Archive for: Neil deGrasse Tyson

 

Science Comedian Brian Malow Blends Humor, Education

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College tends to be a formative period, but not always in the way you’d expect. For science comedian Brian Malow, BA ’85, a key event was seeing a poster...

 
 

Neil deGrasse Tyson: Why Space Matters [Watch]

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Can’t see the video? Click here. Alcalde March|April cover star Neil deGrasse Tyson, MA ’83, may be one of the best orators alive today. He’s...

 
 
Getting Personal With Our March|April Cover Model

Getting Personal With Our March|April Cover Model

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“Tyson here.” The voice at the other end of the phone was chipper and bright—even musical. It was a voice I’d heard dozens of times in YouTube...

 
 

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Neil deGrasse Tyson’s Greatest Hits [Watch]

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Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, MA ’83—profiled in our March|April issue—has appeared on dozens of TV shows, from The Colbert Report to Battlestar...

 
 

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Star Power

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Neil deGrasse Tyson, MA ’83, is the public face of science. But he says his success has nothing to do with UT. “Hey, aren’t you the scientist?” The...

 
 

Jon Stewart Endorses Neil deGrasse Tyson for President

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Walt Disney? Candidate for president? Astroevangelist Neil deGrasse Tyson (The Alcalde’s, ahem, March|April cover model) was called all of that and more on...

 
 
 
 
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