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Re:Ask HN: How many YC companies have African American foun... by dnautics on Thursday December 26, 2013 @01:41PM (#6967339)
that's funny, because i'm a scientist and I don't like him at all; to me he seems to use science as a source of authority and power, which is antithetical to the entire philosophy of science.
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Re:Ask HN: How many YC companies have African American foun... by skannamalai on Thursday December 26, 2013 @01:51PM (#6967408)
I'm also a scientist and I find Neil deGrasse Tyson extremely grating. I find something about his snarky/condescending tone to be poor qualities for his role as "science communicator."
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Re:Ask HN: How many YC companies have African American foun... by Edmond on Thursday December 26, 2013 @01:52PM (#6967419)
Hmmm I have always thought him to be an effective science communicator, I don't see how he's used science as a source of authority and power.

He's also quite accessible, I have randomly ran into him in NYC on a couple of occasions and was always cordial.

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