‘Cosmos: Possible Worlds’ finds hope for humanity in a hopeless era

In a time where it's easy to feel a bit concerned about the fate of civilization -- take your pick of calamities, really -- National Geographic's Cosmos is like a hope-filled salve. Developed by Ann Druyan, the co-creator of the original show togethe...

Neil deGrasse Tyson Picks Enterprise or Millennium Falcon

I like Neil deGrasse Tyson. If nothing else, this great scientific mind has given us some very solid memes over the years. A new video of Tyson talking about fictional spaceships is making the rounds, and if it doesn’t spawn a couple new memes I’ll be very disappointed with the internet.

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Tyson answers a viewer question on NatGeo’s StarTalk asking him if he would choose the Starship Enterprise or Millennium Falcon and why. He gives a surprisingly well thought out answer that boils down to how real a fake spacecraft might be.

Personally, I’m not so sure which I would choose. I am much more a Star Wars fan than Star Trek, but I could live permanently on the Enterprise and I don’t think you could do that on the Falcon. Which would you choose?

Slice of a piece of Pi Day


Every year, Pi Day (March 14) is a day of mathematical fun and punnery. And 2015 marks Super Pi Day since it's more than likely the only time current humans will see 3/14/15 show. Numbers...

Neil DeGrasse Tyson Fears Aliens May Have Visited Earth and Thought We Were Too Stupid

Perhaps the most famous scientist alive today is astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson. He has his own internet meme and is the host of the major network TV show Cosmos. Tyson recently talked about alien contact being the next frontier.

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In a recent interview with MSNBC’s Chris Hayes, DeGrasse Tyson said that his biggest fear is that aliens have already visited Earth and deemed the planet to have no intelligent life. Tyson fears that those aliens visited Earth and chose not to contact us.

My great fear… is that we’ve in fact been visited by intelligent aliens… but they chose not to make contact, on the conclusion that there’s no sign of intelligent life on Earth.

If the aliens landed in Washington DC, I can see how they might get that idea. He also talked a bit about life on other worlds, saying that there is plenty of organic matter in the universe. He also figures that somewhere out there are planets that have outlived their intelligent species.

You can watch the entire interview below:

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A Chat With The Host of ‘Brain Games’: Nat Geo’s Highest-Rated Show Ever


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Neil deGrasse Tyson’s Punch-Out!!: This Would Probably be the World’s Hardest Game

Pauline Acalin mashed up the Neil deGrasse Tyson reaction meme with Nintendo’s classic boxing game Punch-Out!! to create this funny print. Can you imagine what physics boxing would be like? Chess boxing would be a walk in the park compared to that.

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You can order Pauline’s print at the it8bit store for just $5.50 (USD).