30 November 2011

Featured Video: Stephen Colbert Interviews Neil deGrasse Tyson


This is a must see video. Very highly recommended. Stephen Colbert Interviews Neil deGrasse Tyson at Montclair Kimberley Academy - January 29th 2010.

A discussion about science, society, and the universe with Stephen Colbert, who is out of character, at the Kimberley Academy in Montclair, New Jersey.

They talk about everything from the red matter producing black holes from the movie, Star Trek and why James Cameron's Titanic annoys Neil DeGrasse Tyson to the discovery of methane in Mars. Lots of stuff and really entertaining.

Stephen Colbert Interviews Astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson. The interview proper starts around the 6 minute mark


Neil DeGrasse Tyson is an American astrophysicist. He is the Frederick P. Rose Director of the Hayden Planetarium at the Rose Center for Earth and Space, and also a Research Associate in the Department of Astrophysics at the American Museum of Natural History.

Stephen Colbert is a comedian and political satirist known for his TV show, The Colbert Report.