we're here with our friend neil degrasse tyson. got to touch on pluto one more time. >> don't get me started. >> stephen: no, listen, listen! there are some new scientists out there, some young bucks who are on the scene, who say you and the other people who said pluto should be taken out of the list of the nine principal planets that we grew up with, that you guys are wrong, because they are now saying that it's not that it's large enough to clear out its neighborhood in orbit, it's that is it large enough that its gravity allows it to become spherical? i'm going to freak you out, neil. i'm on your side. i don't like this definition. spherical doesn't cut it. because ceres would be a planet. >> ceres, the largest asteroid, would then be a planet and so would a host of other things. that's what they want. they want like 50 planets in the solar system and then the word kind of has lost all distinction. >> stephen: have you talked to this guy? have you told them to knock it off? >> yeah, he's not-- i know all the people and they're no

please welcome to "the van jones show" neil degrasse tyson in the house. ers and applause ] >> what are you doing here? neil degrasse tyson, this is your life. thanks for having me, man. >> it's an honor to have you here. we're excited about it. listen, you are somebody -- you deal with facts. you deal with analysis, rationa rationality. how are you handling this world now where it seems like it's facts over feelings -- >> feeling over facts. as an geology, how do you feel about whaet going on now. it's earth that has all the problems. so it's a frustrating time because you try to have a rational informed conversation with someone about what is objectively true, and then people argue vociferously against it. it's revealing itself on many levels. there is this conduit level where people are sure the earth is flat. so be lauwe laugh at that and y might even discount it, but that's a symbol, i think, of some deeper state of mind where -- maybe it's not a state of mind, perhaps it's just a state of not knowing what science is and how and why it works. you know,

please welcome neil degrasse tyson.k to the show. >> hey, man. thanks for having me back. >> trevor: first things first, happy birthday. >> oh, this week is my birthday. >> trevor: happy birthday. (applause) >> so but everybody has a birthday every year, so just to specify, this is my 60th. >> 60. >> yes. >> trevor: this book say really interesting book because you talk about the relationship between astrophysics and the military. >> going way back. >> trevor: like way, way back. >> hundreds, thousands-- . >> trevor: so people have always been using like the military has always been using astrophysics. >> so before the late 19th century, just the term astronomer was it. later on we started doing spektroscopy and more physics became a part of it so we use as interest physics. but basically people who understood the universal from hained maichedens to military conquers from the beginning. >> trevor: right. >> and part of it, you want to know, especially the sea faring nations you want to know where the people are who you

neil degrass tyson, welcome to the program. >> thank you. thanks for having me. >> okay.o what is this accessory to war? why is that the subtitle of your book? it is kind of alarming, that astrophysics would be an accessory to war. >> yeah. so the full subtitle is accessory to war, the unspoken alliance between astrophysics and the military. it shocks people. it might not be upsetting to some who sort of are fans of the military. it is definitely a bit surprising to consider that what i do professionally, in my community of astrophysicists, what we do have an overlap with the concerns and needs of the military. that has been the case for centuries and even millenia. going back to the time where if you were going to be engaged in conquest, empire building, and you had vessels, naval vessels to accomplish this, you needed to know where you were on earth. you needed to know where you came from, where you were headed, how to get back home. the navigational question, all of your ability expressed through knowing where you are on earth was established and empowered by the intel

with a special appearance of neil degrasse tyson and the mars rover. featuring jon batiste and stay human. and now, live on tape from the ed sullivan theatre in new york city, it's stephen colbert! ( band playing ) ( cheers and applause ) >> stephen: hey! i like that applause. thanks, everybody, thank you so much. friends, neighbors, countrymen, welcome to "the late show," i am your host, stephen colbert. happy, happy, happy friday. ( cheers and applause ) i have got great news. uh... our government continues to exist. because this week the senate passed a spending bill that would keep the government open until december. but no one is sure if trump will sign it, especially since he tweeted, "i want to know where is the money for border security and the wall in this ridiculous spending bill, and where will it come from after the midterms?" >> stephen: uh, i'm going to guess not from mexico? ( laughter ) the only thing-- ( cheers and applause ) the only thing trump has been able to build so far are the eight wall prototypes that went up last year. they a

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a five-star tour of the stars with the renounced physicist, neil degrass tyson, who shows us the intergalactic connections between space and our military. ♪ >>> plus, a violin performance by one of the world's best. daniel tells me how his family history led him to music. >>> and how daniel wetzel became the president of the prestigious julliard school.

neil degrass tyson.ening at the epa. >> by the way, the universe is fine. >> it's earth that's the problem. >> just make that clear. >> i just want to sort of get your impression of the relationship between government and good science and good policy. >> well, so i, as a scientist, and my colleagues, we conduct science. generally unmonitored by a government agency. with just the effects of our creativity and where we want to take our curiosity. it tends to be that the biggest funded science is what comes out of a government. and this can move the center of mass of a field in ways that individual workers -- >> because governments can sometimes do things that aren't profitable or make better -- >> correct, they have deeper pockets so they have geopolitical reasons. we went to the moon not for science but we got some science done on the way, piggy backed it. so it becomes an issue for the future of the nation if a government doesn't understand what science is or how and why it works. it means that nation wi

a five-star tour of the star with the renounced physicist, neil degrass tyson, who shows us the intergalacticections betweenpace and our military. ♪ >>> plus, aan violin perform by one of the world's best. daniel tells me how his family history led him to music. >>> and h daniel wetzel became the president of the prestigious julliard school.

. >> seth: and one of my favorites is kind of new to the rotation is neil degrasse tyson.. [ cheers and applause ] they are the best. >> steve: the best. >> the best. that guy is the best. he's so excited about science. >> seth: yeah. >> he's so hyped to, like, you know, share that information with you. like you can follow what he's saying. but he's just like, "you know, gravity is a real thing. [ laughter ] the world is not flat. this is called gravity." >> seth: and, hey buddy, this is really exciting. i'm going to host in two weeks. >> that's right. >> steve: i'm going to come back to "snl." [ cheers and applause ] >> seth's first time hosting. >> steve: how -- >> i can't wait. >> seth: you think you will -- can i count on you to treat me with kindness? >> oh, i'll be kind. i just don't know if i'll write. 'cause, you'll probably write everything. >> seth: no, i don't want to write. >> take the week off. >> steve: i don't want to write anything. >> i can take the week off. >> steve: you write for me. >> yeah. no, of course. we're gonna have a great time. >> seth: but le

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maybe the cavaliers do not need this player, they need neil degrasse tyson. i'm not here to make fun of kyrie irving, who states newton's theory of planetary motion as a scam. but this quote, "because it is right in front of our faces, they lied to us." trust no one. ok? so, stephon diggs from the viking said, how mad will you guys be if i agree with kyrie? someone responded coming think the earth is the flat? besides show me a picture you got from somewhere and i will be a believer. now, one, this is, we want to not say we're talking with a wide receiver of the minnesota vikings about whether or not the earth is flat, but look at the evidentiary argument, which is, i don't believe it, they lied to us, show me a picture, but not one you got from somewhere. underneath that is the sense that they lied to us. the evidence itself about which we would argue about whether this is true is so tainted that it is not accessible, and a circular argument in which the evidence you want to introduce will be discounted because the source to produce it from are the only peop

maybe the cavaliers to not need player, they need neil degrasse tyson. i'm not here to make fun of "rie irving, but this quote, because it is right in front of our faces, they lied to us." trust no one. ok? thestephon diggs from viking said, how mad will you guys be if i agree with kyrie? someone responded coming think the earth is the flat? show me a picture you got from somewhere and i will be a believer. now, one, this is, we want to not say, we're talking with a wide receiver of the minnesota vikings about whether or not the earth is flat, but look at the ent,entiary, argumen show me, they lied, a picture but not one you got from somewhere. underneath that is the sense that they lied to us. it's not accessible. a circular argument in which the introducedu want to will be discounted because the source to produce it from are the only people who can take pictures from space who are the m. we're in a box, an intellectual box, ok? richard hofstadter wrote in 196 4. it is an article you can give to students, very easy to rate. about the paranoid style. " i

office" best selling books according to the los angeles times continues with astrophysicist with neil degrass tyson who explore the relationship between the scientific community and military in accessory to war. mark manson's advice on leading a happier life. after that two self-help books. 12 rules for life, and rachel holts's girl, wash your face. and wrapping up our look at the books from the los angeles non-fiction befs-seller list is a parole of california governor jerry brown and his connection to the state the of the book is the brown's of california. some of these authors will be appearing on book tv. after their programs have haired you can watch them on our website, booktv.org. c-span launched #booktv20 years ago on c-span 2. and since then we've covered thousands of authors and book fest criminals, spending over 1,000 weekend. pullzer prize winning author appeared on in-depths. >> and thought they probably wouldn't like some things but i always know there were some people out there very much like me, and in fact i never believed very much indifference. i always felt that people are reall

of the best selling books according to the los angeles times continues with astrophysicist neil degrasse tysonlores the relationship between the scientific community and the military in accessory to war. mark manson's advice on leading a happier life. to self-help books, clinical psychologist jordan peterson's 12 rules for life and rachel hollis grow wash her face. wrapping up our look at some of the books from the los angeles times nonfiction bestseller list is mary m powell's of jerry brown and his family's connection to the state with the title the browns of california. some of these authors have or will appear on book tv. after their programs have aired you can watch them on a website, book tv.org. here's a look at some books being published this week, historian looks at the complex decisions a commander in chief must make while the country is at war and "presidents of war". former aide to president trump sebastian identifies the possible threats that face the country in "why we fight". in read and riot quincy riot founding member nadia shares her thoughts on political activism. gail law p

rachel: neil degrasse tyson saying it's an important step towards protecting our nation.rce. pete: i love it. rachel: sounds fund. pete: is there weather in space, rick? rick: you know what? i wasn't paying attention. pete: we were talking about the space force. is there weather in space? pete: not our kind of weather. [laughter] rick: hey, i just accused this guy because you've got two signs to say you like are us in different colors. i thought maybe he's replacing other tv shows or other channels. >> no, we love you. rick: just us? >> just you. rick: it's a monogamous relationship. >> absolutely. rick: all right, very good. guys, what's going on over here? pete -- pete: whoa, i don't know. rick: -- do you have any idea? are they putting up christmas lights? pete: that seems too early. rachel: oh, my god. pete: can't to that before thanksgiving. rick: i have no idea what's going on -- pete: i'll come out and inspect. rick: they're not orange, they're red. i'm sure they're about to wrap me because i've talked too long already. here's your temps as you're waking up, a big