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'''Neil deGrasse Tyson''' is an astrophysicist and Director of the Hayden Planetarium. He has become a very public figure, frequently speaking out on topics of science education and scientific literacy, in the mold of [[Carl Sagan]] from the 1980s and, more recently, [[Richard Dawkins]].
'''Neil deGrasse Tyson''' is an astrophysicist and Director of the Hayden Planetarium. He has become a very public figure, frequently speaking out on topics of science education and scientific literacy, in the mold of [[Carl Sagan]] from the 1980s and, more recently, [[Richard Dawkins]].
He has become a very public figure, having been featured on various popular media programs such as the [[History Channel]], where he has promoted his [[science|scientific]] [[worldview]].<ref>[http://bigthink.com/think-tank/neil-degrasse-tyson-atheist-or-agnostic Is Neil deGrasse Tyson an atheist or agnostic?]</ref> He is the director of the Hayden Planetarium<ref>[http://www.haydenplanetarium.org/about/message Hayden Planetarium - About]</ref> and a member of the Planetary Society, but is not a professor. In 2014, Tyson was the host of ''Cosmos: A Space-Time Odyssey'',<ref>[http://www.cosmosontv.com/ Cosmos]</ref> which is an updated version of [[Carl Sagan]]'s 1980 documentary entitled Cosmos: A Personal Voyage.
He has become a very public figure, having been featured on various popular media programs such as the [[History Channel]], where he has promoted his [[science|scientific]] [[worldview]].<ref>[http://bigthink.com/think-tank/neil-degrasse-tyson-atheist-or-agnostic Is Neil deGrasse Tyson an atheist or agnostic?]</ref> He is the director of the Hayden Planetarium<ref>[http://www.haydenplanetarium.org/about/message Hayden Planetarium - About]</ref> and a member of the Planetary Society, but is not a professor. In 2014, Tyson was the host of ''Cosmos: A Space-Time Odyssey'',<ref>[http://www.cosmosontv.com/ Cosmos]</ref> which is an updated version of [[Carl Sagan]]'s 1980 documentary entitled Cosmos: A Personal Voyage.
The [[agnosticism|agnostic]] astrophysicist [[Neil deGrasse Tyson]] when asked about the origin of the universe and how things went from nothing to something said: "We have no idea. Next question?".<ref>[https://youtu.be/rYzBxo3hbYQ?t=653 Neil DeGrasse Tyson: Blackholes and Other Cosmic Quandries] discussion at 10:53 in the video</ref>
==Speaking Out about Scientific Literacy and Science Education==
==Speaking Out about Scientific Literacy and Science Education==