I have Asperger's. In high-school I almost failed because I couldn't memorize things I didn't understand, notably maths. When I got to college and they started going into _why_ the derivative of sine is cosine, suddenly my grades shot way up. With no additional effort on my part. It was like I was sailing against the wind and then suddenly the wind turned 180° and everything came naturally. We don't all process information the same way, and unfortunately they can't afford to sort kids out according to how they work. We have to bear with it and find our own way.
It's because math isn't about memory, it's about logic Once you understood the underlying mechanics, you instantly understood the greater concepts inside math A lot of teachers make it about memorizing formulae instead of teaching you how those formulae were derived
@@dustinjames1268 most of them don't know better to start with. You don't expect the brightest kid at college to work a minimum wage job being a school teacher, do you?
It is frustrating but wonderful that you persevered! I wonder had the right person come along in your younger years and worked with you 1 on 1 would they have understood your thinking more and bridged that gap of knowledge for you, how empowered you would have felt instead of frustration.
@@simsational... The sky Isn't a clock and the constellations aren't a constant. The north star was a completely different star a millenia ago. It's also not an accurate clock as we have leap days for the reason its not a constant, orbital rates change. Days were longer in the deep past compared to today. Etc..
Public schools are not in interested in teaching students. They are interested in job security. I have learned more SINCE graduating high school than I ever did in all the time in grades K-12. I had a year and a half of cOmMuNiTy cOlLeGe and realized why I hated school. IMO: less than 10% of the teachers out there are actually concerned with teaching.
@@thecaptainsarse I hear you. Honestly, I don't feel like I was taught anything valuable that would be useful in even obtaining a career. It's awful and the entire system needs a huge overhaul.
@@BondiAV Oh absolutely. StarTalk is wonderful. I have a child in 8th grade and it makes me sad when I share what I feel should be knowledge that should've been taught to them already, like things about our solar system for example, is met with shock and awe. On the one hand, I love seeing that amazed response, but on the other, I don't understand why they haven't learned it yet. I'm just glad my own curiosity allows me to pass on knowledge to my child.
Still, it's the general basis of concepts that the schools taught that gave younthe basis on understanding and learning better from these people. Education goes in stages and yes modern Education needs an overhaul, especially in the US.
I think that you may have missed the whole reason this video was made. "Why some information is need to know" is exactly matching this conversation. In "school" you were given the extreme basics, those basics being those available at that time. Better, perhaps, to say, "I didn't learn jack in school from the material provided". Perhaps your understanding of internal vs external integration of information has changed over time. Just saying.
These two! Are such a friendly match for each other . You have to admire their jokes but while also at the sametime, knowing when they're being serious and providing us with such vast knowledge of how the universe works. I pray that this show never stops airing on youtube.
Poppichu The Thunder Child That’s practise, you need to practice it to improve it. You can also educate yourself about it first, but without practicing it you will not get adequate at it.
It blows my mind. I've just realised my entire life I was sure that Earth's orbit isn't a circle it's ellipse, so I imagined it as typical ellipse. Now I watched this and realised that the orbit is almost circle, difference is just 3%, moreover Earth, because of Moon, is moving on serpentine along that orbit. It's amazing, you both do great job, thanks. Greetings from Poland
Im going to college right now to be a high school math teacher and hearing teaching put as circles and each time around you go around you go a bit deeper blows my mind
It's not being smart and it's not cool either it's basically just useless knowledge but is interesting to me aswell as you, one step up from cat vids. Tbh
This is a great video. I had a teacher once tell me that ‘education is a series of decreasing lies.’ This is a perfect example of that. The orbit of the Earth is a circle. Well actually, Earth’s orbit is not a circle but an ellipse. Well actually, the Earth’s orbit is not entirely an ellipse, but a wobbling, processing ellipse.....
and actually its a circle with 3% variance in diameter. So the original visuals of the orbits are more correct then current visuals. whats real anymore? no wonder people believe flat earth is possible.
@@1radkill420 "Circle with 3% variance in diameter" is literally an ellipse by definition, how is that another "ackchyually"? Visualizations are intentionally exaggerated so it would be clear that it's _not_ a circle, otherwise we wouldn't be able to perceive the 3% variance. Also, it would only appear as an almost-circle when viewed from the orbital/ecliptic pole. When viewed from any lower angle, it'll look more and more like the seemingly exaggerated ellipse seen in most illustrations, i.e. a lot of those can be 100% realistic proportionally and only have apparently higher eccentricity due to perspective causing a bit of an optical illusion.
Thomas...it is actually, correctly called "precession" , (not PRO-cession), and has a complicated definition...and giving you that definition here would probably put you off a bit...which is the point of the whole vidéo..!! A simple definition is: A complex motion executed by a rotating body subjected to outside torquing force(s).
@@1radkill420 Reading your post, i imagine that what puts people off science is that the universe--and every little part OF it--is almost infinitely complex. That includes the realm of human economics. Since the elite have had better access to computing power ever since WWII, the great populace have gradually lost economic power. So, it's understandable that there is this growing desire for simplicity and accompanying distrust of those who better understand complex systems. But to refrain from facing that common human challenge of learning about and better-understanding the world simply plays into the hands of those elite who are becoming more and more used to the availability of serfs and slaves who now don't even WANT to understand reality or accept that it is-- and always HAS been--complex.
Possibly the most interesting comment and follow up thread of comments I've seen on RUclips 👍 that's not being sarcastic. These gave perspective of what Degrass Tyson is exactly on about. And I found myself noticing my preffered place in the information given.
What if the idea itself was wrong, which has happened many times before in history, like newton's gravity, classical theory of energy, etc. etc..... ???? The kind of learning ," russian doll learning ", this man refers to here and is appeared to be praising is just another , but rather a sweet synonym, of the concept of ROTE LEARNING, just think about it
I have known who Neil DeGrasse Tyspn is for a LONG time. But I never really watched or heard more than short snippet's of subjects he expressed. But I saw a video of his show up where he talked about algae on a pond doubling it's size each day. When he got to the question he posed to the person he was talking to, my mind immediately popped to "Tomorrow, the next day.". Yet when I asked other people they did the same thing the other person in the video did by guessing something like "I dunno, a month?". In the end I started watching more videos of his talking about different subjects and am surprised how many he touches on where I find him saying something I often express on the same subject. It's left me with one thought. I'm just 1 person in the almost 8 billion people on Earth but so is Neil. He just happens to be 1 I think would be awesome to have as a friend.
"It's like a black girl telling you off. . . " * head loop dance intensifies *. I haven't laughed this much in a long time! Thanks Neil and Chuck for the education and fun. StarTalk and ElectroBoom are channels to remain alive forever!
Oh my word. You guys have just stopped my brain from a thirty year anxiety attack. I can't explain how this has completely calmed my brain, but I thought you should know it has. I have a playlist called "before sleep" where I usually put things like meditation or calming music, soothing frequencies for my tinnitus, etc. This is going on that list and it's going to be my bedtime story for quite a long time. My view of where I am just came together in one video. Holy cow. Thank you!
I love how Neil can explain these ideas to someone as far away from astrophysics and the science behind that as a comedian. Absolutely incredible to experience the world with this incredible person.
It helps if they have studied the subject and know what they are talking about. Most don't meet this requirement and are too proud or entitled to admit this .
I've read multiple times from comments on Neil's videos how full of himself he is and how much he likes the sound of his voice and that completely baffles me. For peole who didnt have the opportunity of being engaged in this subject by Sagan, Neil is the guy that made it happen. Every single lecture and panel discussion he arrenged we are awarded with an undeniable passion and loveable approach that had my generation as excited as the previous one on the subject. He made it happen. He inspires. In fact as a Brazilian I started translating his earlier videos for my friends and it changed their lives. His impact is simply inevitable and undeniable.
Best math professor I ever had explained the why. I always hated memorizing formulas. I didn't have to after he explained it. I could derive it myself, and I better understood what was being described by the formula. That was great.
Always hated that you memorized formulas with no knoledge of why it works, you were lucky to have a great teacher. When i asked the why i wsas always blown off. I assume that they didnt know themself.
@@mikedavis5854a lot of the proofs that explain what you memorize in algebra, geometry and trigonometry rely on some advanced math. For example how do you prove 1+1=2 with out using the idea of addition ? Often it’s the most simplest ideas that are the most difficult to explain and prove
I made sure my sons know that they can have sports heroes movie heroes RUclips heroes but there are very few people such as Neil deGrasse Tyson that can explain how amazing the world we live in and how fragile it is in the most hostile environment it exists in to appreciate every sunrise and sunset is a gift and that someone is so passionate about teaching this to anyone who will just take the time to listen. Thank You Neil
The explanations are simple enough that I could teach my kids and they would understand. Thank you gentlemen. He was so thrilled when he was told he was correct. 😀👏
This is such a great show with an amazing formula that makes it fun to watch and listen to. These two are such a great duo, providing serious education material with a little bit of comedy in between.
NdGT has redefined both astrophysics and science in general. He is one of the most important scientists of the 21st century because of this. Unlike important scientists who are important for their discoveries or creations, he is important for the way he has explained it ALL. His energy and passion about science (and seeking-knowledge in general) has permeated into pop culture which will bring 1,000s of additional kids into science based fields, which will inevitably create a better 21st century for the world through new scientific discoveries and inventions. I am extremely grateful to NdGT for that. Finally there is a scientist (more so then Sagan) who can be and does belong on posters on children's walls.
How many people agree that Neil should start another youtube that solely teaches math and physics from Basic Math to Space time math! Let's push this!🔥🔥🔥
I love that Chuck doesn't realize he's a whole genius. Dude been doing these shows with NDT getting educated for years and he's still giddy when he gets answers right.
Neil is such a great educator because you can literally see and hear how excited he gets about all sciences. I believe this to be a huge issue in schools across the globe, many teachers do not show their excitement about what they teach when that excitement is important to help motivate kids to learn what is being taught. I’m very curious as to why there aren’t more teachers like Neil, I have some hypothesis but I haven’t found a complete answer yet.
I think normal educators aren’t excited is the problem. Occasionally you get a fantastic educator who really understands the material and it’s exciting. There are educators out there that believe the earth is really 6000 years old and that the Bible is scientifically accurate, so of course they aren’t excited about the material they disagree with it.
The students themselves have a responsibility which continues to not be addressed. One does NOT need excited educators in their lives in order to educate while understanding the education provided. Many who fail out of school, failed out due to their own laziness and lack of self motivation. And proof exists within their school records. Yes, there are those who do not realize they are bored with the material because it is basically a repeat of the previous year's studies. They never realize that advancing forward a grade or three can make the very difference needed to obtain a previously non-possessed excitement and motivation towards learning. But for the most part, school failures have much more to do with the individual than it does the educator(s). ESPECIALLY TODAY! 97% of school failures and drop-outs failed and/or dropped out because they had no interest in learning. And they learned that laziness from mommy and daddy who were themselves, grade school drop-outs. Continuing to worship a person who on live TV used the words "I can declassify them by thinking about it", was NOT a result of bad educators. That is only the end result of a direct refusal to educate, nothing else. Students, with parents or not, are as responsible for their education as are the educators. They have internet at their fingers NON-STOP 24 hours a day. What do they choose to use the internet for? Surely NOT for the original intended purpose of the internet back when it was first proposed, on through to its design and introduction. They could be excited enough to learn if they desired to learn. But that would fly directly in the face of chosen delusional fantasy for most today under the age of 45. Not to mention their desire for laziness at every turn.
Thank you for this. I would’ve told anyone who asked me that it’s colder in the winter because the earth is further from the sun and it was the tilt this whole time. Learn something new everyday.
@@lizardxqueen I'm currently reading "Welcome to the Universe" too! I reached chapter 4 yesterday night: "How Stars Radiate Energy (I)." I finished "Newton's Laws," which was chapter 3. What about you? How far are you into it?
I've been a science teacher for half my life but Neil's ability to communicate this stuff still just blows me away! Ordinary people understanding how to use science to find the truth is so important in our world today. I think Neil should get a Nobel Prize. We need his extraordinary ability so much at the moment. Neal - you are a superstar!
I think of "need to know" basis Like a flash light illuminates more as you pull it away. You start close with basic info. You build on that info. to understand a topic more. As you pull the flashlight away more info is illuminated. But 2 flash lights next to each other can show how topics intertwine or overlap. And 1 of those flashlights or topics knowledge can be small, until you bring it away and you suddenly see how the more you know the more topics have to do with one another. I also have this visual when I think of people making choices, and understanding how they affect other people.
nice seeing you guys use the repeating teaching method, when going through information to reconfirm what was said and adding new information to enhance the understanding rather than memorizing it. keep up the fantastic work guys.
If i am not wrong, than let me just say that , i saw what you just did there , btw.... Me myself had been really frustrated from this problem since 5 years now, i am 22 btw, and i know, infact i believe, that education industry needs A PARADIGM SHIFT ALL ACROSS THE WORLD . Tell me if i got it right....
The more information I get to up front the easier it is for me to learn. Just as important to my personal progress, I also found that taking notes, for me, is so much of a distraction that it almost completely interferes in an extreme with my capacity to learn. High school was an educational wasteland for me. Once I figured that out in college, I found learning much easier and effective. I started reading the entire text and other material as early as possible in classes and almost completely stopped taking notes. I went from not being a very good student to being a permanent resident of Dean's and President's lists. Not everyone learns the same way.
When I was in college, studying computer, I learned many things from an acquaintance. When he would start to explain things, the first thing he would do was ask questions in order to ascertain the general level of my understanding. Then based on that he would tailor his explanations to that level of expertise.
It can go the other way, too. I had a boss years ago that attempted to teach a co-worker and I programming in just a couple sessions over Skype. He was always trying to jump way ahead of the current material. He was very impatient, getting mad that neither of us were "getting it" on his timetable. I tried to explain that it was like handing a cave man an etch--a-sketch for a few hours and then saying, "Ok, well here's an iPad, write up an email with merge fields and email these 200 clients".
My first thought when he said, "I can't fit that explanation into this video . . . what do you want from me?" was Astrophysics for People in a Hurry. 😝
@@TechNextLetsGo That's false. Stars twinkle because the light you see from them is the light that they themselves emit - think of it like a giant nuclear reactor pulsating with enormous waves of energy in the form of light. Planets on the other hand (and the Moon) do not twinkle - that's because they are only reflecting the light cast on them by the Sun - that's how you can easily differentiate a star from a planet on the night sky (feel free to use it on a date). If you look at the Sun through sufficient shielding you can even observe this phenomenon without looking at stars - it also "twinkles" pulsating with the emitted energy.
When you said, "Earth and the Moon orbit _each other,"_ I visualized the "wobble" created as the Moon goes around the Earth. Then you mentioned the common center of mass, and I felt like an idiot for never realizing it before. Likewise with the loops and the orbital procession...all of which made me imagine the Spirograph toy I had as a kid. Then came the Sun's _layers!_ I absolutely love the way you can take complex concepts (from a K-12 perspective) and explain them in such a way that they suddenly seem _so_ obvious. With that in mind, knowing that the _vast_ majority of Americans have _at most_ a K-12 education, it explains why so many only _think_ we understand complex...and important...issues.
Idk if I exactly agree. I know information overload is a thing. But essentially when that happens take them back to the basics. But the education system is broken. So many times does an educator stop at a certain point and doesn't let you proceed, so you assume that's it. Then you get to the next level and it feels like you were lied to. It doesn't help that the next level educator may also present it to you like the previous one lied.
If there’s one thing I enjoy watching Star talk to see, it’s to see Neil and Chuck cutting up and having fun as friends. It’s like Neil just sees Chuck and breaks.
I'm a "Why guy" I need to understand the logic/mechanism behind what I'm doing/being asked to do rather than just "use the equation and don't ask questions" Example - Manual transmission. Couldn't get it until someone broke it all down for me, how it works, why we do what and when. With a complete understanding, a solid foundation, no cracks - This way I find leads to accelerated improvement and a drive to learn more.
I love how Chuck used his brain to try to figure out seasonal temperature differences. Look at his face through the whole thing! I once wanted to be a teacher, and seeing that look on anyone's face makes me happy. Things that rare are valuable. Well done, man. You knew some bits of data, added them together to try to figure out something more, and you were right.
Essentially, but the word circle by definition is perfect, so you wouldn't use an identifier before it. For example you wouldn't ask me how round a circle is, but you may with an ellipse. I always thought it was funny when I would hear someone say perfectly round but I've come to understand it does add value when describing things other than technical shape. Anyway super hilarious 🤣😁😉
We NEED a "technical term" for "imperfect circle" as opposed to "ellipse"... It would help a lot of students get a better picture for the "graphical solution" in these kinds of problems. The Earth progresses through a 3% imperfect circle... BUT when you say "ellipse" there's the overbearing distraction of an oval or "egg shape" so students don't just get it... We could understand it SO much easier if it was just always taught as "The earth travels around an imperfect circle." instead... Right? I mean, you "get" that a circle is perfectly round... You can also get that "If it's not perfectly round, technically it's not a true circle."... BUT it gets complicated quickly when you use terms like "ellipse" or "elliptical" and "oval". At 3% variation, it's still relatively circular... just not a perfect circle... I'd suggest "imperfect circle" is an improvement upon either just a circle or elliptical path. ;o)
Yes! According to the 'theory'. When I saw those speeds and directions, spiralling and chasing, it raises more questions. It's no longer an elipse as it never closes! But he won't go into that....
The "Need to know" paradox is one in which one person who "Knows" the information doesn't actually know enough or have the will to teach, so then makes up an artificial excuse to not have to. While the person who "Doesn't know" has the will to learn and needs more than what is currently enough. They're actually contrasting opposites, or a duality of oxymoron. It would be more aptly stated as a "Need to Explain Basis", as the person being sought for information is always going to withhold that information until the point in which it is necessary for them to explain, rather than for the other person needing to know, which has zero relevance on whether the person actually explains it to them or not in that situation.
A question for Niel DeGrasse Tyson, with all of my understanding, my theory emerges from curiosity. To put it simply, my theory is that comets in the Cometary Ort Cloud are recycled like rain here on Earth? Comets (cold) fall into the center of the sun, or near it, in our solar system, as (heat) expands outward, vaporizing the comets to shower all the planets and moons and asteroids and other comets with water vapor, traveling along solar winds, reforming as comets once again in the Ort Cloud? Is that all you Need To Know? Because I do have more to add to the subject.
Dr. Tyson, thank you for making science so cool! You're the face of the literal "bridge the gap" between elite academia, our youth and everyone in-between!
I have been listening ( StarTalk) podcast for a long time and never seen this videos. It’s so fun to see them I really enjoy it. Exciting, funny, cool an entertaining 😍🤓 Once I fell asleep while I was listening and dreamed that I am sitting at a table together with Neil and some others and discuss about the Universe. The rest of the day I felt like I know him in person. So strange feeling.
I could NOT cope with the method for soling Partial Fractions in college. Generally I need to fully understand how and why a method works before I can use it. If it doesn't make sense I hit a mental block ( using integration to solve for volumes of objects makes sense to me so I could do it every time ). One teacher fixed my Partial Fractions problem for me however. He told me "There is an explanation for how and why it works but the proof is degree level and you just won't understand it right now" . After that I was able to just use the method and trust that it worked. I think that falls into the example of need to know. I think I would add - It helps to tell some people WHY they don't need to know if they ask or are showing difficulty.
Neil is a great role model for me as a science teacher. I am also impressed often with Chuck's knowledge too, compared to what I would think an average comedian would know. He likes to pretend he is dumb sometimes for comedic effect, but he usually has knowledge of the subject to participate in discussion.
Man I am 40+ and only now did I know the elliptical orbits I had imagined all along were wrong & the connected reasoning of the summer & winter being attributed to the nearness & farness is also wrong...goes to show how easy it is to get mistaken unless u strive to know deeper
I had a great math teacher that explained the stair step method of teaching the way that Mr Tyson explained it and that mad a huge difference to the way I see the world and the ways I look at learning
This is true with everything, high school and before just give you the “Cliff Notes”. So you can fake your way through most anything, but the truth is too in depth and complicated to teach in high school, without making school 20 hours a day seven days a week.
I gave up on formal education and decided on self-education in my field, technology, which served me well. By the time I went to college, I was running my own business and found that I needed to continue self-education, with the formal institutions teaching older material than what I currently worked with at the time.
Correct me if I'm wrong here, but it essentially sounds like earth had an elliptical orbit, but the close point and far point can change. Given this, you can essentially say the close point could be in any direct from the sun, as could the far point. This would mean you essentially have a circle representing the possible close points, and a circle representing the possible far points. Within these 2 circles, the elliptic orbit will always fit. That means we are left with 2 perfect circles, ~3million miles apart. You could, then, average this into a single circle around the sun? The earth-moon orbit wouldn't change this, as you'd essentially just have a slightly closer circle and a slight further away circle, based on where the earth-moon orbit is in relation to the earth-sun orbit. So, in a way, drawing a perfectly circular orbit could be defended? Just a thought.
“We gotta land this plane” I use this now in conversations And people think I’m so cool If they ever watch StarTalk, I hope they think NDT stole it from me
That's so cool. I love the curiosity, my teachers actually teach us the "why" when explaining new concepts and going through the proofs necessary to get certain identities.
Huh, very smart of your teachers. Through Why's and How's, you increase your reasoning ability. Subsequently you also become more knowledgeable and skeptical to others claims. Very sneaky of them, in a transparent way. ie They will inform you of this too.
@@kimsland999 it is really smart, they also do so that way we can always derive the more complex identities ourselves from simpler ones if we forget them. It really makes for a better understanding of the concepts.
@@dHue_52 actually the most interesting part of all of it, is the students of today are our leaders and professors tomorrow. Plus you'll be in the exact perfect era with hopefully SpaceX trips to Mars! We went through all those era's. Iron, bronze, industrial, technologocal, communication and social networks (note i skipped a lot of eras here for ease). The next era must be cosmological. So its ideal. Because we don't know what or if there's an outside to our known universe. But for a guess I'd say more universes, as there isn't any 1 of, anything :)
Sometimes a lack of explanation does get in the way but one of the main advances I made in my education in mathematics and physics is to be able to accept some explanations a given. The chain of explanation will become more complex as you follow it and so will often be unhelpful, and even if you do follow that chain indefinitely, it *must* terminate somewhere. In mathematics, it will hopefully terminate at a series of self-evident and intuitive steps. In physics it often terminates at theoretical assumptions which are taken as true purely because they fit with the data, not for any reason other than that. One example of this is the Schrodinger equation. Many students will be disappointed with explanations of how that equation came to be.
We learn something, and we think that means we understand it. Later, we can come to understand new information about that thing, and realize that there is another layer. This made me think of how the solar system is moving, and the galaxy is moving, and so on. I'm in my 50's, and there have been a number of things I've learned this way, in the last handful of years. Prior to this, I had always just thought I understood those things already, and never realized there were more layers. Something as simple as trying to open a jar or bottle with the lid stuck fast. Being right handed, I hold the jar with my left hand, grasp the top with my right hand, and try to twist off the top by turning my right wrist. Sometimes, a stuck lid can be very difficult to loosen. I've recently discovered a solution that I've never heard anyone mention before, and now it seems like everyone should know this, instinctively, but we don't, which is why so many people struggle with stuck lids. I hold the jar/bottle & lid the same way, but I use my left wrist to spin the bottle/jar, and keep my right wrist still. There are many more muscles available using that left wrist, to move my entire left hand in an arc, when compared to moving my right hand in a sideways motion when trying to twist that small jar/bottle lid/cap. And the right hand is stronger in holding that lid/cap when my wrist is straight. I've lived 55 years and never heard anyone mention it, until I figured it out a few days ago. I thought I knew how to open a jar with a stuck lid, but I hadn't reached the next layer until a few days ago. I'm hoping that those who ready for this powerful knowledge have read this far into this comment. ;-)
This video is so SOOOO important, unfortunately the people who need to watch it the most will never get trough the entire video and understand how it relates to Covid-19...
"need to know" is more military slang. Capacity of knowledge may be right if you think it "in a spoonful". If the person knows nothing, you can give only the idea. Once the person digested the first raw idea, you can give another bite of info. And so on.
You should have concluded the video with expanding the n-body problem by perhaps adding Jupiter to the mix and how it affects the orbit of Earth. But overall brilliant way of explaining how knowledge rests on prior knowledge.
I have Asperger's. In high-school I almost failed because I couldn't memorize things I didn't understand, notably maths. When I got to college and they started going into _why_ the derivative of sine is cosine, suddenly my grades shot way up. With no additional effort on my part. It was like I was sailing against the wind and then suddenly the wind turned 180° and everything came naturally. We don't all process information the same way, and unfortunately they can't afford to sort kids out according to how they work. We have to bear with it and find our own way.
That last part is soooooo UNDERRATED… sending love ❤️
And that's sad
It's because math isn't about memory, it's about logic
Once you understood the underlying mechanics, you instantly understood the greater concepts inside math
A lot of teachers make it about memorizing formulae instead of teaching you how those formulae were derived
@@dustinjames1268 most of them don't know better to start with. You don't expect the brightest kid at college to work a minimum wage job being a school teacher, do you?
It is frustrating but wonderful that you persevered! I wonder had the right person come along in your younger years and worked with you 1 on 1 would they have understood your thinking more and bridged that gap of knowledge for you, how empowered you would have felt instead of frustration.
Person 1: “What time is it?”
Person 2:”When? Now or when you asked me? This stuff is moving.”
Or someone says its 12:30, when it really is 12:38, or almost 1 PM. Sometimes that is all you need and sometimes you need to know more precisely.
-What time is it?
+When?
-Now
+Your now or mine?
-What?
+Relativity man, frames of reference.
The sky clock moves over earth. So cool how the constellations are constant!
@@simsational...
The sky Isn't a clock and the constellations aren't a constant. The north star was a completely different star a millenia ago. It's also not an accurate clock as we have leap days for the reason its not a constant, orbital rates change. Days were longer in the deep past compared to today. Etc..
@@guytheincognito4186 nice story bro. There is no paralax. The constellations are constant.
I love how Tyson is always like, "So watch!" when he's excited to show something cool
Hope he win against Roy Jones.
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If there's one thing Star Talk has taught me, it's that I wasn't taught jack in school. I'm so grateful for this show, thank you.
Public schools are not in interested in teaching students.
They are interested in job security.
I have learned more SINCE graduating high school than I ever did in all the time in grades K-12.
I had a year and a half of cOmMuNiTy cOlLeGe and realized why I hated school.
IMO: less than 10% of the teachers out there are actually concerned with teaching.
@@thecaptainsarse I hear you. Honestly, I don't feel like I was taught anything valuable that would be useful in even obtaining a career. It's awful and the entire system needs a huge overhaul.
@@BondiAV Oh absolutely. StarTalk is wonderful. I have a child in 8th grade and it makes me sad when I share what I feel should be knowledge that should've been taught to them already, like things about our solar system for example, is met with shock and awe. On the one hand, I love seeing that amazed response, but on the other, I don't understand why they haven't learned it yet. I'm just glad my own curiosity allows me to pass on knowledge to my child.
Still, it's the general basis of concepts that the schools taught that gave younthe basis on understanding and learning better from these people. Education goes in stages and yes modern Education needs an overhaul, especially in the US.
I think that you may have missed the whole reason this video was made.
"Why some information is need to know" is exactly matching this conversation. In "school" you were given the extreme basics, those basics being those available at that time.
Better, perhaps, to say, "I didn't learn jack in school from the material provided". Perhaps your understanding of internal vs external integration of information has changed over time. Just saying.
These two! Are such a friendly match for each other . You have to admire their jokes but while also at the sametime, knowing when they're being serious and providing us with such vast knowledge of how the universe works.
I pray that this show never stops airing on youtube.
They also have great social skills, I wish I did
Poppichu The Thunder Child That’s practise, you need to practice it to improve it. You can also educate yourself about it first, but without practicing it you will not get adequate at it.
I'm actually not that big of a fan of the jokes but I really enjoy Neil.
It almost stopped, thankfully he was cleared of the allegations.
@@rjampiolo32 who was?
It blows my mind. I've just realised my entire life I was sure that Earth's orbit isn't a circle it's ellipse, so I imagined it as typical ellipse. Now I watched this and realised that the orbit is almost circle, difference is just 3%, moreover Earth, because of Moon, is moving on serpentine along that orbit. It's amazing, you both do great job, thanks.
Greetings from Poland
I've been a high school teacher for over four decades. Thank you both for making being smart cool.
Thank you for making your students smarter! You sir are a real hero!
Im going to college right now to be a high school math teacher and hearing teaching put as circles and each time around you go around you go a bit deeper blows my mind
Being smart was always cool. Just dont be a geek if u r smart
5th Sep was Teachers Day. Belated Teachers Day to you. Thank you for making better.
It's not being smart and it's not cool either it's basically just useless knowledge but is interesting to me aswell as you, one step up from cat vids. Tbh
This is a great video. I had a teacher once tell me that ‘education is a series of decreasing lies.’ This is a perfect example of that. The orbit of the Earth is a circle. Well actually, Earth’s orbit is not a circle but an ellipse. Well actually, the Earth’s orbit is not entirely an ellipse, but a wobbling, processing ellipse.....
and actually its a circle with 3% variance in diameter. So the original visuals of the orbits are more correct then current visuals. whats real anymore? no wonder people believe flat earth is possible.
@@1radkill420 "Circle with 3% variance in diameter" is literally an ellipse by definition, how is that another "ackchyually"?
Visualizations are intentionally exaggerated so it would be clear that it's _not_ a circle, otherwise we wouldn't be able to perceive the 3% variance. Also, it would only appear as an almost-circle when viewed from the orbital/ecliptic pole. When viewed from any lower angle, it'll look more and more like the seemingly exaggerated ellipse seen in most illustrations, i.e. a lot of those can be 100% realistic proportionally and only have apparently higher eccentricity due to perspective causing a bit of an optical illusion.
Thomas...it is actually, correctly called "precession" , (not PRO-cession), and has a complicated definition...and giving you that definition here would probably put you off a bit...which is the point of the whole vidéo..!! A simple definition is: A complex motion executed by a rotating body subjected to outside torquing force(s).
@@1radkill420 Reading your post, i imagine that what puts people off science is that the universe--and every little part OF it--is almost infinitely complex. That includes the realm of human economics.
Since the elite have had better access to computing power ever since WWII, the great populace have gradually lost economic power. So, it's understandable that there is this growing desire for simplicity and accompanying distrust of those who better understand complex systems.
But to refrain from facing that common human challenge of learning about and better-understanding the world simply plays into the hands of those elite who are becoming more and more used to the availability of serfs and slaves who now don't even WANT to understand reality or accept that it is-- and always HAS been--complex.
Possibly the most interesting comment and follow up thread of comments I've seen on RUclips 👍 that's not being sarcastic. These gave perspective of what Degrass Tyson is exactly on about. And I found myself noticing my preffered place in the information given.
"Ideas are more important than the details" love that quote
Same
NotLess Grossman .....depends?? Is that gun loaded? , ...is detail not to ignore!
@@msmith53 that's not a detail, that's a bad idea.
What if the idea itself was wrong, which has happened many times before in history, like newton's gravity, classical theory of energy, etc. etc..... ????
The kind of learning ," russian doll learning ", this man refers to here and is appeared to be praising is just another , but rather a sweet synonym, of the concept of ROTE LEARNING, just think about it
And this needs to br stopped, the education industry Across the ENTIRE WORLD NEEDS A PARADIGM SHIFT
I have known who Neil DeGrasse Tyspn is for a LONG time. But I never really watched or heard more than short snippet's of subjects he expressed. But I saw a video of his show up where he talked about algae on a pond doubling it's size each day. When he got to the question he posed to the person he was talking to, my mind immediately popped to "Tomorrow, the next day.". Yet when I asked other people they did the same thing the other person in the video did by guessing something like "I dunno, a month?". In the end I started watching more videos of his talking about different subjects and am surprised how many he touches on where I find him saying something I often express on the same subject. It's left me with one thought. I'm just 1 person in the almost 8 billion people on Earth but so is Neil. He just happens to be 1 I think would be awesome to have as a friend.
❤👍Big facts.
"It's like a black girl telling you off. . . " * head loop dance intensifies *. I haven't laughed this much in a long time! Thanks Neil and Chuck for the education and fun. StarTalk and ElectroBoom are channels to remain alive forever!
Well... As long as he continues pretending being badly electrocuted and not actually being badly electrocuted 😅
At 8:24 !
Oh my word. You guys have just stopped my brain from a thirty year anxiety attack. I can't explain how this has completely calmed my brain, but I thought you should know it has. I have a playlist called "before sleep" where I usually put things like meditation or calming music, soothing frequencies for my tinnitus, etc. This is going on that list and it's going to be my bedtime story for quite a long time. My view of where I am just came together in one video. Holy cow. Thank you!
I love how Neil can explain these ideas to someone as far away from astrophysics and the science behind that as a comedian. Absolutely incredible to experience the world with this incredible person.
The dude isn’t that far away he’s talking about taking calculus in college which is only required for STEM majors
chucks a kinda science savvy comedian. He serves as a good foil for Neil.
The more you learn, the more you realize how little you actually know and understand...
Exactly! The more you know, the more you know you don't know. It's a bit of a tongue twister, but it's more fun to say.
This is why the saying Ignorance is bliss was created by someone smart enough to realize how stupidly complicated the world we live in actually is.
A wise man admits he knows nothing.
That's what curiousity is fore.
Right out of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. Verbatim.
Challenge: make an episode about the 5 most "need to know" facts/laws/principles , etc. for our species to possess to advance ourselves. Plz & TY!!
"Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power, we have guided missiles and misguided men."
-Martin Luther King Jr.
@@ilovejettrooper5922 How.......how have i never heard this quote
@@BibboSama To be honest I got it from Sid Meiers Civilization V. Of all places :)
@@ilovejettrooper5922 And yet, how many people are killed daily in the name of some religion?
If only all the teachers could explain things like Neil then we could actually learn this when we are young. So complex and simply stated.
It helps if they have studied the subject and know what they are talking about. Most don't meet this requirement and are too proud or entitled to admit this .
Wakes up in a cold sweat yelling, "THE LOOPYLOOPS ARE ON AN ELLIPSE!"
Wakes up in a panic yelling, ''There is a black girl telling me off!'
Wakes up from ah falling dream bawling " the moon is twerking "
@@jjomoo884 Don't worry its been banned from twerking.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
I’m not clever enough to contribute here
But y’all made my morning
@@jjomoo884 lol!
It’s so weird to see Morgan Freeman teaching Kevin Heart about science
Parallel universe?
It would’ve been weirder if it was the other way around
R u hi
Lesson Learned:
The Moon Twerks.
The Moon and Earth salsa dance together.
This reminds me of learning chemistry in high school and university. Every year you learn that what you were previously taught was slightly wrong.
I've read multiple times from comments on Neil's videos how full of himself he is and how much he likes the sound of his voice and that completely baffles me. For peole who didnt have the opportunity of being engaged in this subject by Sagan, Neil is the guy that made it happen. Every single lecture and panel discussion he arrenged we are awarded with an undeniable passion and loveable approach that had my generation as excited as the previous one on the subject. He made it happen. He inspires. In fact as a Brazilian I started translating his earlier videos for my friends and it changed their lives. His impact is simply inevitable and undeniable.
Best math professor I ever had explained the why. I always hated memorizing formulas. I didn't have to after he explained it. I could derive it myself, and I better understood what was being described by the formula. That was great.
Always hated that you memorized formulas with no knoledge of why it works, you were lucky to have a great teacher.
When i asked the why i wsas always blown off. I assume that they didnt know themself.
@@mikedavis5854a lot of the proofs that explain what you memorize in algebra, geometry and trigonometry rely on some advanced math. For example how do you prove 1+1=2 with out using the idea of addition ? Often it’s the most simplest ideas that are the most difficult to explain and prove
@@0xFF48 I think he's talking more about why area of triangle is 1/2 of the base times the height, or why a circle is pi r squared.
I made sure my sons know that they can have sports heroes movie heroes RUclips heroes but there are very few people such as Neil deGrasse Tyson that can explain how amazing the world we live in and how fragile it is in the most hostile environment it exists in to appreciate every sunrise and sunset is a gift and that someone is so passionate about teaching this to anyone who will just take the time to listen. Thank You Neil
The explanations are simple enough that I could teach my kids and they would understand. Thank you gentlemen. He was so thrilled when he was told he was correct. 😀👏
This is such a great show with an amazing formula that makes it fun to watch and listen to. These two are such a great duo, providing serious education material with a little bit of comedy in between.
NdGT has redefined both astrophysics and science in general. He is one of the most important scientists of the 21st century because of this. Unlike important scientists who are important for their discoveries or creations, he is important for the way he has explained it ALL. His energy and passion about science (and seeking-knowledge in general) has permeated into pop culture which will bring 1,000s of additional kids into science based fields, which will inevitably create a better 21st century for the world through new scientific discoveries and inventions. I am extremely grateful to NdGT for that. Finally there is a scientist (more so then Sagan) who can be and does belong on posters on children's walls.
Explain the art on your wall Neil!!!
You guys should check out my vids, im trying to make people happy 😇
@@merpuffedy No.
I've been curious too!!!
looks to me like Haida art, maybe elephants?!
Please check the description for details
More awesomeness from Neil DeGrasse. This videos are ALWAYS on point. It makes me proud as an educated, curious person.
10:20 Moon twerking... 🤣😂🤣 I've heard it alll
How many people agree that Neil should start another youtube that solely teaches math and physics from Basic Math to Space time math! Let's push this!🔥🔥🔥
I love that Chuck doesn't realize he's a whole genius. Dude been doing these shows with NDT getting educated for years and he's still giddy when he gets answers right.
Neil is such a great educator because you can literally see and hear how excited he gets about all sciences. I believe this to be a huge issue in schools across the globe, many teachers do not show their excitement about what they teach when that excitement is important to help motivate kids to learn what is being taught. I’m very curious as to why there aren’t more teachers like Neil, I have some hypothesis but I haven’t found a complete answer yet.
You consider sharing me those hyposthese ? Dont worry, me myself had been frustrated with this similar kind of problem since 5 years
I think normal educators aren’t excited is the problem. Occasionally you get a fantastic educator who really understands the material and it’s exciting. There are educators out there that believe the earth is really 6000 years old and that the Bible is scientifically accurate, so of course they aren’t excited about the material they disagree with it.
The students themselves have a responsibility which continues to not be addressed.
One does NOT need excited educators in their lives in order to educate while understanding the education provided.
Many who fail out of school, failed out due to their own laziness and lack of self motivation. And proof exists within their school records.
Yes, there are those who do not realize they are bored with the material because it is basically a repeat of the previous year's studies. They never realize that advancing forward a grade or three can make the very difference needed to obtain a previously non-possessed excitement and motivation towards learning.
But for the most part, school failures have much more to do with the individual than it does the educator(s).
ESPECIALLY TODAY! 97% of school failures and drop-outs failed and/or dropped out because they had no interest in learning. And they learned that laziness from mommy and daddy who were themselves, grade school drop-outs.
Continuing to worship a person who on live TV used the words "I can declassify them by thinking about it", was NOT a result of bad educators.
That is only the end result of a direct refusal to educate, nothing else.
Students, with parents or not, are as responsible for their education as are the educators. They have internet at their fingers NON-STOP 24 hours a day. What do they choose to use the internet for? Surely NOT for the original intended purpose of the internet back when it was first proposed, on through to its design and introduction.
They could be excited enough to learn if they desired to learn. But that would fly directly in the face of chosen delusional fantasy for most today under the age of 45. Not to mention their desire for laziness at every turn.
Chuck's humor is just amazing. Love this duo.
Thank you for this. I would’ve told anyone who asked me that it’s colder in the winter because the earth is further from the sun and it was the tilt this whole time. Learn something new everyday.
Just bought your book "Astrophysics for people in a hurry". Can't wait to read it
I recently just finished it and now I'm on my Second book of his "Welcome to the Universe".
I already read it. It was worth every cent. Don't wait anymore, go read it :)
@@felipelopes4325 i would if i could, but it has to be shipped 😩
@@lizardxqueen I'm currently reading "Welcome to the Universe" too! I reached chapter 4 yesterday night: "How Stars Radiate Energy (I)." I finished "Newton's Laws," which was chapter 3. What about you? How far are you into it?
It's a great read
I've been a science teacher for half my life but Neil's ability to communicate this stuff still just blows me away! Ordinary people understanding how to use science to find the truth is so important in our world today. I think Neil should get a Nobel Prize. We need his extraordinary ability so much at the moment. Neal - you are a superstar!
Love you guys. The chemistry is real and that makes the learning/entertainment better.
I think of "need to know" basis
Like a flash light illuminates more as you pull it away.
You start close with basic info.
You build on that info.
to understand a topic more.
As you pull the flashlight away more info is illuminated. But 2 flash lights next to each other can show how topics intertwine or overlap. And 1 of those flashlights or topics knowledge can be small, until you bring it away and you suddenly see how the more you know the more topics have to do with one another.
I also have this visual when I think of people making choices, and understanding how they affect other people.
nice seeing you guys use the repeating teaching method, when going through information to reconfirm what was said and adding new information to enhance the understanding rather than memorizing it.
keep up the fantastic work guys.
If i am not wrong, than let me just say that , i saw what you just did there , btw....
Me myself had been really frustrated from this problem since 5 years now, i am 22 btw, and i know, infact i believe, that education industry needs A PARADIGM SHIFT ALL ACROSS THE WORLD . Tell me if i got it right....
The more information I get to up front the easier it is for me to learn. Just as important to my personal progress,
I also found that taking notes, for me, is so much of a distraction that it almost completely interferes in an extreme with my capacity to learn. High school was an educational wasteland for me.
Once I figured that out in college, I found learning much easier and effective. I started reading the entire text and other material as early as possible in classes and almost completely stopped taking notes.
I went from not being a very good student to being a permanent resident of Dean's and President's lists.
Not everyone learns the same way.
Chuck does such a great job with these, makes you gotta love the understanding science brings as much as he and Neil do
When I was in college, studying computer, I learned many things from an acquaintance. When he would start to explain things, the first thing he would do was ask questions in order to ascertain the general level of my understanding. Then based on that he would tailor his explanations to that level of expertise.
It can go the other way, too. I had a boss years ago that attempted to teach a co-worker and I programming in just a couple sessions over Skype. He was always trying to jump way ahead of the current material. He was very impatient, getting mad that neither of us were "getting it" on his timetable. I tried to explain that it was like handing a cave man an etch--a-sketch for a few hours and then saying, "Ok, well here's an iPad, write up an email with merge fields and email these 200 clients".
The video that I like to watch for most ever.🙏🙏🙏
My first thought when he said, "I can't fit that explanation into this video . . . what do you want from me?" was Astrophysics for People in a Hurry. 😝
Stars twinkle because of the Earth's Atmosphere, it moves around. He could have just said that.
10:20 Moon twerking... 🤣😂🤣 I've heard it alll
@@TechNextLetsGo Its Neil, 2 mounths later he did a 20 mins video about it lol.
@@TechNextLetsGo That's false. Stars twinkle because the light you see from them is the light that they themselves emit - think of it like a giant nuclear reactor pulsating with enormous waves of energy in the form of light. Planets on the other hand (and the Moon) do not twinkle - that's because they are only reflecting the light cast on them by the Sun - that's how you can easily differentiate a star from a planet on the night sky (feel free to use it on a date). If you look at the Sun through sufficient shielding you can even observe this phenomenon without looking at stars - it also "twinkles" pulsating with the emitted energy.
When you said, "Earth and the Moon orbit _each other,"_ I visualized the "wobble" created as the Moon goes around the Earth. Then you mentioned the common center of mass, and I felt like an idiot for never realizing it before. Likewise with the loops and the orbital procession...all of which made me imagine the Spirograph toy I had as a kid. Then came the Sun's _layers!_
I absolutely love the way you can take complex concepts (from a K-12 perspective) and explain them in such a way that they suddenly seem _so_ obvious.
With that in mind, knowing that the _vast_ majority of Americans have _at most_ a K-12 education, it explains why so many only _think_ we understand complex...and important...issues.
Man I can only dream of getting even an hour of this great mans time! You are an amazing person Neil and an idol in science and education!
Idk if I exactly agree. I know information overload is a thing. But essentially when that happens take them back to the basics. But the education system is broken. So many times does an educator stop at a certain point and doesn't let you proceed, so you assume that's it. Then you get to the next level and it feels like you were lied to. It doesn't help that the next level educator may also present it to you like the previous one lied.
It is ultimately sowing distrust in the system and at a certain point a person will close their mind off because of it. I'm guilty of this myself.
What a brilliant episode and a great explanation!
If there’s one thing I enjoy watching Star talk to see, it’s to see Neil and Chuck cutting up and having fun as friends. It’s like Neil just sees Chuck and breaks.
8:27 I saw you shaking your head and all I thought was
"What is love?
Oh baby, don't hurt me
Don't hurt me
No more"
I'm a "Why guy" I need to understand the logic/mechanism behind what I'm doing/being asked to do rather than just "use the equation and don't ask questions" Example - Manual transmission. Couldn't get it until someone broke it all down for me, how it works, why we do what and when. With a complete understanding, a solid foundation, no cracks - This way I find leads to accelerated improvement and a drive to learn more.
I love how Chuck used his brain to try to figure out seasonal temperature differences. Look at his face through the whole thing! I once wanted to be a teacher, and seeing that look on anyone's face makes me happy. Things that rare are valuable. Well done, man. You knew some bits of data, added them together to try to figure out something more, and you were right.
Can anybody guess, what is chuck's favorite line???
"I didn't know that!"
Thanks heaps.
We need more Chuck unfiltered.
So earth's orbit is a 97% circle?
Essentially, but the word circle by definition is perfect, so you wouldn't use an identifier before it. For example you wouldn't ask me how round a circle is, but you may with an ellipse. I always thought it was funny when I would hear someone say perfectly round but I've come to understand it does add value when describing things other than technical shape. Anyway super hilarious 🤣😁😉
It's more like a ±1.7% inaccurate circle.
We NEED a "technical term" for "imperfect circle" as opposed to "ellipse"... It would help a lot of students get a better picture for the "graphical solution" in these kinds of problems. The Earth progresses through a 3% imperfect circle... BUT when you say "ellipse" there's the overbearing distraction of an oval or "egg shape" so students don't just get it...
We could understand it SO much easier if it was just always taught as "The earth travels around an imperfect circle." instead... Right?
I mean, you "get" that a circle is perfectly round... You can also get that "If it's not perfectly round, technically it's not a true circle."... BUT it gets complicated quickly when you use terms like "ellipse" or "elliptical" and "oval". At 3% variation, it's still relatively circular... just not a perfect circle... I'd suggest "imperfect circle" is an improvement upon either just a circle or elliptical path. ;o)
@@gnarthdarkanen7464 This makes sense.
@@cursedwolf1539 I kinda thought so... It just needed to be said. Thanks! ;o)
I like when Neil says but there is more, then I prepared for new information. This is the best channel I have ever visit.
Best. Podcast. Ever!!!
I was waiting for Tyson to add that the sun, earth and moon ( the solar system) are flying through space and the orbits are actually spirals.
How to even picture this in your imagination, when you consider that the universe is also expanding
Yes! According to the 'theory'. When I saw those speeds and directions, spiralling and chasing, it raises more questions. It's no longer an elipse as it never closes! But he won't go into that....
The "Need to know" paradox is one in which one person who "Knows" the information doesn't actually know enough or have the will to teach, so then makes up an artificial excuse to not have to. While the person who "Doesn't know" has the will to learn and needs more than what is currently enough. They're actually contrasting opposites, or a duality of oxymoron.
It would be more aptly stated as a "Need to Explain Basis", as the person being sought for information is always going to withhold that information until the point in which it is necessary for them to explain, rather than for the other person needing to know, which has zero relevance on whether the person actually explains it to them or not in that situation.
earth's "doing" the cabbage patch dance around the Sun
And every time it goes around, we can chant, "Go Earth! It's yo' birthday! Go Earth! It's yo' birthday! Go! Go! Go! Go!"
i learn way more on these videos than i ever did at school :)
Neil : what do you want from me?
Me : I want to know everything which is right 💯
Words ain't enough to thank you coach ❤️
I suspect all "rightness" is changing too fast to measure.
A question for Niel DeGrasse Tyson, with all of my understanding, my theory emerges from curiosity. To put it simply, my theory is that comets in the Cometary Ort Cloud are recycled like rain here on Earth? Comets (cold) fall into the center of the sun, or near it, in our solar system, as (heat) expands outward, vaporizing the comets to shower all the planets and moons and asteroids and other comets with water vapor, traveling along solar winds, reforming as comets once again in the Ort Cloud? Is that all you Need To Know? Because I do have more to add to the subject.
Dr. Tyson, thank you for making science so cool! You're the face of the literal "bridge the gap" between elite academia, our youth and everyone in-between!
I love how much Chuck is picking up from these videos. This was a great pairing
You should write a new book called "Moon Twerk" lol ;)
ill wait for the movie
Shh! Keep it down or you'll be responsible for the next James Blonde film!
I have been listening ( StarTalk) podcast for a long time and never seen this videos. It’s so fun to see them I really enjoy it. Exciting, funny, cool an entertaining 😍🤓
Once I fell asleep while I was listening and dreamed that I am sitting at a table together with Neil and some others and discuss about the Universe. The rest of the day I felt like I know him in person. So strange feeling.
"Just one more thing" is to Columbo as "Wait, theres more" is to Neil Degrasse Tyson.
Just one more thing, ma'am...
I could NOT cope with the method for soling Partial Fractions in college. Generally I need to fully understand how and why a method works before I can use it. If it doesn't make sense I hit a mental block ( using integration to solve for volumes of objects makes sense to me so I could do it every time ). One teacher fixed my Partial Fractions problem for me however. He told me "There is an explanation for how and why it works but the proof is degree level and you just won't understand it right now" . After that I was able to just use the method and trust that it worked. I think that falls into the example of need to know. I think I would add - It helps to tell some people WHY they don't need to know if they ask or are showing difficulty.
Neil is a great role model for me as a science teacher. I am also impressed often with Chuck's knowledge too, compared to what I would think an average comedian would know. He likes to pretend he is dumb sometimes for comedic effect, but he usually has knowledge of the subject to participate in discussion.
...and as a comic i really appreciate that
Man I am 40+ and only now did I know the elliptical orbits I had imagined all along were wrong & the connected reasoning of the summer & winter being attributed to the nearness & farness is also wrong...goes to show how easy it is to get mistaken unless u strive to know deeper
That shifting parhelion thing reminds me of those old spirograph toys.
I had a great math teacher that explained the stair step method of teaching the way that Mr Tyson explained it and that mad a huge difference to the way I see the world and the ways I look at learning
@Neil - Can you do a video on why the moon doesn’t spin and explain how seasons are astronomically determined for countries near the equator?
The moon spins, it just rotates at the same speed that it revolves around us
The way we all are fascinated by Tyson and his knowledge. I genuinely feel that he is fascinated by Chuck and his humour in the same way.
This is true with everything, high school and before just give you the “Cliff Notes”. So you can fake your way through most anything, but the truth is too in depth and complicated to teach in high school, without making school 20 hours a day seven days a week.
I really enjoyed the humor of this lesson and more so the dynamic between you two. Thanks guys for sharing your knowledge.
yeah, i heard the moon twerks. instant visualization.
im in search of a clever harvest moon joke
I gave up on formal education and decided on self-education in my field, technology, which served me well. By the time I went to college, I was running my own business and found that I needed to continue self-education, with the formal institutions teaching older material than what I currently worked with at the time.
Mr. Neil Degrass Tyson, you’re my favorite celebrity of all time hands down
deGrasse*
@@connorcash1033 Why?
I love lamp
My parents always ask me why did you learn today and very rarely is it something from school usually it’s Neil and chuck teaching me something awesome
*How Chuck has so much charisma i Will never know*
He ruins the show for me
i just found this channel and this is the most knowlegeable and at the same time funniest channel about space facts 😂
“Okay?”
- Neil deGrasse Tyson
This comment is way too overrated.
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This is sooo much better than school.
Just a few episodes and better then a month of formal "education".
I wish I could give this more than one like.
Correct me if I'm wrong here, but it essentially sounds like earth had an elliptical orbit, but the close point and far point can change.
Given this, you can essentially say the close point could be in any direct from the sun, as could the far point. This would mean you essentially have a circle representing the possible close points, and a circle representing the possible far points. Within these 2 circles, the elliptic orbit will always fit.
That means we are left with 2 perfect circles, ~3million miles apart.
You could, then, average this into a single circle around the sun?
The earth-moon orbit wouldn't change this, as you'd essentially just have a slightly closer circle and a slight further away circle, based on where the earth-moon orbit is in relation to the earth-sun orbit.
So, in a way, drawing a perfectly circular orbit could be defended?
Just a thought.
“We gotta land this plane”
I use this now in conversations
And people think I’m so cool
If they ever watch StarTalk, I hope they think NDT stole it from me
🤣🤣🤣🤣
That's so cool. I love the curiosity, my teachers actually teach us the "why" when explaining new concepts and going through the proofs necessary to get certain identities.
Huh, very smart of your teachers. Through Why's and How's, you increase your reasoning ability.
Subsequently you also become more knowledgeable and skeptical to others claims.
Very sneaky of them, in a transparent way. ie They will inform you of this too.
@@kimsland999 it is really smart, they also do so that way we can always derive the more complex identities ourselves from simpler ones if we forget them. It really makes for a better understanding of the concepts.
@@dHue_52 actually the most interesting part of all of it, is the students of today are our leaders and professors tomorrow.
Plus you'll be in the exact perfect era with hopefully SpaceX trips to Mars!
We went through all those era's. Iron, bronze, industrial, technologocal, communication and social networks (note i skipped a lot of eras here for ease).
The next era must be cosmological. So its ideal.
Because we don't know what or if there's an outside to our known universe.
But for a guess I'd say more universes, as there isn't any 1 of, anything :)
I can't learn that way. I need the big picture first
I can appreciate that.
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Same, makes me think they're only telling us this because this is "all we need to know." Whats that? What ever they want for us to believe.
Same for me! I need to see the map before getting into details. Even if I don’t understand it, I have a framework to put the pieces.
Everything is essentially this way though. History certainly is. Economics 101/102 is basically all a lie outside of defining terms.
Sometimes a lack of explanation does get in the way but one of the main advances I made in my education in mathematics and physics is to be able to accept some explanations a given. The chain of explanation will become more complex as you follow it and so will often be unhelpful, and even if you do follow that chain indefinitely, it *must* terminate somewhere. In mathematics, it will hopefully terminate at a series of self-evident and intuitive steps. In physics it often terminates at theoretical assumptions which are taken as true purely because they fit with the data, not for any reason other than that. One example of this is the Schrodinger equation. Many students will be disappointed with explanations of how that equation came to be.
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We learn something, and we think that means we understand it. Later, we can come to understand new information about that thing, and realize that there is another layer. This made me think of how the solar system is moving, and the galaxy is moving, and so on. I'm in my 50's, and there have been a number of things I've learned this way, in the last handful of years. Prior to this, I had always just thought I understood those things already, and never realized there were more layers. Something as simple as trying to open a jar or bottle with the lid stuck fast. Being right handed, I hold the jar with my left hand, grasp the top with my right hand, and try to twist off the top by turning my right wrist. Sometimes, a stuck lid can be very difficult to loosen. I've recently discovered a solution that I've never heard anyone mention before, and now it seems like everyone should know this, instinctively, but we don't, which is why so many people struggle with stuck lids. I hold the jar/bottle & lid the same way, but I use my left wrist to spin the bottle/jar, and keep my right wrist still. There are many more muscles available using that left wrist, to move my entire left hand in an arc, when compared to moving my right hand in a sideways motion when trying to twist that small jar/bottle lid/cap. And the right hand is stronger in holding that lid/cap when my wrist is straight. I've lived 55 years and never heard anyone mention it, until I figured it out a few days ago. I thought I knew how to open a jar with a stuck lid, but I hadn't reached the next layer until a few days ago. I'm hoping that those who ready for this powerful knowledge have read this far into this comment. ;-)
Dr, Neil please explain the art behind you (sides) is an yin yang intended or just coincidence?
Click on the description of the video. It gives info on the prints.
@@jeffs6090 thanks man, I didn't got to that part on the description 😅
Almost nothing about intelligent proactive people is coincidence
This video is so SOOOO important, unfortunately the people who need to watch it the most will never get trough the entire video and understand how it relates to Covid-19...
It's more of a "capable of knowing basis" than "need to know"
"need to know" is more military slang.
Capacity of knowledge may be right if you think it "in a spoonful".
If the person knows nothing, you can give only the idea.
Once the person digested the first raw idea, you can give another bite of info.
And so on.
You should have concluded the video with expanding the n-body problem by perhaps adding Jupiter to the mix and how it affects the orbit of Earth. But overall brilliant way of explaining how knowledge rests on prior knowledge.
Wait… did Neil just say Pluto is a planet?😳🤔
Before I came here I was confused about this subject. Having listened to your lecture I am still confused. But on a higher level.
only Neil could take a subject like the moon twerking, and make something informative and interesting about it
pay close attention during the harvest moon
Can you imagine two moons?