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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 21 Oct 2017

    Tired of soundbites? @Radiolab host Robert Krulwich asks me about astrophysics at the @92Y [vid: 80m] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtkQpR0acAQ&t=2327 …pic.twitter.com/xQlF0INoDc

    10:51 AM - 21 Oct 2017
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      2. Thomas Francis‏ @thomasrfrancis 21 Oct 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson @Radiolab @92Y

        How is someone so smart so bad at sitting

        6 replies 0 retweets 60 likes
      3. It's Wilson!‏ @sophists_choice 21 Oct 2017
        Replying to @thomasrfrancis @neiltyson and

        We can't all be as smooth as Rikerpic.twitter.com/sSz19AZlKa

        3 replies 3 retweets 36 likes
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      2. Jesse Hannigan‏ @DRUNKENMONK3YY 21 Oct 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson @Radiolab @92Y

        pic.twitter.com/11PyYi08wp

        5 replies 6 retweets 24 likes
      3. Jesse Hannigan‏ @DRUNKENMONK3YY 26 Oct 2017
        Replying to @DRUNKENMONK3YY @neiltyson and

        pic.twitter.com/TakymlBmIP

        0 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
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      2.  ⚔️SabreToof ⚔️‏ @sabretoof 21 Oct 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson @Radiolab @92Y

        sorry astrophysics is fake news. when you can tell us what existed before the so called Big Bang maybe we will listen Neil

        6 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
      3. Dave Mills‏ @too_slow64 21 Oct 2017
        Replying to @sabretoof @neiltyson and

        I’m keen to know your thoughts on how everything came into existence...

        1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
      4. Jay‏ @Jaycation1 21 Oct 2017
        Replying to @too_slow64 @sabretoof and

        Here's a hint: It involves a heaping glob of magic and a hefty suspension of disbelief.

        0 replies 0 retweets 12 likes
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      1. c•‏ @FindingCorey 22 Oct 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson @Radiolab @92Y

        Why are you sitting like that

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      1. Furkant‏ @Furkisaurus 21 Oct 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson @Radiolab @92Y

        is that sitting related to science?

        0 replies 0 retweets 9 likes
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      1. Kevin Schawinski‏Verified account @kevinschawinski 21 Oct 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson @Radiolab @92Y

        This is .... not how you use a chair.....

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      2. FGvW  ✊ Dissents & Resists‏ @FatGirlvsWorld 21 Oct 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson @Radiolab @92Y

        That is an impressive manspread.

        2 replies 0 retweets 12 likes
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      1. Natalie Rockwell‏ @NatalieGRock 22 Oct 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson @Radiolab @92Y

        My 3 year old daughter went to your museum and loved it and just wants to watch cosmos all day!!! She wants to know if you have a nickname?

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      1. Ken Henderson‏ @krusty027 21 Oct 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson @Radiolab @92Y

        Someone needs to discuss the physics of sitting in a chair it seems... ;)

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      1. A Young Man from the Midwest Coast‏ @DallasMichaelM 21 Oct 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson @Radiolab @92Y

        Proud of you dad.

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      1. Daniel Fernández‏ @daniel_txo 30 Oct 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson @Radiolab @92Y

        Hey, @neiltyson, I heard you criticise the rhyme "roses are red, violets are blue..." because violets are violet. Surely, you'd have had a problem with the colour rose before that! Just a friendly poke 😀 Great interview!

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      1. Barrett Lamothe‏ @BarrettLamothe 24 Oct 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson @Radiolab @92Y

        Not related to this story but you have to get ahead of this that just hit FoxNews. How can anyone teaching our kids get away spewing this

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