Why Neil deGrasse Tyson Says Curiosity is Key to Overcoming Division

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Chris Cuomo

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🗓️ 19 November 2024

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Neil deGrasse Tyson (astrophysicist, “StarTalk” podcast host, and author, “Merlin’s Tour of the Universe, Revised and Updated for the Twenty-First Century”) joins Chris Cuomo to discuss how science and critical thinking can help us navigate today’s divided world. Tyson delves into the promise and challenges of self-driving cars, the potential dangers of artificial intelligence, and how misinformation thrives in a world dominated by social media. From the history of technological innovation to questions about whether humanity is losing its sense of wonder, Tyson emphasizes the importance of rational thought in solving today’s most pressing problems and building a better future. Follow and subscribe to The Chris Cuomo Project on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube for new episodes every Tuesday and Thursday: https://linktr.ee/cuomoproject Join Chris Ad-Free On Substack: http://thechriscuomoproject.substack.com Support our sponsors: AG1 Every week of November, AG1 will be running a special Black Friday over for a free gift with your first subscription, in addition to the Welcome Kit with Vitamin D3+K2. So make sure to check out. DrinkAG1.com/ccp to see what gift you can get this week! Select Quote Get the right life insurance for YOU, for LESS, at SELECT QUOTE DOT COM SLASH CHRISC to get started RadioActive Media TEXT CHRIS TO 511511 OR ON THE WEB AT RADIOACTIVEMEDIA.COM. TEXT RATES MAY APPLY. Ground News Go to http://groundnews.com/chris to get 40% off the unlimited access Vantage plan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:27.8	economist. Hey, I'm Chris Cuomo. Welcome to the Chris Cuomo project. You know, post-election.
0:34.4	How do we get our head back? How do we get to rational? How do we get out of left-right mode
0:38.7	and get back to reasonable? We got to remember our critical thinking skills. And who better
0:44.5	to remind and instruct and really enlighten us about the scientific method and real critical
0:52.9	thought and how we know what we know where knowledge
0:55.6	comes from. Neil deGrasse Tyson. Boy, his Merlin book was such a beautiful instruction,
1:02.7	and there's a new one out for you to look at. Merlin taking us through the universe. It's not
1:08.2	Merlin the wizard. It's Neil's own version of Merlin from his
1:11.7	own childhood and his own reckoning. And it is such a great reminder that there is still
1:17.9	truth. There is a methodology of assessing information fact from Fugazi. And Neil and I talk about
1:26.3	why he wrote this book, but more importantly, how he
1:28.7	sees life and how he examines a lot of the questions that we're all dealing with. And when it comes
1:35.4	to how to be smart, you don't get better than this guy.
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