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The universe called me.
Step into Neil deGrasse Tyson’s office in the Hayden Planetarium, and you’ll find that he surrounds himself with stars—van Gogh’s Starry Night on the wall, celestial-themed wine bottles on the bookshelf, a cluster of space ties. But the highlights of deGrasse Tyson’s desktop constellation are more personal: Keep an eye out for the Saturn lamp he lathed as a kid and an unusual action figure.
“Secret Lifers Revisited” keeps track of those Secret Lifers who are back in the news for their exciting and innovative science work.
Two heroes join forces: Superman in collaboration with Neil deGrasse Tyson
We all know Secret Lifer Neil deGrasse Tyson as an astrophysicist and a cosmic tie collector, but lately, he’s taken on yet another secret life: moonlighting as an animated comic book character. The newest installment of Superman, “Star Light, Star Bright,” features our hero’s search for his home planet, Krypton. When the folks at DC Comics went about creating this super-tale, they needed some guidance in pinpointing where Krypton might be located. Naturally, they turned to Neil (learn more about Neil’s science on his homepage).
“As a native of Metropolis, I was delighted to help Superman, who has done so much for my city over all these years,” said Tyson in a statement. “And it’s clear that if he weren’t a superhero he would have made quite an astrophysicist.”
Check out this article from HuffPost Science to find out just where in the universe Superman was born.
Neil deGrasse Tyson has just released the dates for 2011 Manhattanhenge. Watch the video below for his report on the phenomenon for NOVA scienceNOW a few years back. Where will you be standing for this year’s Manhattanhenge?
Neil rules…. But you should still check out the No Fact Zone.
Also, the voting for the Webby People’s Voice Awards is coming to a rapid close (it only runs through this Thursday, April 29th). So if you haven’t already voted for your favorite web only series about brilliant but quirky scientists and engineers and the secrets that are no longer secrets, now’s the time to do it!
The SLoS Team, as always, thanks you.
A portrait of the astrophysicist as a young man
Neil deGrasse Tyson is everywhere, a true public scientist—by his own estimate, Neil spends only about 10% of his time actually doing his science and the other 90% talking with policymakers, running the Hayden Planetarium, and trying to get the general public really, really excited about science (and part of that work, of course, involves being the host of NOVA scienceNOW). Neil’s willing to sacrifice so much of his research time, because he knows, like Carl Sagan before him, that science is deeply interwoven into all of our lives, and, as Sagan himself used to say (and as Neil likes to quote), “When you’re in love, you want to tell the world!”
So the guy’s an icon. But you’d never know it when he came into our studio. Neil’s friendly and easy to work with—a total pleasure. And while the following story didn’t make it into his videos, it’s one of our favorites of the ones he told us. It’s about how Neil managed to upgrade from his first telescope when he was a young boy:
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Dr. Neil is calling on YOU
The SLoS page of our good friend, Neil deGrasse Tyson, will indeed be premiering on April 23. So what do you think Neil’s secret life is? We’ve already had a juggler, a rock star, a beauty queen, and a bassoon player. The only hint we’ll give you is that Neil is none of those (not that we know of anyway!).
Guess Neil’s secret life in the comments section of this post. And if you win, we’ll celebrate you and all those who love you!
Hopefully, not before we win a Webby!
Here’s Neil’s answer….
Another entry in our Neil deGrasse Tyson comedy film festival:
| The Daily Show With Jon Stewart | Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c |
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Neil is, of course, fabulous as always. And Stephen gives us a great shout-out at the end. Check it out here or head over to Comedy Central and watch all of Neil’s appearances on “The Colbert Report” and “The Daily Show.”
| The Colbert Report | Mon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c |
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Watch out, Stephen Colbert!
Did Neil deGrasse Tyson really say he liked Jon Stewart more than Stephen Colbert? Is Stephen still as terrified as ever of bears? If so, what will happen when Neil unleashes his inner… BEAR? (And you know he’s got one—just ask Pluto!)
Watch the apocalyptic smackdown when our friend Neil deGrasse Tyson goes all ursa major on tonight’s “Colbert Report.”
We’ll premiere more of Neil deGrasse Tyson’s SLoS videos on April 23. In the meantime, though, here’s some Neil to hold you until then:
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