Stephen Colbert Interviews Neil deGrasse Tyson at Montclair Kimberley Academy - 2010-Jan-29
https://www.youtube.com/watch?vYXh9RQCvxmg
"at the end of the day who do you want: the person who can figure stuff out that they've never seen before,or the person who can rattle off
a bunch of facts?" -Neil deGrasse Tyson
https://www.youtube.com/watch?vYXh9RQCvxmg
"at the end of the day who do you want: the person who can figure stuff out that they've never seen before,or the person who can rattle off
a bunch of facts?" -Neil deGrasse Tyson
Why did you choose this quote?
I chose this quote because I think it was interesting to see his response to the question.
What does this quote mean to you?
What this quote means to me is, I see all over America people get rewarded for the knowledge they know. Yes, Knowledge is power and I believe that family and Knowledge are one of the most important things in this life but , I also feel like just because you know the material it DOES NOT mean you KNOW how to apply it.
What thoughts does it provoke?
What this quote really makes me do is step back and look at it myself. I wander whether or not I am the person who can teach the facts or if i'm the person who needs to seek out new knowledge and learn what to do with it. In the video Dr. Tyson said if he were on a island he would want someone who could look at the coconut and get the juice out not someone who could just tell him how to get the juice out.. He wants someone who will stare at that coconut and figure out how to get the juice out. I want to be the type of person who looks at the coconut and successfully get the juice out!
I chose this quote because I think it was interesting to see his response to the question.
What does this quote mean to you?
What this quote means to me is, I see all over America people get rewarded for the knowledge they know. Yes, Knowledge is power and I believe that family and Knowledge are one of the most important things in this life but , I also feel like just because you know the material it DOES NOT mean you KNOW how to apply it.
What thoughts does it provoke?
What this quote really makes me do is step back and look at it myself. I wander whether or not I am the person who can teach the facts or if i'm the person who needs to seek out new knowledge and learn what to do with it. In the video Dr. Tyson said if he were on a island he would want someone who could look at the coconut and get the juice out not someone who could just tell him how to get the juice out.. He wants someone who will stare at that coconut and figure out how to get the juice out. I want to be the type of person who looks at the coconut and successfully get the juice out!