I’ve never wanted or owned a sports car. But if I did, this is how I would lean on it. [Early Model Tesla Roadster 2010]
Isaac Newton’s Woolsthorpe Manor Home, England, where he retreated to escape the 1665 Bubonic Plague. While there he discovered the laws of gravity, which apply everywhere in the universe except, apparently, at his famous Flower-of-Kent apple tree, out back. [On location for the filming of Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, 2013]
Isaac Newton’s Woolsthorpe Manor Home, England, where he retreated to escape the 1665 Bubonic Plague. While there he discovered the laws of gravity, which apply everywhere in the universe except, apparently, at his famous Flower-of-Kent apple tree, out back. [On location for the filming of Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, 2013]
As humans, we like to think we’re in charge of our own corner of the universe. But every now and then a microscopic entity reminds us that we are not.
Welcome to the #Coronaverse.
Like an invasion of hostile space aliens, COVID-19 Is attacking the human species and won’t negotiate with anyone. It cares not of your nationality, ideology, politics, or religion. This enemy of us all requires a cooperative global effort to combat, guided by the methods and tools of science and not by magical thinking.j
Mind over Matter
Known as Beta Waves, when focused on a task, the frontal lobe of my (and your) Brain fire billions of neurons that can be measured electromagnetically at the surface of my forehead. The device converts and delivers the signal to a Bluetooth-activated switch, triggered to turn on when the “focus meter” hits 90 out of 99. Invented by Trent Johnson, an AV tech I met in Asheville, North Carolina after a public talk I delivered there. [Video: 30 sec]
If Biblical Jonah survived in the belly of a whale, having not been masticated, nor dissolved by gastric stomach acids, and if the Whale’s interior had no organs or flesh, and was well-lit from within, then one might imagine he saw something like this. [The Oculus Interior, World Trade Center. September 2018]
A stunning thin crescent Moon this eve, low in the twilight western sky. Planet Venus? There too, to see. Above the Moon, and high.
March 14 (3.14)
Happy Pi Day to all Pi-fans across the universe.
Hundreds of miles per hour.
Thousands of feet in the air.
We cross continents, oceans
In a soft and cushioned chair.
We’re served lunch, dinner, & drink
By a staff of those who care.
Yet somehow our middle seat
Will never, ever be fair. [Dusk. Feb 20, 2020. On approach to JFK. Boeing 767ER]
While appreciating Earth, pause to notice Venus, sitting bright in twilight skies after sunset. Our nearest neighbor and near-twin to Earth in size & gravity, Venus labors under a runaway CO2 greenhouse effect, where temperatures are hot enough to liquefy lead. I’m just sayin’.
Scientists devote their lives to decoding the Operations of Nature, which are oblivious to your culture and politics.
When legions of experts alert society of impending catastrophe, yet warnings go unheeded, with fatal consequences, I’m left weeping for the future of civilization.
When you think about it, an Egg is a just Spacesuit for an Embryo.
It’s not always good for America to be Number One in all things.
I don’t mean to brag, but Superman once visited my office at the Hayden Planetarium in Metropolis. When I met him, he was very nice to me and my staff. (Action Comics, Vol 2. No.14)
Evoking the red, green, and white colors of the Italian flag, my Tomato, Basil, and Mozzarella Caprese, doused with garlic-infused extra-virgin Olive Oil, topped with Salt and Cracked Pepper, is a dish I don’t prepare often enough.
Oh, and the Crusty Bread is standing ready, to soak up the too-much oil I accidentally poured over it all. [Home, New York City, November 2017]
What looks like a lava field is simply a close-up of food — I don’t remember what — left in a pan on the stove over low heat for way too long.
The molecular chains that comprise what we eat, ultimately broke apart, exposing the black-carbon chemical foundations of all food, and of all life as we know it.
Illuminated in morning sunlight. At 380 meters tall (nearly a quarter mile) the 1931 Empire State Building was the tallest in the world until surpassed by the World Trade Center in 1970. A 39 year reign that was, and remains, the longest ever for a sky-scraper.
[34th Street, off 6th Avenue. New York City, June 2019]
Ever look up at night and feel small? Don’t. Instead feel large. Atoms in our body trace to remnants of exploded stars. We are Stardust. We are alive in the universe, and the universe is alive within us. RIP Margaret Burbidge (1919-2020) Co-discoverer of Stellar Nucleosynthesis.
Q: If the surface coverage of Algae on a lake doubles daily, and a month later half the lake is green, how much longer must you wait for the **entire lake** to be covered with Algae? A: One Day Behold exponential growth. [Photo: Owasco Lake, NY State Department of Environmental Conservation]
February 16 — Happy Birthday @LeVar.Burton You once read Goodnight Moon to me. Or was it a dream?
A low Sun infusing countless droplets of water coupled with a short exposure captures what our eye-brain sensory system does not see – plumes of water rendered visible and distinct, resolved into beads along descending tangles of strings. [Banjnotti Fountain Providence
Rhode Island. September 2015]
Last night @TheAcademy once again overlooked my performance.
This time as Merlin, where I conduct science yet people think it’s magic, in the acclaimed film “Sharknado 6” — based on a true story. [Video: 11 sec]
A re-post of my Slo-Mo camp fire, for those who could use some warmth — and a bit of light right now.
![Neil deGrasse Tyson Instagram - I've never wanted or owned a sports car. But if I did, this is how I would lean on it. [Early Model Tesla Roadster 2010]](https://www.gethucinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/NeildeGrasseTyson-162.jpg)
![Neil deGrasse Tyson Instagram - Isaac Newton's Woolsthorpe Manor Home, England, where he retreated to escape the 1665 Bubonic Plague. While there he discovered the laws of gravity, which apply everywhere in the universe except, apparently, at his famous Flower-of-Kent apple tree, out back. [On location for the filming of Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, 2013]](https://www.gethucinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/NeildeGrasseTyson-172-1024x1022.jpg)
![Neil deGrasse Tyson Instagram - Isaac Newton's Woolsthorpe Manor Home, England, where he retreated to escape the 1665 Bubonic Plague. While there he discovered the laws of gravity, which apply everywhere in the universe except, apparently, at his famous Flower-of-Kent apple tree, out back. [On location for the filming of Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, 2013]](https://www.gethucinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/NeildeGrasseTyson-207-1024x1024.jpg)
![Neil deGrasse Tyson Instagram - Mind over Matter Known as Beta Waves, when focused on a task, the frontal lobe of my (and your) Brain fire billions of neurons that can be measured electromagnetically at the surface of my forehead. The device converts and delivers the signal to a Bluetooth-activated switch, triggered to turn on when the "focus meter" hits 90 out of 99. Invented by Trent Johnson, an AV tech I met in Asheville, North Carolina after a public talk I delivered there. [Video: 30 sec]](https://www.gethucinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/NeildeGrasseTyson-163.jpg)
![Neil deGrasse Tyson Instagram - If Biblical Jonah survived in the belly of a whale, having not been masticated, nor dissolved by gastric stomach acids, and if the Whale’s interior had no organs or flesh, and was well-lit from within, then one might imagine he saw something like this. [The Oculus Interior, World Trade Center. September 2018]](https://www.gethucinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/NeildeGrasseTyson-175-819x1024.jpg)
![Neil deGrasse Tyson Instagram - Hundreds of miles per hour. Thousands of feet in the air. We cross continents, oceans In a soft and cushioned chair. We're served lunch, dinner, & drink By a staff of those who care. Yet somehow our middle seat Will never, ever be fair. [Dusk. Feb 20, 2020. On approach to JFK. Boeing 767ER]](https://www.gethucinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/NeildeGrasseTyson-177-1024x1024.jpg)
![Neil deGrasse Tyson Instagram - Evoking the red, green, and white colors of the Italian flag, my Tomato, Basil, and Mozzarella Caprese, doused with garlic-infused extra-virgin Olive Oil, topped with Salt and Cracked Pepper, is a dish I don't prepare often enough. Oh, and the Crusty Bread is standing ready, to soak up the too-much oil I accidentally poured over it all. [Home, New York City, November 2017]](https://www.gethucinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/NeildeGrasseTyson-180-1024x1024.jpg)
![Neil deGrasse Tyson Instagram - Illuminated in morning sunlight. At 380 meters tall (nearly a quarter mile) the 1931 Empire State Building was the tallest in the world until surpassed by the World Trade Center in 1970. A 39 year reign that was, and remains, the longest ever for a sky-scraper. [34th Street, off 6th Avenue. New York City, June 2019]](https://www.gethucinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/NeildeGrasseTyson-178-1024x1024.jpg)
![Neil deGrasse Tyson Instagram - Q: If the surface coverage of Algae on a lake doubles daily, and a month later half the lake is green, how much longer must you wait for the **entire lake** to be covered with Algae? A: One Day Behold exponential growth. [Photo: Owasco Lake, NY State Department of Environmental Conservation]](https://www.gethucinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/NeildeGrasseTyson-169.jpg)
![Neil deGrasse Tyson Instagram - A low Sun infusing countless droplets of water coupled with a short exposure captures what our eye-brain sensory system does not see - plumes of water rendered visible and distinct, resolved into beads along descending tangles of strings. [Banjnotti Fountain Providence Rhode Island. September 2015]](https://www.gethucinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/NeildeGrasseTyson-176-1024x769.jpg)
![Neil deGrasse Tyson Instagram - Last night @TheAcademy once again overlooked my performance. This time as Merlin, where I conduct science yet people think it’s magic, in the acclaimed film “Sharknado 6” -- based on a true story. [Video: 11 sec]](https://www.gethucinema.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/NeildeGrasseTyson-181.jpg)
