Neil deGrasse TysonVerified account

Could use a new ballot choice: “None of the Above”. If it beats the leading candidate then all new people must run for office

My sense is that we don’t think enough about how much we collectively, yet unwittingly, force politicians to lie to us.

Forged atom-by-atom, only via thermonuclear fusion in the explosive remains of high mass stars. #ThatsGold

Highly non-chemically reactive. Would last a billion years in space. #ThatsGold

In pure form, soft enough to bite and leave teeth-marks. As people once did to verify the authenticity of coins. #ThatsGold

Unequalled reflector of infrared light. It’s the coating of choice for @NASA’s James Web Space Telescope. #ThatsGold

Extraordinary conductor. Excellent for the surfaces of electrical contacts. #ThatsGold

There’s more that 300 metric tons of it embedded in every 500-meter metallic asteroid that orbits the Sun. #ThatsGold

So malleable, you can hammer a cubic foot of the stuff into a sheet large enough to gild Rio’s Olympic stadium. #ThatsGold

Nearly twice as dense as lead, one cubic foot weighs more than 1,200 pounds. #ThatsGold.

Effective Advertising: My sister just bought a Dodge Truck. When I stepped inside, my voice dropped an entire octave.

Just once. Just once. I want to see a TV commercial for a Truck where the announcer has a high pitch voice.

If you set a World Record in the Olympics, might be classy if they gave you a Platinum medal instead Gold.

The USA has 3x as many Olympic golds as Hungary, but 30x the population. Adjusting for this, Hungary is kicking our ass.