Online Study Guide: Neil deGrasse Tyson Talk

Did you attend Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson’s talk in Bozeman on March 4? These resources will help you gain some background knowledge.

• Dr. Shane Larson of Northwestern University (also an MSU alumnus) writes about Discovering Gravity as part of a blog series on the General Relativity Centennial, celebrating 100 years of gravity (1915-2015).
  
  https://writescience.wordpress.com/2014/12/28/discovering-gravity/
  
  
• Dr. Nicolas Yunes (Montana State University) presents on Einstein’s Cries at TEDXBozeman
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SLXnQfREoA
  
  
• Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson gives a TED Ed talk on “The Most Astounding Fact”
  
  http://ed.ted.com/on/3iIQxtXb
  
  
• Dr. Brian Greene, author of The Elegant Universe, gives a TED talk on “Is Our Universe the Only Universe?”
  
  http://www.ted.com/talks/brian_greene_why_is_our_universe_fine_tuned_for_life?language=en
  
  
• Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson writes on religion and science
  
  http://www.haydenplanetarium.org/tyson/read/2005/11/01/the-perimeter-of-ignorance
  
  
• Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson talks about race in STEM fields
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtMWvJiFR9E
  
  
• Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson is interviewed about Genetically Modified Organisms
  
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ecT2CaL7NA