My guest is the renowned astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson. He is the fifth head since 1935 of the Hayden Planetarium in New York City and the first occupant of its Frederick P. Rose Directorship. He is a research associate of the Department of Astrophysics at the American Museum of Natural History. He is also the author of fifteen books—many of them international bestsellers—including the #1 best seller Astrophysics for People in a Hurry, and His most recent is Starry Messenger Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization.

Niel is also the host of the Emmy-nominated podcast StarTalk, as well as two seasons of Cosmos, televised by Fox and National Geographic. He has received 21 honorary doctorates as well as NASA's Distinguished Public Service Medal. The man has an asteroid named after him, for heck's sake.

On the show, we discuss the book Starry Messenger and his scientific perspectives on a variety of topics, including:

Ballroom dancing (you read that right)
The book’s purpose and defining a cosmic perspective
The overview effect
The history and Impact of space exploration
Revisiting the moon landing
The Allegory of the Cave
His view of Mars missions and the commercialization of space
Space as supply chain, the solar system as backyard
His personal vision for the future
How to think scientifically
His one conspiracy theory
On scientific consensus and what to do in its absence
The social importance of probability
On God and faith
UFOs, aliens, and the Fermi Paradox
Artificial Intelligence and the new generative AI’s
What’s it like to go to the movie theater with Neil
His favorite time-travel movie

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