Neil deGrasse Tyson
Neil deGrasse Tyson, a celebrated American astrophysicist, author, and charismatic science communicator, has become a pivotal figure in popularizing astronomy and science through television, books, and social media.
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The Prince
To learn that people not in power will do all they can to acquire it, and people in power will do all they can to keep it. - Neil deGrasse Tyson
Niccolò Machiavelli
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The Wealth of Nations
To learn that capitalism is an economy of greed, a force of nature unto itself. - Neil deGrasse Tyson
Adam Smith
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The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe
If this book does not become required reading for us all, we may well see modern civilization unravel before our eyes. - Neil deGrasse Tyson
Steven Novella
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How to Lie with Statistics
A cute little tiny book that tells you all the things who people who want to fool you into thinking something that’s true, that’s not, and how they manipulate statistics in order to accomplish this. - Neil deGrasse Tyson
Darrell Huff
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Gulliver's Travels
To learn, among other satirical lessons, that most of the time humans are Yahoos. - Neil deGrasse Tyson
Jonathan Swift
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The System of the World
To learn that the universe is a knowable place. - Neil deGrasse Tyson
Isaac Newton
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The Great Gatsby
I can’t do that. I’m sorry. I’ll never be a novelist. - Neil deGrasse Tyson
F. Scott Fitzgerald
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The Almagest
The crowning achievement of a geocentric universe. Of course, the whole concept was wrong, but it was interestingly wrong. - Neil deGrasse Tyson
Claudius Ptolemy
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The Principia
The man was connected to the universe in ways that I've never seen another human being connect. - Neil deGrasse Tyson
Isaac Newton
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The Art Of War
To learn that the act of killing fellow humans can be raised to an art. - Neil deGrasse Tyson
Sun Tzu
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Age Of Reason
To learn how the power of rational thought is the primary source of freedom in the world. - Neil deGrasse Tyson
Thomas Paine
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The Origin of Species
To learn of our kinship with all other life on Earth. - Neil deGrasse Tyson
Charles Darwin
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Holy Bible
To learn that it's easier to be told by others what to think and believe than it is to think for yourself. - Neil deGrasse Tyson
Anonymous
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