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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 13 Jun 2014

    Generally in the universe we name things in ways that minimize confusion. e.g. Spots on the Sun are called “Sun Spots"

    5:57 AM - 13 Jun 2014
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      1. Victor Ocampo‏ @VictorOcampo 13 Jun 2014
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        @neiltyson simple, logical nomenclature, Big gas planet = Uranus?

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      1. Virginia DeBolt‏ @vdebolt 13 Jun 2014
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        @neiltyson Too bad we can’t make “global warming” catch on as a name for what’s happening.

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      1. M.L. James‏ @monascribbles 13 Jun 2014
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        @neiltyson ...and spots on a leopard are called "leopard spots."

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      1. Doggen Manfredstuger‏ @terrymaximo 13 Jun 2014
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        @neiltyson in biology we do the opposite, spots on your grandma - not grandma spots, liver spots

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      1. Knud Jahnke‏ @KnudJahnke 13 Jun 2014
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        @neiltyson And then there are late type stars dominating early type galaxies and vice versa...

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      1. Jibblescribbits‏ @Jibblescribbits 13 Jun 2014
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        et Aussies name stuff. 'Dinkiewiller' would be way better. MT @neiltyson Generally we name things (to) minimize confusion. e.g. “Sun Spots"

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      1. Tyler‏ @Valomir 13 Jun 2014
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        @neiltyson shouldn't they be called star spots though?

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      1. Steven Bull‏ @steven_j_bull 13 Jun 2014
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        @neiltyson And scientists that are good at giving concise explanations are generally named Frank. #ItsAPunderfulLife

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      1. sum  👏 one‏ @enargins 13 Jun 2014
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        @neiltyson Better than "Sun Acne," I guess....

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      1. Bob Flynn‏ @bobjinx 13 Jun 2014
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        @neiltyson I agree until we get into strange/charm quarks, sleptons, and selectrons

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      1. Science Isn't Scary‏ @sciencenotscary 13 Jun 2014
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        @neiltyson Cosmic rays are not rays.

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      1. Rob Carr‏ @robcarrphoto 13 Jun 2014
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        @neiltyson Thanks! This explains why quarks are named up, down, charm, strangeness, truth and beauty!

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      1. Daniel Soulless‏ @DanielSolis 13 Jun 2014
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        @neiltyson I love the understatement of "local group."

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      2. Phil BC‏ @philbc3 13 Jun 2014
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        @neiltyson @Moonbootica If only my discipline - sociology - has such an approach to its concepts.

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      1. John Bruno‏ @Johnbruno24 20 Jul 2014
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        “@neiltyson: Generally in the universe we name things in ways that minimize confusion. e.g. Spots on the Sun are called “Sun Spots"”

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      1. EWu‏ @ewu2030 15 Jul 2014
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        @neiltyson maybe that's because astrophysics is the science of english language while others started within Roman empire and even earlier?

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