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@neiltyson

Astrophysicist

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Joined January 2009
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  1. May 4

    May the fourth be with you.

    793 replies 23,752 retweets 55,832 likes
  2. Apr 30

    If half the light of a streetlamp goes up, then a shade could reflect the light downwards, requiring only half the wattage.

    678 replies 3,699 retweets 19,463 likes
  3. Apr 30

    While flying over a town at night, if you can see streetlights, then somebody's paying for them to also illuminate your plane

    358 replies 2,527 retweets 14,449 likes
  4. Apr 29

    Evidence that Humans are smarter than Cats: We don’t chase Laser dots on the carpet. We’re not afraid of Vacuum Cleaners.

    2,332 replies 6,791 retweets 27,781 likes
  5. Apr 25

    The Maher Generation: [Video: 8min] The Mars Generation: [Video: 2min]

    231 replies 779 retweets 3,064 likes
  6. Apr 21

    Show me a Nation with a science-hostile government, and I'll show you a society with failing health, wealth, & security.

    2,213 replies 79,469 retweets 155,581 likes
  7. Apr 21

    JUST POSTED 's StarTalk Live! "Let’s Make America Smart Again" [Pt 1]; &

    80 replies 702 retweets 2,416 likes
  8. Apr 21

    If kids who are fans of pop-stars think Earth is flat because they do, then it exposes a flaw in the concept of Role Models.

    740 replies 8,027 retweets 28,003 likes
  9. Apr 21

    You can say Earth is flat because we have free speech, but our Constitution doesn't grant that anything you say is correct.

    979 replies 20,217 retweets 50,631 likes
  10. Apr 21

    In a free country, it doesn’t matter if you think the world is flat, provided you don’t ascend to become head of .

    529 replies 7,171 retweets 26,497 likes
  11. Apr 21

    During the first years of their lives, we teach children to walk & talk. Thereafter, we tell them to shut up and sit down.

    658 replies 19,355 retweets 44,100 likes
  12. Apr 21

    “Science in America” as an OpEd: [900 words]:

    56 replies 878 retweets 2,183 likes
  13. Apr 21

    The “Science in America” video [4 min]:

    183 replies 3,280 retweets 5,077 likes
  14. Apr 20

    The only time I ever mentioned Bill O’Reilly:

    212 replies 1,471 retweets 5,152 likes
  15. Apr 19

    OFFERING: A four-minute video on "Science in America” —

    408 replies 5,823 retweets 8,088 likes
  16. Apr 17

    Space Aliens may be surprised to learn that Humans have multiple languages & cultures and we kill one another because of it.

    2,632 replies 63,416 retweets 121,046 likes
  17. Apr 13

    “Quinn” & “Tessence” — From Quintessence, the fifth essence after Earth Air, Water, & Fire. Cosmic "

    232 replies 1,029 retweets 6,006 likes
  18. Apr 12

    “Aster” & “Roid” — Losing ideas fast, so will stop here. Cosmic

    387 replies 1,150 retweets 6,292 likes
  19. Apr 12

    “Crescent" & “Gibbous” — Two phases of the Moon that are not New, Full, or Half. Cosmic

    77 replies 884 retweets 4,577 likes
  20. Apr 12

    “Up” & “Down”; “Top” & “Bottom”; “Strange” & “Charmed” — Quark Pairs. Cosmic

    125 replies 768 retweets 3,878 likes

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