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→Speaking Out about Scientific Literacy and Science Education
Since about 2015, Mr. Tyson has been very vocal about science education and scientific literacy. He believes that, for the United States to maintain its preeminence as a nation, it must maintain preeminence in science. He is particularly concerned about denial of evolutionary science and denial of anthropogenic climate change. He produced a video, published on Facebook on April 19, 2017, that states his concerns very directly.
Since about 2015, Mr. Tyson has been very vocal about science education and scientific literacy. He believes that, for the United States to maintain its preeminence as a nation, it must maintain preeminence in science. He is particularly concerned about denial of evolutionary science and denial of anthropogenic climate change. He produced a video, published on Facebook on April 19, 2017, that states his concerns very directly.
<ref>https://www.facebook.com/neildegrassetyson/videos/10155195888806613/</ref><ref>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/degrasse-tyson-science-deniers_us_58f99e89e4b06b9cb91572a1?f1l&ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009</ref>
<ref>https://www.facebook.com/neildegrassetyson/videos/10155195888806613/</ref><ref>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/degrasse-tyson-science-deniers_us_58f99e89e4b06b9cb91572a1?f1l&ncid=inblnkushpmg00000009</ref>
{{Cquote|Science is not something to say 'I choose not to believe E equals mc<sup>2</sup>.' You don't have that option. When you have an established scientific emergent truth, it is true whether or not you believe it.|||Neil deGrasse Tyson, April, 2017}}
{{Cquote|Science is not something to say 'I choose not to believe [[E=mc2|E equals mc<sup>2</sup>]].' You don't have that option. When you have an established scientific emergent truth, it is true whether or not you believe it.|||Neil deGrasse Tyson, April, 2017}}
On April 21, 2017, no doubt in connection with "Earth Day" and the various pro-science rallies to be held around the nation on April 22, he issued another Facebook essay.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/notes/neil-degrasse-tyson/science-in-america/10155202535296613/</ref>
On April 21, 2017, no doubt in connection with "[[Earth Day]]" and the various pro-science rallies to be held around the nation on April 22, he issued another Facebook essay.<ref>https://www.facebook.com/notes/neil-degrasse-tyson/science-in-america/10155202535296613/</ref>
{{Cquote|When Einstein derived his equations, I’d bet neither he nor anyone else was thinking “Barcodes!” or “Lasik Surgery!” or “Rock Concerts!”|||Neil deGrasse Tyson, April, 2017}}
{{Cquote|When Einstein derived his equations, I’d bet neither he nor anyone else was thinking “Barcodes!” or “Lasik Surgery!” or “Rock Concerts!”|||Neil deGrasse Tyson, April, 2017}}
In this latter essay, he listed 9 Presidents—5 Republican and 4 Democratic—that made wise choices about national science policy.
In this latter essay, he listed 9 Presidents—5 Republican and 4 Democratic—that made wise choices about national science policy.