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Neil deGrasse Tyson
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haydenplanetarium.org/tyson/
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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 18 Oct 2015

    The NY Worlds Fair closed 50 yrs ago today, offering hopeful visions of the future for 51 million visitors. Myself among them

    11:46 AM - 18 Oct 2015
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      2. Jeffrey Guterman‏Verified account @JeffreyGuterman 18 Oct 2015
        Replying to @neiltyson

        . @neiltyson NY World's Fair, 1965 (left to right): me, my mother, my sister. I was clowning around. You got a pic?pic.twitter.com/ouc7lbZc9d

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      2. Scott Lieberman‏ @Scottl1971 18 Oct 2015
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        @neiltyson thoughts on possible alien megastructures seen by Kepler?

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      1. Robin Ince‏ @robinince 18 Oct 2015
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        @neiltyson do you know about this Toronto gig @Cmdr_Hadfield is putting in, worth a plug I reckon http://www.roythomson.com/eventdetail/ChrisHadfieldGenerator …

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      2. Jeramiah Dooley‏ @jdooley_clt 18 Oct 2015
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        @neiltyson Are people just too jaded for a World's Fair concept to be successful today?

        1 reply 0 retweets 9 likes
      3. laura biason‏ @lbiason 18 Oct 2015
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        @jdooley_clt @neiltyson @Expo2015Milano is a great edition

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      1. Thomas Levenson‏ @TomLevenson 18 Oct 2015
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        @neiltyson You were ~6, right? What an experience to have for a high-curiosity kid.

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      2. R. S. S.‏ @_R_S_S_ 18 Oct 2015
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        @neiltysonpic.twitter.com/gvKmJdCAxb

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      1. ElectroPig™  🍁‏ @ElectroPig 18 Oct 2015
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        .@neiltyson Time to open another one. If the government won't do it, fuck 'em. Let science, industry, and intelligence get the job done.

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      1. amontefinise‏ @amontefinise 18 Oct 2015
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        @neiltyson you should visit the Nypl's world's fair collection. It's amazing (I work there - say the word we'll set it up)!

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      2. Robin Ince‏ @robinince 18 Oct 2015
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        @neiltyson and hope we can get you on Monkey Cage next time we're in New York

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      3. Jon Lane‏ @JonyFreakinLane 18 Oct 2015
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        @robinince @neiltyson Monkey Cage plus my personal astrophysicist??? Mind blown. Make it so!

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      4. Robin Ince‏ @robinince 18 Oct 2015
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        @JonyFreakinLane @neiltyson should have happened in March, but the snow suddenly returned and Neil couldn't fly to us in time

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      1. Lascivioüs Sycöphant‏ @elSycophant 18 Oct 2015
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        @neiltyson The future was better in the past.

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      1. Christopher Stoney‏ @ChrisStoney 18 Oct 2015
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        @neiltyson thanks, Obama.

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