Neil deGrasse Tyson

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Humans, Aliens, and Bananas

Educated dogs tend to enjoy my books. Bailey from Boston got an early copy of “Take Me To Your Leader” and especially liked this sentence from Chapter 1: “What if the Alien greets you the way Earth dogs greet each other, and it simply wants to come around and sniff your butt?"

Hmmm. The current price of Platinum futures is around $2,000 per ounce. Gold, around $4,700 per ounce. This throws into question the meaning of a higher-reward Platinum vs Gold credit card.

Origin Story [Video: 1 min]

In the “Pi-Hard” movie trailer (youtube.com/watch?v=CNbmoV…), is that the best Alien AI could come up with? A hairy lizard-monster dropped from a vortex in the sky over my City? That scene stretched credulity. Everybody knows Reptiles have no hair.

May the Fourth be with you.

Disturbingly entertaining. [Video: 2m 20s] youtube.com/watch?v=CNbmoV…

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If current cuts to the Federal Science Budget proposed by the White House are approved by Congress, that will far-and-away be the largest cut to science since the United States began funding it. Republicans & Democrats alike know there’s no surer path to Making America Not-Great

Godspeed Artemis II April 1, 2026 -- 18:35 EDT

Not that anybody asked, but… The first 13 months of Reagan’s second term the stock market (DJIA) rose 33%, setting a record high closing of 9 times The first 13 months of Clinton second term the stock market rose 25%, setting a record high closing of 5 times. The first 13 months of Bush’s Second term the stock market rose 5%, setting a record high closing of 0 times. The first 13 months of Obama’s second term, the stock market rose 20%, setting a record high closing of 12 times. The first 13 months of Biden’s term, the stock market rose 12%, setting a record high closing of 11 times. The first 13 months of Trump’s second term, the market rose 10%, setting a record high closing of 10 times.

One more: 2026 -- Star Trek's 60th Anniversary I shat with William Shatner for 5-hrs in his LA backyard. We shared personal stories of our lives & careers that we’ve never before shared publicly. "Cosmos Confidential: Bill & Neil’s Excellent Bromance” neildegrassetyson.com/books/2026-02-…

I think I’ll end with a @SuperBowl Sunday dad-joke thought… Would be cool if, at the end of the season, they corralled all @NFL players who are vegetarian, and allow them to play in their own Salad Bowl.

A @SuperBowl Sunday Fact… In a North-South oriented football Stadium, the rotating Earth forces a kicked field goal to deflect to the right. Depending on the hang-time and distance, it can be as much as 1/3 of an inch.

A @SuperBowl Sunday Fact… If a football field were a timeline of cosmic history, cavemen to now spans the thickness of a blade of grass in the end zone.

A personal @SuperBowl Sunday revelation… I only just figured this out Many people who watch @AnimalPlanet's "Puppy Bowl" would rather see dogs play football than humans.