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haydenplanetarium.org/tyson/
Joined January 2009

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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 20 Nov 2014

    Our image of evil space aliens surely derives from a fear that they will treat us just as we treat one another.

    5:44 PM - 20 Nov 2014
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    900 replies 19,662 retweets 20,641 likes
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      2. jon gabriel‏Verified account @exjon 1 Dec 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        Thanks, Deepak. RT @neiltyson Our image of evil space aliens surely derives from a fear that they will treat us just as we treat one another

        11 replies 17 retweets 15 likes
      3. Robert Tracinski‏Verified account @Tracinski 1 Dec 2014
        Replying to @exjon

        @exjon Good God, that's it! @neiltyson is Deepak Chopra, but with "science" in place of Eastern mysticism.

        6 replies 6 retweets 1 like
      4. jon gabriel‏Verified account @exjon 1 Dec 2014
        Replying to @Tracinski

        .@Tracinski "I'm good enough, I'm smarter than you, and gosh darn it, I like science!" @neiltyson

        0 replies 2 retweets 6 likes
      5. End of conversation
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      2. Xenomorph Nazi Punch‏ @Vodstok 20 Nov 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson Most alien invasion movies are basically colonial metaphors.

        5 replies 10 retweets 37 likes
      3. âpihtawikosisân‏Verified account @apihtawikosisan 28 Nov 2014
        Replying to @Vodstok

        @Vodstok @RedIndianGirl @neiltyson you would probably enjoy @Metis_In_Space then!

        2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
      4. Tantoo Cardinal‏ @tantooC 28 Nov 2014
        Replying to @apihtawikosisan

        @apihtawikosisan premise of your idea-my thoughts exactly! kept me away from the genre. Will check out your stories.

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      5. âpihtawikosisân‏Verified account @apihtawikosisan 28 Nov 2014
        Replying to @tantooC

        @tantooC awesome! We deconstruct colonial fears and are going to incorporate more Indigenous futurisms!

        0 replies 1 retweet 2 likes
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      2. Scott Wes 🗡️erfeld‏Verified account @ScottWesterfeld 20 Nov 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson Or as we treat other people with less power and technology, more specifically.

        2 replies 5 retweets 26 likes
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      1. Paul Ducard‏ @stuzzy1969 23 Nov 2014
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        “@neiltyson: Our image of evil space aliens surely derives from a fear that they will treat us just as we treat one another.”

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      1. Brian Schroeder.‏ @Schroedafly 21 Nov 2014
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        @neiltyson NO NEIL IT DERIVES FROMpic.twitter.com/PmTKhyQjyp

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      1. We're One Year Out From Blade Runner‏ @jimmystagger 20 Nov 2014
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        @neiltyson Preach

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      2. Mike Mysliwiec‏ @M_Mysliwiec 20 Nov 2014
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        @sydneybp1 @neiltyson JUST THINK, IN A PARALLEL UNIVERSE, YOU COULD BE MARRIED TO HIM

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      4. Mike Mysliwiec‏ @M_Mysliwiec 20 Nov 2014
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        @sydneybp1 @neiltyson AND MAYBE IN THE FUTURE WE'LL FIGURE OUT TRANS DIMENSIONAL TRAVEL AND U CAN FINALLY BE TOGETHER

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      6. Mike Mysliwiec‏ @M_Mysliwiec 20 Nov 2014
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        @sydneybp1 @neiltyson DREAM BIG, AND IF YOU DONT LIKE THE MEN IN THIS UNIVERSE, YOU FIND ANOTHER UNIVERSE

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      1. YA DONE MESSED UP A A RON‏ @DillEsq 28 Nov 2014
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        RT @neiltyson: Our image of evil space aliens surely derives from a fear that they will treat us just as we treat one another.

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