Skip ahead to 1:01 it’s not letting me embed it at that point
Very Important. The last five minutes of this panel, it’s asked if genetic differences might explain why there are fewer women in science. Watch Neil Degrasse Tyson explain very quickly and succinctly that it’s about society and expectations and the people in power.
Also the old white dude asking the question? Former president of Harvard and Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers
(via upworthy)
(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
There are more atoms in your eye than there are stars in all the galaxies in the known universe.
Neil deGrasse Tyson (via harmonyoftheworlds)
Cosmos is such an incredibly amazing show. It’s thought-provoking. It’s awe inspiring. It’s informative. And it’s gorgeous. There are scenes that will almost bring tears to your eyes. I am so incredibly glad that such an incredibly important series was relaunched for our generation.
