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Neil deGrasse Tyson
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haydenplanetarium.org/tyson/
Joined January 2009

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    1. Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson Jan 8

      Studying those who succeed in spite of broken childhoods might be more illuminating than studying those who don’t succeed because of them.

      1,730 replies 18,036 retweets 81,558 likes
    2. André LEFRANCE‏ @AndreLeFrance Jan 8
      Replying to @neiltyson

      I’m just here to read the responses of those who will misinterpret your tweet!

      12 replies 5 retweets 259 likes
      Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson Jan 8
      Replying to @AndreLeFrance

      : - ) Yup. It comes with the territory.

      8:46 AM - 8 Jan 2018
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      28 replies 9 retweets 583 likes
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        2. Hannah Balkovec‏ @Strpljenspasen Jan 8
          Replying to @neiltyson @AndreLeFrance

          Yeah, this reply totally doesn't make people think you're averse to correction or differing outlooks. Where would anyone get that idea?🙄

          1 reply 0 retweets 81 likes
        3. André LEFRANCE‏ @AndreLeFrance Jan 8
          Replying to @Strpljenspasen @neiltyson

          People tweeting their differing opinions is only fruitful if they’re not misinterpreting the point of the subject. But, thanks for the unnecessary and snarky response.

          2 replies 0 retweets 24 likes
        4. Hannah Balkovec‏ @Strpljenspasen Jan 8
          Replying to @AndreLeFrance @neiltyson

          I think he's gonna be okay. You can probably stop replying to every even semi opposing response to him. He has the full capability to do that himself.

          1 reply 0 retweets 26 likes
        5. André LEFRANCE‏ @AndreLeFrance Jan 8
          Replying to @Strpljenspasen @neiltyson

          I was responding to those who replied to me, but thanks anyways.

          1 reply 1 retweet 29 likes
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        2. Saheli Datta‏ @SaheliDatta Jan 8
          Replying to @neiltyson @AndreLeFrance

          Hopefully sifting the responses for honest, well-meaning feedback, or to figure out *why* you were misinterpreted also comes with the territory.

          6 replies 1 retweet 151 likes
        3. André LEFRANCE‏ @AndreLeFrance Jan 8
          Replying to @SaheliDatta @neiltyson

          The tweet doesn’t require further interpretation, only the enhancement of other people’s reading comprehension. When you read the tweet, it’s plain and simple- people added their own assumptions, so why is it his job to clarify the obvious?!

          6 replies 1 retweet 56 likes
        4. Sean M Elliott‏ @SeanMElliott Jan 8
          Replying to @AndreLeFrance @SaheliDatta @neiltyson

          I think this assumption is at the heart of every communication misunderstanding. "But *I* couldn't have possibly been any clearer!"

          1 reply 0 retweets 35 likes
        5. Captain Covfefe‏ @LarryRamzey Jan 8
          Replying to @SeanMElliott @AndreLeFrance and

          Study the winners, not the losers.

          2 replies 0 retweets 4 likes
        6. André LEFRANCE‏ @AndreLeFrance Jan 8
          Replying to @LarryRamzey @SeanMElliott and

          But that’s just it, he never stated that we should ignore those who have succumbed to their environment. I understood his message to mean that we should bring more attention to those who overcame.

          4 replies 1 retweet 9 likes
        7. Saheli Datta‏ @SaheliDatta Jan 8
          Replying to @AndreLeFrance

          He didn't talk about publicity. He talked about study. That implies he's critiquing an entire field for the balance of its research portfolio.

          3 replies 0 retweets 5 likes
        8. dr boo the halloween grinch‏ @peoplebeweird Jan 8
          Replying to @SaheliDatta @AndreLeFrance

          We basically only focus on those who overcame in the media. No one is being like, look at Harvey born in a small town to a coal worker and now he bags groceries at Walmart. We think being pulled up by bootstraps are for everyone cause it's all that is in the media.

          3 replies 0 retweets 6 likes
        9. Saheli Datta‏ @SaheliDatta Jan 8
          Replying to @peoplebeweird @AndreLeFrance

          Indeed, making a declaration about an entire field's research portfolio stirs up a lot of context, & part of the context is the field constantly battling people's innate bias towards hearing survivorship stories.

          1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
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        2. Maggie Ryan Sandford‏ @Mandford Jan 8
          Replying to @neiltyson @AndreLeFrance

          Maggie Ryan Sandford Retweeted Maggie Ryan Sandford

          Am I...? I'm genuinely curious, not trying to whitesplain or soft-sciensplain anything...https://twitter.com/Mandford/status/950432416941961216 …

          Maggie Ryan Sandford added,

          Maggie Ryan Sandford @Mandford
          Wait but... for real, @neiltyson: Isn't that like designing an experiment with no control, or an observation with no context? As a #scied researcher, I needed both: aggregated data for comparison. Should astrophysicists only study stars of one class...? https://twitter.com/neiltyson/status/950348797439291392 …
          1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
        3. André LEFRANCE‏ @AndreLeFrance Jan 8
          Replying to @Mandford @neiltyson

          If he had said that we should ONLY examine one side, which he did not. Also, he stated, “ MIGHT be more illuminating.” Might, as in “maybe or perhaps,” which isn’t definitive.

          1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
        4. Maggie Ryan Sandford‏ @Mandford Jan 8
          Replying to @AndreLeFrance @neiltyson

          There are implications here, though, no...? That folks aren't studying the first group? And/or: That one group might be more worthy of study...? That bit is what hangs me up: The @neiltyson I know would advocate more questions, not fewer... #SciCommpic.twitter.com/0x7gqXac4W

          1 reply 1 retweet 2 likes
        5. André LEFRANCE‏ @AndreLeFrance Jan 21
          Replying to @Mandford @neiltyson

          It took you eleven days to come up with that response? Move on.2018

          1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
        6. Maggie Ryan Sandford‏ @Mandford Jan 24
          Replying to @AndreLeFrance

          Nah, it was the same day. Agreed: Happy New Year, sir!

          0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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        1. Ііnkshund‏ @linkshund Jan 8
          Replying to @neiltyson @AndreLeFrance

          Write your tweets better then Neil.

          0 replies 0 retweets 12 likes
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        1. The Specter Haunting Twytter‏ @samhwils Jan 10
          Replying to @neiltyson @AndreLeFrance

          Yes, scientific method says that any open criticism is just misinterpretation

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