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Title: Neil Degrass Tyson would make a good Toadfish... :)
Post by: Bob in a quantum-state-of-faith on June 21, 2010, 03:40:33 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_RWT3w_qPU&feature=player_embedded (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_RWT3w_qPU&feature=player_embedded)

[youtube=425,350]H_RWT3w_qPU[/youtube]
Title: Re: Neil Degrass Tyson would make a good Toadfish... :)
Post by: Bob in a quantum-state-of-faith on June 22, 2010, 07:26:21 PM
Another excellent video by Dr Tyson.

Here's the Time Magazine link, with an unedited audio track-link:  http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1818196,00.html (http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1818196,00.html)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiOwqDmacJo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiOwqDmacJo)

[youtube=425,350]wiOwqDmacJo[/youtube]
Title: Re: Neil Degrass Tyson would make a good Toadfish... :)
Post by: Bob in a quantum-state-of-faith on June 22, 2010, 07:36:18 PM
(separate posts to facilitate the loading of each video for those with slow connections)

This video is just plain FUN:

Dr Tyson opens a model of a Saturn 5 Rocket in his office*

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aadYN5OPKN8&feature=fvsr (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aadYN5OPKN8&feature=fvsr)

[youtube=425,350]aadYN5OPKN8[/youtube]


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* the more observant viewers will note the state of order on Dr Tyson's desk.... a man after my own habits.

:D
Title: Re: Neil Degrass Tyson would make a good Toadfish... :)
Post by: ivor on June 23, 2010, 02:25:38 PM
Anybody want to invite him?  Here's an email address: tyson@astro.amnh.org  Don't know if it's real or not...
Title: Re: Neil Degrass Tyson would make a good Toadfish... :)
Post by: Sibling DavidH on June 23, 2010, 02:37:28 PM
He seems like a really nice bloke, but we Brits could never approach a chap without being introduced, don'tyerknow.  It'll have to be one of you ex-colonials.  ;D