Astrophysicist says 'there is nothing wrong with not knowing'

American astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson talks to CNN's Don Lemon about six new galaxies discovered by the James Webb Space Telescope, working on the frontier of science and why there is nothing wrong with not knowing.
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[dilbertdoe]

“I would rather have questions that can't be answered than answers that can't be questioned.”
— Richard Feynman

[stuartriley]

Knowing that you don't know is the beginning of discovery.

[AwakeInAnacortes]

Nice to hear the shout out to engineers. Usually we only get blamed when things don't work as designed. Thank you Neil!

[karlschmied]

Very good answers from Neil. Not having control means fear in many human situations, in science that's what people are looking for in order to expand control.

[JKLauderdale]

Carl Sagan and Neil deGrasse Tyson have done wonders for fans of science and logic, simply by embracing TV and news shows. Tyson even moreso with his presence on the misc soc-media platforms. Their charismatic way of breaking down complicated concepts into understandable bites of knowledge - THANK YOU SIR!

[RH-wjrz]

I absolutely love Neil. My favorite nerd.

[DMKRP]

There's nothing wrong with not knowing, but there is something wrong when scientists stop trying to search for answers. There's nothing more depressing than when a scientist loses their curiosity to try or be curious.

[abhisheklimbu]

''I DON'T KNOW''. that's what i like about science. it is honest. it admits what it doesn't know and works on the plausible answers. Science is always open for refinement. that's its beauty and we should embrace it.

[sixbladeknife]

I love this guy’s honest no BS answers 😎

[dawnsturman]

I love that Neil recognized the engineers as well!

[Muttinchopsforeverstrong]

The universe is deadly and beautiful all at the same time.

[nerdy]

No one is more knowledgable than science dudes, but they are the ones who have no problem saying ‘ I don’t know’. I wish everyone else could learn this from scientists.

[persuasivebarrier]

Captain Picard: "That's hardly a scientific observation, Commander."
Data: "Captain, the most elementary and valuable statement in science... The beginning of wisdom is: I do not know. I do not know what that is, sir."

[Assertiveman]

Neil is an inspiration
He said a part of not knowing is how we live,
> the part of not knowing is how we die

[JasonTaylor-poxc]

Neil is the best. Folks always want firm answers, but life just doesn't work that way. We don't know what we don't know - that's the point - get comfortable with that. JWST is doing exactly what it was designed to do, which is absolutely brilliant.

[LordBrittish]

“The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.”
-Socrates

[mduvigneaud]

lol! I adore Neil! He's such a great science communicator. Nothing wrong with not knowing something. Exploring that is how we learn! :D

[dimetimec]

I love Neil! This is what science is all about. Answering questions finding things we don't know and have to figure out. I'd much rather explore and discover then know everything.

[ScoobyYTP]

Replenishing our understanding of how the universe came to be, its not that our old ideas have no value, they are the building blocks to how we can be able to figure out the answers to the most difficult questions we have today.

[stellarwind]

6:04 as soon as he said it I knew Neal was gonna take issue with it and correct him.