"At least once a week, if not once a day, we might each ponder what cosmic truths lie undiscovered before us, perhaps awaiting the arrival of a clever thinker, an ingenious experiment, or an innovative space mission to reveal them. We might further ponder how those discoveries may one day transform life on Earth."
~Neil Tyson
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He wants us to actually have a thought at least once a week or even once a day?
That would cut into TV, i pod, reality show, fair and balanced Faux News, blog reading, commenting, texting, YouTube, Facebook and especially The Pron time.
This is awesome, as usual. Neil degrasse Tyson is so cool!
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As far as scientific literacy goes, he is pretty much the answer to everyone's prayers.
I meant deGrasse Tyson of course:)