Neil Tyson discusses his views on scientific literacy, what it means, and how important it is for anyone who wants to participate in a functioning democracy. It’s not just for scientists!
Full interview link: Conversations at KCTS 9: Neil Degrasse Tyson (Airdate: July 3,2009)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrTTta…
“At least once a week, if not once a day, we might each ponder what cosmic truths lie undiscovered before us, perhaps awaiting the arrival of a clever thinker, an ingenious experiment, or an innovative space mission to reveal them. We might further ponder how those discoveries may one day transform life on Earth.”
~Neil Tyson
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I’d seen a clip from this interview in that song: Symphony of Science – The Poetry of Reality but I didn’t know the context, thanks.
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