/sci/ - Science & Math

Is it racists to call some matter and energy dark?

"Why can't you hold all these limes?"

>>3697919
why are people starting to believe earth is the only safe harbor of life LOLOLOL and the life that is on earth, is the only possible form of life in the universe.

ask him for a scholarship

>>3697930
I lulled - I cannot imagine his response.

I was considering asking him why he has not written any other works related to his field since he got his doctorate degree?

Why do you deny God's creation, atheist scum?

"HAY NDT, WAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT 4CHAN.ORG/SCI, COME CHECK IT OUT AND WE'LL CALL YOU A NIGGER."

>>3697938
Step back from the computer, perhaps drink some water, then re-read what you just typed.

Ask him what it's like to be black.

"Why are you a nigger?"

>>3697955
This is brilliant.
Do it, OP.
Ask him to come to 4chan.
For the lulz.

>>3697960
>implying there's any drinkable water left naturally on earth

>>3697955
>2011
>not typing boards.4chan.org/*

ISHYGDDT

"Did you ever get to suck Carl Sagan's dick?"

>>3697970
What about natural spring water?

Is astronomy the best field for a smart individual to go into when one's goal is getting humanity off this rock before we either blow ourselves up or digress back into hunter-gatherers, or should I become a rocket scientist?

>>3697955
>>3697969
I have to be subtle about my question, been selected as one of the 150 individuals lucky enough from a lottery to join a NASA Tweetup. Which is why I really liked:
>>3697930

Are you ashamed of not being an engineer?

"Did you know that you are a reaction face on internet image boards?"

don't explain it.

>>3697974
I would pay top dollar to see that - is there a rule 34 on this?

'Would you ever run for mayor, senator or president? If not, why not?'

>>3697997

Needs more subtlety.

>>3697981
>>3697984
I would consider rephrasing this question to something more tactful considering he is a modern day equivalent to Carl Sagan, however a bit egocentric.

I really want his Saturn V rocket - it's almost to scale

to his penis

>>3697988

I posted >>3697930

If you do it, you Goddamn well better post results.

>>3697985
haha - just calmly sit back down, I have a feeling he would implore me to elaborate. It does not seem like he is afraid of anything.

Why are you such a huge faggot?

>>3697997
That's actually a really good question.

>>3698013
>pokerface.jpg

problem solved

>>3697997
>>3698003
samefag

>>3698003
Fuck subtlety.

>>3698010
I definitely plan on having someone video tape me (if allowable). If given the opportunity, I will be back on around the same time tomorrow to post results.

I suggest not asking a question. Just barge into the auditorium, point, laugh, while chanting, "NIGGER NIGGER NIGGER NIGGER NIGGER NIGGER NIGGER ROODY POO"

>>3697980
The high school I attended (a private, boarding, military affair) is on a natural lake surrounded by pristine wetlands. The school owns most of the property around it, including the lion's share of vacation houses on its shore. They've kept the wetlands in great condition.

The water was, or so I was told, drinkable with only microbial filtration since there were no pollutants in the lake. The science classes would occasionally do tests on the lake's water and it was superbly clean by almost any standard.

We drank it a few times after boiling, tasted just fine. GC/MS analysis showed that chemical contaminants were well below (lower, so better) standards for municipal drinking water, IIRC.

>>3698037
a bit immature - come on /sci/ we are better than this

>>3698023
He like, just answered that.

http://www.haydenplanetarium.org/tyson/read/2011/08/21/if-i-were-president

>>3698041

>implying I didn't laugh my ass off at the notion of you having the balls to actually do it and imagine all the internet news articles titled "STUDENT SCREAMS NIGGER AT BELOVED ASTROPHYSICIST NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON"

>>3697970
>>3697970
Except that's fucking bullshit.

Christ, there's a pristine, crystal clear stream coming right out of the face of the mountain within a half-hour walking distance of where I'm sitting.

"Do you know any jokes about Nitric Oxide?"

>he visits /sci/ thinking that it might be a serious science board
>suddenly politics, philosophy, eugenics, religion, atheism trolling, ">biology >hard science", and /new/ threads
>hfw

>>3698058
Nitric oxide*

>>3698051
lol that'd be glorious

>>3698049
>As a scientist and educator, my goal, then, is not to become President and lead a dysfunctional electorate, but to enlighten the electorate so they might choose the right leaders in the first place.

...

NEIL TYSON FOR DICTATOR

>>3698049
>When you’re scientifically literate, the world looks different to you. It’s a particular way of questioning what you see and hear. When empowered by this state of mind, objective realities matter. These are the truths of the world that exist outside of whatever your belief system tells you.

>One objective reality is that our government doesn’t work, not because we have dysfunctional politicians, but because we have dysfunctional voters. As a scientist and educator, my goal, then, is not to become President and lead a dysfunctional electorate, but to enlighten the electorate so they might choose the right leaders in the first place.

How can space be expanding at an accelerating rate if it's already infinite?

srsly guys racisim really? That's terrible he is a brilliant mind and he has the chance to ask him a question and you want to use it to degrade him. If you want to be cute with the question that is fine but using an oppertunity for open sci q and a to dismantle someone's integrity is just not cool.

>>3698049
That, is an excellent observation.

It's been said by others, but I've said the same thing in so many words:
We,the people of the United States, have gotten precisely the government that we deserve.

My government needs help, but I'm not qualified to do it. Such a herculean task is best left to more appropriately qualified professionals such as certified special education instructors and psychiatrists.

>>3698060
almost - but then I realized that something like this would happen

lol, it's the internet

Oh oh oh! I have another idea for a question.

'Let's say that you had dictatorial powers to change three things about how America does things. You have the full support of the entire country in whatever you choose. What are the three things you would change, and why?'

>>3697984
no I have straight pride

Ask him what percentage of his books are pure fluff and filler of no scientific value whatsoever.

>>3697955
please do this

>>3698060
>/new/ threads
They've been gone for almost a year and their taint still fucks this place up?
Jesus christ, I'm glad I left the other place and returned here to the motherland; it must be beyond all hope at this point.
/new/ kills everything it touches.

>>3698087

I really think you should tell him to come to /sci/. If you need a subtle way of doing it, just say:

"If you ever have the time, many members of the online science and math community on 4chan would really love to have an opportunity to speak with you."

If you do this, it would be sooooo much win.

>>3698076
Choosing good leaders still ain't easy. I like to think I'm pretty well educated, but the more I learn the less certain I am about who I should vote for.

Maybe we need to experiment with some alternative systems. We need a democratic component, for sure, but maybe we could use something else for policy decisions.

>>3697997
>>3698023
>>3698049
>>3698069
>>3698076
>>3698086

so in response, should I rephrase the question to be:

"What form of government or ideal societal philosophy should humanity adopt in order to ensure our existence by making our priority to explore the cosmos?"

>>3698058
>mfw

>>3698118
Yes. I agree. I'd be funny if in a few days we see some poster named "Neil" and he actually puts in his email address like a newfag.

ask him which common false beliefs/misunderstandings/misconceptions annoy him the most (or are the most harmful for education or society in his opinion)

>>3698069
>electorate
>choosing the right leaders

>>3698118
>>3698129
I would consider this as a closing statement.

>>3698135
If you do it, /sci/ will give you much love.

>>3698122
The Anthropic Republic will represent, protect, and care for mankind as it explores the stars.

The species empowers the State. The State serves the species. Together we are strong.

>>3698139
I really dunno what the format of the presentation will be - I heard rumors that it will even be an online skype chat.

>>3698142
>H,FY!
I am okay with this.

>>3697919

print out this picture and bring it, then show it to him and say "Neil we all know you're still young bro, wuddya say you show us some moves."

>>3698223
A good question to ask:

Do you think we can make science sexy again? Fiction and the media have typecast us as undesirable nerds, but can our image be redeemed? Where is the dashing man or woman in a labcoat and where can we find him/her?