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My four major TV credits: @TeamCoco , @60minutes , a @BurgerKing commercial & @Elmo ’s World. Now: @Boston25 . Past: @NeilTyson , @AlRoker , @JimCramer , @SInow , @CNN

Boston, MA
Joined March 2009
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A HUGE thanks to @hankgreen @AstroKatie @TheSpaceGal @chuckliu and @MCHammer for joining me on @TwitterSpaces ! Here’s a replay of our conversation.
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Rachel Maddow - who returned to her show tonight - just announced that she will be switching to weekly shows next month - Mondays only. For the rest of this month, Monday through Thursdays, no Fridays.
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I wish @Airbnb would show us final prices like airlines do when searching. It’s literally over twice as much as the listed cost for this stay!
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@MarisaKabas I didn’t know this existed, saw your tweet when I was on line at the pharmacy, and got a discount before I got to the counter!
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She’s a 10 but is over 30 minutes late to show us the first pictures from the James Webb Space Telescope
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@neiltyson @Angels Ok Neil from the grass Tyson
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@hankgreen That one, that’s a rock with lines on it.
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@neiltyson OK, boomer.
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@hankgreen Diceses
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I have identified the NASA pre-stream music - it is called "Get After It" from Inspirational Pop, Vol. 6. Enjoy!
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@hankgreen Wokeness
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I asked an AI image generator to show me @hankgreen as a muppet
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@neiltyson I looked at the sun and it hurts
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@hankgreen Be nice to Steve Carell and his delightful Netflix show
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OMG LOOK WHAT IS IN THE #JWST IMAGE
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@neiltyson i mean we have pizza with cheese IN the crust so
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@neiltyson The third person knows the correct origin of salt.
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@neiltyson I was told there would be no math.
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Who's ready for an awesome @TwitterSpaces - all about ACTUAL SPACE AND SCIENCE? I've invited @AstroKatie @HankGreen @ChuckLiu and @TheSpaceGal to answer your questions! Use hashtag #SpaceOnSpaces so I can find them all. Tune in - Wednesday 5/26 at 8PM ET on @TwitterSpaces .
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@hankgreen I always have a 10 foot extension chord with me
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@neiltyson The universe just got a concussion
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@SJSchauer I raise you this
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@hankgreen Aren't memories just electric signals? Aren't NFTs basically electric signals?
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@neiltyson Neil, just let it go.
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@neiltyson Neil, it’s Thursday.
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@neiltyson You owe me rent for your stay on earth this month
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@neiltyson @pinkfloyd how do you know? you've never been there.
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@elonmusk No Elon the one on the right is a bathroom not a phone booth
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@neiltyson @scifri I was told there would be no math.
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@FreedomsMantle you spelt are wrong
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@WilliamShatner OMG I LOVED YOU IN STAR WARS!
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@neiltyson @TopGunMovie @TomCruise Weird. The science in that big-budget blockbuster was wrong?
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@FreedomsMantle you spelt your wrong
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@tryguys wait what happened
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@yashar the write tool for the job
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@NumbersMuncher I laughed for eight seconds, paused for two seconds, laughed again for another eight seconds, paused for two seconds, and laughed for a final eight seconds before I ended with three giggles.
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The Alternative Facts Of Life starring @KellyannePolls
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@CaseyNewton It doesn’t help that the app itself runs off coding better suited for potato salad.
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HOWEVER, the price they show is still BEFORE TAXES. Why do I STILL have to do math?
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@hankgreen My dads burst so I made him this mask and mug from his internal photos
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@hankgreen I feel the same way about 2D glasses
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@neiltyson That doesn’t make my manhattan studio apartment any bigger
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@neiltyson @nyknicks @NBA When Larry king was born there were just six
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There is literally a cob of corn on the floor of the #DNCinPHL
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@johngreen who the eff is hank
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@maddow I like to imagine that these two photos are reversed and you caught that fish with your bare hands
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All the singularities, all the singularities! @StarTalkRadio @chucknicecomic @neiltyson
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@adriansolgaard @neiltyson @chucknicecomic And heres you pressing send on YOUR tweet
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@neiltyson On the contrary, Humans invented Cats the Musical.
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@neiltyson Food shapes my tummy
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@hankgreen Yes - but i wouldn't not come if it were just you
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Hey @neiltyson fans - I'm hosting a @TwitterSpaces with Neil on March 10 at 8PM! We'll be talking about the universe and his new book "Cosmic Queries: @StarTalkRadio 's Guide to Who We Are, How We Got Here, and Where We're Going" - don't miss it!
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Anyone else's boss get turned into a Futurama head?
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@neiltyson Challenge accepted!
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@elonmusk Can I borrow a dollar?
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@Mythical Which ones Rhett and which ones link?
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@johngreen Leg, foot, toe
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@neiltyson I mean we are pretty good at making pizza so there’s that
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I loaned my Emmy to Watto ( @GriffLightning from @GLucasTalkShow ) - and he masterfully trolled viewers by leaving it in the shot for over 15 hours, completely ignoring it as fans asked about it, and then brought it up in the last ten seconds of the show with no explanation.
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WAIT YOU SANG IT
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@neiltyson Can we wait until Tuesday? I’m busy right now
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Thanks to the @TwitterSpaces team for making this happen!
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I’m in a @TwitterSpaces with two astronauts discussing what we know about black holes and @MCHammer dropped in to ask a question about the challenges of human habitation on Mars. This is a hell of a product
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@neiltyson All physics facts are geeky physics facts
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@neiltyson Yu-gi-oh!
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@hankgreen That’s optimistic... humanity existing in 30 years
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Jamaica Plain is good and Open Streets are good and Open Streets in Jamaica Plain are very good
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To be fair, they responded and said this was now an opt-in feature. (It should be on by default). Also it’s a one night trip so it makes sense that an inelastic cleaning fee that’s not amortized over the course of a longer trip would be too expensive. But still far from worth it.
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@BenMakesTV Hi Ben, guests can now switch from nightly prices to total prices in search results. Total prices include all fees before taxes. After guests enable this option, total prices will appear on the map, price filter and listing pages. Please see more info:
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@neiltyson @NSF that’s corn, Neil.
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I wish @Airbnb would show us final prices like airlines do when searching. It’s literally over twice as much as the listed cost for this stay!
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Astrology has no scientific merit. However, you SHOULD order donuts becuase in just 7.5 billion years, the sun will expand into Earth's orbit and burn everything and everyone you've ever known and loved to a crisp.
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Admit it you're into astrology...and donuts. Find out which @dunkindonuts donut you should order based off your #horoscope .
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I asked an AI image generator to show me @KeithHabs as a Muppet.
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Somehow my phone was used to take a series of selfies with ⁦ @andyweirauthor ⁩ and @neiltyson from a @startalkradio recording and they just popped up. So - here they are, I guess.
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I’m excited to be joining @boston25 as the Director of News Technology!
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@hankgreen Mad that I don't have more nerdfighters applying to work with me at CNN+. I'm hiring!
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@neiltyson I’d ask where the bathroom was.
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@neiltyson Or by like standing while sitting on it.
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@johngreen @TeamYouTube now i might actually have enough focus to read Hank's book
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Indiana Jones deGrasse Tyson
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You can’t say I’m not trying. #LinkLove
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For sale: 2018 calendar, never used.
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@neiltyson @JeffBezos How can you encircle earth if the earth is flat
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Apparently @BrianStack153 is on Inside Conan this Friday and I am very excited.
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@MSNBC I'll be blunt... I find it impressive that they were able to weed out all the no votes.
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Desk!
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@neiltyson Neil the jets aren’t in the super bowl this year
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Even if you think @MatthewKeysLive did something that wrong, it certainly isn't 25 years worth of wrong.
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