Tag: Neil deGrasse Tyson

  • This is Me . . . Now: Jennifer Lopez takes a selfie

    This is Me . . . Now: Jennifer Lopez takes a selfie

    In This is Me . . . Now, Jennifer Lopez tells her own story using the language of music, dance, lyrics, metaphor, imagery, and drama. She calls herself “The Artist” in this. As an artist, she uses the tools of her trade to show a personal and vulnerable picture of herself as lonely and searching…

  • Cosmos: Pickerings Computers from “Sisters of the Sun”

    Cosmos: Pickerings Computers from “Sisters of the Sun”

    The “Sisters of the Sun” episode of Cosmos featured stories about female scientists who helped us understand the composition and classification of stars.

  • The Brain Dump: Random Short Thoughts

    The Brain Dump: Random Short Thoughts

    A brain dump is one of those things I do when I have just a thought to share on something. It’s a random mess. Neil deGrasse Tyson is so genial and agreeable on Cosmos. He states the science in the friendliest possible way. But, underneath his low-key style is the knowledge that he’s showing all…

  • TV Equals Likes 7 Upcoming Shows. I Don’t.

    TV Equals Likes 7 Upcoming Shows. I Don’t.

    7 New Shows Premiering Soon That I’ll Be Watching at the website TV Equals by P.T. Jackson got my attention. Go take a look at the shows mentioned in the article. Notice the photographs. I’m certainly not criticizing P.T.’s taste in TV shows. But, personally, I have a problem getting excited about most of the…

  • Watch This: Trailer for Cosmos

    Watch This: Trailer for Cosmos

    Neil deGrasse Tyson hosts a continuation of the old Carl Sagan series, COSMOS: A Spacetime Odyssey. The new 13-part series premieres Sunday, March 9 at 9/8c on FOX. It will also appear on the National Geographic channel. Set your DVR. This ought to be good!