I have to admit that I missed out on the ascendancy of Neil deGrasse Tyson. In my era, the nation's beloved "scientific communicator" was Carl Sagan. And he had many of the same flaws. As I've written about elsewhere, Sagan spoke eloquently about need to follow the evidence wherever it goes, without regard for your own preconceptions or ideological preferences. Then he bowed to his own preconceptions, declaring that industrial civilization
Science Is as Science Does
Science Is as Science Does
Science Is as Science Does
I have to admit that I missed out on the ascendancy of Neil deGrasse Tyson. In my era, the nation's beloved "scientific communicator" was Carl Sagan. And he had many of the same flaws. As I've written about elsewhere, Sagan spoke eloquently about need to follow the evidence wherever it goes, without regard for your own preconceptions or ideological preferences. Then he bowed to his own preconceptions, declaring that industrial civilization