Why is Neil de Grasse Tyson popular? He's a bloated blowhard, obviously he is handsy with women He's not really a scientist anymore, he runs a museum.

@emiliya No, I don't recognize as a problem anything you are saying.

@ViciDraco I agree with this! Though to be fair he probably owes a lot of his fame to his role in the remake of Cosmos too

@TradEmily I'm not sure what you mean by the CV of a failed academic. He's very respected in his field of astrophysics. He's been the science advisor for presidents of both political parties. Before the museum he administrated one of the most famous planetariums in the nation, directly related to his research field. Yes, you didn't hear from him much when he was doing real research. Because his time was spent doing the research. How many scientists do you actually know in the public spotlight to compare him with? He moved into science communication because he had a skill set for it that many researchers and academics do not have. We need more science communicators, not fewer. We've got a real anti-intellectualism problem in this country that needs to be fixed.

@caPnAhab that guy needs to put down the fork

Ps if this is the panspermia I’ve been hearing about

@hunkalove he's just a simpleton in every domain

@TradEmily so what why do you care how does it effect your life

@Monalisasmith86 it's just my opinion.

@TradEmily How does his weight have any bearing on his value as a scientist?