#468 - Neil deGrasse Tyson - Welcome To The U...

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Nir Eyal is an author, behavioural design expert, and investor. What does it mean to truly hold a belief you endorse? Maybe some of what we believe isn’t true. But more interesting is how beliefs are formed, and how they can be reshaped. So how do you update your beliefs in a way ...  Show more

For a lot of people black holes and string theory were topics that were filed in the mental box labelled ‘things I will never be able to get my head around”. However, all changed when Neil deGrasse Tyson began appearing on TV screens. Neil’s passion and energy for science is inf ...  Show more

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Today's guest is the legendary astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson. Tyson is the director of the <a href= "https://www.amnh.org/rese ...

What is the meaning of life? Quite a hard question to answer isn’t it? This question has stumped history’s greatest thinkers, however in this moment one of the greatest intellects of our time, Neil deGrasse Tyson, has a theory. It’s too easy to pessimistically countdown your days ...  Show more

Neil deGrasse Tyson, American astrophysicist, cosmologist, planetary scientist, author, and science communicator, gives one of the most eye opening interviews you will ever hear. Special thanks to Tom Bilyeu for the interview: https://www.youtube.com/TomBilyeu "On my tombstone, I ...  Show more