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haydenplanetarium.org/tyson/
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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 30 Aug 2015

    As none other, he explored the private universe of our minds — awakening us all to ourselves. RIP @oliversacks (1933-2015)

    11:41 AM - 30 Aug 2015
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      1. Druce‏ @druce 30 Aug 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson you mean @OliverSacks

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      2. Gotta See Gotti‏ @MustacheDad 30 Aug 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson @OliverSacks Hitler invented atheism

        4 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      3. buddha steps‏ @buddhasteps 30 Aug 2015
        Replying to @MustacheDad

        @joeftak @neiltyson @OliverSacks Do you have a working brain cell?

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      4. Gotta See Gotti‏ @MustacheDad 30 Aug 2015
        Replying to @buddhasteps

        @buddhasteps @neiltyson @OliverSacks my Twitter doesn't show me tweets from people with less than 150 followers

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      2. stephane‏ @StephaneZen4747 30 Aug 2015
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        @neiltyson @preopticarea @OliverSacks je ne le connaissais pas , je vais regarder ses travaux

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      3. Dr. Christine Rogers‏ @preopticarea 30 Aug 2015
        Replying to @StephaneZen4747

        @StephaneZen4747 Il faut regarder le film “Awakenings” avec Robin Williams et Robert DeNiro! C’est une période de sa vie! Et après lire...

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      1. buddha steps‏ @buddhasteps 30 Aug 2015
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        @neiltyson @OliverSacks I will miss this man.

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      1. SDR#‏ @sdrsharp 30 Aug 2015
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        @neiltyson @OliverSacks RIP Oliver Sacks.

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      1. Capn, back in the North‏ @Capn_Conspiracy 30 Aug 2015
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        @neiltyson @OliverSacks Brace yourself, here come the idiots

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      1. Archangel Horizon‏ @AngelNexus 30 Aug 2015
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        @neiltyson For @OliverSacks the world truly transformed right before his very eyes. From the record to the mp3. #TheWorldOfTomorrow

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      1. Billion Taylor‏ @wt9072 30 Aug 2015
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        @neiltyson @OliverSacks Awakenings! #HopefullyTruthful It Moved Me Out of My Comfort Zone!

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      1. Mordred‏ @mordred478 30 Aug 2015
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        @neiltyson @OliverSacks I often think of his quote from when he found out about his cancer: "There is no time for the inessential."

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      1. DJ Dab 玄龍 Xuanlong‏ @djdabblin 30 Aug 2015
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        There is no mental death @neiltyson @oliversacks

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      1. DJ Dab 玄龍 Xuanlong‏ @djdabblin 30 Aug 2015
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        I appreciate your science @neiltyson

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      1. Tami Scroggins‏ @TamiWami69 31 Aug 2015
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        A great loss for the world. @neiltyson @OliverSacks

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      1. TonyRosam‏ @SmoothCat 30 Aug 2015
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        @neiltyson @OliverSacks and the human experience is larger than any galaxy cluster in the long run.

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      1. Sandra Lee Larsen‏ @wakuwandering 30 Aug 2015
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        @neiltyson @OliverSacks Shocking news! Had/has my admiration. Earth is in deficit!

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