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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 2 Nov 2017

    In school, rarely do we learn skepticism, and how political winds can influence it, morphing skepticism into obstinance.

    2:47 PM - 2 Nov 2017
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      2. Dr. Erika M. Spooky‏ @Sparbtastic 4 Nov 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson

        Hi Neil. English prof here. This is literally my job. We teach this in the humanities.

        20 replies 160 retweets 2,333 likes
      3. Dr. Erika M. Spooky‏ @Sparbtastic 4 Nov 2017
        Replying to @Sparbtastic @neiltyson

        Kinda tired of you saying people don’t learn things when entire college departments teach these skills.

        16 replies 107 retweets 1,834 likes
      4. Dr. Erika M. Spooky‏ @Sparbtastic 4 Nov 2017
        Replying to @Sparbtastic @neiltyson

        Maybe if science valued the humanities more, STEM students would take our course and learn these skills.

        30 replies 336 retweets 2,747 likes
      5. Em Fleming‏ @emilyflemily 4 Nov 2017
        Replying to @Sparbtastic @neiltyson

        Almost like those electives are useful!

        2 replies 0 retweets 207 likes
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      7. (((Allison Ivy)))‏ @Allison_Ivy79 5 Nov 2017
        Replying to @Trafalgard @emilyflemily and

        Public libraries are free. You can read anything you want. Join a book club. Look online for discussions about a book, etc...

        7 replies 2 retweets 148 likes
      8. Molly‏ @mhuzzell 5 Nov 2017
        Replying to @Allison_Ivy79 @Trafalgard and

        Public libraries are great, but not a replacement for education. Teaching is a skill, pedagogy is a discipline, and autodidactism is HARD.

        3 replies 7 retweets 129 likes
      9. Em Fleming‏ @emilyflemily 5 Nov 2017
        Replying to @mhuzzell @Allison_Ivy79 and

        Public libraries also don't have the funds for the journal subscriptions. (Which bites. Fund libraries more.)

        1 reply 0 retweets 13 likes
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      2.  🍂Carina Hilbert ✌️‏ @CarinaHilbert 5 Nov 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson

        When I was an English teacher, this was literally part of my job. It was literally in my curriculum, and I even taught units on propaganda.

        2 replies 8 retweets 198 likes
      3.  🍂Carina Hilbert ✌️‏ @CarinaHilbert 5 Nov 2017
        Replying to @CarinaHilbert @neiltyson

        The bigger question, to me, is why doesn’t STEM teach this, too? We do in the humanities every day.

        9 replies 11 retweets 248 likes
      4. I think you're swell‏ @e_nor 5 Nov 2017
        Replying to @CarinaHilbert @neiltyson

        SING IT. The skills are related, to think critically in a scientific environment is not so very different from doing so in life.

        1 reply 0 retweets 45 likes
      5.  🍂Carina Hilbert ✌️‏ @CarinaHilbert 5 Nov 2017
        Replying to @e_nor @neiltyson

        Isn’t critical analysis a needed skill in science? Aren’t engineers, mathematicians, all scientists supposed to be skeptics?

        5 replies 3 retweets 77 likes
      6. I think you're swell‏ @e_nor 5 Nov 2017
        Replying to @CarinaHilbert @neiltyson

        Yes! Exactly.

        0 replies 0 retweets 16 likes
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      2. Hans Noel‏Verified account @ProfHansNoel 4 Nov 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson

        By “we” you mean astrophysicists, right? Because there are these disciplines called “social sciences,” and *we* don’t have this blind spot.

        8 replies 42 retweets 897 likes
      3. Madeleine Morris‏ @remittancegirl 4 Nov 2017
        Replying to @ProfHansNoel @neiltyson

        Ditto for the humanities.

        0 replies 2 retweets 129 likes
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      2. Christopher Davis‏ @RT_ChrisDavis 2 Nov 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson

        In school, rarely do we learn the difference between healthy skepticism and irrational denial.

        3 replies 20 retweets 161 likes
      3. Kimi B‏ @PDKimi 2 Nov 2017
        Replying to @RT_ChrisDavis @neiltyson

        Critical thinking. Socratic seminars. Is it provable, has it been debunked. You have, you simply haven't made the connections on how to yet

        1 reply 0 retweets 31 likes
      4. Christopher Davis‏ @RT_ChrisDavis 2 Nov 2017
        Replying to @PDKimi @neiltyson

        Not all schools teach the Socratic method. Sure, they might incorporate or use it to some degree, but they don’t teach it.

        2 replies 2 retweets 23 likes
      5. Kimi B‏ @PDKimi 2 Nov 2017
        Replying to @RT_ChrisDavis @neiltyson

        Something to help get into more schools then.

        0 replies 0 retweets 8 likes
      6. End of conversation
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      2. David G. McAfee‏Verified account @DavidGMcAfee 2 Nov 2017
        Replying to @neiltyson

        Hey, @neiltyson, I'm a huge fan of your work and I hope you'll address these rape claims to clear your name. Thanks!http://www.patheos.com/blogs/nosacredcows/2017/10/neil-degrasse-tyson-accused-of-rape/ …

        33 replies 37 retweets 270 likes
      3. David G. McAfee‏Verified account @DavidGMcAfee 2 Nov 2017
        Replying to @DavidGMcAfee @neiltyson

        Skepticism is incredibly important, which is why I don't want anyone to rush to judgment here, but these claims need to be addressed anyway.

        6 replies 13 retweets 151 likes
      4. David G. McAfee‏Verified account @DavidGMcAfee 2 Nov 2017
        Replying to @DavidGMcAfee @neiltyson

        Serious allegations like this deserve to be addressed, especially with the sensationalism of this issue at the moment—so please let us know.

        6 replies 11 retweets 133 likes
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