some concrete basis through other avenues of measurements that hasn't been discovered yet--that's what the 'scientists' keep saying--not the philosophers so they kinda shot themselves in the foot on that one. Otherwise, I do agree with most of what Neil says the rest of the video as well as his panelists.

[@dylnthmsn420]

Booker wants to make Wall Street great again...... FTG

[@davidjiannotti1537]

Neil I love ya man but can we avoid the politics...

[@patrickrandall5589]

you can if you want by not watching this.

[@forgesoulfire1320]

Ok so around the hour and a half pound my brain clicked with a serious question. Where do scientific figures draw the line between Virtual, Simulated and Artificial/Adaptive intelligences?

[@rogeriopauloluis]

Obrigado

[@willispeacock948]

I come here for a talk on astrophysics and the future of science and what I get is a presentation on orange man bad Republicans racist. Dr. Tyson, you are better than this.

[@adanadanmendez6702]

Cory, everyone watching this knows how to research. We know your record. Rather than blabbing along, let the actual scientists give us knowledge, and let the actual comedians give us laughter. We don't need political high-fives. Man any time I get some Neil I love it. But you really know how to ruin a good day. Please just sit silently next time. Thanks.

[@InanisNihil]

sad part is... only 4 out of 10 Americans believe and trust science... public opinions.. if it actually ruled and controlled government.. science would be mauled.. half of the american population.. directly and indirectly would ignore separation of church and state to pass religious influenced polices and laws... knowing how to research means nothing... literally go on the internet.. the most popular and most main stream things are people "researching" things then distorting and forcing it to fit their pre established bias... ive met way more people that take the same evidences i see butt they use it in a way to support their own claims/views/agendas/beliefs.. etc... again... only 4 out 10 americans trust science.. while the other 6 out of 10 dont trust it.. or are extremely skeptical of it.. and not skeptical in a scientific mindset type of way... xb

[@adanadanmendez6702]

@@InanisNihil False research and actual research are entirely separate. Neil said it perfectly once. "The infinite knowledge of the internet fell in our laps, but no one included a manual so we could avoid the bull shit." If a reasonable person wants to do research on a politician, what do you do? You look at their donors and then you look at their voting history. Simple research which then can allow you to deduce. Ok. I get that a ton of Americans are still idiots. But we shouldn't treat them like babies and hold their hand. You tell them to shut it and sit down. We don't have time for that crap.

[@waderyun.war00034]

I am 40 years old now I was one of the smartest kids in my school district in Kansas city Mo and I never tried in school. I cry when I'm by myself sometimes because I don't know what the future brings for my children.

[@happykiwi]

I had just discovered this channel and i wish that more talks could be done in this fashion in which many members are present for a lengthy conversation. I, of course, understand that the current global pandemic is not a situation that can facilitate this but here's hope to the future.