Curriculum Vitae
- Education
- Graduate, college, and high school.
- Employment
- Current and former employment.
- Research Publications
- Published papers in science journals.
- Books
- Written and edited books.
- Chapters and Forewords
- Chapters and Forewords in select books.
- Assorted Writing
- Essays, Articles, and OpEds.
- Major Media Appearances
- Activities on the Web, Radio, and Television.
- Professional Societies
- Memberships in professional societies.
- Honors
- Assorted honors and awards.
- Grants Awarded
- Research & Education grants.
- Referee/Reviewer
- Research papers, proposals, and popular books.
- Observing Time Allocations
- Research time on world-renown telescopes.
- Supervised Research
- Advisor on undergraduate student theses.
- Courses Taught
- Undergraduate courses at major universities.
- Invited Colloquia
- Various invited professional talks.
- Board Service
- Government and private sector board service.
- Consulting
- Various projects.
- Selected Profiles
- Profiles in newspapers, magazines, & books.
Education
- Graduate:
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PhD: Astrophysics, May 1991
Columbia University, New York City
Research area: Galactic Bulge - chemical evolution, abundances, and structure
Advisor: Prof. R. Michael Rich
MPhil: Astrophysics, May 1989
Columbia University, New York City
Research area: Stellar Evolution
MA: Astronomy May 1983
University of Texas, Austin, Texas
Research area: Star Formation models for Dwarf Galaxies
Advisor: Prof. John M. Scalo
- College:
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BA: Physics June 1980
Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts
- High School:
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The Bronx High School of Science
Bronx, New York
Astrophysics Emphasis: June 1976
Current Activities
- Astrophysicist and Frederick P. Rose Director
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Hayden Planetarium
American Museum of Natural History
From May 1996
- Research Associate
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Department of Astrophysics
American Museum of Natural History
From July 2003
Employment History
- Visiting Research Scientist and Lecturer
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Department of Astrophysical Sciences
Princeton University
July 1994 – June 2003
- Project Scientist
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$210 Million Reconstruction
Hayden Planetarium
Rose Center for Earth and Space
January 1997 – February 2000
- Founder and Chair
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Department of Astrophysics
American Museum of Natural History
December 1997 - June 1999
- Acting Director
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American Museum - Hayden Planetarium
June 1995 - April 1996
- Staff Scientist
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American Museum - Hayden Planetarium
July 1994 - May 1995
- Postdoctoral Research Associate
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Department of Astrophysics
Princeton University
July 1991 - June 1994
- Lecturer
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Department of Astronomy
University of Maryland
January 1987 - December 1987
Research Publications
- The Faint-End Slopes of Galaxy Luminosity Functions in the COSMOS Field
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Liu, C. T.; Capak, P.; Mobasher, B.; Paglione, T. A. D.; Scoville, N. Z.; Tribiano, S. M.; and Tyson, N. D.
2008, Astrophysical Journal Letters, v.672, p.198
- COSMOS: Hubble Space Telescope Observations
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Scoville, N.; Abraham, R. G.; Aussel, H.; Barnes, J. E.; Benson, A.; Blain, A. W.; Calzetti, D.; Comastri, A.; Capak, P.; Carilli, C.; Carlstrom, J. E.; Carollo, C. M.; Colbert, J.; Daddi, E.; Ellis, R. S.; Elvis, M.; Ewald, S. P.; Fall, M.; Franceschini, A.; Giavalisco, M.; Green, W.; Griffiths, R. E.; Guzzo, L.; Hasinger, G.; Impey, C.; Kneib, J.-P.; Koda, J.; Koekemoer, A.; Lefevre, O.; Lilly, S.; Liu, C. T.; McCracken, H. J.; Massey, R.; Mellier, Y.; Miyazaki, S.; Mobasher, B.; Mould, J.; Norman, C.; Refregier, A.; Renzini, A.; Rhodes, J.; Rich, M.; Sanders, D. B.; Schiminovich, D.; Schinnerer, E.; Scodeggio, M.; Sheth, K.; Shopbell, P. L.; Taniguchi, Y.; Tyson, N. D.; Urry, C. M.; Van Waerbeke, L.; Vettolani, P.; White, S. D. M.; Yan, L.
2007, Astrophysical Journal Supplement, v.172, p.38
- The Cosmic Evolution Survey (COSMOS): Overview
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Scoville, N.; Aussel, H.; Brusa, M.; Capak, P.; Carollo, C. M.; Elvis, M.; Giavalisco, M.; Guzzo, L.; Hasinger, G.; Impey, C.; Kneib, J.-P.; LeFevre, O. S.; Lilly, J.; Mobasher, B.; Renzini, A.; Rich, R. M.; Sanders, D. B.; Schinnerer, E.; Schminovich, D.; Shopbell, P.; Taniguchi, Y.; and Tyson, N. D.
2007, Astrophysical Journal Supplement, v.172, p.1
- Optical light curves of the Type IA supernovae SN 1990N and 1991T
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P. Lira, et al.
1998, Astronomical Journal, v.115, p.234
(See also Erratum: 1998, Astronomical Journal, v.116, p.1006)
- BVRI Light Curves For 29 Type Ia Supernovae
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M. Hamuy, et al.
1996, Astronomical Journal, v.112, p.2408
- The Type Ia Supernova 1989B in NGC3627 (M66)
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L. A. Wells, et al.
1994, Astronomical Journal, v.108, p.2233
- The Expanding Photosphere Method Applied to SN1992am at cz = 14600 km/s
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B. P. Schmidt, et al.
1994, Astronomical Journal, v.107, p.1444
- On the Possibility of a Major Impact on the Uranus in the Past Century
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Neil D. Tyson, Michael W. Richmond, Michael Woodhams, & Luca Ciotti
1993, Astronomy & Astrophysics (Research Notes), v.275, p.630
- An Exposure Guide for Taking Twilight Flatfields with Large Format CCDs
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Neil D. Tyson & Roy R. Gal
1993, Astronomical Journal, v.105, p.1206
- Radial Velocity Distribution and Line Strengths of 33 Carbon Stars in the Galactic Bulge
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Neil D. Tyson & R. Michael Rich
1991, Astrophysical Journal, v.367, p.547
- On the possibility of Gas-Rich Dwarf Galaxies in the Lyman-alpha Forest
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Neil D. Tyson
1988, Astrophysical Journal (Letters), v.329, p.L57
- Bursting Dwarf Galaxies: Implications for Luminosity Function, Space Density, and Cosmological Mass Density
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Neil D. Tyson & John M. Scalo
1988, Astrophysical Journal, v.329, p.618
- uvby Photometry of Blue Stragglers in NGC 7789
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Bruce A. Twarog & Neil D. Tyson
1985, Astronomical Journal, v.90, p.1247
Books
- The StarTalk Book
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Neil deGrasse Tyson and the staff of StarTalk Radio & Television
National Geographic Books (Washington, DC), In contract
A playful compendium of the science, humor, and pop culture, which, when woven together, comprises the award winning StarTalk Radio & Television show.
- Accessory to War: The Unspoken Alliance Between Astrophysics and the Military
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Neil deGrasse Tyson and Avis Lang
W. W. Norton & Company (New York), In contract
A review and assessment of the centuries-old relationship between the study of the universe and the waging of war, with emphasis on the technologies common to both.
- Space Chronicles: Facing the Ultimate Frontier
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Neil deGrasse Tyson. Edited by Avis Lang
W. W. Norton & Company (New York), Feb 27, 2012
Reflections on the mismatch between the public's vision of our future in space and persistent geo-political forces that thwart them.
- The Pluto Files: The Rise and Fall of America's Favorite Planet
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Neil deGrasse Tyson
W. W. Norton & Company (New York), 2009
An exposition of the often-tempestuous correspondence between Tyson and his colleagues as well as between Tyson and school children—all over the demotion of Pluto from its planet status.
- Death By Black Hole, And Other Cosmic Quandaries
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Neil deGrasse Tyson
W. W. Norton & Company (New York), 2007
Anthology of the best essays that have appeared in Natural History magazine under the title
Universe.
- Origins: Fourteen Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution
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Neil deGrasse Tyson & Donald Goldsmith
W. W. Norton & Company (New York)
The remarkable beginnings of life, the universe, and everything. Companion Book to the PBS-NOVA series on cosmic origins. Premiered September 28-29, 2004
- Cosmic Horizons: Astronomy at the Cutting Edge
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Steven Soter & Neil deGrasse Tyson, eds.
The New Press (New York), 2001
A collection of twenty contributed essays on the modern frontier of astrophysics, with commentary and historical material added by the editors. A book conceived along with the 2000 opening of the Hayden Planetarium and Rose Center for Earth and Space.
- One Universe: At Home in the Cosmos
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Neil deGrasse Tyson, Charles Liu, & Robert Irion
Joseph Henry Press of the National Academy of Sciences (Washington, DC), 2000
The connections of astrophysics with everyday life. The companion book to the 2000 opening of the Hayden Planetarium and Rose Center for Earth and Space.
Winner: American Institute of Physics, 2001 Science Writing Award
One Universe: At Home in the Cosmos - On Line Version
Charles Liu & Neil deGrasse Tyson
Joseph Henry Press of the National Academy of Sciences (Washington, DC), 2002
The One Universe book enhanced with 1,000 hyperlinks, review questions and problems sets.
- The Sky Is Not the Limit: Adventures of an Urban Astrophysicist
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Neil deGrasse Tyson
Doubleday (New York), 2000
Revised and updated: Prometheus Books, Amherst, NY, 2004
Autobiographical reflections.
- Just Visiting this Planet
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Neil deGrasse Tyson
Main Street Books, an imprint of Doubleday (New York), 1998
A collection of six years from a Q & A column written monthly for Star Date Magazine. Sequel to Merlin's Tour of the Universe (see below) that contains chapters of questions about astronomy and space asked by the general public and answered through the pen name
Merlin.
- Universe Down to Earth
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Neil deGrasse Tyson
Columbia University Press (New York), 1994
Essays on special topics in astronomy that evolved principally from invited talks and lectures delivered for introductory college astronomy classes at Columbia University, University of Maryland, and University of Texas. The book uses creative
household
analogies to help bring complex topics of the universe to the lay reader. - Merlin's Tour of the Universe
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Neil deGrasse Tyson
Columbia University Press (New York), 1989
Thirteen chapters of questions about astronomy and space asked by the general public and answered through the pen name
Merlin.
Chapters and Forewords
- Foreword: "The Language of the Universe"
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In Mathematics and Art: A Cultural History
by Lynn Gamwell. Princeton University Press (Princeton, NJ), 2015.
- Foreword: "Reflections on Carl Sagan's Cosmos"
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In Cosmos
by Carl Sagan. Random House (New York, NY), 1980; 2014.
Delusions of Space Enthusiasts
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In The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2007, pp. 53-60
Edited by Richard Preston and Tim Folger. Mariner Books (New York), 2007.
Adapted from Natural History Magazine article.
- Foreword
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In Fly Me to the Moon: An Insider's Guide to the New Science of Space Travel
by Edward Belbruno. Princeton University Press (Princeton, NJ), 2007.
- Foreword
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In The Cosmic Perspective - Textbook
by Jeffrey Bennett, Megan Donahue, Nicholas Schneider, and Mark Voit. Benjamin Cummings press Press (San Francisco), 2006.
- Foreword
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In Exploring the Invisible: Art, Science, and the Spiritual
by Lynn Gamwelll. Princeton University Press (Princeton, NJ), 2005.
Reach for Your Own Star
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In Kids Who Think Outside the Box
Edited by Stephanie Lerner. AMACOM (New York), 2005.
The Sky Is Not the Limit
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In Open the Unusual Door
Edited by Barbara Summers. Graphia (New York), 2005.
Adapted from Memoir
Gravity in Reverse
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In The Best American Science Writing 2004, pp. 53-60
Edited by Dava Sobel. Ecco/HarperCollins (New York), 2004.
Adapted from Natural History Magazine article.
Holy Wars: An Astrophysicist Ponders the God Question
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In Science and Religion: Are They Compatible, pp. 73-79.
Edited by Paul Kurtz and Barry Karr. Prometheus Books (Amherst, NY), 2003.
Adapted from Natural History Magazine article.
Powers of Ten
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In Power, the book compendium of the 2002 Darwin Lecture Series of the same name.
Darwin College, University of Cambridge. Cambridge University Press (Cambridge), 2003
Space Travel Troubles
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In Looking Backward, Looking Forward: Forty Years of U.S. Human Space Flight, p. 127.
Edited by Steve J. Garber, NASA (Washington D.C.), 2002.
Adapted from televised May 8, 2001 presentation in a George Washington University NASA symposium.
Space, You Can't Get There from Here
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In Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Controversial Issues in Science, Technology, and Society
Edited by Thomas A. Easton, McGraw-Hill/Dushkin (Guilford, CT), 2002.
Adapted from Space Travel Troubles in Natural History magazine.
Space, You Can't Get There from Here
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In The Well-Crafted Argument, p. 427.
Edited by Fred E. White & Simone J. Billings, Houghton Mifflin Co. (Boston), 2001.
Adapted from Space Travel Troubles in Natural History magazine.
Science's Endless Golden Age
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In The Invisible Future: The Seamless Integration of Technology with Everyday Life, p. 1.
Edited by Peter J. Denning, McGraw Hill (New York), 2001
Certain Uncertainties
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In Skeptical Odysseys, p. 176.
Edited by Paul Kurtz, Prometheus Books (Amherst, NY), 2001.
What are the Grand Questions of Science
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In Closer to Truth: Challenging Current Belief, p. 311.
Edited by Robert Lawrence Kuhn, McGraw Hill (New York), 2000.
From a PBS televised panel.
What are the next breakthroughs in science
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In Closer to Truth: Challenging Current Belief, p. 325.
Edited by Robert Lawrence Kuhn, McGraw Hill (New York), 2000.
From a PBS televised panel.
Paths to Discovery
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In The Columbia History of the 20th Century, p. 461.
Edited by Richard Buillet, Columbia Press (New York), 1998.
Assorted Writing
The Huffington Post
What Science Is and How and Why it Works
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The Blog, November 18, 2015
The Case For Space
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March/April 2012 (in press)
For the Love of Hubble
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Cover story, June 22, 2008
Why America Needs to Explore Space
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Cover story: August 5, 2007
Universe
- Monthly Essayist-
January 1995 - December 2005
Principal source of Content for the books Death By Black Hole and Space Chronicles.
Merlin
- Monthly Q&A Columnist-
January 1995 - December 2005
Principal source of Content for the books Merlin’s Tour of the Universe and Just Visiting This Planet.
If I Were President...
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Week in Review, August 21, 2011
Part of a collection of opinions on the question: “If I Were President...”
Remembering Richard Holbrooke
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Letter to the Editor, December 16, 2010
A science-politics anecdote from my first encounter with the Clinton-era Diplomat.
No Apocalypse in 2012
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Letter to the Editor, August 24, 2010
Thoughts on the upcoming solar maximum and the 2012 doomsday myth.
A Teacher, a Student and a Church-State Dispute
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Letter to the Editor, December 21, 2006
Commentary on the assertion that religious beliefs should be taught alongside science in public school.
World Trade Center Anniversary
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Letter to the Editor, September 11, 2002
Eyewitness reflections on the anniversary of the attacks on September 11, 2001.
Destiny in Space
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Op-Ed, January 1, 2001
Our achievements in space compared with Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Misaligned Stars
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Op-Ed, July 22, 1998
A commentary on science literacy in the arts and society.
Windows to the Universe
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Space Show
Spring 1996
Art in the Service of Science - A Hayden Retrospective
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Curated Exhibit
Spring 1996
Cosmic Mind Bogglers
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Space Show
Fall 1995
Foreign Affairs, NY
Parade Magazine, NY
Natural History Magazine, NY
StarDate Magazine, Austin, TX
The New York Times
Hayden Planetarium, NY
Major Media Appearances
- Twitter - January 2016
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Rising through 5,000,000 Followers
Average Growth Rate: Between. 4,000 & 4,500 followers per day
Average Post Rate: 10 Tweets per week
Miscellaneous cosmic thoughts, tidbits, and sky phenomena
Active since February 2009
- Top YouTube Appearances - January 2016
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Most Astounding Fact [3.5min] 10 million views
We're All Connected [4min] 7 million views
Cinema Sins: Everything Wrong With Gravity [10min] 6.5 million views
NDT Destroys Bill O'Reilly [3min] 4.5 million views
Does the Universe Have a Purpose? [2.5min] 2.7 million views
Stephen Colbert Interviews NDT [80min] 2.5 million views
Tyson Rebukes Dawkins [2min] 2.5 million views
My Man, Sir Isaac Newton [2min] 2.5 million views
My Man, Sir Isaac Newton [SLOW MOTION] [2min] 900,000 views
We Stopped Dreaming [5.3min] 2.1 million views
A Brief History of Everything [8min 30sec] 1.6 million views
- StarTalk Radio
- StarTalk Television
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Host and Executive Producer
AUDIO: Sirius XM "Insight" Channel 121; iTunes Podcast; Soundhound
Summer 2009 - Current
VIDEO: National Geographic Channel
Fall 2014 - Current
Using a comedic co-host, coupled with weekly guests drawn from pop-culture, this science-based talk show targets an audience who never thought to listen to science on the radio, or watch in a Talk Show format.
- COSMOS: A Space-Time Odyssey
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On-Camera Host and Executive Editor
FOX, Burbank, CA & Cosmos Studios, Ithaca, NY
US Premiere: March 9, 2014
World: 181 Countries, in 47 Languages
A 21st century continuation in 13 episodes of Carl Sagan's landmark Television series from 1980.
- NOVA scienceNOW
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On-Camera Host and Executive Editor
PBS, WGBH, Boston & NYC
February 2006 - May 2011
Hip, fast-paced, magazine style science program for all ages.
- The Pluto Files
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On-Camera Host and Executive Editor
PBS, NOVA — WGBH, Boston
March 2010
Based on the book of the same name, chronicling the scientific arguments and the cultural reactions to Pluto losing its planet status.
- Origins
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On-Camera Host and Executive Editor
PBS NOVA — WGBH, Boston
September 2004
Based on the book of the same name, a four-part series detailing the latest scientific understandings for the origin of Earth, stars, the universe, and life.
- Selected Television Interviews
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The Colbert Report [Comedy Central]: 12 appearances (the show's record)
The Daily Show with Jon Stewart [Comedy Central]: 9 appearances
Real Time with Bill Maher [HBO]: 6 appearances
Tonight Show with Jay Leno [NBC]
Late Show with Conan O'Brien [NBC]
Late Show with Jimmy Fallon [NBC] - 2 appearances
Charlie Rose [PBS] - 6 appearances
News Hour [PBS] - 4 appearances
Tavis Smiley [PBS] - 3 appearances
Mo'Nique [BET]
Numerous Interviews (documentaries & News): PBS, History Channel, Discovery, Science Channel, A&E, Good Morning America [ABC], TODAY Show [NBC], Early Show [CBS], World News Tonight [ABC], Nightly News [NBC], Evening News [CBS], CNN, FOX, FOXNews, MSNBC, Larry King Now, Bill Moyers & Company, CBS Sunday Morning
- Cameo Appearances - FILM
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Ice Age V: Collision Course [20th Century Fox] 2016
Zoolander No. 2 [Paramount Pictures] 2016
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice [Warner Bros Pictures] 2016
The Europa Report [Wayfare Entertainment] 2013
- Cameo Appearances - TELEVISION
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Future Worm [Disney XD]; Season XX, Episode XX: "TBD" 2015/2016
Brooklyn Nine-Nine [FOX]; Season 03, Episode 09: "The Swedes" 2015
Gravity Falls [Disney XD] - voicing a pig; Season 02, Episode 06: "Little Gift Shop of Horrors" 2014
The Big Bang Theory [CBS]; Season 04, Episode 07: "The Apology Insufficiency" 2010
Stargate Atlantis [SyFy]; Season 05, Episode 16: "Brain Storm" 2008
- Television/Internet Script Mentions
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Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee [Internet]: Season 4: "Robert Klein - Opera Pimp" 2014
Orange is the New Black [Netflix]: Season 1, Episode 12: "Fool Me Once" 2013
Stargate Atlantis [SyFy]: Season 4, Episode 16: "Trio" 2008
- Television Science Advisor
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Family Guy [FOX]: Season 9, Episode 16: "The Big Bang Theory" 2011
- Selected Documentaries as Narrator
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Hubble's Cosmic Journey [NatGeo Channel]: 1-hour, 2015
Space Shuttle Disaster [PBS-NOVA]: 1-hour, 2010
400 Years of the Telescope [PBS]: 1-hour, 2009
- Selected Radio Appearances
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NPR:
Wait Wait Don't Tell Me
,All Things Considered
,Living On Earth
,Science Friday
,"Morning Edition" - Selected Internet Appearances
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Reddit
Ask Me Anything
(AMA) sessions:
October 2015,
June 2015,
August 2013,
February 2012,
December 2011,
November 2011,Nerdist
Podcast #139 November 2011
Professional Societies
Member of the following professional societies:
Selected Honors (Incl. nineteen Honorary Doctorates)
- Knight Innovation Award - CUNY School of Journalism, NYC
- For innovative use of media. October 2015
- iTunes Best podcasts of 2014
- StarTalk - Sirius XM "Insight" Channel 121
- Emmy Nomination: Outstanding Narration
- Hubbles Cosmic Journey [NatGeo Channel]; Award Ceremony: September 2015
- Emmy Nomination: Outstanding Informational Programming
- StarTalk [NatGeo Channel]; Award Ceremony: August 2014
- Emmy Nomination: Outstanding Documentary
- Cosmos: A SpaceTime Odyssey [FOX]; Award Ceremony: August 2014
- Critics Choice Award: Best Host of Reality Series
- Cosmos: A SpaceTime Odyssey [FOX]; June 19, 2014
- Most Influential Nerds of 2014
- GQ Magazine, Condé Nast, New York: July 24, 2014
- Honorary Degree: Doctor of Science
- Amherst College, Amherst, Massachusetts. Commencement: May 8, 2015
- Honorary Degree: Doctor of Science
- Mt. Holyoke College, South Hadley, Massachusetts. Commencement: May 20, 2012
- Honorary Degree: Doctor of Science
- Western New England College, Springfield, Massachusetts. Commencement: May 19, 2012
- Honorary Degree: Doctor of Science
- Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Commencement: May 22, 2011
- Time Top Tweeters 2012: 140 Best Twitter Feeds
- Voted by the Editors of Time Magazine (March 2012) picks the 140 Twitter feeds that are the best in the world
- Time Top Tweeters 2011: 140 best Twitter Feeds
- Voted by the Editors of Time Magazine (March 2011) picks the 140 Twitter feeds that are the best in the world
- Honorary Degree: Doctor of Science
- University of Alabama, Huntsville, New York. Commencement: December 3, 2010
- Honorary Degree: Doctor of Science
- Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York. Commencement: May 29, 2010
- Honorary Degree: Doctor of Science
- Eastern Connecticut State University, Willimantic, Connecticut. Commencement: May 23, 2010
- Honorary Degree: Doctor of Science
- University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Commencement: May 19, 2008
- Honorary Degree: Doctor of Science
- Howard University, Washington, DC. Commencement: May 10, 2008
- Harvard 100: Most Influential Harvard Alumni
- 02138 Magazine, Cambridge. Massachusetts: December 2, 2007
- NASA Exceptional Public Service Medal
- For service on NASA's Advisory council. November 2007
- Honorary Degree: Doctor of Science
- Williams College, Williamstown, Massachusetts. Commencement: June 3, 2007
- Honorary Degree: Doctor of Science
- Worcester Polytechnic Insitute, Worcester, Massachusetts. Commencement: May 19, 2007
- The Time 100
- Voted by the Editors of Time Magazine (May 4, 2007) as one of the 100 most influential people in the world.
- Top Ten Space Imaginations at Work
- Space.com, 2006
- Honorary Degree: Doctor of Science
- Pace University, New York City. Convocation: April 23, 2006
- Writer-In-Residence
- Department of English, Yeshiva University, New York. Fall 2005
- NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal
- The highest honor awarded by NASA to a non-government civilian. September 22, 2004
- Honorary Degree: Doctor of Humane Letters
- City University of New York, College of Staten Island, Commencement: June 3, 2004
- Honorary Degree: Doctor of Science
- Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, Commencement: June 14, 2003
- Honorary Degree: Doctor of Science
- Bloomfield College, Bloomfield New Jersey, Commencement: May 23, 2002
- The Tech 100
- Voted by editors of Crain's Magazine (May 21, 2001) to be among the 100 most influential technology leaders in New York.
- Medal of Excellence
- Columbia University, New York City, Commencement: May 16, 2001
- Honorary Degree: Doctor of Science
- University of Richmond, Richmond Virginia, Commencement: May 13, 2001
- Asteroid:
13123 Tyson
- Renamed from Asteroid 1994KA on November 19, 2000 by the International Astronomical Union. Discovered by Carolyn Shoemaker and David Levy. A main-belt asteroid peaking at Vmag = 16.9
- Sexiest Astrophysicist Alive
- In People Magazine's
Sexiest Man Alive
issue November 13, 2000 - Honorary Degree: Doctor of Science
- Ramapo College, Mahway, New Jersey, Commencement: May 22, 2000
- Honorary Degree: Doctor of Science
- Dominican College, Orangeburg, New York, Commencement: May 21, 2000
- Honorary Degree: Doctor of Science
- York College, City University of New York, Commencement: June 2, 1997
- Crain's Magazine
40 under 40
- Voted by Craines' editors in 1996 to be among the forty most influential New Yorkers under the age of forty.
Grants Awarded
| $354,000 | PI The Sloan Foundation (2014: 312 months): In support of the StarTalk Radio. enabling the show to expand in a commercially viable way to internet video and television. |
| $1,500,000 | PI National Science Foundation (2010: 36 months) Informal Science Education: StarTalk Radio Show. Using a comedic co-host and with weekly guests drawn from pop-culture, this broadcast (and Internet) radio talk show on science targets an audience that never thought to listen to science on the radio. |
| $200,000 | PI National Science Foundation (2009: 12 months) Informal Science Education - Small Grants for Exploratory Research: StarTalk Radio Show - Pilots. 13 radio talk show pilot programs broadcast live in DC and LA, experimenting with various guests and co-hosts for how best to bring the universe to listeners who would not otherwise think to listen to science on the radio. |
| $100,000 | Co-I NASA (2003: 24 months) Hubble Treasury Program: COSMOS 2-degree field, Large scale structure of the universe at high redshift. |
| $2,800,000 | Co-I NASA (2001: 18 months) The Search for Life: Are We Alone?, The second space show to run in the newly rebuilt Hayden Planetarium. |
| $1,500,000 | Co-PI NASA (October 2000 - September 2003) New York City Space Science Research Alliance, creating a new space science degree in the City University of New York. |
| $840,000 | Co-PI National Science Foundation (October 1999 - September 2002) Visualization of High Dimensional Data in Comparative Morphology |
| $450,000 | PI National Science Foundation (May 1999 - September 2003) Partner in the Grand Challenge Cosmology Consortium Administered by the National Center for Supercomputing Applications, Urbana Ill. |
| $2,000,000 | Co-I & Project Director NASA (September 1997 - March 1999) Digital Galaxy Project—Part of the $8 million launch of the National Center for Science Literacy Education and Technology at the American Museum of Natural History |
| $23,000 | PI Science Foundation (July 1993 - December 1994) to study the Galactic Bulge: Structure and Dynamics and Dwarf Galaxies: Star Formation, Supernovae, and Detection |
| $5,000 | ARCS Foundation, New York City (January 1989 - December 1990) Intergalactic Supernovae |
Referee / Reviewer
Journals
- Nature
- Astronomical Journal
- Astrophysical Journal
Observing Proposals
- Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory
Major Grants
- National Science Foundation
- NASA
Book Publishers
- Anchor Books
- Cambridge University Press
- Columbia University Press
- DK Publishers
- Free Press
- Houghton-Mifflin
- National Academy Press
- Oxford University Press
- Princeton University Press
- Visible Ink Press
- Walker Press
- WW Norton
Observing Time Allocations
| Hubble Space Telescope | 650 Orbits COSMOS Collaboration |
2003, 2004 |
| Palomar Observatory | California | 1994, 1995 |
| Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO) | Chile | 1988-1993 |
| Millimeter Radio Astronomy Institute (IRAM) | Spain | 1993 |
| Apache Point Observatory (APO) | New Mexico | 1992 |
| Very Large Array (VLA) | New Mexico | 1990 |
| Kitt Peak National Observatory (KPNO) | Arizona | 1988, 1989 |
Supervised Research
| 2001 | Senior Thesis: Adam Gittes (Princeton) Variable Star Light Curves From Massive Data sets: Classifications and Interpretations |
| 1995 | Junior Thesis: Ronald Kim (Princeton) The Binary Star frequency at High Galactic Latitude |
| 1994 | Senior Thesis: Konata Stinson (Princeton) The Radial Dependence of Supernova Rates in Galaxies |
| 1993 | Junior Thesis: Peter Bloser (Princeton) An Estimate of the Supernova Rate in Abell Clusters |
| 1992 | Summer Project: Roy Gal (Columbia) An Exposure Guide for Taking Twilight Flatfields with Large Format CCDs(See the published paper.) |
Courses Taught
| Semester | Title | Enrollment | Student profile |
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Yeshiva University, New York - as Writer-In-Residencefor the Department of English |
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| Fall 2005 | Writing Science and Nature Seminar | 12 (limited) | For English majors and others |
| Princeton University - As a Visiting Lecturer with rank of Associate Professor | |||
| Spring 2003 | The Universe | 250 (limited) | For non-science majors |
| Spring 2002 | The Universe | 250 (limited) | For non-science majors |
| Spring 2001 | The Universe | 200 (limited) | For non-science majors |
| Spring 2000 | The Universe | 125 (limited) | For non-science majors |
| Spring 1999 | The Universe | 125 (limited) | For non-science majors |
| Spring 1997 | Modern Astrophysics | 45 | For science majors |
| Princeton University - As a Lecturer | |||
| Spring 1996 | Cosmic Discovery: How we have come to learn what we know about the universe | 14 (limited) | Freshman Seminar |
| Spring 1995 | The Universe | 80 | For non-science majors |
| Hayden Planetarium as Director | |||
| Spring 2003 | Introduction to Space Science: Frontiers of Matter, Motion and Energy | 100 (limited) | Satisfying part of a NASA-funded Space Science curriculum for the City University of New York |
| Fall 2002 | Introduction to Space Science: Matter, Motion, and Energy | 100 (limited) | Satisfying part of a NASA-funded Space Science curriculum for the City University of New York |
| Spring 2002 | Introduction to Space Science: Universe | 80 (limited) | Satisfying part of a NASA-funded Space Science curriculum for the City University of New York |
| Winter 2001 | Introduction to Space Science: Galaxies | 80 (limited) | Satisfying part of a NASA-funded Space Science curriculum for the City University of New York |
| Fall 2001 | Introduction to Space Science: Stars | 80 (limited) | Satisfying part of a NASA-funded Space Science curriculum for the City University of New York |
| Spring 2001 | Astrophysics Round Table | 40 | Rotating topics on the frontier |
| Fall 2000 | The Making of the Rose Center for Earth and Space | 40 | |
| Columbia University - As a graduate student | |||
| 1988 - 1991 | Assorted guest lectures | 50 to 150 | |
| University of Maryland - As a Lecturer | |||
| Spring 1987 | Introductory Astronomy | 180 | |
| Fall 1987 | Introductory Astronomy | 300 | |
| University of Texas - As a graduate student | |||
| 1980 - 1985 | Assorted guest lectures | 30 to 300 | |
Invited Colloquia
| May 2008 | Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics | Cambridge, MA |
| March 2005 | National Science Foundation | Arlington, VA |
| January 2005 | MIT Lincoln Labs | Lexington, MA |
| January 2005 | University of Washington | Seattle, WA |
| December 2004 | Duke University | Durham, NC |
| November 2004 | NASA Langley Research Center | Hampton, VA |
| May 2004 | Stanford Linear Accelerator Center | Stanford, CA |
| July 2003 | Brookhaven Laboratories | Long Island, NY |
| December 2002 | Princeton University. Joint Sponsors: Woodrow Wilson School, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, Astrophysics | Princeton, NJ |
| October 2002 | Pappalardo Lecture, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Physics | Cambridge, MA |
| March 2002 | Penn State, Department of Astrophysics | State College, PA |
| November 2000 | Caltech, Department of Astronomy | Pasadena, CA |
| September 2000 | Space Telescope Science Institute | Baltimore, MD |
| April 2000 | University of Toronto & CITA | Toronto, Canada |
| April 2000 | Rutgers University, Department of Astronomy | New Brunswick, NJ |
| January 1998 | American Museum of Natural History, Dept. of Earth & Planetary Sciences | New York City |
| December 1997 | Swarthmore College, Department of Physics & Astronomy | Swarthmore, PA |
| April 1996 | Augsburg College, Department of Physics | Minneapolis, MN |
| May 1995 | New York Academy of Sciences | New York |
| February 1994 | Lehigh University, Department of Physics | Bethlehem, PA |
| December 1993 | University of California, Department of Astronomy | Santa Cruz, CA |
| October 1993 | Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratories | Princeton, NJ |
| October 1993 | Ohio Sate University, Department of Astronomy | Columbus, OH |
| June 1993 | University of Washington, Department of Astronomy | Seattle, WA |
| April 1993 | University of Maryland, Department of Astronomy | College Park, MD |
| March 1993 | Rutgers University, Department of Astronomy | New Brunswick, NJ |
| October 1992 | University of Virginia, Department of Astronomy | Charlottesville, VA |
| October 1992 | National Radio Astronomy Observatory | Charlottesville, VA |
| September 1992 | University of Massachusetts, Department of Geology | Amherst, MA |
| March 1992 | York College, Department of Natural Sciences | Queens, New York |
| May 1991 | Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory | La Serena, Chile |
| September 1990 | Osservatorio Astronomico di Capadimonte. Funded by: Academia Nazionale di Science Lettere e Arti. | Naples, Italy |
| September 1988 | Yale University, Dept. of Astronomy | New Haven, CT |
| October 1987 | University of Missouri, Dept. of Physics and Astronomy | St. Louis, MO |
| December 1986 | University of Maryland, Astronomy Program | College Park, MD |
Board Service
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Board of Directors, Harlem Educational Activities Fund (HEAF), NYC
February 2006 - current
Elected to the Board HEAF, an organization that helps inner city children from disadvantaged backgrounds develop the attitudes, skills and values that will enable them to lead satisfying and productive lives in mainstream American life.
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Board of Directors, The Planetary Society (Pasadena, California).
May 1997 - December 2015
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Astro2010: The Astronomy and Astrophysics Decadal Survey, National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC
November 2008 - September 2010
Member of the Survey Committee and of the Subcommittee on State of the Profession.
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National Academy of Sciences Committee on Evolution, Washington, DC
December 2005 - December 2006
Committee to update the NSF's official statement denouncing the teaching of Creationism and Intelligent Design as science in the school systems.
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NASA Advisory Council, Washington, DC
December 2005 - November 2008
Appointed by the NASA Administrator to serve on its Advisory Council, to help to guide NASA's scientific, technological, and budgetary steps forward in space.
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White House Commission
February 2004 - June 2004
Appointed by President George W. Bush to serve on a nine-member Commission on the Implementation of United States Space Exploration Policy. To establish an executable plan that enables the White House's vision for America's future in space.
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Committee for the Presidential Medal of Science
January 2003 - December 2005
Appointed by President George W. Bush to serve on its 12-member Selection Committee.
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Board of Directors, Space Foundation
January 2007 - Current; Honorary
January 2003 - December 2006; Director
The Space Foundation, in Colorado Springs, is a not-for-profit organization that vigorously supports civil, commercial, and national security space endeavors along with educational excellence.
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White House Commission
September 2001 - November 2002
Appointed by President George W. Bush to serve on the 12-member Commission on the Future of the United States Aerospace Industry. To study the health of the United States aerospace industry and how it affects national security, the aviation economy, and our future in space.
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Board of Directors, Phipps Houses, Inc. NYC
November 2000 - October 2003
A not-for-profit organization that promotes and provides housing to the indigent of the inner city.
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Math & Physical Sciences Directorate Advisory Committee, National Science Foundation
November 2000 - October 2003
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Decadal Survey in Astronomy & Astrophysics Subcommittee on Education and Public Policy, National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences, Washington, DC
January 1999 - December 2000
Appointed to the Subcommittee on Education and Public Policy.
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Board of Directors, American Astronomical Society (AAS)
June 1998 - June 2001
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NASA's Space Science Advisory Committee, Washington, DC
May 1997 - April 1998
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Astronomy Education Board, American Astronomical Society
June 1997 - June 2002
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Board of Directors, Amateur Astronomers Association NYC
March 1997 - June 2003
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Board of Directors, Astronauts Memorial Foundation, (Kennedy Space Center, Florida
November 1993 - October 1998
Consulting
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Fall 1998 - Spring 2003
Technical Advisor to a program that brings chess to inner city schools as a curriculum supplement to boost grades and attendance. New York City.
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Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal, Buffalo, New York
Spring 1995 - ongoing
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Science in the City, AMNH
Spring 1991 - Spring 1993
Science Instructor for this program that serves inner city children of homeless single parents. Conducted by the Department of Education of the American Museum of Natural History, New York.
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The New York Times
Spring 1989 - Fall 1999
Science Times
Questions and Answers
Selected Profiles
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The Washington Post
February 24, 2015,
Profile. " Star Talker: Neil deGrasse Tyson on Fame, Education, and Tweets" by Karen Heller
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The National Review magazine
July 21, 2014, Cover Story
"Smarter Than Thou: Neil deGrasse Tyson and America's Nerd Problem" by Charles C. W. Cooke
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The New Yorker magazine
February 2014, Anniversary Issue
Profile. "Star Man " by Rebecca Meade
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Parade magazine
January 12, 2014, Cover Story
Profile. "Master of the Universe" by Lynn Sherr
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Sky magazine - Delta Airlines
January 2013, pp. 69 & 71 (New York)
Profile. "Let's Get Astrophysical"
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Playboy magazine
Jan/Feb 2012, pp. 152 (New York)
Profile. "King of the Cosmos" by Carl Zimmer
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Columbia University magazine
Summer 2010 pp. 12-19
Cover Story Profile. "Musings of the Spheres" Life as a public scientist and educator.
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The World of Fine Wine magazine
Spring 2005, Issue 9, pp. 48-52, Quarto Group (London)
Profile and interview on wines of the world, including playful speculations about the future of wine in space and on other planets.
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Open the Unusual Door
Edited by Barbara Summers, 2005, Houghton-Mifflin (Boston)
Stargazer,
(Excerpt from the memoir, The Sky Is Not the Limit), p. 196. -
Kids Who Think Outside the Box
Edited by Stephanie Lerner, 2005, Amacom Books (New York)
Reach For Your Own Star
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The Futurist
November-December 2004
Visionaries: Changing the Future One Idea At A Time
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Highlights for Children
August 2004
Looking Up,
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Columbia University magazine
Spring 2004
Columbia's New Yorkers
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The New York Times
March 9, 2003
Stars in His Eyes Over a Pen
A celebration of my fondness for Fountain Pens.
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A Perfect World: Words and Paintings from over 50 of America's Most Powerful People
Edited by Debra Trione, 2002, Andrews McMeel Publishers (Kansas City), p. 163.
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Arrive Magazine
July/August 2001, Amtrak, p. 14.
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People Magazine
November 13, 2000
Sexiest Astrophysicist Alive,
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Ebony Magazine
August 2000, p. 58.
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Wine Spectator Magazine
May 31, 2000, p. 19.
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People Magazine
February 28, 2000, p. 77.
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Scientific American
February 2000, p. 28.
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New York Times
January 1, 2000, p. B2.
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New York Times
An Educator Shines At the Planetarium
February 13, 2000
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Strong Men Keep Coming: The Book of African American Men
By Tonya Bolden, Herb Boyd, 1999, J. Wiley & Sons (New York), p. 100.
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Our Common Ground
Bruce Caines, 1994, Crown Publishers (New York), p. 36
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