Neil deGrasse Tyson:

I'm not a fan of the word 'nerd' because it implies that there's something wrong with being smart. I prefer 'intellectual powerhouse' or 'brainiac.'

— Neil deGrasse Tyson Contemporary

Astrophysicist, science communicator

Twitter

2014

Verification

Unverifiable

Found in 1 providers: grok

Cross Reference

1 source

"We are biologically wired to be curious."

"I don't have a problem with people believing in God. I have a problem with people who believe in God and use that as an excuse to be ignorant."

"We are all connected. To each other, biologically. To the Earth, chemically. To the rest of the universe, atomically."

"The universe is a hostile place. It wants to kill you. But it's also beautiful, and it's worth fighting for."

"The universe is a beautiful place, and it's full of wonders."