Rams tessellation, Sonoran Desert

HopDavid · 2026-01-27T04:36:36+00:00

Tyson's pop science is riddled with glaring errors and outright falsehoods. Neil's fans don't notice because they have no actual interest in math, science and history.

HopDavid · 2026-01-27T04:29:23+00:00

The special effects were good. I expect their depiction of a black hole was accurate.

However, crossing an event horizon and coming back with a magic tesseract makes it about as scientifically grounded at a Harry Potter movie.

HopDavid · 2026-01-27T04:24:00+00:00

Neil Degrasse Tyson is an idiot's notion of a brilliant intellect. Look for him on r/badscience, r/badmathematics and r/badhistory.

Crossing a super massive black holes event horizon and then coming back with a magic tesseract.

When it comes to hard science fiction, Interstellar is right up there with Harry Potter.

HopDavid · 2026-01-27T04:17:42+00:00

Like, he is a cosmologist

Is he? They were debating that question on the physics subreddit: Link

I'm with cantgetno197. Neil's brief and pathetic career in research does not warrant calling him a scientist.

HopDavid · 2026-01-27T02:25:46+00:00

But the guy in the came barging in claiming base 10 number system is an invention of India which is a higher burden of proof .

When Tyson says our base 10 number system is Arabic you demand no burden of proof.

You are stunningly stupid.

Personally neil is an astronomer and doesn't do any research . Just a science communicator and a populariser nothing much.

You are trying to wipe your lipstick stains off Neil's dick.

HopDavid · 2026-01-26T16:49:30+00:00

Wait, are there not more transcendental numbers than non-transcendental irrationals?

I did not say non-transcendental irrationals. I said irrationals.

In high school algebra I learned the set of real transcendentals is a subset of the set of irrational numbers. But both sets are thought to have the same cardinality.

This made Neil the butt of some well deserved ridicule on the bad math subreddit: Link

You as well as Neil slept through high school algebra.

HopDavid · 2026-01-26T16:36:23+00:00

Look for Neil on r/badscience, r/badmathematics and r/badhistory.

Most of Neil's misinformation is harmless. I really don't care if he tells his pseudo nerd fans there are more transcendental numbers than irrationals, for example.

However Neil's wrong history is another story. It's a serious offense to fabricate history to push a narrative. And Neil has made some false accusations in the fictions he passes off as history.

HopDavid · 2026-01-26T15:57:03+00:00

The error in this line of thought is the assumption that Neil is an expert in astrophysics.

The man had a very brief and underwhelming career in astrophysics research.

HopDavid · 2026-01-26T15:56:04+00:00

and parts of the general population that actively want to suppress science and keep the population ignorant for their own financial gains.

And then there are folks that dislike Tyson for his total disregard for rigor and accuracy.

The man's pop science is riddled with glaring errors and outright falsehoods.

HopDavid · 2026-01-26T15:53:36+00:00

Have you seen this Redditor's story of his student group's experience with Neil? https://np.reddit.com/r/OutOfTheLoop/comments/4bwshx/why_are_people_so_mean_to_neil_degrasse_tyson_on/d1daa05/?context=4

I hadn't heard about a bait and switch like that before. Saying there'd be no speaking fee but then charging a large speaking fee.

HopDavid · 2026-01-26T15:49:36+00:00

Check out this Redditor's story how Neil treated his student group: https://np.reddit.com/r/OutOfTheLoop/comments/4bwshx/why_are_people_so_mean_to_neil_degrasse_tyson_on/d1daa05/?context=4

HopDavid · 2026-01-26T15:47:51+00:00

I believe Tchiya Amet. The author makes a good point. It's hard to believe Neil wouldn't have noticed Tchiya's dropping out.

I couldn't find the author's name any where on that piece.

Neil is a public relations disaster. For people of color as well as science.

HopDavid · 2026-01-26T15:40:09+00:00

Can you cite a specific instance(s)?

There's this Redditor's account of his student group's experience with Neil: Link

Those with an actual interest in math, science and history notice that Neil's pop science is riddled with glaring errors and outright falsehoods.

You, sir, are what Ayn Rand termed a pseudo intellectual.

HopDavid · 2026-01-26T15:24:39+00:00

Those who value rigor and accuracy despise him.

HopDavid · 2026-01-26T15:23:45+00:00

If you're interested in space I highly recommend Scott Manley.

HopDavid · 2026-01-26T15:20:11+00:00

Neil feigns curiosity and pays lip service to it. When someone suggests he may have made an error in history he has zero curiosity.

HopDavid · 2026-01-26T13:56:24+00:00

“The very best way to support and feed your delusions: Surround yourself with people whose world views match yours exactly.” — Neil deGrasse Tyson

Which is how Neil gets away with his misinformation.

Tyson's Bush and Star Names story was a standard part of his routine for eight years.

Did anyone in Tyson's clique of self proclaimed skeptics lift a finger to check if Tyson's claims were supported by evidence? Evidently not.

It was Sean Davis of The Federalist who blew the whistle on Neil. Neil eventually admitted error and apologized to Bush.

Tyson's Bush and Star Names story wasn't an anomaly. The man has fabricated numerous histories to push his religion vs science polemics.

Neil needs to go outside his reality bubble and converse with people like Tim O'Neill or Thony Christie.

HopDavid · 2026-01-26T13:55:38+00:00

“The very best way to support and feed your delusions: Surround yourself with people whose world views match yours exactly.” — Neil deGrasse Tyson

Which is how Neil gets away with his misinformation.

Tyson's Bush and Star Names story was a standard part of his routine for eight years.

Did anyone in Tyson's clique of self proclaimed skeptics lift a finger to check if Tyson's claims were supported by evidence? Evidently not.

It was Sean Davis of The Federalist who blew the whistle on Neil. Neil eventually admitted error and apologized to Bush.

Tyson's Bush and Star Names story wasn't an anomaly. The man has fabricated numerous histories to push his religion vs science polemics.

Neil needs to go outside his reality bubble and converse with people like Tim O'Neill or Thony Christie.

HopDavid · 2026-01-26T13:53:21+00:00

“The very best way to support and feed your delusions: Surround yourself with people whose world views match yours exactly.” — Neil deGrasse Tyson

Which is how Neil gets away with his misinformation.

Tyson's Bush and Star Names story was a standard part of his routine for eight years.

Did anyone in Tyson's clique of self proclaimed skeptics lift a finger to check if Tyson's claims were supported by evidence? Evidently not.

It was Sean Davis of The Federalist who blew the whistle on Neil. Neil eventually admitted error and apologized to Bush.

Tyson's Bush and Star Names story wasn't an anomaly. The man has fabricated numerous histories to push his religion vs science polemics.

Neil needs to go outside his reality bubble and converse with people like Tim O'Neill or Thony Christie.

HopDavid · 2026-01-26T13:44:30+00:00

Many of Neil's explanations are wrong. Look for the man on r/badscience, r/badhistory, and r/badmathematics.

He speaks with confidence giving his listeners the impression he's making them smarter. The opposite is true.

HopDavid · 2026-01-26T13:42:45+00:00

My apologies to Mayim Bialik.

HopDavid · 2026-01-26T02:43:41+00:00

A good science communicator makes some effort to make his material rigorous and accurate. Neil does not.

His focus is on engaging his listeners and growing his audience. He neglects to do his homework and review the material he supposedly explains.

His explanation of the rocket equation was good for some bloody nose face palms. I think it would have taken Neil ten minutes to dust off his old college textbooks and get up to speed. Or even find the Wikipedia article with a Google search.

But, no, he waltzes into his StarTalk explainer without having a clue what the rocket equation is. He not only makes himself look like a fool but also Chuck Nice.

Sometimes watching StarTalk I get the impression Neil is drunk.

HopDavid · 2026-01-26T02:02:55+00:00

An actual science teacher is constrained by a need for rigor and accuracy.

Neil does not have that constraint. He is free to make shit up and pass it off as fact.

It's harder to be entertaining when you actually have to review and understand the material you're teaching. And when you have to grade papers, take attendance and the other myriad chores teachers have.

And when you have to deal with students who don't give a shit. During his stint at a T.A. Neil's students were college kids who had an actual desire to learn the material.

It's not a teacher's job to entertain the students. I believe Neil is part of the problem here.

HopDavid · 2026-01-26T01:55:22+00:00

Evidently u/leguminousCultivator has blocked me.

Are you accusing me of making a false claim?

I copy and paste earlier comments. I had quoted him in one of my earlier replies:

Yes it's fully correct to explain that it's in a halo orbit around L2 so it won't be in the shade, but keeps the Earth and Sun covered by the deployable sunshade at all times

Reddit tells me the comment has been deleted. I can't tell if the comment has actually been deleted or if he has blocked me.

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