Many questions keep us lying awake at night, like the future of our planet and the meaning of our place in the universe. For questions of this magnitude▼, some people react in fear at the thought of such a vast unknown. Have no fear because astrophysicist▼ Neil deGrasse Tyson has been utilizing his intellect▼ and charisma▼ to shed light on the mysteries of the universe.
A young 17-year-old Tyson was inspired on his path to becoming an astrophysicist by the late Carl Sagan. Sagan is remembered for his original Cosmosseries on PBS. Later on, Tyson got to honor his idol by hosting the successor series to Cosmos. After earning his bachelor▼'s and master's degrees at Harvard University and University of Texas at Austin, Tyson earned his doctorate▼ in astrophysics at Columbia University. Then, in 1996, he became the director of the Hayden Planetarium▼ at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. He wrote for a column between 1995 and 2005 for Natural History magazine and even published a book called Death by Black Hole (2007). All of his work shows how passionate and vocal▼ Tyson is about science and the universe.
Since 2009, Tyson has had a podcast called StarTalk where, with the help of celebrity co-hosts, comedians, and others, topics on space, science, and pop culture come together. Discussions about aliens, the environment, space travel, the Big Bang▼, the Earth's future, and any universe-related news are held. In April 2015, National Geographic Channel (NGC) turned StarTalk into a science-themed late-night talk show. Famed guests that appeared in season one include George Takei, Christopher Nolan, Arianna Huffington, and Chris Hadfield. Bill Clinton and David Byrne are featured guests of the latest season, which you can catch this month on NGC.
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