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*** Some items drawn from elsewhere in the Curriculum Vitae ***
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| " Communicating Science to the Public" |
Point of Inquiry Podcast - November 16, 2007
Listen to Podcast: "Communicating Science"
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| " Why America's Future Depends On Space" |
Parade Magazine - August 5, 2007
View Article: "Explore Space"
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| " The Cosmic Perspective" |
Natural History magazine - April 2007
View Essay: "The Cosmic Perspective"
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NPR: "Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me" |
February 24, 2007
NPR: " Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me"
A playful Interview with a panel on cosmic topics
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Comedy Central "The Daily Show"
with Jon Stewart
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January 30, 2007
Interview about the book Death By Black Hole: And Other Cosmic Quandaries
Video clip from comedy central, split into three parts: Part I Part II Part III
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"Pluto's Requiem"
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January 2007
Discussing what educators should do about the formal demotion of Pluto from the ranks of planethood. Appearing in Spark, the semiAnnual Education Newsletter of the American Astronomical Society.
Download PDF: Pluto's Requiem
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"Beyond Belief" Symposium 2006:
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November 7, 2006
Closing Remarks at this widely discussed science-spirituality conference, held at the Salk Institute, San Diego, CA:
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Comedy Central "The Colbert Report"
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August 17, 2006
Interview on the planet status of Pluto, as newly proposed at the IAU General Assembly in Prague.
Stream Video Segment (1) from Comedy Central
Stream Video Segment (2) from Comedy Central
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NASA's "Vision for
Space Exploration"
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WGBH Videocast - April 2006
View/Listen to interview: NASA's Vision for Space Exploration
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"The Perimeter Of Ignorance"
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Natural History magazine - November 2005, pg. 18
In a special issue on Charles Darwin, this essay explores what scientists do when they reach the edge of their understanding of nature. Some invoke God. Others push on.
View Essay: "The Perimeter of Ignorance"
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"Hollywood Aliens"
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PBS NOVA ScienceNow - Airdate: October 18, 2005
Interview on the search for life in the universe and the believability of Hollywood aliens.
Stream Video Segment from Hollywood Aliens
Download Video Segment:  Hollywood Aliens ( MOV: 1min 40sec - [ 1.8 MB ] )
Download Video Segment: Hollywood Aliens ( MPEG: 1min 40sec - [ 360 MB ] )
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"E = m c2"
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PBS NOVA Interview, October 14, 2005
A brief description of the meaning and significance of Einstein's famous equation: E = m c2
Stream Audio Segment from www.pbs.org
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Keynote Address,
Goddard Memorial Dinner
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April 1, 2005. Washington Hilton, Washington, DC.
(Audience: 1,800 Government, Military, and Space Industry Professionals)
Humorous analysis of the feeble state of science literacy in the United States and the consequences to the future of America's economy, security, and future in space. Contains reflections on education, pop culture, international relations, NASA, and religion.
Download Video Segment: Tyson Goddard Keynote 2005 ( MOV: 76min - [ 1.7 MB] )
Download Video Segment: Tyson Goddard Keynote 2005 ( MPEG: 76min - [112 MB] )
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"Origins of the Universe"
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WGBH Video Forum - September 2004
View interview: Origins of the Universe
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Moon-to-Mars Commission Report
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February 2004 - May 2004 Appointed by President George W. Bush to a 9-member Commission on the Implementation of United States Space Exploration Policy. To establish an executable plan that enables the President's vision for America's future in space.
Download Final Report: A Journey to Inspire, Innovate, and Discover
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Aerospace Commission Report
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2001-2002 Appointed by President George W. Bush to a 12-member Commission on the Future of the United States Aerospace Industry. A study of the health and prospects for the industry as it affects Transportation, the Economy, National Security, and Space Exploration.
Download Final Report: Anyone, Anything, Anytime, Anywhere
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Letter to Family & Friends
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Sept 12, 2001 - Text of an e-mail distributed to family, friends, and colleagues containing a first-hand account of the WTC attacks and subsequent evacuation from Lower Manhattan residence. A heavily forwarded e-mail that became the subject of an article in the Wall Street Journal a week later on the widespread use of the web to communicate the tragic news of the day.
View Letter: The Horror. The Horror.
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Selected Speeches |
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June 2005
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Commencement Address: Middle College High School at Medgar Evers College, Brooklyn.
Value of a Science & Math Education
(Audience: 1,000)
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April 2005
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Keynote Address, Goddard Memorial Dinner, Washington Hilton, DC.
Reflections on America's future in Space.
(Audience: 1,800 Government, Military, and Space Industry Professionals)
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March 2004
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Keynote Address, State Department, Wash, DC.
To honor the 2004 Presidential Awardees for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching. Administered by the National Science Foundation.
(Audience: 350)
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June 2003
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Commencement Address: A. Philip Randolph High School, Manhattan.
Words of inspiration for overcoming life's challenges to ambition
(Audience: 800)
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June 2002
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Commencement Address: Erasmus Hall High School for Science and Mathematics, Flatbush, Brooklyn.
Words of academic encouragement for this needy inner city school
(Audience: 200)
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February 2002
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Lecture "Powers of Ten" Darwin College Lecture series on Power, University of Cambridge, UK.
A quantitative exploration of the relative sizes of things in the cosmos.
(Audience: 500)
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July 2001
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Testimony - House Science Subcommittee on Space, Wash. DC
Congressional hearing on the "Search for Life in the Universe" Presentation on its scientific and cultural implications.
(Audience: CABLE: C-Span; NASA Select)
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November 2000
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Keynote Address - National Academy of Sciences, Wash. DC
"Communicating Science With the Public" - For the National Academies Symposium: Shaping the Future of Science, Engineering and Medicine
(Audience: 400)
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June 2000
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Commencement Address - Bronx High School of Science, New York
"Revenge of the Nerds"
(Audience: 4,000)
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June 2000
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White House Millennium Matinee; Washington DC
"Exploration: Beyond the Stars" In attendance was President & Mrs. Clinton, Presidential Science Advisor, NASA Adminsitrator, and Directors of the NSF and NEH.
(Audience: 200; Televised C-SPAN; Live Webcast)
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May 2000
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Commencement Address - Ramapo College, Mahway, New Jersey
"The Value of Knowing Both the Arts and the Sciences
(Audience: 1,500)
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May 2000
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Commencement Address - Dominican College, Orangeburg, New York
"Science Literacy's lessons for Living"
(Audience: 1,000)
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June 1999
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Keynote Address, State Department, Wash, DC.
To honor the 1998 Presidential Awardees for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching. Administered by the National Science Foundation.
(Audience: 350)
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Nov. 1998
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Introductory Remarks, "Col. John Glenn Breakfast", AMNH, New York
Breakfast to host John Glenn and the Shuttle Crew STS-95 On the morning of his ticker-tape parade in Manhattan.
(Audience: 1,000)
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Nov. 1997
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Keynote Address, Reading Forum Foundation, New York.
"An Astrophysicist's Reflections on Literacy"
(Audience: 620)
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June 1997
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Acceptance Speech after receiving Honorary Degree: Doctor of Science York College Commencement, City University of New York
(Audience: 2,000)
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February 1997
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Eulogy in honor of Carl Sagan delivered at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York City, during a memorial service entitled "A Celebration of Carl Sagan's Life." Other speakers among the dozen in the program included Carl Sagan's widow Ann Druyan, two of his children, and Vice President Al Gore.
(Audience: 600)
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April 1996
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The 1996 Johan Sverdrup Visiting Scientist Public Lecture
Augsburg College, Minneapolis Minnesota
(Audience: 400)
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April 1995
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Keynote Address, Science Council of New York
(Audience: 650)
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July 1994
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Keynote Address, Dedication of the "Space Education Center"
Kennedy Space Center, Florida
(Audience: 350)
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May 1991
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PhD Convocation Address, Columbia University
Addressing my graduating class of Doctoral Candidates
(Audience: 400)
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