Neil deGrasse Tyson Testifies Before Senate Science Committee, March 7, 2012

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Astrophysicist and space exploration advocate Neil deGrasse Tyson spoke on March 7, 2012 before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation.
Before Dr. Tyson spoke, NASA administrator Charles Bolden testified to this committee. You can watch that testimony at • NASA Administrator Cha... .
The event was webcast live and is in the public domain.
Visit our web site at www.spaceksc.com. We're on Twitter at @spacekscblog.
UPDATE April 22, 2012 -- Lots of folks have posted comments lamenting the lack of interest by these Senators.
What can you do?
Join the National Space Society at www.nss.org. This is a nationwide grassroots space advocacy group.
You might also want to read a book by Shawn Lawrence Otto titled, "Fool Me Twice: Fighting the Assault on Science in America." His web site is www.shawnotto.com. Mr. Otto writes that less than 2% of Congress has a science background, and the overwhelming majority are lawyers trained to argue their client's position, not for the truth.
Posting a complaint on KZfaq doesn't solve the problem. Everyone needs to become involved. Demand that your representatives in Congress support science and properly fund NASA, otherwise you won't vote for them. That's the only way you'll get their attention.
You might also want to watch Dr. Tyson's address to the National Space Symposium on April 17. It's on KZfaq at • Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyso... . He specifically talks about the above video, at about 10 minutes into the recording. He learned that the Senators don't really care what he has to say.

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@waj4ever16 8 жыл бұрын

Only Neil could get me watching a freaking U.S. Senate committee hearing on Commerce, Science and Transportation.

@blythecx1253 8 жыл бұрын

hahahaha same here man

@Zerpderp0 8 жыл бұрын

hear, hear

@ChrisKsan 8 жыл бұрын

+William Reese Word!!!

@extrafreshhh 8 жыл бұрын

I was just thinking the same thing

@007TigerTank 8 жыл бұрын

+Still Bill yep

@martinzitter4551 10 жыл бұрын

He should have told them that Jesus wants us to go to Mars.

@vovomtb 10 жыл бұрын

Are you really that dumb?

@martinzitter4551 10 жыл бұрын

Why do you ask?

@Lucuskane 10 жыл бұрын

MrRespectmyauthorita Cant handle a joke?

@vovomtb 10 жыл бұрын

I hope it's a joke. I'm tired of these fairy tale characters everywhere.

@WhiVe87 10 жыл бұрын

MrRespectmyauthorita Don't be a dick,man.We have enough of those.

@dsettleascii 10 жыл бұрын

It's so sad how we've allowed science to be hijacked by politics.

@Krystamyth 9 жыл бұрын

They've always been controlled by politics and religion.

@masonkane5884 9 жыл бұрын

When you need funding, you need to get it from somewhere. If that somewhere is from taxpayers then there really isn't any way to separate science from politics.

@Krystamyth 9 жыл бұрын

Dave Kane kickstarter? Why not starstarter. Why not source directly from the public. We pay taxes to fund illegal wars, send money to countries that constantly break peaceful ceasefires. We're comfortable funding agm hellfire missiles and the development of failed weapons like the oicw assault rifle and Comanche strike helicopter, but we can't send mankind into the stars.

@masonkane5884 9 жыл бұрын

I think you are reading far too much into my comment. I personally have little interest in the ethics of how our government spend our tax dollars. I am merely commenting on dsettleascii's statement. NASA, has a large number of private donors BTW.

@ttopperr 9 жыл бұрын

Science hasn't been as you put it,"It's so sad how we've allowed science to be hijacked by politics.", Government is going to be involved in Science because it is happening in this country if politics wasn't involved in Science that is when you need to be worried. Government is a broken system that always need to be re-sequenced or arranged just as Tyson was stating.

@MrShelterman 10 жыл бұрын

Can we have more scientists in government. They debate so professionally, civilized and on point, and feels right to put trust in them. The work they do do is amazing.

@phantommedia9964 6 жыл бұрын

Many of China's politicians are scientists and engineers actually...

@prezentoappr1171 2 жыл бұрын

@@phantommedia9964 still the one who is using armageddon project is idolvtuber israelites samiri, genshin li yue is ming sseth pre dynastic egypt BUUUT teyvat is afhganistan going by max0r comment section thus taljban prefer to get diplo political civ 6 sid meier victory with zheng he instead of helping the red sky sun meme ughyur latin script

@berkaltuglu8140 Жыл бұрын

Take the Technocracy civic

@igorflexus9493 9 жыл бұрын

Now Neil is getting more and more famous and can be heared. He is talking for humanity.

@BlackEpyon 9 жыл бұрын

Ann Druyan described him as the "heir apparent" to Carl Sagan in a conference where Carl's notes were donated to the National Library of Congress. I, for one, completely agree with her assessment.

@firstaskwhy6502 9 жыл бұрын

he's not speaking for humanity, just those who do not realize the co-relation between science and cultural/economic growth. And those of us that want to see more science and engineering graduates instead of business and liberal arts.

@persomelizegoo-gullcervesa6684 5 жыл бұрын

no, tyson sold out, he is speaking for the senate, the senate is not representative of the people, its representative of powerful interests during the climate debate

@daverumpel 9 жыл бұрын

This guy's articulation and mastery of language is unparalleled.

@NihongoGuy Жыл бұрын

Unlike those he was speaking to.

@esmolol4091 Жыл бұрын

Carl Sagan was even better, but he was his grandmaster, so it's not neils fault.

@xxhansonmaxx 8 жыл бұрын

"Doing what has never been done before is intellectually seductive."

@awheakiri4064 8 жыл бұрын

+Hanson Ma I heard that.

@eddygci8 4 жыл бұрын

Tell me about it

@SilhSe 2 жыл бұрын

7:51

@AnhTrieu90 10 жыл бұрын

Of the entire committee, only three senators shown up. At the end, only two of them remains. So much for the future of NASA.

@xXscreamingkoalaXx 10 жыл бұрын

He's "preaching to the choir" because everyone else left. smh

@taisgdl 9 жыл бұрын

This man should be president of the USA.

@escraftTH 8 жыл бұрын

No, director of the ministry of science.

@joesatmoes 8 жыл бұрын

+taisgdl If he ws president, then he wouldn't be able to do *anything*

@ozdunstan8850 8 жыл бұрын

+taisgdl no I vote for Niel to BE president of EARTH

@vnjabee 8 жыл бұрын

+OZ Dunstan I second that. (and I'm not American :)

@bernardoivanhiguerainzunza7643 7 жыл бұрын

Yes!!! He should be president of the U.S.

@Draco04 8 жыл бұрын

Neil deGrasse Tyson could sell a ketchup popsicle to a woman in white gloves.

@JaySandesara94 8 жыл бұрын

+Draco04 And yet cannot convince the US congress to fund NASA

@John.Halsted 10 жыл бұрын

This guy just blows my mind...amazing.

@John.Halsted 7 жыл бұрын

LOL no comment

@KunJayMaster 10 жыл бұрын

How enriched this country would be if instead of Obama we would have Dr. Neil as president, we can only dream...

@bealtesandfloyd 10 жыл бұрын

eh having Neil as president instead of Obama wouldn't change anything. Neil may be inspirational, but there's no way he himself could change the bitter divide in Congress. Some of the criticism Obama has received, especially towards Obamacare, has been genuine, but if you think he's the sole problem for all of our country's problems, you're dead wrong.

@MyAddicted123 10 жыл бұрын

How disrespectful of those sitting next to the chairman, talking during the hearing and the woman even turning the chair around to speak to someone on the backrow. What a repugnant way.

@Groniger123 9 жыл бұрын

If you Americans want to lead, be wealthy, create new jobs and improve humanity listen to this guy. It's just that simple folks!

@Shaisization 9 жыл бұрын

It's not that simple, saying it in that context is but when trying to carry out those tasks is much more difficult because it's financially demanding, time consuming and a whole lot of other things. But with the damage already done to the economy of America is much difficult to reverse than what has already been done to it. So my question to you is exactly how can you improve humanity? I see it as guiding our kids in the manner of which they choose a career path that fits their personality but also exposing them to all types of learning whether it takes place on a football field, or in the class room or at home but eventually it comes down to the parents to expose their children to such opportunities. The only way the government can participate in this is by funding schools, events, and opportunities that will allow children to get first hand experience and ALLOW THEM TO DECIDE and become something they aspire to be. Back to your statement about leading as Americans, the only way to lead as Americans is to: 1. Create a more sound environment where education has a bigger impact on children than media. 2. Have balance,structure, and discipline in schools where education and new experiences is the priority. (I'm not excluding sports) 3. Expose younger children to sciences, math, history and culture in ways that intrigues them and not bore them in learning. 4. Most importantly, embrace good character traits and build great habits which will carry them throughout life. 5. The only thing government can do to assist is to fund schools to improve education not to sustain it. (Big difference between improving and sustaining) 6. To lead as a country in any field, the country's people have to be ambitious and driven. And for those people to have a level of success which can bring change and possible give their country the lead in any field their government needs to buy in to their ambition and determination. Therefore it cannot be done alone, it is a collective effort from the government and its people to come together and meet similar goals and how to acquire them. Not to go on a rant or anything but from just experience and being able to see from both point of views I conclude to that. Done.

@Groniger123 9 жыл бұрын

I agree on the fact that i make it sound easier than it is but i do truly believe that math and science will play a big role in order to fix the economy and other social problems. You might know Elon Musk, American youth needs inspiration from those type of people. He is a good example what America can mean for the young children. We should stop the media make children scared of Math and science and we should definitely avoid by sending wrong messages about math that it is only for nerds. We should first fix those things. Thank you for reply

@gobbly1337 9 жыл бұрын

Shais Naveed It's just a question of priorities. The TARP bailout was larger than the entire 50 year budget of NASA. The Fed has been pumping about 5 times that figure into the economy since then. We've spent about that on wars in the last 14 years.

@amperzand9162 7 жыл бұрын

I've been doing research on this topic lately: Wikipedia claims the entire fifty-year expenditure of NASA, adjusted for inflation, is about 800 billion dollars. The US military's annual budget at this point in history is approximately 590 billion dollars.

@I.M.Q7119 8 ай бұрын

I know this many years long past-and maybe it’s already been done-but I don’t think one penny from every American is too much to ask.

@MrSupergee 8 жыл бұрын

It's funny that so many people don't care for science, or science funding, but they forget that most of the things around them was made by possible science and engineers. Including the device you're typing on.

@markust6039 8 жыл бұрын

+Leandro Silva Thats the thing. solutions to our issues are lightyears away. Humankind needs something to look up to. If we try to fix everything down here we will stagnate. going into daring space missions advances collective thinking, all kinds of science and gives inspiration to billions. we will never be able to fix injustice and poverty, even the richest and best countries on earth have homeless people, murderers, dumb people etc. The most important mission of humankind is to advance and understand and we have gone off that course the last 40 years. What use is of 10$ bigger wellfare check when you could have technology to reduce the ammount of people who need those checks. Its a longer strory but anyways, it comes down to what is our mission as a race and intelligent community? is it just to exist or is it to sail into the unknown?

@Ricokz 8 жыл бұрын

+Leandro Silva Say that to space tourism.

@dane.ted. 8 жыл бұрын

Most things? Try everything!

@jagerlionruiz8639 7 жыл бұрын

And the fact that most technology NASA is given to the american Industry.

@jagerlionruiz8639 7 жыл бұрын

Also of course it is not, but hindering its progress does not help either.

@mrgadget1485 6 жыл бұрын

I am not even a US citizen but I felt goosebumps of his passionate speech

@antiHUMANDesigns 10 жыл бұрын

It's almost scary how good he is at speaking.

@vikranttyagiRN 5 жыл бұрын

Goddamn it is. Neil is life

@himanshusehra7484 4 жыл бұрын

@@vikranttyagiRN Neil 😎

@yerusalemabreha4578 4 жыл бұрын

Not scary, intelligently beautiful.

@AlejandroFernandezcmu 10 жыл бұрын

Spectacular. NdT's skills as an orator are absolutely incredible. He sounds eloquent not only because of the language he uses, but how he convinces people through common sense in simple terms.

@Xnerdz1 9 жыл бұрын

Senator Bill Nelson (Democrat): Introduced and first to respond, showed his shared passion with Neal, congratulated his articulated effort more than one time. Senator John Boozman (Republican): Restated some points of Neal's discourse, congratulated him as well, asked a rhetorical question. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (Republican): Left the room when Neal started to talk.

@hugh7641 10 жыл бұрын

It does not matter how much money they invest in STEM, if students are not motivated, there will not be any innovation. I am a Senior Aerospace Engineering student and I know that in the near future, I will be making a decent salary. However, I will not be making what reality tv stars, pop singers, or youtube stars make. I think the most common perception among people today is "Why spend so much time in college, studying such a complex subject, when we can make more money acting stupid online or on tv?" While in china they are producing hundreds of engineers, here in the states we produce one honey boo boo.

@blackmambalim 6 жыл бұрын

Hugh G Jesus Christ You nailed it

@sjpugsie 6 жыл бұрын

Give us the goal and the funds to achieve it Mr. President, Congress and other Representatives and America will thrive!

@badbeardbill9956 6 жыл бұрын

There are plenty who are inspired. But we can inspire more by actually doing something. The Apollo program inspired tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands. We then saw amazing things happen, and now... it's gone. Inspiring people requires others to do something. We see more youtube stars, reality tv stars, and pop singers because our space program is not properly funded to act as an inspirational medium. We get so much more exposure to these things than we do space travel and exploration. To expose people to that, to get people wanting to become engineers and scientists and physicists we need more exposure. This is a nation that, as a whole, spends more money on its prisons than its space program.

@TheT0Ds 5 жыл бұрын

Let me prephase by saying, I too am an aerospace engineering student. I can only speak for myself and a few of my friends, but our motivation doesn't derive from money. To some extent it does but we just care that we have enough money for a decent living. As long as that condition is met I dont care for any more luxuries. My prime motivation is to be a pioneer. I just hope that the majority of students in the field think like myself

@jazlanahn5027 5 жыл бұрын

If you have "Scio" that is connected to the internet look up: "GOODBYE CHALLENGER" - "THE NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON" - "NASA" ... We have a monster on our hands.

@beluga101 8 жыл бұрын

If you want to build a ship don't drum up people to collect wood. Don't assign them tasks and work but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea. -Some guy 2012

@unfathomablekiffness9470 8 жыл бұрын

That is definitely one of the most robust ideals I've heard in a long time.

@noahmontgomery6948 8 жыл бұрын

he quotes it from a french aviator from the early 20th century

@BorGohainJ 8 жыл бұрын

+Tony Abraham It's a quote by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Best remembered for his novella "The Little Prince".

@MPAZ22 11 жыл бұрын

Never thought I'd watch half an hour of Senate proceedings. You are amazing, Dr. Tyson.

@beth-rg8bm 7 жыл бұрын

Brilliant man... wish more people would take his words and suggestions more to heart!

@rugbyperson15 11 жыл бұрын

Thanks Hutch for bringing me here:)

@michaely4317 9 жыл бұрын

This man is so brilliant and he is right on point. N D T is the man!

@bobangelo2268 10 жыл бұрын

Neil is completely right, when I was younger I always wanted to become a astronaut and even at the age of 8 was looking more things of how to get to the moon better because I wanted that, I grew up watching Doctor Who and being told "We will be going to Mars" or "We will be going to the Moon" and then when I turned 14 and saw the Mars One project I wanted to work harder because the idea of being able to go there excited me but when I started to realise that (I realised it at about 9 but I always thought they would bring it back) NASA wasn't getting the money it needed I sat back down and didn't really care any more because I had nothing to aim for and now I'm on D's and C's (GCSE) because I have nothing to aim for. Neil is 100% correct, if you go into a 8th grade class (year 9 in UK) or even lower, a 4th grade class (year 5 in UK) and say "Who wants to work on the parts of a spaceship" the smart kids will stay quite but the others will say "ME!!!", if you ask "Who wants to go to space?" every dam kid in that class will shout "ME!!!!!". If you ask "Who wants to work on making a Volvo" very few will say "me", if you say "Who wants to be a scientist and ask the government for funding to be able to make a new type of polymer" very few will stand up. To people who say "but we will still need people making cars and polymers", yes but if you noticed during the cold war with everyone wanting to go to space there was new innovations and more automation took off meaning fewer people had to work in factories and more could work on the dream of space meaning there was more money for people meaning the government got more money meaning the government didn't have to borrow as much because it already had the money coming in from people getting better jobs with higher salaries and spending more money making things cheaper meaning people could buy more and believed in the country more... As to the case of polymers (which is more of just a example than a specific area) we can still put people towards that because people will still want to do that but people will be thinking "ok, let's finish this up quick so I can get onto the next thing" because they want to speed that up so they can get onto the more exciting space stuff. The people who say "we don't have enough money" we do, we just spend it more on security services such as the NSA which is completely fair and granted but the NSA is now being allowed to take pictures people upload of themselves to the internet but are not allowed to take pictures from the official database such as passports meaning the government has to give them funding to look for those pictures and get those pictures instead of giving them the official pictures for free, things like that can be skimmed off and put onto NASA until gradually the amount of money the government spends on crap can goto NASA.

@masonkane5884 9 жыл бұрын

Wow. If you were worried about NASA's budget at the age of nine you must be a billionaire by now.

@bobangelo2268 9 жыл бұрын

hehehe no, I just knew that the government wasn't giving them as much money as they should be

@Travel_export 9 жыл бұрын

Bob Angelo exactly:P

@shippyshiphead 9 жыл бұрын

Bob Angelo You sound exactly like me. I was a straight A student in elementary school, I loved dinosaurs and all things archaeological. I loved trying to find dead animals in the forest, finding out what bones represented what animals. An animal that was just bones and nothing else. We also use to look up scat from birds in the woods and see what animal it came from. The whole thing was awesome. But then came 4th grade. My education was switched from math and discovery, to other cultures and art. Everyone was more worried about the history of the United States. So, we went to down math and discovery to some old guy art from Europe and what Australians eat during the holidays. Fun... Let's just say, my interest for math and science died from there. I stopped caring in general. My grades went from straight A, to C and D average. I went to college and dropped out. Now later in life, I am once again interested math and science. I want to go to university and study, but not sure what exactly, but I am point to physics. I tried chemistry and it seemed limited to what I could study. I love the passion Malcolm X puts behind his speeches and in what he believes. I use to look up to that man, but now it's Mr. Tyson.

@ghgghgyuhkljjijijui 9 жыл бұрын

Bob Angelo I hope you work on the carbon nanotubes for the ribbon for the space elevator.Dont give up.Think about it the astronauts scientists etc of today who are fortunate enough to be doing their dream are also happiest.For them no day is work.So dont sell out if you can,Do your contribution the "one giant leap" the human race needs anyway.I dont think Wernher Von Braun thought on his deathbed "Gee I wish I hadnt designed the Saturn V".No.The human race cant afford NOT to "do the other things" as Kennedy said.Youl be glad you did.

@olveramarturo 11 жыл бұрын

I admire this man. To actually stand up to those Senators and tell them "YOU HAVE STOPPED DREAMING!"

@rebecahernandez7090 10 жыл бұрын

I cannot stand when people bad mouth this man. His is actually trying to do some good in this crazy world.

@thudor1 10 жыл бұрын

Tyson/Nye 2016, for a more logical future!

@adagemjord 9 жыл бұрын

Lawrence Krauss as the Secretary of State.

@shippyshiphead 9 жыл бұрын

Too many Christians would say no to that. :) See the Mississippi river? Now, take all states from there and go to the Atlantic. Then add Texas, Oklahoma, and Arizona and these are all the states that will say no.

@jasoncarto 9 жыл бұрын

No. I wouldn't want this man mired in the ugly ignorant world of politics.

@ninjastep87 11 жыл бұрын

EVERYONE NEEDS TO SEE THIS!!!

@davidswift9120 6 жыл бұрын

And THANK YOU Dr. Tyson.

@benjaminbritt7862 8 жыл бұрын

Amazing speech.

@patbrennan6572 9 жыл бұрын

mr tyson; you may be frustrated by people that make the wrong decisions in government, but you have an obligation to do whats right for the good of mankind. we strongly depend on people like you. 'i cant thank you enough.; patrick; from canada

@StarkartOrg-urban-art-gallery 11 жыл бұрын

Just WOW! This passion!

@onlynhmusic 4 жыл бұрын

This speech made the universe smile . Thank you Dr. Tyson

@Roxidius 10 жыл бұрын

NDT for president!!!

@Roxidius 10 жыл бұрын

I'd drag my friends and family kicking and screaming xD

@TheOneandOnlyDeelax 10 жыл бұрын

yes please! I would vote for him!

@Cynnx7 10 жыл бұрын

oh no please, politics is something that kills innovation and creativity. Something that science is all about. If you combine the two together politics ... or rather politicians working in that department will try to put a stranglehold on it. Science should be funded accordingly to how much the nation wants to give to science and it's creation. Science should start with the people themselves dreaming about it, wanting, and making it! We don't need leaders for it, that's the best thing about it!

@CupidFromKentucky 10 жыл бұрын

I don't want him as president. When you become president you have an entire party that ends up disliking you. I prefer everyone remain loving Neil.

@richardowensnr6243 7 жыл бұрын

2017... 5 years on and the economy is even worse than back then, what a pity they did not heed Neil's advice...

@Eldsdragon 10 жыл бұрын

i'm touched by his passion. this much passion is only told of in movies.

@sarenareth689 5 жыл бұрын

Exceptionally well articulated, awesome speech.

@VershawnLee 10 жыл бұрын

The senator is hilarious... You are preaching to the choir and the preachers... we are reading from the same hymn book... we gotta keep on keeping on... This guy is full of one-liners!!

@FlyingRock225 10 жыл бұрын

There are a few senators that support NASA, dunno if hes one of them.. but still.

@AntshKhel 10 жыл бұрын

FlyingRock225 He is. He was an astronaut too. Problem is toeing the line between what you want and what you think your constituents expect.

@Wibbletaru 10 жыл бұрын

FlyingRock225 Sen. Bill Nelson (the guy with the one-liners) has been a NASA supporter for his entire political career. He was also a mission payload specialist for STS Columbia in 1986, making him one of the few folks who actually knows what is at stake when talking about funding NASA and science.

@craignicklin4573 10 жыл бұрын

amazing, i love him so much it hurts(male love), his love for science is truly wonderful.

@zechdesouzaful 9 жыл бұрын

I thoroughly admire the grin he gives after stating that he has the lifespan as NASA as it truly does offer a glimpse of his love for the organization and all that they envision to accomplish.

@jaynahu 10 жыл бұрын

Thank you Dr. Tyson!

@Keymaster2022 7 жыл бұрын

This makes me want to science something!

@daviemtsuko490 8 жыл бұрын

Dr Tyson, I am really grateful for your ferocious defence of science. If mankind really understood that science is the real thing we would have been living on Mars and Europa already.

@molochsorcery4357 2 жыл бұрын

And The Orgasmatron would be a real machine by now too.

@idratherfeedturtles 2 жыл бұрын

Thank You Sir ! ! 👍 👍

@marcoglara2012 10 жыл бұрын

Great message. And it provides hope. Better times are as close as the next great scientific discovery

@nathanmckenzie904 8 жыл бұрын

Honestly, if I had known about Sagan, or NdT had been prominent when I was growing up I would have paid a lot more attention to science and math than girls

@andrewsvega2023 8 жыл бұрын

+nathan mckenzie It is never too late!!!!

@SickMetalAddict 8 жыл бұрын

+nathan mckenzie That's pretty much my life now lol

@bohanxu6125 6 жыл бұрын

As a physics major, I think the opposite :D (jk btw science is my girl ...jk...)

@nemodot 8 жыл бұрын

HOW MUCH WOULD YOU PAY FOR THE UNIVERSE!

@suelkoka 7 жыл бұрын

EVERYTHING!

@russellrichter3473 5 жыл бұрын

How are these people part of the USA senate? They're fucking morons not even uneducated not even stupid just absolutely fucking dumb

@darrkstarg 10 жыл бұрын

The wonderful part about NdT is that regardless of his intelligence, he is also able to express himself in a way that most people should understand and not just other intelligent people. That may be the most distinctive part of his entire personality.

@jesseveentjer2736 11 жыл бұрын

This guy is highly inspiring to listen to, greetings from holland .. go innovation!

@simonsolomon1431 7 жыл бұрын

I worked in metal and welding industry and construction. I still dream that in my lifetime we could work in outer space or mars. I don't care if the pay is the same as long as I could make the experience and tell my progenitors I'm one of the people who built it.

@iamoffended8616 9 жыл бұрын

We, uh… You have articulated, uh.. Yes, uh.. I'm from the south, uh… America, uh...

@doosierty100 11 жыл бұрын

He is so brilliant. I love listening to him speak.

@-cosmicrogue- 11 жыл бұрын

I clapped and gave Neil a standing ovation. He deserved it.

@LiveForPanda 8 жыл бұрын

he is a great speaker

@MingDynasty700 10 жыл бұрын

If the best and brightest of a country goes to banking or real estate sector, the country is doomed.

@FatmasterKY3 11 жыл бұрын

Very thought provoking, familiar with some of his other work and his arguments have really opened up these ways of thinking about the human condition that has me interested and wanting to be more empathetic.

@Light-Rock97 7 жыл бұрын

So much to be taken for this. And as mr. Tyson said, it's hard to get an idea to be accepted if those who have the power of decision can't quite understand your arguments, as true and good as they might be. The certainty of capital return truly is the best way to get this big engine going, because it's not only true, but it is also more realistic and sounding with the majority of the electorate. The arguments on dreams and a brighter future drives the builders, but the arguments on a more comfortable, and in fact objectively triving economy drives the funders.

@btirador 10 жыл бұрын

NGT for president.

@bealtesandfloyd 10 жыл бұрын

he and Bill Nye should run together

@TjSpenc 9 жыл бұрын

Phil Brown yes! I'd vote for them!

@richarddarlington1139 7 жыл бұрын

I really don't know what Dr. Tyson was hoping to accomplish here. He might just as well have been talking to a sheet of plywood.

@jazper_anello 8 ай бұрын

"I assert that these are not isolated problems, that they're the collective consequence of the absence of ambition that consumes you when you stop having dreams." Thank you, Dr. Tyson; I really needed to hear that at this hour.

@UmadLoL 11 жыл бұрын

Well put!

@V3n0Mous1 8 жыл бұрын

Religion: The most effective "squasher" of curiosity... I might also add that this is the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology.. (Republican controlled (surprising))... Let that one sink in....

@rattguy7321 8 жыл бұрын

Actually some republicans have shown more of an interest in space exploration while democrats are more concerned with earth science in order to better understand global warming and climate change.

@jacksonthesyndicalist2771 7 жыл бұрын

"Religion: The most effective "squasher" of curiosity" no.

@jacksonthesyndicalist2771 7 жыл бұрын

Terence Francis back up your statistic there fella

@jacksonthesyndicalist2771 7 жыл бұрын

Terence Francis Like i said you must first back up your statistic that physically can't be true. You also assume scientists = curiosity.

@austinrainbolt2254 6 жыл бұрын

Davos Seaworth No. Its "Science IS curiosity." Thats literally what it is.

@klansix 9 жыл бұрын

well, did he get what he asked for?

@SpaceKSCBlog 9 жыл бұрын

No. Only three senators were present when he sat down, and one (Kay Bailey Hutchison) walked out shortly after he started talking. To change the budget of any federal agency is a long process that involves authorization committees in both houses of Congress, and then you have to get past the appropriations committees which decide whether or not to actually release the money that's been approved. You don't just walk in to ask for money and they hand it over.

@weiberfeind 9 жыл бұрын

Pale Moon and he shouldn't. He's self-serving and wants other people to fiance his ideas. Also I am opposed to people he insults(Chrisitans and Religious people) being forced to subsidize his programs. I know if someone insulted me I would not want to pay for anything they want funded.

@weiberfeind 9 жыл бұрын

SpaceKSCBlog Excerpts from Mises "Who should pay for Science" *There is no reason for taxpayers to support trips to the moon, particle physics, or any other research not directly serving defense against external or internal aggression, the core function of government. Funds for basic research can be allocated by the market.* *All government does is channel resources, thereby influencing what problems will be explored and who will do the exploring. The question is whether the government has any more business doing this than it has deciding what shows run on Broadway. An author wishing to have his play produced solicits the support of investors, whose decision to buy in is influenced by idealism plus the number of tickets the play is thought to sell. It is not too much to ask scientists wishing to perform experiments to find backing in the same way.* *Not all knowledge is worth having. Nobody cares how many blades of grass there are in Central Park. Some knowledge that might be worth having cheaply-like what all your associates really think of you-is too expensive. You have better things to do than snoop around the office all day. The human race does not have the resources to answer every question. Choices must be made. On the principle that those who want something should be the ones who pay for it, those who want a particular question looked into should be the ones who finance the looking.* *Ernest Rutherford once said, "If a piece of physics cannot be explained to a barmaid, then it is not a good piece of physics." Rutherford may have exaggerated, but if the barmaid can't understand the physics, why should she be expected to pay for it?* mises.org/library/who-should-pay-science

@nevertheless123 9 жыл бұрын

weiberfeind scientists are so self serving...they are too curious and would like to explore the universe using rigorous scientific approach (ah who cares?) to uncover truths about the universe that will open people's minds (again who cares...the bible says it all right?). And they insult stupid (religious) people who stick to thousand year old texts. How terrible of scientists. We should not pay smart people since they insult stupid people by their curiosity. Scientists are so terrible and self serving!

@Casaintern 9 жыл бұрын

Pale Moon I believe he did. I found this article that actually says NASA is to be overfunded which is amazing. Not sure if the source is trust worthy, if anyone else is more informed please let me know! It's a pretty sad thing that the US is losing it's leading edge on space exploration, especially considering the masses of potential funds that could be injected into NASA! Edit (forgot to leave the article :P) www.geek.com/science/nasa-is-expected-to-get-more-money-than-it-asked-for-in-2015-1611591/

@TurkiyeCumhurbaskani 11 жыл бұрын

nicely put

@yanknoz9710 7 жыл бұрын

Profound

@FIyingDumpling 10 жыл бұрын

this guy should write Obama's scripts

@homeroyomero 9 жыл бұрын

Also should give him advice. Now more than ever .

@Niko92Productions 9 жыл бұрын

Or just take his place...

@austinrainbolt2254 6 жыл бұрын

FlyingDumpling He probably does. lmao

@gdogvibes1 11 жыл бұрын

Currently, in college. This man is one of many reasons why I choose to major in Physics.

@jimlouis783 10 ай бұрын

thank u

@Kemoswavvy 7 жыл бұрын

I am watching this in 2017 and am still baffled that the "higher ups" haven't gotten the message yet.

@jazz4randall 8 жыл бұрын

What a waste of time .. a Genius Scientist trying to teach politicians about science.

@jazz4randall 7 жыл бұрын

@Truth Matrix On second thought, you are right.

@Bikewithlove 7 жыл бұрын

Randall Ulmer - Not really, we paid for it & we get to hear him just the same. That includes future politicians.

@drumcircler 10 жыл бұрын

Dr. Tyson presents pearls to swine.

@royvahldieck9381 8 ай бұрын

Amen!

@petro712 11 жыл бұрын

Well said.

@wingwaabuddha 10 жыл бұрын

drop the patriotism nonsense, ignore the country aspect, its irrelevant..its human nature to explore. I suppose Neil is just trying to appease the politicians.

@Gboneandthebiz 7 жыл бұрын

He's making the case that no matter what humans feel, scientific advancement always makes loads of money for us in the future

@NetAndyCz 6 жыл бұрын

The trouble with science, at least frontier science is, that it makes money 20-50 yeears down the road, sometimes even 100 wwhen it comes to weird aspects of mathematics. Politicians need to think more short term than that.

@badbeardbill9956 6 жыл бұрын

The direct and indirect benefits of the space program are enormous. The total amount of money generated from space travel and exploration and exploitation is trillions of dollars. Trillions. And this is just the beginning. Growing the economy is easy to do.

@toymaker-te8fq 8 жыл бұрын

Amen.......................... He forgot to say "Amen" after his prayer. :-/

@Herzyyyy 7 жыл бұрын

toymaker94566 he didn't forget.

@russellrichter3473 5 жыл бұрын

What?

@Xiaopang3333 11 жыл бұрын

Thank you :)

@ejcarr32 3 жыл бұрын

Isn't it amazing how he speaks better off the cuff than from a written statement. Truly a great speaker.

@21972012145525 2 жыл бұрын

Same with George w. Bush. Look it up

@LordDangerify 10 жыл бұрын

The Senators have such boring, dead voices.

@norwegcat 10 жыл бұрын

Now compare this testimony against Republican Ted Cruz's "Green Eggs and Ham". What a freakin joke!

@scbluesman13 11 жыл бұрын

That comment was at 15:48. Great couple of statements there about scientific learning, economic boom, and cultures accepting new ideas.

@PhilRounds 3 жыл бұрын

I wish i could give this multiple thumbs up!

@gmosphere 9 жыл бұрын

NDT, total badass

@mindthebrick9516 8 жыл бұрын

# fund nasa

@timothythrift 11 жыл бұрын

Wow! I love this man.

@nickymaconline 9 жыл бұрын

He makes me wanna cry 😭

@templecharas 10 жыл бұрын

we are not goin to mars but we are goin to iraq or afganistan

@matiasgipler4724 10 жыл бұрын

The guy in the right is just trying to steal camera....... just saying

@ChrisGodown 10 жыл бұрын

Well said Dr. Tyson

@RyanPotat 11 жыл бұрын

Yes, as Dr. Tyson has said, we need something to make everyone look up. Something so motivating and engrossing that we find a passion in innovation and progression instead of vegetation and entertainment.

@deetjay1 10 жыл бұрын

Sorry Dr. Tyson...This is a GOP majority you wax nostalgic before...Uplifting intelligencia for dead men ruling...Try the senate...

@Nick00105 10 жыл бұрын

*psssst* read the title of the video. See where it sais "senate" ? :D

@deetjay1 10 жыл бұрын

Nick00105 He's looking for understanding from generally scientific retards...and the Republican party... The senate has a bunch of those...but thanks for the correction...

@Bizzhatesme 10 жыл бұрын

He addressed the senators by name and title at the beginning of the video....

@jeffreydumaplin3690 8 жыл бұрын

This is inpirational. We need people like him to advance science and our civilization in general.

@FuriousCoder 11 жыл бұрын

Why isn't this room packed full of people? Americans need to hear this!

@greezm60 11 жыл бұрын

People of Earth. LOL. Pass this video on to your friends, siblings, parents, anyone else. Nothing will be accomplished unless you pass the dreams of a better future into the minds of children. Thank you for uploading this, I love Dr. Tyson, and I love how enriched my mind feels after just listening to this man for even a minute. So thanks again. And finally, don't stop dreaming.

@thefpvlife7785 7 жыл бұрын

The 108 thumbs down must be trumpanzees

@Cowh1470 8 жыл бұрын

this comment section is aids. it is so depressing to read some of these, as a united States citizen I am disgraced of our lack of curiosity. I give as much money as I can to scientific foundations every year. Space is fascinating and I'm so sad that now that we can finally explore space technologically we just don't want to. why? why are we suddenly so content with this one pale blue dot? there is so much more.

@justaguyyy 8 жыл бұрын

Exactly, people are completely ignorant to scientific evolution. And I feel nothing but pity for the human race.

@urulai 10 жыл бұрын

He makes a great point, if I think about all my games of civilization the one thing that stands out the most is that the civilizations that strife for development, for exploration, for expansion (not necessarily conquest) endure and grow stronger. While the civilizations that lack that drive, that don't take the risks fall behind.