Neil deGrasse Tyson: The Military/Space Alliance Runs Deep

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  • @hammadali594
    @hammadali594 6 років тому +2577

    I could listen to Neil deGrasse Tyson talk for hours.

    • @klarastern5597
      @klarastern5597 6 років тому +49

      you might enjoy Star Talk then :) ♥

    • @ainumahtar
      @ainumahtar 6 років тому +19

      You can, there's many, many hours of Neil online ^^

    • @felixstg1
      @felixstg1 6 років тому +36

      Watch his interviews on Joe Rogan's podcast. They go for 2.5 to 3.5 hours each

    • @LobbeWOW
      @LobbeWOW 6 років тому +4

      @Klara Stern
      I was thinking the same thing bud!

    • @ulrar
      @ulrar 6 років тому +12

      get his audiobooks, he narates them himself

  • @5450daniel
    @5450daniel 6 років тому +2724

    Neil deGrasse Tyson is Stephen's most entertaining and informative guest on his show!

    • @ClaversOdhiambo
      @ClaversOdhiambo 6 років тому +16

      bUH sNUH LMAO 🤣 Well Stephen is the Catholic though, I wouldn’t put that on the atheist

    • @mrdfac
      @mrdfac 6 років тому +1

      Agreed.

    • @ლ.ლ-ნ7ძ
      @ლ.ლ-ნ7ძ 6 років тому +1

      Daniel Miranda and also his favourite

    • @michaedove3562
      @michaedove3562 6 років тому +17

      His almost kid like excitement for science is contagious.

    • @camplethargic8
      @camplethargic8 6 років тому +5

      His opposition to war has "evolved" now that he's too old to be drafted.
      “War is young men dying and old men talking”. ― Franklin D. Roosevelt

  • @germanm.6934
    @germanm.6934 6 років тому +285

    "OUR MOON IS 5X THE MASS OF PLUTO.. DID YOU KNOW THAT?!!" .. "Yes Neil, we argue about this a lot" lmaoo

  • @klarastern5597
    @klarastern5597 6 років тому +468

    A lot of comments about "could listen to Neil for hours": There is a show called Stark Talk... with Neil deGrasse Tyson... might be what you're looking for :)

    • @sumitarora5861
      @sumitarora5861 6 років тому +8

      Thank you so much for the information. I am googling it rn.

    • @michaelyo874
      @michaelyo874 6 років тому +13

      watched all episodes i am screwed i need my neil dosaage

    • @ernestomarcos0103
      @ernestomarcos0103 6 років тому +6

      It's because the comments are missing the final part "... but ain't nobody got time for that".

    • @aliciahaley113
      @aliciahaley113 6 років тому +3

      Klara Stern Check out Star Talk! My friend Stacey works on the production team. Prepare to have your mind blown... Awesome! 💫😎👍🏼

    • @mmmk1616
      @mmmk1616 6 років тому +1

      Yes, a TV show and a podcast. Most excellent both :)

  • @skepticalpickle5258
    @skepticalpickle5258 6 років тому +386

    I love it when Neil talks nerdy to me.

    • @Ella-ys7nm
      @Ella-ys7nm 5 років тому +1

      Sceptical Pickle “talk nerdy to me”

    • @eliaskjrbo8142
      @eliaskjrbo8142 3 роки тому +1

      We need a song called talk nerdy to me

    • @ohitsmaria7609
      @ohitsmaria7609 3 роки тому +1

      me to its so hot

  • @cuddlemuffin44
    @cuddlemuffin44 6 років тому +347

    PLUTO HAD IT COMIN'

  • @skepticalpickle5258
    @skepticalpickle5258 6 років тому +2199

    War needs science, science does not need war.

    • @roggenvollkornbread
      @roggenvollkornbread 6 років тому +175

      But science needs the military. Because in the world we are living in this is where a lot of the money comes from. And scientists generally like to eat and sleep under a roof.

    • @triplekillerable
      @triplekillerable 6 років тому +27

      Science needs war to exist otherwise there would be no purpose to look at science

    • @rfimor
      @rfimor 6 років тому +61

      Without wars you wouldn't give scientists enough money to survive and work.

    • @Wustenfuchs109
      @Wustenfuchs109 6 років тому +60

      @Mike taerte - WHAT?! Are you nuts?! Dear lord, some people are so stupid.

    • @johnmeyers6703
      @johnmeyers6703 6 років тому +5

      Y'all mf's need jesus of Belen. He's a well respected psychiatrist.

  • @prakharpandey2392
    @prakharpandey2392 5 років тому +44

    Every time Neil comes on the show he provides me with an opportunity to look cool in front of my friends because I tell them the stories that he tells Stephen

  • @dominus124
    @dominus124 6 років тому +16

    "A worse insult not stated"... WHAT a line... And in just a second... Love you Stephen.

  • @TripXization
    @TripXization 6 років тому +101

    True celebrity right here. Informative, educative and entertaining.

  • @Cecilia45914
    @Cecilia45914 6 років тому +30

    Neil Degrasse Tyson is not only a genius, but also hilarious and an icon.

  • @0991ekul
    @0991ekul 6 років тому +5

    man neil is always pure gold when he comes on stephens show. its such a pity that these clips are so damn short.

  • @JithinJacob333
    @JithinJacob333 5 років тому +21

    I've watched this so many times, I've lost count. I love Neil and Stephen together. I rewatch all their interviews many times. I love the hour-long talk they had at a school. I could listen to them for hours. It's so sad that they can't together that often to record something ...

  • @uss_04
    @uss_04 6 років тому +1319

    Neil “Degrassi: The Next Generation” Tyson.

    • @veemacks7255
      @veemacks7255 6 років тому +8

      Neil "The Grass" "War isn't always bad" [Mike] Tyson.

    • @dabest7194
      @dabest7194 6 років тому +8

      Niel "da grass" Tyson. Good shit.

    • @christopherduffey2658
      @christopherduffey2658 6 років тому +13

      The sad thing is my grandfather actually thinks Degrassi is his actual name. 😂

    • @Ou8y2k2
      @Ou8y2k2 6 років тому +8

      Neil "Startalk: The Next Generation" Tyson.

    • @SchatziMadchen
      @SchatziMadchen 6 років тому +1

      Chris Duffey It's his grandmother's maiden name which was given to him as a middle name. Am I missing a joke here?

  • @NewMessage
    @NewMessage 6 років тому +117

    ".. and they FREAK."
    Science!

    • @johnmeyers6703
      @johnmeyers6703 6 років тому +1

      New Message, a plague swept the land.
      GOD.

    • @rascallyrabbit717
      @rascallyrabbit717 6 років тому +1

      you blinded me with science. ...Magnus Pike

  • @lemonielala3080
    @lemonielala3080 6 років тому +118

    Stephens "Ho-hooooo" at 1:09 just made my day! 😂😂😂😂😍

    • @dominus124
      @dominus124 6 років тому +3

      The crowd goes "FIGHT, FIGHT"...

  • @NZobservatory
    @NZobservatory 6 років тому +330

    Man, how I miss Carl Sagan.

    • @adam-t
      @adam-t 6 років тому +53

      Whenever he speaks about Carl Sagan, it is clear that Neil feels the same. He lights up when he tells the tale about the thrill of meeting him as an adolescent. I think Carl would be very proud if he were alive today.

    • @axnyslie
      @axnyslie 6 років тому +18

      Neil desperately wants to be the successor to Sagan but he falls well short of that goal.

    • @nunocavac0
      @nunocavac0 6 років тому +28

      axnyslie, want to ellaborate on that? sick of these wannabe-clever-opinionated people.

    • @axnyslie
      @axnyslie 6 років тому +32

      Carl Sagan was an actual scientist who worked with NASA on the Mariner missions to Venus, the Voyager missions, and conducted research at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. He has authored over 600 scientific papers now published in the library of congress, and a pulitzer prize winning author. He was editor in chief of Icarus, the leading professional journal devoted to planetary research, founded The Planetary Society, and considered one the the greatest orators in science education in mass media as well as being a professor at Cornell University.
      Neil deGrasse Tyson is a manager of a planetarium in a museum. He’s far more concerned with pop culture than science, obsessed with his celebrity status and Twitter followers. This is really evident on his celebrity show Startalk when he stammers through interviews constantly interrupting everyone. His speeches and publishings are dumbed down to elementary levels of science to appeal to social media dullards. So no, he does not come close to Sagan’s level.

    • @Lucky-df8uz
      @Lucky-df8uz 6 років тому +26

      I love Neil, but I agree with axnyslie that Tyson's fixation on pop culture and celebrity status and less fixation on the actual science puts him below Sagan. I do give Tyson props where it is due however his Cosmos series I think is actually better than Sagan's and I think Tyson is a better communicator than Sagan was, Tyson's fixation on pop culture and social media makes him one of the best scientific communicators there's ever been and that is important.
      I don't think Sagan would ever be happy or accepting of the fact military funding is so used for science, it's misplaced values, highlighting that it is so common tho is important he just didn't speak against it much. Neil is no slacker in the science department either, but I feel Sagan has more integrity.

  • @MrTechhack
    @MrTechhack 6 років тому +507

    Who else heard the story on joe rogan

    • @chiciu
      @chiciu 6 років тому +1

      Ahmed Maqbool was thinking about where I heard him tell the story. Thx

    • @Gruoldfar
      @Gruoldfar 6 років тому +1

      here

    • @ClaversOdhiambo
      @ClaversOdhiambo 6 років тому +19

      Well he's promoting his book all over so you'll hear it even more.

    • @Christian_Sandoval
      @Christian_Sandoval 6 років тому

      Yo.

    • @mohammadfletcher5312
      @mohammadfletcher5312 6 років тому +16

      zhuull1, he says after he did that show, Joe Rogan questions everything, he realized there's nothing to back up the claims conspiracy theorists make... so he's admitting it.

  • @delfin7461
    @delfin7461 6 років тому +3

    I love the two of them!! Stephen is the perfect person to interview Neil as he's such a science geek

  • @Sammstar420
    @Sammstar420 5 років тому +3

    I'm so happy to see all of his appearances on Colbert have almost 2 million views each. Makes me happy for humanity

  • @marcopena7638
    @marcopena7638 5 років тому +21

    3:20
    Columbus using a puny eclipse to scare and impress Caribes...
    -Laughs in Mayan (Quiché)

  • @sethmasters2147
    @sethmasters2147 6 років тому +1

    Please have him more often!!!

  • @pkunkbwok
    @pkunkbwok 6 років тому +42

    I don't think there was ever an issue about defending yourself against a genuine threat. The issue has always been, how do you decide what is a legitimate threat, and who decides that, and how, and how much transparency should be involved; and how do you insure that this power isn't abused, for example, so that a politician can look tough during an election year. I know Dr. Tyson's just selling a book on a semi-frivolous talk show, and I'm sure the book itself is more nuanced, but still.

    • @Dastsabre
      @Dastsabre 6 років тому +4

      pkunkbwok well of course but understand that many if not most outspoken critics of war do not speak in nuance. Countless individuals treat war as an inexcusable occurrence regardless of context or reasoning

    • @pkunkbwok
      @pkunkbwok 6 років тому +3

      Well. I don't feel war is something you should enter into lightly or without serious consideration beforehand. I feel it should be avoided if there is any viable alternative. But sometimes it's just what you have to do.

    • @aliharajli95
      @aliharajli95 3 роки тому +1

      @@pkunkbwok i agree with you. But sometimes how can you stop countries and gov from abusing their power and strength for wealth and more power. Yet again the victim countries would need to engage into war to protect themselves from the attacking govs. So really its a cycle. We need to shape ourselves. Stop the greed, and see other people as brothers and family and another individual from thr same species. Even if they differ in thinking and religion and ideologies. I come from a country that was occupied for many years and to this day still trying to occupy. We fought our way to freedom. Without war, we would have been under occupation and to this day, oppressed. So i fully understand the need for war, but wish it wasnt there.

  • @jjeherrera
    @jjeherrera 6 років тому +4

    As a scientist, I'm glad there are people like Neil who convey science to the general public in a festive way.

  • @whoisj
    @whoisj 6 років тому +5

    "I've never heard a worse insult not stated", epic! 🤩

  • @YukimuraSanadaEmpires
    @YukimuraSanadaEmpires 6 років тому +2

    God I could listen to him talk for hours and days and would die from dehydration because he is so mesmerizing to listen to

  • @gamersdesk7737
    @gamersdesk7737 3 роки тому +4

    I want him as my all subjects professor!

  • @marsbars4767
    @marsbars4767 6 років тому +2

    Neil always sounds so passionate when he talks. Makes it more enticing to listen to.

  • @Thraxmanius
    @Thraxmanius 6 років тому +4

    I’ve always admired Neil Degrassi Tyson he is such a good communicator and certainly One happy chappy to have around. Watching his interview with Stephen Colbert you can’t be no none too impressed about the subject matter, so I went immediately to audible and purchased this latest book accessory to war.

  • @JamesMiller-lz6sc
    @JamesMiller-lz6sc 6 років тому +2

    Always enjoy when Neil is a guest

  • @jesses3018
    @jesses3018 6 років тому +8

    My dream is to have a long conversation with Neil Degrasse Tyson

  • @sreekarpradyumna
    @sreekarpradyumna 5 років тому +3

    It amazes me how good Colbert is as a host. The man has perfected the damn artform.

  • @howdydutt1e
    @howdydutt1e 6 років тому +3

    The response after 6:56 was brilliant.

  • @sahhill1910
    @sahhill1910 3 роки тому +4

    They should just turn this show into "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert & Neil deGrasse Tyson" ... 100% would watch every episode.

  • @albusbaggins7742
    @albusbaggins7742 6 років тому +6

    Neil's face when Stephen started talking about Pluto.

  • @anakinskywalkerrr
    @anakinskywalkerrr 5 років тому +1

    I can listen to him 24 hours all year long

  • @rosset4music
    @rosset4music 6 років тому +5

    Neil deGrasse Tyson is so entertaining in an educational way that is enjoyable and clear.

  • @tnlwithtrixiekat478
    @tnlwithtrixiekat478 6 років тому +1

    It is a new Neil..glad you said that at the end of your segment. Never have I heard him be so.. open about things that which are best left untold.

  • @calisahardy4845
    @calisahardy4845 6 років тому +3

    This man makes my brain quiver with excitement!

  • @gregmiller9710
    @gregmiller9710 6 років тому +1

    absolutely true..i love Neil Degrasse and still watch his 6 lectures on netflix 6 years running now.. i want the new book too...

  • @HelgaCavoli
    @HelgaCavoli 6 років тому +6

    7:55 the problem with that "if bad people come, I'll defend myself" is: the other side is thinking the same thing.
    There's no "right" side. There's "your" side.

  • @CyPhi68
    @CyPhi68 6 років тому +2

    The book is 408 pages of text, 126 pages of notes on the text, referenced by small superscript numbers in the text. The balance is selected sources and index.
    He wrote it with Avis Lang, a research associate at Hayden Planetarium. She has edited previous work by Dr. Tyson.
    I've read about 50,pages and it reads well. The first couple of chapters have a lot of historical background. I think I will enjoy this.

  • @TheHipisterDeer
    @TheHipisterDeer 6 років тому +8

    Pluto will always bee a planet in my heart

  • @MichaelHolmgaard
    @MichaelHolmgaard 6 років тому +2

    What a legend. So knowledgable and so informative :)

  • @willbrown772
    @willbrown772 6 років тому +5

    "Pluto had it comin" - Neil deGrasse Tyson

  • @in_lovewith_the_universe9965
    @in_lovewith_the_universe9965 6 років тому +2

    I love Stephen's new look!!!

  • @SerHuntsReviews
    @SerHuntsReviews 6 років тому +19

    lol saw this on Joe Rogans podcast bout a month ago

  • @bigdstarr85
    @bigdstarr85 6 років тому +1

    Gotta love it every time NDT comes on the show

  • @DavidWillisSLS
    @DavidWillisSLS 4 роки тому +3

    Stephen is so much more fun when hes not talking politics

  • @gerardodelgadoramirez458
    @gerardodelgadoramirez458 5 років тому +2

    I would love to see Tyson and Cornell West in an interview together.

  • @rgwak
    @rgwak 6 років тому +355

    War. What is it good for?
    *Obama in 2002:* "I don't oppose all wars. What I am opposed to is a dumb war. What I am opposed to is a rash war. That’s what I’m opposed to. A dumb war. A rash war. A war based not on reason but on passion, not on principle but on politics."
    *t'rump in 2019:* "To deflect attention away from my impeachment. So, who can I bomb?"

    • @TeddyKrimsony
      @TeddyKrimsony 6 років тому +47

      *Obama in 2013:* Let's fund and arm jihadists in Syria based on emotions and not logic, 2014 ISIS spawns.

    • @varanasiwalks1451
      @varanasiwalks1451 6 років тому +5

      "To deflect attention away from my impeachment. So, who can I bomb?"
      ...it's Canada, isn't it. darn it

    • @rgwak
      @rgwak 6 років тому +29

      Theodoяe Kяap Wow, what a simplistic, watered-down view of the Syrian conflict. You make it sound like the US gave weapons directly to ISIS, which is false. We did arm the FSA and opposition forces in Syria, and when they were beaten by ISIL, they took their weapons. But that's a far cry from "let's fund and arm jihadists."

    • @ainumahtar
      @ainumahtar 6 років тому +10

      Simplified is the only way the conservitard base can get even the slightest idea of what went on, though. Making it simple, black and white, and easy to pin on an obvious target like a Clinton or Obama is the way to go for them. They had a hand in it so obviously that means they physically went there and handed out weapons to isis. You can't talk about people being just bad, they need to be portrayed as silly comic book villain bad.

    • @timeaesnyx
      @timeaesnyx 6 років тому +2

      Ro G war, what is it good for? Absolutely nothing.

  • @thebonesaw..4634
    @thebonesaw..4634 6 років тому +1

    The Trident Missile I worked on in the Navy was guided by the stars, a new feature that improved its accuracy.

  • @thisanailen5274
    @thisanailen5274 5 років тому +3

    Stephen is really damn smart

  • @dbkdstryem
    @dbkdstryem 6 років тому +1

    Tyson is awesome, really wish he did more shows and movies on tv, netflix, amazon, etc.

  • @ellysium4629
    @ellysium4629 6 років тому +11

    "Pluto knows what it did" - probably Neil DeGrasse Tyson

  • @erickoontz6835
    @erickoontz6835 6 років тому

    The BEST interview yet with Neil DeGrasse Tyson!

  • @NewMessage
    @NewMessage 6 років тому +117

    How to Use Neil deGrasse Tyson in charades.
    1: Get on your knees.
    2: Mime running your fingers through the lawn.
    3: Bite off someone's ear.

  • @rossjacobs8447
    @rossjacobs8447 4 роки тому +2

    I feel like I should be taking notes during his interviews because the stuff he says is so interesting 😂

  • @haydenamero7388
    @haydenamero7388 5 років тому +4

    THANK YOU NEIL lol whenever ppl bring up christopher columbus i roll my eyes but that had an amazing twist

  • @aakash6574
    @aakash6574 6 років тому

    Man, I can never get tired hearing Neil DeFresse Tyson.... love this man so much...

  • @darrellparfitt5908
    @darrellparfitt5908 6 років тому +3

    Well, Captain Cook was a scientist but he was also an officer in the Royal Navy, so it was pretty clear what he was up to. He learned cartography as a lieutenant in the Royal Navy.

  • @ademkollari8992
    @ademkollari8992 2 місяці тому

    Stephen and Neil make such a funny and engaging duo. Love it.

  • @andrewjohnson588
    @andrewjohnson588 6 років тому +3

    Neil has built up a ton of credibility with me over the years for always being intelligent and thoughtful, so I'm willing to engage with his ideas about war. I don't think I agree with them, but because he has a history of saying things that are logical and thoughtful, I will at least entertain him on this. As opposed to, say, almost everyone else who likes to talk politics by yelling their predictable, biased opinions at me.

  • @sanctifiedholy7
    @sanctifiedholy7 6 років тому +2

    I JUST LOVED watching Neil DeGrass Tyson give all that attitude about how Pluto should not be a planet. Lmbo

  • @wannabepoet9647
    @wannabepoet9647 6 років тому +3

    I´ve always been interested in space and all that has to do with space, but every time I watch any interviews with Neil deGrasse Tyson in them, I´m like: ”SPACE IS EVEN COOLER THING THAN I IMAGINED!”

  • @slj8512
    @slj8512 6 років тому +2

    Lord I love listening to a smart man. He is soo interesting.

  • @lisaspikes4291
    @lisaspikes4291 6 років тому +3

    That sounds like a book I’d like to read! I love that 💩!

  • @beckv8526
    @beckv8526 6 років тому +1

    I love Neil. I love his books. His book on Pluto was very funny. Gonna order this one now.

  • @dogless10
    @dogless10 6 років тому +5

    NDT is an easy interview - just get him started then sit back and let the stories flow. 😁

  • @Peace4MEarth
    @Peace4MEarth 6 років тому +1

    The ONELY time i "like" before watching is your shows mr Colbert :)

  • @ireallydontknow8616
    @ireallydontknow8616 6 років тому +54

    Stephen you need my shirt that says " back in my day we had 9 planets " 😁

  • @EliteHunting1911
    @EliteHunting1911 6 років тому

    Could listen to this guy talk for days.

  • @lawrencetran1
    @lawrencetran1 6 років тому +6

    "You've out Neil'ed him" ... "There's a new Neil in town!"

  • @amiesherman9595
    @amiesherman9595 6 років тому +2

    Love Neil's laugh😁 heart and contagious!

  • @AvangionQ
    @AvangionQ 6 років тому +5

    Space Force could have been a good idea if they focused on economics: capture a small metal-rich asteroid, precision drop it onto the Mojave ... we'd all be rich.

  • @HughLlewellyn
    @HughLlewellyn 6 років тому +1

    I, for one, am glad a scientist mapped Pitcairn Island, because without it the story of the Bounty would only be half as cool.
    Also, Neil & Stephen together? NERDGASM.

  • @kishorerawat9801
    @kishorerawat9801 6 років тому +3

    People admire actors but i think we should admire people like him ...................,

  • @moadabushipa7257
    @moadabushipa7257 6 років тому

    knowledge is POWER .

  • @notthere83
    @notthere83 4 роки тому +3

    "Traditional sciences"? What does he mean by that? Astronomy was part of the quadrivium and also a major field in ancient greece. It doesn't get much more traditional than that.
    In fact, IIRC, chemistry - which he does consider traditional - didn't become its own thing for a long time.

    • @GH-oi2jf
      @GH-oi2jf 4 роки тому

      notthere83 - He should have said “applied sciences,” I suppose, but it’s nothing to get worked up over.

  • @adamsinger123
    @adamsinger123 6 років тому +1

    @1:05 "the noun is fully implied" 😄😄😂 elegantly BURNED.

    • @ChrisTian-sl2sw
      @ChrisTian-sl2sw 4 роки тому +1

      what is the noun?

    • @adamsinger123
      @adamsinger123 4 роки тому

      Chris Tian tbh, coming back to watch that clip: I am😂not sure what it was.
      Just funny banter.

  • @lucysworld9798
    @lucysworld9798 6 років тому +14

    "The moon has 5x the mass of Pluto, bet you don't know that.." boom! Only Neil can make bragging about science sounds cool

  • @cynthia7468
    @cynthia7468 4 роки тому +2

    "did you know? Bet you didn't" I can't

  • @bronzenrule
    @bronzenrule 6 років тому +5

    When NdT talks about science being in bed with the military, and war not being a bad thing, he's also talking about himself, as he currently sits on an advisory board of the military.

    • @bronzenrule
      @bronzenrule 6 років тому +1

      Yes, it's true. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defense_Innovation_Advisory_Board

    • @nicanornunez9787
      @nicanornunez9787 6 років тому

      But if you the other ones are the bad guys is ok to go to war- NDT

  • @TunTheOfficial
    @TunTheOfficial 6 років тому +2

    Man! I have such a long shopping list for when i go to Barnes & Nobles sometime this week 📝💸

  • @jamesd.5301
    @jamesd.5301 6 років тому +20

    This man’s enthusiasm exhausted me...

    • @AshleyBTibbetts
      @AshleyBTibbetts 6 років тому

      Same. It was almost as if he was on coke...

    • @NoirNouveau
      @NoirNouveau 6 років тому +1

      Dude must really like space.

  • @Spaceboundwitch
    @Spaceboundwitch 6 років тому

    Pluto will always hold a special place in my heart, planet or not

  • @blackspirit1129
    @blackspirit1129 6 років тому +6

    NDT is national treasure

  • @surgeryjenny9533
    @surgeryjenny9533 4 роки тому

    I love to hear him .

  • @cuuy
    @cuuy 6 років тому +17

    It's totally naive to believe that the US would only use its military power legitimately and ethically. Just look at the history and at the current administration. Of course, when there are 'bad agents' operating, you want to defend yourself and kick their ass. But the US is sometimes the 'bad agents' itself. So either is Neil deGrasse Tyson naive, or he is selfish and only cares about his won security, and it doesn't matter what the US does with its military somewhere in the world, as long as the US wins.
    I'm not saying that all wars were bad or unnecessary - it was right to fight fascism during ww2, but there are better solutions to secure peace than weapons. The future of mankind can't be built on arms race.

    • @cuuy
      @cuuy 6 років тому

      I don't see much loss to get to the moon some years later, but the thousands and thousands of nuclear weapons are keeping hunting us.

    • @Dastsabre
      @Dastsabre 6 років тому +3

      Tun Huang you missed the point entirely. War is sometimes the answer. That’s a simple fact of the world. There are times when direct force must be applied for the protection of that which deserves protection. The only naive statement here is your assertion that there is always an answer that doesn’t involve violence. Oftentimes there are peaceful solutions. But oftentimes there are not.

  • @Igornopolis
    @Igornopolis 6 років тому

    These two are freaking awesome..

  • @virenvs905
    @virenvs905 6 років тому +34

    Neil needs to cut back on the caffeine asap

    • @calisahardy4845
      @calisahardy4845 6 років тому +8

      I think this is natural!

    • @lesliegarcia9504
      @lesliegarcia9504 6 років тому +19

      This is a natural high that happens when you're impassioned and a total nerd about something .. or many things, and your brain is functioning at 100 mph when talking about it. Totally normal yet uncommon.

    • @Reeeepicheep
      @Reeeepicheep 6 років тому

      He’s probably on modafinil or adderall or vyvanse

    • @Tanagra180
      @Tanagra180 6 років тому +5

      This is totally the way I get when I talk about my work (biology).
      Then I slow for a sec and see I’m the only one that excited and things get weird 😬

  • @MarkShepard
    @MarkShepard 6 років тому +1

    love this guy. thank god knowledge and humor can still be combined... intelligently....

  • @HyperSaneDemon
    @HyperSaneDemon 6 років тому +40

    You forgot about the slaves he took and the woman/children Columbus killed.

    • @jocomfiresin6982
      @jocomfiresin6982 6 років тому +45

      He said if you need another reason. Implying there was already reasons you don't need to act like he was naming all of them.

    • @majed8192
      @majed8192 6 років тому +6

      And yet hes cherished by the entire world its a message " be as immoral as you can as long as you achieve something "

    • @YodatheHobbit
      @YodatheHobbit 6 років тому

      Not forgotten if it's common knowledge.

    • @speedy01247
      @speedy01247 6 років тому

      Columbus was not as bad as people say, he was bad, but some people attribute some of other peoples crimes to him, which I find stupid as it ignores the real criminals.

    • @apriljk6557
      @apriljk6557 6 років тому +2

      @@speedy01247 lol no. He was definitely worse than most people believe.

  • @seanspawn7805
    @seanspawn7805 6 років тому +2

    Next war I'm in I want this guy on my side, we'll probably lose anyway but he seems like fun.

  • @ASLUHLUHC3
    @ASLUHLUHC3 6 років тому +6

    Your satellites aren't under immediate threat, a space force will only induce such threats by causing an arms race... just as I thought humanity was growing up

  • @librasmith9894
    @librasmith9894 6 років тому +1

    What a great guy 👍🏾.

  • @futurestoryteller
    @futurestoryteller 6 років тому +16

    I don't see why Neil Tyson's gotta diss "kumbaya" like, okay, sometimes war is necessary. Sometimes a prostate exam is necessary, I'm not going to go around singing its praises. Seems like Neil researched a bunch of scientists participating in wars throughout time and felt left out or something.

    • @markempathy5779
      @markempathy5779 6 років тому +2

      Definitely.. it seems like he is priding in his knowledge and excellence. It's a bit scary to hear these types of statements coming from him as he ages & this all may simply be a fight or flight response. Historically it's a trend for great scientists to naturally be confronted when it comes to warfare but I miss the "you are the universe & the universe is inside you" altruistic Neil. If he's going down this road I like to think he is coming from an angle of defense rather than militaristic offense. I always love hearing these two converse though & the amount of time they had together this round was far too brief

    • @ChuinYih
      @ChuinYih 6 років тому

      I mean Neil's last words were about going to war reactively, however going to war means going on the offensive, there is no such thing as a only defensive war. There will come a time where certain ideologies are worth going to wars for (fascism and communism during ww2) and the enemy will not stay down or take a step back for peace talks, you will not have a choice but to go to war, or submit to their wishes. Although these ideologies may not be relevant to the victims of the war, some would argue it's for the future or for the rest of the world. That is what Neil thinks of going to war, but the reality could be far from it. Almost every war the US is engaged in the past 2 decades were fueled by monetary and resources purposes. Money makes the world function, wars build industries, wars provide a monetary income, wars win you a position of superiority over trade and resources. It's almost impossible to rid the world of war or for the US to wash its hands clean, when the worlds status quo is solely built on US' military superiority.

    • @futurestoryteller
      @futurestoryteller 6 років тому

      Nice, a defense of the military industrial complex...

    • @ChuinYih
      @ChuinYih 6 років тому

      @@futurestoryteller I do not condone the military industrial complex in any shape or form, I was just merely stating facts. To rid the world of war is no easy task, it is not something you can uproot with one pull as its effects is spread far and wide. War is a big part of human history and it will continue to be one. The fact that the 'peace' US is building is built upon the threat of their military might and violently removing their enemies is enough proof to that.

  • @lanceweagley7615
    @lanceweagley7615 6 років тому +1

    "I've never heard a worse insult not stated" is just the damn best

  • @xwasx08
    @xwasx08 6 років тому +4

    Joe rogan did it better.

  • @tw4898
    @tw4898 6 років тому +2

    Lol I love how ruffled his feathers get about Pluto. He’s hilarious.