In my field, there's none of that because we patient doesn't die. I can be spectacularly wrong about how a galaxy is rotating. And there's no product that's going to be made based on it. So as you, as what you do gets closer and closer to the condition, to the human condition, then you need sort of regulations and careful scrutiny. That's why the FDA exists. There's no counterpart to the FDA for astrophysics. Can the FDA be compromised or not? In principle, I think anything can be compromised. It's a reason to look closer, not a reason to reject or accept.
Neil deGrasse Tyson is an astrophysicist, author, and science communicator. He is the host of the weekly show “Star Talk” on National Geographic and the head of the Hayden Planetarium in New York City. He has a new book “Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization” out now.
Neil deGrasse Tyson joins the show to chat with Theo about cosmic musings, the new space race, facts vs. feelings, flat-earthers, climate change and much more.