Neil Degrasse Tyson debunks 2012 at the 2010 World Science Festival
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Uploaded by krip44 on Jun 7, 2010
Here Neil Degrasse Tyson talks of the Mayan 2012 planetary predictions. He talks about how the alignment of the Sun Earth and center of the galaxy is NOT a unique phenomenon. In fact, this alignment happens each and every year. So why is 2012 any different? He also explains many other non-scientific Mayan perceptions of cosmology. Including the observation that the Mayans thought the Earth was flat, had four corners, and was held up in space on the back of a crocodile and five trees of various bright colors. Which is in and of itself intriguing and culturally important but factually NOT TRUE.
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where is the rest of this video at
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Aww man, I LOVE his description of the Mayan views and beliefs!
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Pluto wants to talk to you!
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@natevines and also very intelligent
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SGR A* resides at the centre of the Milky Way galaxy. Classic case of black guy banging white chicks!
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EVERYONE needs to be sat down in a huge stadium and should be forced to listen to this man! Then and only THEN would there be a 2012 enlightenment.... Tyson is just an amazing scientist and person! Keep educating man...
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Damn, wish the whole thing was up! Tyson is so bloody awesome.
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People are so eager to buy into the latest doomsday predictions, that they start crying "the sky is falling", before they've even been hit on the head by an acorn!
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@brnur7 lol... But natural selection and evolution don't exist, Darwin was wrong!!!11!!11one
(that was a joke in case anyone didn't notice >_<)
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Ah, Neil Degrasse Tyson....love to see a black man talking about something other than sports or material wealth. Keep making the brothas look good!
natevines 9 months ago 33
this guy is cool, given me a better understanding on how to look at things from certain views.
bfreefree23 8 months ago 20