Are You Male or Female?

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Why is it that if someone commits a crime and the police was he black, or white, asian, orr brown, you know, or ispanic? Four categories to decide who the police are going to search for. How many times have i been stopped by the police because the description was just, black man,. ok, with no better vocab? If the person was lighter skinned than i was, or darker skinned, ant, there's no nuance for that, apparently not. You can buy paint colors in a hundred different shades of white, 50 shades of black, never mind any other color. Who am i to decide if you're male or female? Maybe there

Shermer and Tyson discuss: why he decided to write about social, cultural, and political issues now • conflict and resolution in science and society • moral progress in society and why it happens • meatarians and vegetarians • race and gender • law and order • the principle of interchangeable perspectives • conflicting rights and how to resolve them • Rationalia (Neil’s hypothetical country whose laws are based on rationality) • life and death • how long Neil would like to live • the meaning in life.

Neil deGrasse Tyson is an astrophysicist and the author of the #1 bestselling Astrophysics for People in a Hurry, among other books. He is the director of the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History, where he has served since 1996. Dr. Tyson is also the host and cofounder of the Emmy-nominated popular podcast StarTalk and its spinoff StarTalk Sports Edition, which combine science, humor, and pop culture. He is a recipient of 21 honorary doctorates, the Public Welfare Medal from the National Academy of Sciences, and the Distinguished Public Service Medal from NASA. Asteroid 13123 Tyson is named in his honor. He lives in New York City.