May 2012
39 posts
April 2012
40 posts
“I am driven by two main philosophies: know more today about the world than I knew yesterday and lessen the suffering of others. You’d be surprised how far that gets you.”
—Neil deGrasse Tyson
“Curious that we spend more time congratulating people who have succeeded than encouraging people who have not.”
—NDT, January 2012
“If you removed all the arteries, veins, & capillaries from a person’s body, and tied them end-to-end…the person will die.”
—NDT, May 2011
Ever think about how the brain named itself?
Do you like your students or do you pick favorites? Why?
I hate and love each student equally.
“April 12, 1961: first human in orbit. April 12, 1981: first flight of SpaceShuttle. April 12, 2012: Snooki in 2nd trimester.”
—Neil DeGrasse Tyson Twitter feed.
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“Science literacy is the capacity to ask intelligent questions about the physical world around you.” -NDT
“Wouldn’t it be cool if Zombies & Vampires become human if we bite them first? Somebody needs to test that one.”
—NDT
