I am personally someone who is annoyed by NDT. But I am not convinced his actions are net negative, and think the opposite is more likely. Folks who find him insufferable and also don't develop a passion for science probably aren't dissuaded from entering the field as a whole because of this one annoying guy. However, kids who find one season of Cosmos interesting or only see 5 of his tweets may actually develop a love for science before realizing that NDT is annoying. He'd be a much better role model, reach more people, and make the science community look better if he was better, but that doesn't make him bad when there are literally anti-science advocates out there. We need all the celebrity scientists we can get as long as they aren't actively doing harm in my opinion.
I'm more annoyed that he's still using twitter then anything.
Haha certainly a criticism I can agree with
I'd say as far as public personalities go, he's in the good not great box. As bad as things are, society can use a whole lot more "good enough".
Edit: in the context of popular/public science education, which was what you were discussing. Nothing else about him is part of my statement.
I don't like him for his Anti-Philosophy rhetoric. It weakens his position as an academic and as a science advocate.
What do you find annoying about him? I think he's absolutely fine, though I don't follow him too closely, so I'm probably closer to that kid who watched a season of Cosmos and saw a handful of tweets than anything.
I looked a bit into him, and it looks like, as with many (most?) celebrities, there are sexual misconduct allegations. I don't know the details of any of those cases, so I can't really tell if it's legitimate, if he's largely being targeted due to his celebrity, or a mixture of both. Regardless, I don't think that matters at all when discussing his work on TV, running a planetarium, or doing science outreach programs. Nobody is perfect, so we should seek to separate the message from the messenger.
I'm much more interested in the "ragebait debates" thing you mentioned, but unfortunately his Wikipedia article doesn't mention "controversies" or whatever. That said, this has a lot more relevance to his work as a public science figure.
He's perfect for kids, i guess, but he's always telling the simplest things with the attitude of the smartest man alive, and that's what irritates me. I understand the good he's doing aind kinda appreciate it, it's just that he's every-fucking-where.
edit: omfg, ater reading the comments here i reconsider. Fuck NDT.
NDT seems like the kinda guy that would be shoving some nerd into a locker. Dude was a wrestler. I don't think he'd be bullying nerds tho
"I am not actually 'shoving' you into a locker Timmy. I am merely using mechanical force to shut the locker door through its hinges and simply allowing your body to find the path of least resistance: inside of it."
Naw he just bullies everyone else acting like an expert in every single field because he's an expert in one while sexually harassing them.
NDT wouldn't bully nerds. He tries to rape them.
Edit: Reminder that NDT was accused of sexual harassment and assault by 4 women. He all but admitted it in a Facebook post. Only investigations done were by a company that had a finacial stake in him being found innocent (This was post filming Cosmos but before it was released).
About shoving NDT into a locker. The dude was a wrestler. Someone trying that with him would have been the one in the locker.
did you know that you can kiss yourself in a mirror ? (x30 times)
or whatever he said
🤣 This is actually funny, like a demented scientist
Are you advocating for bullying of neurodivergent youth?
I'm advocating for Neil deGrasse Tyson shutting the hell up every once in a while
Edit: Since I need to apparently explain this, NDT is specifically known and not liked for talking about subjects with which he has no knowledge as if he is an expert. Moreover, he will inject himself into random topics of conversation (much like this Halo one) to say that this entirely fantastical thing could never happen in reality because of this one specific thing. People are aware of that, he's not giving anyone new information. It just aggressively comes off as "Um, actually <this>" and the fact that he will do it in the exact same tone of voice every single time is just grating.
Moreover, as pointed out elsewhere, NDT was a wrestler in high school. HE was the one doing the bullying in the first place which clearly extrapolated into his professional career given he was accused of sexual harassment by 4 women and then admitted it with bizarre ass justifications. So yeah. Fuck Neil DeGrasse Tyson. No I'm not pro putting neurodivergent youth into a locker and it's frankly idiotic to even suggest that or come to that conclusion. What I am pro is Neil deGrasse Tyson finally shutting up and exiting public life after acting like a monumental douchebag for decades.
Have we found Unidan's identity?
I know at least one of those women said god told her about her “rape” in a dream. That’s just batshit crazy.
It's really okay if not everything makes sense. Sometimes fiction is enhanced by a bit of fairytale magic that you just take for granted.
NDT is the perfect example of a genius who is retarded.
Eng-rage-ment.
I saw him live recently, and I am less annoyed by him now. Still annoyed, though.
Well a 8 mm Rope already can have a minimum breaking load of 50 kN, roughly equivalent of 5 tonne. So if you don't need to store high lengths of wire rope,.this should be absolutely possible.
Everything he said plus today.
With our current level of technology, that is impossible. Who knows what materials are we going to discover in the future?
Probably not a whole lot that breaks the rules that govern the universe.
Can you expand more on that, please?
