Is There a Difference Between Boys and Girls Bathrooms?

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In a free society, thero ilk an e like, we we coud do whatever you want, but when there's conflict. That's wot the rubber, right? I've become my gar thyk god, i can't believe itexactly, exactly. So this, this challenge has been brilliant, partially, but brilliantly, solved. You have single stall bathrooms, rit new establishments, ore designing bathrooms that way so that you don't pre segregate boy and girl bathrooms. Men don't need journals, ok? And we hope we had better aim going forward, but mendon't need journals. You just need the private space, and you can have a lock

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.