Neil deGrasse Tyson

Astrophysicist

air date: Jan 16, 2014

Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson holds the Frederick P. Rose Directorship of the Hayden Planetarium. He received his Bachelor’s degree in Physics from Harvard University and his Ph.D. from Columbia University in Astrophysics. He hosted NOVA ScienceNow on PBS for 5 seasons. Tyson was twice appointed by President George W. Bush to serve on space commissions.

• Audience Q&A
• Bringing back 'Cosmos'
• Making 'Cosmos' mainstream
• Science education in the U.S.
• Science nitwits
• Gravity

Podcasts

Overheard interviews are also available as podcasts on the iTunes Store.