Neil deGrasse Tyson Explains Why Science Is Hard
Neil deGrasse Tyson has spent his whole career trying to convince people that science is worth pursuing and understanding. So, why, in this video, is he saying science is hard? Well, according to Neil, science is hard in a way you might not fully appreciate.
On this StarTalk explainer, Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice are exploring why science can be hard. Neil paints a historical tapestry that explores the discovery of Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto, to demonstrate the difficulties that can come along during scientific study.
First, you’ll hear about William Herschel and his discovery of the planet Uranus. Find out why William had to fight against his pre-conceived notions of comets in order to accept his discovery. You’ll learn why the planet was originally named George. Then, we investigate the discovery of Neptune, Pluto, and the almost discoveries of Planet Vulcan and Planet X. Lastly, Neil and Chuck explore why science is a journey, not a destination.
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"Science is a journey, not a destination" Chuck Nice
Yeah but Neil Degrassi Tyson dont tell real origins of historical data.
So is life, so says Aerosmith
*Chuck "Noice"!
@@thenbwkmtkspktrminc.4613.
Yeah, thank Ulysseus for that first...Not "science"
If every Science teacher were just like Neil, Science would be easy
Also the best class
This should have soooo many more thumbs up right now.
@@andrewlindenfeld6222 true Make yourself the example
I wouldn't say easy but the picture offered would be far more detailed and educational.
Marcelo Sanches I’ve already given my thumbs up 👍🏻
Isaac Asimov once said "The greatest phrase in science is not Eureka (I've found it) but rather "Hmm, that's strange" Part of science is providing answers to problems. The other part of science is discovering the next problem that requires solution.
Absolutely!
Leonid toptunov
Mvp comment
Like my uncle Ned always says "where ever you go, there you are"
The perpetual college student in me is now very happy. I always did love it when history and science team up together.
Honestly i love these guys. I get educated , get a few laughs and have my faith in humanity partly restored due to them .
Ditto!
Great comment!
But then when I go to Walmart, it gets destroyed again 😀
@@stevedavenport1202 I'm with you on that 😆👌
But you're only learning mind blowing fun facts. You aren't actually learning science as it should be learnt
"You can be historically correct, without being historically complete"
محمد Mohammed you’re a bit late with that video
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That's so deep
coincidence when i reading your comment, while Neil speaking that quote
@@hanifsoul its so deep dude isnt it
According to William Herschel: "Uranus isn't fuzzy"
I know mine isn’t, but let’s see about yours!
You mean Herschel, hesitated, then said to King George : "Uranus isn't fuzzy so I'll name this planet after you?"
hahahhaha
😂
@@TheEggoEffect little more than fuzzy
I like the fact Neil breaks it down without using big words. Keeps it simple but entertaining. Chuck adds to it as well. Great show guys.
Because it requires actual humility, as well as the ability to say "I don't know."
I don't know why cthulhu hasn't received my calls
@@spadervenon9152 Golden comment
That’s an ability?
@@mcrettable In modern times, where people are more likely to get hostile or just blanket deny things rather than admit they don't know? Yeah, it is, and it's really sad that it's true. And let's not even consider what can happen if we're talking about people with opposing political views.
palladin1337 ah well I never considered it an ability lol. I suppose it can be learned like an ability though.
a science teacher i had once said in his first lesson : "see that book? it's possible that one day you can throw it in the bin because it'll be wrong"
And that book was... Everything about the planet george according to newton 😌
no, ALL your 15 year old school textbooks are gonna go in the bin.
Official-TwinkleFart Only if you’re some kind of religious fanatic. Just that you might not need it any more doesn’t mean it’s wrong or belongs in the bin.
A teacher binning books?
@Marilyn Newman ah yes, that totally happened for sure
This is probably the most interesting science video that I've ever watched. It explains how science and discovery actually works and how long it takes. Most people I run into get confused as to why science keeps changing its mind when in reality they don't realize there's a process. School never showed me this and I had to think by myself and make my own discovery but I could never explain how it works but I knew. Thank you for this video.
This could be titled "Why science is SO cool."
From now on, I'm calling Uranus "George"
😂😂😂
That's right!
Why not call it George's Uranus?
@@stevenldoe7838 Steven, no!
I always call Saturn, Michael Jackson
Bought my daughter a globe and a model of outer space to light up her room in the evening time. She’s ecstatic! Feeding her curiosity with all the wonders of the universe 🌟😊 My little Neil Degrasse Tyson 2.0 lol 😂
Science says she's actually Hamiltons Hamilton's daughter 1.0 - best(only) known model to date. ;)
So sweet
Mike Hagen *EVERONE LIKED THAT*
From a grown up woman whose father never did anything like this to nurture that inner curiosity, THANK YOU.
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What I love about this is how recent these discoveries are. I remember being in grade school in the late 1980s and our teacher talking about a possible 10th planet--that was our edge of discovery back then! How far we've come now with the discovery of dwarf planets, demoting Pluto, etc.
This is truly one of my favourite NDT explainers. The man clearly knows his craft through and through and manages to captivate the minds and hearts of all people aged twelve and up who will listen to him. The world is blessed to know him.
Good thing we have smart people I unfortunately am not one of thank God we have Neil 🙏
I am going to become astrophysicist.
before that you should need to study maths sadly😪
nah you won't, unless you are REALLY willing to put in the work. I've experienced that myself, its really easy to dream of doing these incredible things, but the ones who actually achieve it are the ones who dont shy away from hard work and persevere towards that goal. And so do it only if you are ready to put all your effort into it.
Same. Im gonna do the same. Dont go for the profile pic, I am a boy
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@@spacebarbarian._ then why you're becoming "angel priya" then?
"We don't do it because it's easy, we do it because it's hard"
That’s what she said
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@@marjimhip8487 that's what I meant
In translation "we do it because the russians already beat us in space and we need to appear like we have the bigger dic"
John F Kennedy said something close to this with regard to going to the moon.
"just a few minutes to explain why science is hard" *explains it in 20 minutes *
Not too long compared to some of their podcasts.
Neil Degrasse Tyson could discover the secret to light speed travel, or cold fusion and he will still be remembered as the man who killed Pluto. Seriously, you’re a great teacher . Thanks
NDT did not solely decide Pluto was not a planet. I believe that was decided by a scientific committee of which he was only a member.
They really did throw him under the bus as he said. 😄💕
I got a Neil DeGrasse Tyson ad on this Neil DeGrasse Tyson video on Neil Degrasse Tyson's channel.
Same
At least the algorithm is working for once
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@@me_and_me_ bro why are you always posting links without contex
Be like Neil
This channel offers examples for the opposite of click bait. You read the title and you don't expect something as great as these two manage to deliver everytime. 🤩 love it
Just loving these guys so much! So gifted in storytelling and making science accessible for everybody. Thank you so much guys!
I'm 29 and only just regained my absolute love for pyshics, i wished i was this enthusiastic in school. Lets hope some of this studying sticks. :)
Because anything WORTH doing is never easy.
Would you consider eating strawberries worth it? Pretty dang easy haha
@@danpiehler7160 I always think that strawberries are a little disappointing It's probably media overselling it but still it never lives up to it's expectations
why are you even alive then?
lol not true at all
Eating pizza is easy and every bite is WORTH doing it so checkmate !!
“Uranus is being touched” 🤫
*George*
Grow up!
mihai buteanu I’m afraid I can’t do that Dave.
🤪🤪🤪
@@mihaibuteanu8825 Negative Private!
“Why science is hard” is a total click bait. I’m glad it reeled me in😊 “Science is a journey”👌🏾
To be fair, it wasn't really clickbait, it actually was what Neil was explaining.
😊
I could hang out with these guys forever amd never get tired of it
I learn so much this way. Way better than high school.
X2
what's high school? XD
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@@me_and_me_ thanks for that friend
Hes lying to you
"Uranus is being touched" Ok Neil, if you say so
" i thought you were my friend!!" hahah i love the bond they both have!
This channel should be the most subscribed channel on KZhead. The intellect of human beings would skyrocket!
I never realized how badass Newton is and was before Neil told me.
Do your own research and stop being a blind Faith believer of the satanic religion of science..... Neil is an actor spewing nonsense. Newton was nothing more than another teacher of false narratives. Einstein was not a scientist, he was one of the last great magicians, wizards, alchemist. Truly research these people, follow who they say their mentors were and follow the yellow brick road. Wise up channel, uap channel, Jon Levi channel, Martin leitdke channel, mud flood University channel, Erick Dubai channel.
JOHNNY- RANCE bro what are u smoking?!? Sounds like you need to do your own research.
haze 2 he’s not smoking anything, that’s the problem. His egos too big. His brains controlled by 13.8 billion years of determinism.
@@MustObeyTheRules thank you.
13.8 billion ...... Sounds like a typical idiotic explain something away science number....... By all means oh wise ones, please continue on in your ignorance..........
I like science even though science is hard, I still want to pursue it and persevere, reaching new bounds of human knowledge and letting the Cosmos to know itself.
The Hard is the Beauty with you ;)
I love how people who are interested in science and the cosmos all think like this , great minds think alike.
Neil is not just an astrophysicist! He's a storyteller.
I love how you make science accessible and connect the dots on a multidisciplinary level . My best teachers in any discipline, the ones I remember to this day, exhibited the same qualities... they were all passionate entertaining storytellers. They taught by sharing their passion and encouraging students to be curious and ask questions. Thanks 🙏
“uranus is being touched by yet another planet” #protecturanus #stoptouchinguranus #uranusisnotyourown uranus jokes never get old; people do
Its name itself is a joke!😂
There are Klingons around Uranus.
this joke only works because idiots pronounce it wrong
@@toniokettner4821 why are you so mad...have some fun
Thank the star ship enterprise
Chuck Nice is the perfect co-host. He’s funny but genuinely very much into the topics.
Completely agree!
@@JakDani44 Lll
Beautifully told story! I'd never made the connection between these separate discoveries before.
Neil, you must do an office tour/house tour! Your artwork looks amazing and I know we would love to see the rest!!!
When you’re a Jedi master you make it look easy. When you’re Neil daGrasse Tyson you make science sound easy. True masters of their arts make it look and sound easy. Love the videos.
*you're *Their
When Neil started with the deviation of Uranus' orbit, I asked myself whether he will bring up the explanation of Mercury's and yes, he didn't disappoint me. Einstein's greatest moment of joy in his life was when he calculated its orbit with his freshly developed and not yet published theory of general relativity and had a perfect match.
And I love the way he described it because he talked about Einstein expanding on Newton's theory so he gave such respect to Newton's physical model by saying Einstein expanded on this understanding. It was such an eloquent way you know to put the advancement of our understanding. The way he said it here I thought was both a good way to imagine how we build on knowledge, and how new knowledge doesn't take away from what was accomplished. We keep on growing. 💗 Beautiful.
I am nearly 60 year young but cant stop enjoying your fascinating accounts of our universe. Thank you. I wish they taught us like this when we were in high school or even in the university.
I so love these two guys! They are not only so fun but they are filling in so many blanks in the science education I got at my convent school
Watching after the first debate. I need some Neil and Chuck in my life 💙
"Don't be throwing me under the bus like that" That brought a tear to my eye. 😂😂😂
Professor Neil! I just saw you chat with "Jovem Nerd" from brazil and i'm amazed that someone respectuful in science like you is looking at us. I'm a science enthusiastic and i hope to learn a lot with you.
This has been my favorite star talk chapter! Thanks!
I just love it when you two get together and work each other. Just too funny!
I am truly looking forward to the next generation of scientists that are inspired by this man. Thanks Chuck!
This is so worthy of being presented in the Astronomy class I am teaching tonight. Inspirational for everyone. Thank you.
Dang, I think I learned more about science listening to Chuck and Neil than I ever picked up in primary school!
What you are learning here are small science history lessons, not science per se. Science involves doing, and figuring how out to solve problems. Knowing things is one thing; being able to do things is another.
Science is everything. I couldn't imagine life without it. "After physics, everything else is opinion" - MDT
Spoken like a true brainwashed idiot. UAP channel, Jon Levi channel, wise up channel, autodidactic channel, mud flood University channel....... Be educated , Not indoctrinated!!!!
What is the point in trolling me? I'm just a normal guy, who decided to post his first ever comment on SpaceTalk. Is this what the world has come to?
Really? Then you should count yourself lucky. Go spend some actual critical thinking time on the channels I suggested, and see what the flip side has come to realize about the narratives and education systems owned and controlled by the Luceferian elites have indoctrinated our entire country into.
Chris Mason Fortunately these conspiratards are a small part of the population... unfortunately they are growing in numbers #educationmatters #sciencematters
Someone has never been outside their country.
Pluto: "Your mom thought I was big enough."
This was a quite enjoyable exchange between two brilliant guys, whose witty banter really made this an engaging conversation to watch. While Science is hard, and math often eludes me, I still love to learn about it anyway. Thanks for sharing this--it was time well spent. :)
Man i love neil. His passion for knowledge is so contagious, makes wanna wikipedia almost every sentences he speaks !
Insert "Pluto is a Planet" Rant here. and yeah, I wish my science teacher was like Neil....
Pluto is a cold celestial dwarf..planet! A cold celestial planet... long day.
Pluto should be a planet! Poor old pluto is all alone now
@@bobbertonsmivelton7019 But what about Ceres? or Eris? what's your view there?
@@Twitchi Well, I'm not very positive on Ceres as it is a deal smaller than Eris and Pluto since Ceres was once viewed as an asteroid as well. But I think that Eris and Pluto. But I think out of all of them Pluto should come first in being a planet, it even has it's own moon.
Pluto had it coming.
Chuck "Once again, you've intrigued me " That is Dr Tyson's special talent
Next rabbit hole for me. Your name carries total respect, Doctor Neil deGrasse. Just found star talk so much to watch and learn from.
It was the rediscovery of my love of mathematics, after leaving school, that made me fall in love with physics once again. I adore the logic. And I adore the unknown!
Science requires imagination.
Sure does...... Because science is the religion used to receive the sheople. Autodidactic channel, uap channel, mud flood University channel, Jon Levi channel, wise up channel.........
@@johnny-rance6186 all channels...... no science
Too much imagination and not enough data (possibly willingly) and you exit science and go into pseudoscience.
@@johnny-rance6186 says the one who uses a mobile phone invented because of science
@@n484l3iehugtil agreed
It's amusing to me that they called the second mystery planet Vulcan. Live long and prosper, Neil and Chuck.
Man I love listening to Startalk. Love Neil passion and love listening to Neil.
You know what type of host would be the best for Neil deGrasse Tyson? Someone who just let's him talk continuously without interruption. I could listen to this guy speak science all day.
Although we are learning about space in science and its ez because of you guys!
i love science its my favorite subject
Same
Me too, but Neil is right;it's very hard. I can tell that by looking at the people who think they can do proper science without any training.
You madlad
when you get a bit older it SPLITS INTO THREE!!!!!!!!!!!!
English clearly isn't.
Ok, definitely I am impressed! I felt a significant difference between your first and the latest words about "science is HARD" . It came with a such emotion, bolded and was vibrant. Thank you for this amazing storytelling
I just wish teachers were like Neil, I love astrophysics and astronomy so interesting
I got a minute or two 😂
15:11 Chuck trying to control his laughter LOL.
Chuck is nice man. Met him in bank last week
Oh my goodness you both are so funny. I really, truly enjoy Star Talk! Thanks for this amazing, informative and entertaining content!
This is amazing to see how easily The Neil explains such complicated topics. Chuck mischievously creating suspense drag into paying more attention and laughing out. Great duo.
Niel : you are not a planet Pluto: you are not Carl Sagan.
😂👍🏼
What else does Pluto say
Never been a science freak. But your podcast with joe rogan opened my eyes. Thank you for understanding students. I owe all my knowledge up to now to you. Thank you so much!
I particularly like this episode because it further humanizes science and scientists and is an appetizer for the zeal of discovery!
this is great. thanks startalk!
In my opinion, finding a subject that's hard to learn on the way to your desired subject, just grants you with an additional problem solving case of how best to learn something you're not inclined to learn about naturally. Each dilemma is an opportunity, provided it is worth it to you.
"Glass half full" in a nutshell
@@spadervenon9152 not exactly. More like glass is liquid on one part and air on another...how shall we use both?
lol Neil is the man.
apart from lying about the george part, but we let that slide.
I just love these kinds of stories. History and science, just fascinating.
I learn so much with EVERY one of these shows.
Science is everything. I couldn't imagine life without it. After physics, everything else is opinion for me !!!!!!!!!!
If there's no life, there's no science. Science exists and doesn't exist at the same time. Science is what human made up, but it's still there even if human didn't exist.
@@nghiale1302 😂😂😂 what should I do with this much knowledge now that you gave me
@@varunahlawat9013 =))) I heard it from someone =)))
When someone having the stature of Neil connects the dot by story telling...science becomes interesting
12:50(ish) "I thought you were my friend". (...thrown under the bus...). I love the dynamic between these two. And, needless to say, the serious information. When I can see it through the veil of tears (caused by laughing so much). Ace! Keep it up, guys!
Fascinating as always!
I love that part in the Big Bang Theory where Sheldon meets NdGT, and calls him out for demoting Pluto xD
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Yes, and Neil was totally baffled by Sheldon. He had no reponse.
Wait did he just say "Uranus is being touched" at 6:37
I watched stargate and this always stood out to me "Nyan: Teal'c, I'm a scientist. When I find evidence that my theories are wrong, it is as exciting as if they were correct. Scientific advance in either direction is still an advance." I always loved science as a kid and still do today and I always feel like a kid when I hear of a new Breakthrough or discovery.
Love you guys. How I wish science class was this much fun.
Neil's uploading when his show is on lol
That's hilarious hes double dipping
An educator to the tee!
“You had me at math” 😂😂😭
It was a fantastic video. Thanks for all.
This series is so much fun, while being educational too. I rarely laugh out loud watching a KZhead but the bit about plotting the decreasing mass estimate for Pluto over time and predicting it would eventually completely vanish did it for me :).
Quote Neil : "Uranus is being touched" I feel violated
At least the atmosphere of uranus hasn't been penetrated as far as we know. That would be worse and more uncomfortable (in multiple ways).
Tyson,can you pls.,highlight the importance of thinking in 3D? If you do,there would be less flat earthers. 🌏
Love this episode you guys are great.
Man, this was simply perfect and made me like science even more! Thank you very much Mr. Tyson !
Seriously you two are on my bucket list
Erm, in what way? 😟
Imagine someday, finally being able to know what happens in a blackhole and then you realize that you have been studying the wrong thing the whole time and have to start over
Yep. It's going to happen soon imo.
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Sir Roger Penrose, 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics Winner on work with Black Holes.🏆🏆🏆
1.Maybe relevant for black hole information paradox solution and one of is ER solution for firewall paradox and most interesting one is that maybe information is teleported by planck wormhole to another place maybe another universe 2.Maybe another thing that we have no idea is coming But overall,i don't care even we must start again to studying black hole from beginning because the more we learn the more mistake we do and the more we learn new thing because that's science😀
You're the best, thank you very much. everytime you come to Tampa we're there so again thank you for all that you do for us. BZ
This was the most fascinating 20 min video I have ever seen!