An Evening With
Neil deGrasse Tyson
MON, JAN 26, 2015 | Overture Hall
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NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON
Neil deGrasse Tyson was born and raised in
New York City where he was educated in the
public schools clear through his graduation
from the Bronx High School of Science.
Tyson went on to earn his BA in Physics from
Harvard and his PhD in Astrophysics from
Columbia.
Tyson’s professional research interests are
broad, but include star formation, exploding
stars, dwarf galaxies, and the structure of our
Milky Way.
In 2001, Tyson was appointed by President
Bush to serve on a 12-member commission
that studied the future of the US Aerospace
Industry. The final report was published in
2002 and contained recommendations (for
Congress and for the major agencies of the
government) that would promote a thriving
future of transportation, space exploration,
and national security.
In 2004, Tyson was once again appointed by President Bush to serve on a 9-member commission
on the implementation of the United States Space Exploration Policy, dubbed the Moon,
Mars, and Beyond commission. This group navigated a path by which the new space vision can
become a successful part of the American agenda. And in 2006, the head of NASA appointed
Tyson to serve on its prestigious Advisory Council, which will help guide NASA through its
perennial need to fit its ambitious vision into its restricted budget.
In addition to dozens of professional publications, Dr. Tyson has written and continues to write
for the public. From 1995 to 2005, Tyson was a monthly essayist for Natural History magazine
under the title Universe. And among Tyson’s ten books is his memoir The Sky is Not the Limit:
Adventures of an Urban Astrophysicist; and Origins: Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution,
co-written with Donald Goldsmith. Origins is the companion book to the PBS-NOVA 4-part
mini-series “Origins,” in which Tyson served as on-camera host. The program premiered on
September 28 and 29, 2004.
Two of Tyson’s recent books are the playful and informative Death By Black Hole and Other
Cosmic Quandaries, which was a New York Times bestseller, and The Pluto Files: The Rise and
Fall of America’s Favorite Planet, chronicling his experience at the center of the controversy over
Pluto’s planetary status. The PBS/NOVA documentary “The Pluto Files”, based on the book,
premiered in March 2010.
For five seasons, beginning in the fall of 2006, Tyson appeared as the on-camera host of PBSNOVA’s spinoff program NOVA ScienceNOW, which is an accessible look at the frontier of all
the science that shapes the understanding of our place in the universe.
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During the summer of 2009 Tyson identified a stable of professional standup comedians to assist
his effort in bringing science to commercial radio with the NSF-funded pilot program StarTalk.
Now also a podcast, StarTalk Radio combines celebrity guests with informative yet playful banter.
The target audience is all those people who never thought they would, or could, like science.
Tyson is the recipient of eighteen honorary doctorates and the NASA Distinguished Public
Service Medal, the highest award given by NASA to a non-government citizen. His contributions
to the public appreciation of the cosmos have been recognized by the International Astronomical
Union in their official naming of asteroid 13123 Tyson. On the lighter side, Tyson was voted
Sexiest Astrophysicist Alive by People Magazine in 2000.
In February 2012, Tyson released his tenth book, containing every thought he has ever had on the
past, present, and future of space exploration: Space Chronicles: Facing the Ultimate Frontier. In
2014, Tyson hosted the television series Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, a sequel to Carl Sagan’s
1980 series Cosmos: A Personal Voyage. In 2015 it was announced that he will host a late-night
talk show entitled Star Talk on National Geographic Channel.
Tyson is the first occupant of the Frederick P. Rose Directorship of the Hayden Planetarium.
Tyson lives in New York City with his wife and two children.
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