"When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer" with Neil deGrasse Tyson
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
- Astrophysicist and Director of the Hayden Planetarium, Neil deGrasse Tyson reads Walt Whitman's "When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer."
DARK UNIVERSE, the new Hayden Planetarium Space Show premiering November 2, 2013, at the American Museum of Natural History, is produced by an acclaimed team that includes astrophysicists and data visualization experts.
In stunningly detailed scenes based on authentic scientific data-including a NASA probe's breathtaking plunge into Jupiter's atmosphere and novel visualizations of unobservable dark matter-DARK UNIVERSE explores this new age of cosmic discovery and reveals the mysteries that have been brought to light so far.
The Space Show is narrated by astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson.
DARK UNIVERSE was created by the American Museum of Natural History, the Frederick Phineas and Sandra Priest Rose Center for Earth and Space, and the Hayden Planetarium.
Made possible through the generous sponsorship of ACCENTURE.
And proudly supported by CON EDISON.
The Museum also gratefully acknowledges major funding from the Charles Hayden Foundation.
Presented with special thanks to NASA and the National Science Foundation.
DARK UNIVERSE was developed by the American Museum of Natural History, New York (www.amnh.org),
in collaboration with the California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco and GOTO INC, Tokyo, Japan.
my star, my perfect silence.
Who do you figure that is?
Woodrow Wilson or Willy Wonka
@@tegarachsendo9730 ... walter white?
@@jas2800 he… you got me
@@gietie1694 still going strong after 8 years
I miss you Gale!
On this day in 1819, the American poet Walt Whitman was born in Long Island, NY. Among his great works is the poem “When I Heard The Learn’d Astronomer” read to you here by the Frederick P. Rose Director of the Hayden Planetarium, our very own Neil deGrasse Tyson with images from the new Space Show Dark Universe.
This is cool
I liked the video
Beautiful words, spoken beautifully...
I cannot get over how my favorite scientist has the most soothing voice
to W.W.
my star, my perfect silence
W.W. who do you figure that is?
@@henryg9059 Woodrow Wilson?
@@astonifyed Willy Wonka?
@@Daiin0Walter White?
@@rohantripathi9791 You got me
One of Whitman's best. And he has a lot of bests.
W.W. Who do ya suppose that is? Willy Wonka? Walter White?
You got me
"You frikkin' brainiac... I' been chasin' my tail about that one..."
*Chuckles*
You got me
One of my favorite poems. Beautiflly read, Neil! Most evocative reading of this poem I've ever heard!
Since I don't live in New York, I hope I get to see more of these videos.
I was indifferent to poetry for many years. Recent exposure the this poem caused me to revise my views.
Makes me want to go inside and listen to the learn'd astronomer.
Nice poem and great video. Like the animation.
Ayo mista white we gotta read a poem, yo.
Gale didn't deserve it T.T
When I heard the learn'd poet,
When the Freudian symbolism, the Biblical allusions, were ranged in columns before me,
When I was shown the themes and styles, to analyze, categorize,
and criticize them,
When I sitting heard the poet where she lectured
with much applause in the lecture-room,
How soon unaccountable I became tired and sick,
Till rising and gliding out I wander'd off by myself,
In the rational dry night-air, and dropped my copy of Leaves of Grass off a cliff,
And correctly predicted that it would hit the ground in 3.82 seconds.
~Scott Aaronson
gale boettecher ricitrd it the best
Thank you, sir!
Wow
omg
Dark Universe indeed
like if you think Dark Universe is a really stupid ending
Bruh
I never liked this poem, as it implies that astronomers are only concerned with facts and figures, being incapable of experiencing great emotions.
There has been only one astronomer who was like that, the first one I talked to as a freshman majoring in that subject, and he managed to dampen my enthusiasm in just a few minutes. I recovered and got the degree, but I'll always remember the damage such a cynical attitude from an authority figure can do to a person.
But that's such a narrow, very cynical interpretation of the poem itself, ironically. Think of the poem as that emotion.
*****
That's how this guy presented it to me years ago, because he was very cynical about science and thought he would score points with that poem. Blame him, but the poem can be interpreted either way.
Who ever doesn't tear up after hearing this poem is dead inside.
Or just isn't anti-intellectual.
Or you are just too emotional 😂
What an inappropriate narrator, the mistress of reduction.
Cringe !
Perfect silence would have worked very well with this recitation.
Who says that mathematics and science can't be as beautiful as nature? My issue with this poem (and an astrophysicist reading it) is that science is presented as a contrivance, a hindrance which clouds one's view of the world. It would imply that beauty relies on ignorance and by, for example scientifically understanding something which is naturally beautiful, one is robbing that thing of its beauty. I could not disagree more and would go on to assert that understanding does not destroy beauty and may even deepen one's appreciation of the world.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I don't think Whitman's message with this poem was that "understanding destroys beauty." The way I relate to this poem is that some things are simply enjoyed more easily if one does not know it's details, because there can be some aspects of the object being observed that might go unnoticed by the regular observer but annoy one who is familiar with its details.
Me and my relationship with movies is a good example, I think. I don't know much about movies, so a movie has to be REALLY bad for me to not enjoy it. I enjoy the Marvel movies as much as I enjoy artistic films. But my friends that are more invested in movies than I am, they sometimes notice some inconsistencies, discontinuities etc. and lose their interest. In conclusion, I don't think he implies that beauty relies on ignorance, but appreciation is achieved easier by ignorance.
@@alpergenc1813 I viewed it as knowledge vs experience. You can show me all the formulas/arithmetic involved in understanding the stars, but nothing can truly compare to looking at the stars themselves.
it's like if someone tries to explain a cathedral through its measurements: it can house x amount of people, it's y square feet, etc. All of those are important information, but without seeing the cathedral itself I'm left with a bunch of numbers that doesn't move me. To see the object itself, instead of looking down at the paper with measurements written on it, is the only way to really appreciate it.
I see it differently. For me, it's about how we get lost in our own thoughts about the world, and forget to just look at nature as it is. An equation is something truly beautiful indeed, but you must not forget the phenomena you were trying to model in the first place.
Niel Degrasse Tyson is the learn'd astronomer lol
Breaking Bad
Ironically this is about lads like him
Oh the irony! What I believe the poem implies, is a disconnect between mathematical models (rational explanations) and the mystery of the real thing. Is it just the simple yawning that overtakes us when exposed to maths, like in school? Or is it deeper, where something in us tells us that hmm, all this maths is a bunch of bull that doesn't offer a real explanation? And should we be even looking for explanations for the things that are? All this rationalizing is only detracting from direct experience. Not only that, but maybe maths is even meant to disconnect us from, and confuse us as to the nature of things.
This guy failed math
Exactly. And this fool Tyson is the type of person the poem speaks against.
Moral of the poem
I hate this poem "When I Heard the Learn'd Astronomer". It implies that astronomers are just concerned with facts and stuff. Me personally wanting to be in astrophysics I might be a bit byist but still the mathematics gives you a deeper understanding of it and you dont have the whole picture without understanding the math behind it. Also scientists for the most part want to UNDERSTAND what is going on and by just looking at the stars you dont learn anything.
That's a very literal way of looking at the poem. This should help: forget that the poem is about astronomy, because it isn't. Read it and try to interpret the emotion. The fact that the speaker is an astronomer isn't meant to socially comment on people with degrees in astronomy. Whitman probably used astronomy because looking up at the stars is a great way to depict human wonder and love of knowledge.
Like Dylan said, it's not a criticism of astronomy, but more about missing the stars that are there for the seeing by just reading about them in books.
I would say that the point of the poem, simply put, is that the whole is more than the sum of its parts. The point is that when you study the individual parts and causes of something as magnificent as the night sky, sometimes you kind of forget what you were searching for in the first place. I'm not against science by any means, and I don't think Whitman was either. I'm just saying that as you study the science you should keep in mind what the science exists for.
This poem is so good and btw it’s the only poem that has astronomer in the title but not once is the word star used in it!
"from time to time looked up in perfect silence at the Stars"
@@MauriceCBrown3rd lmao