Neil deGrasse Tyson: Elon Musk Is WRONG Again!

In this in-depth interview, we explore cosmic insignificance, Elon Musk’s Mars ambitions, astrology, our obsession with politics, social media, AI, journalistic integrity, and much more.

Tune in to discover what Neil really thinks about some of the most pressing questions of our time!

Key Takeaways:
00:00:00 Intro
00:01:52 Cosmic insignificance therapy
00:12:53 Judging a book by its cover
00:34:18 Debunking astrology
00:40:24 Life on Mars and panspermia
00:48:09 The giant-impact hypothesis: Will Vera Rubin Observatory save Earth?
00:54:18 Elon Musk’s plan to colonize Mars
01:08:59 Journalism, social media, and our obsession with politics
01:25:24 Audience questions
01:30:16 The impact of AI on education
01:36:16 Fusion ignition and its implications
01:41:39 The great filter
01:49:25 Outro

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[DrBrianKeating]

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[josephmullen]

I am the owner of a cat, dog, and parrot. The cat, to me, stands alone, but my dog and my parrot are intelligent, and social. There is no question that all my animals are conscious, and anyone who does not recognize intelligence in animals is just not paying attention.

[BrandonfmDC]

Im a person of the urban neighborhoods(ghettos). And im not that educated, on paper. With degrees & so fourth. But, i love this kind of knowledge. Tyson, has been my new guy i follow. He's the best. This was a great segment.

[WJSpies]

I know (friends with) a person who knew Issac Asmov for years as a neighbor inside a NYC apartment building. She told me, more than once, he was one of the kindest, most socially engaging, people she ever knew. And as a TV news reporter she got to know many people over the course of her working life.
I think the kindness she alludes to in Issac Asmov was plainly reflected in the thousands of books that man wrote over his lifetime; it was obviously evident. When my friend said it to me it came as no surprise.

[mikeflannery]

Thanks! I really like the meteorite piece Professor, as well as your Cosmology course on PA!

[absentmindedprof]

You mean to say, that establishing colonies on a radiation blasted, micrometiorite pummeled, airless, toxic hellscape is not a good idea?

[MichaelBuetKESE]

Neil, I was working at Western Electric in 1977, and in my plant, engineers were walking around with "ginned-up" WW2 walky-talkies testing cell phones... saying, I kidd you not: " CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW!"....

[psychonautseventen]

Thanks for asking my question Dr. Keating! Thanks also Dr. Tyson for your answer!

[environmentalcanadian]

Thanks Brian. It was a real treat listening to both you and Neil. Peace and love always, Calvin.

[berni-]

This short mention of our own insignificance at the beginning of this nice piece of talk reminded me instantly of the ending of the "Rocky Horror Picture Show" movie, where the narrator ends the story with this significant sentence:
"And crawling on the planet's face, some insects called the human race, lost in time and lost in space, and meaning."

[gerardwalsh]

The best 1.52 hours I've spent on YouTube in a long time. Neil De Tyson is a warm, caring, fun loving genius and his cognitive thinking should be studied in all education outlets....great program Brian and Neil.... there's hope for us yet.

[chitskirits]

The find that pigeons pass the mirror test left me doubtful about a lot of things we pretend to know about animal conciseness, I believe animals and even plants are a lot more intelligent than we give them credit for

[chucktaylor]

When the bird dropped the stone in the container, it squawked ‘eureka’.

[Phenom_AMD]

My opinion on Mars is that it'll be host to a multi-billion dollar business. A prison colony.

[aaronsmith]

When i think I'm smart, i remember i must always be humble. And think there is always someone who is smarter. Pride only gets you in trouble. To really understand and learn, and go far in life, you need to be both humble and driven.

[TraderTimmy]

A fascinating conversation. Neil deGrasse Tyson is knowledgeable and very entertaining. Amazing insights, enlightening facts, and good fun. We're so lucky to have such conversations out there for everyone to enjoy and learn from. Every time Neil deGrasse Tyson speaks, I learn so much about our world and the universe. Just marvelous. Thank you for inviting Neil for this excellent discussion. Looking forward to the next visit.

[PhilRounds]

Thanks Neil for making the distinction between "Theory and "Hypothesis" !

[eliporter]

The more I watch Dr. Tyson the more I'm starting to have a basic understanding of the universe and physics. He really is an excellent educator.

[mauinokaoi]

The simpler you can explain something the better you understand it

[neilgoldsmith]

The great Dr. Tyson is a genius. He once commented on something after he said that made so much sense. He claimed that Musk among other say we need to reconstruct life on Mars to save humanity. Degrasee says that if you have the technology. teraform Mars. Why if we do why wouldn't you reteraform earth. Easier & why couldn't we do it if we have technology teraform . Make sense . Why find another planet.