Neil deGrasse Tyson: What To Do About Science, Health Misinformation
Neil deGrasse Tyson (L) is seen here with Richard Gelfond, Stony Brook Foundation chair and CEO of IMAX Corporation, during the 25th Annual Stars of Stony Brook Gala on April 29. (Photo: Juliana Thomas for Stony Brook)
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The continuing spread of anti-science sentiment and misinformation and disinformation about science has become a very dark matter, so to speak. So it would make sense to hear what astrophysicist, author, and science communicator Neil deGrasse Tyson has to say about it.
After all, Tyson has been in the science communications space about, well, space—and other areas of science as well—for the past couple of decades. For example, he’s written a monthly “Universe” column for the Natural History magazine and 17 books like Death by Black Hole and Astrophysics for People in a Hurry, as well as hosted the television shows NOVA Science and Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey. Tyson also has served as the Director of the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History since 1996.
An opportunity to hear what Tyson had to say came on April 29, when he was being honored at the 25th Annual Stars of Stony Brook Gala in New York City. The Gala was part of the Stony Brook Foundation efforts to raise funds for scholarships to enable students to study STEM (that’s science, technology, engineering, and mathematics), especially those from disadvantaged backgrounds. There Tyson shared with me his thoughts about how science is doing in the U.S. And spoiler alert, it ain’t doing so well. There be problems.
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