<p>The US science superstar, Neil de Grasse Tyson grew up in the Bronx, and studied astrophysics at Harvard, Columbia and Princeton Universities before becoming director of the Hayden Planetarium in New York City. But he's best known for his TV and movie appearances, his books, podcasts and his tweets or 'scientific droppings' as he likes to call them. He ha ... Show More
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Finding the wreck of the Titanic would be a career-defining achievement for most people. For oceanographer Robert Ballard, it's just one chapter in a life packed full of extraordinary marine exploration.Bob located the world-famous shipwreck in 1985, but even before that, he’d he ... Show More
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Gillian Forrester on gesturing gorillas, babbling babies and the origins of human language
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Neil deGrasse Tyson: Astrophysicist, Planetary Scientist, and Author
For decades, Neil deGrasse Tyson has shared his knowledge and his wonder about the depths of the universe, helping millions grasp what they see when they look up at the sky.Neil is director of the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History. It turns out that Nei ... Show More
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#1658 - Neil deGrasse Tyson
Neil deGrasse Tyson is an astrophysicist, director of the Hayden Planetarium at the Rose Center for Earth and Space in New York City, and host of StarTalk Radio. His newest book, "Cosmic Queries", is available now.
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