Gold: Neil DeGrasse Tyson - A Brief Welcome to the Universe

Futureproof with Jonathan McCrea

Aug 11, 202600:36:47Science & Medicine

Science Communicator extraordinaire Neil deGrasse Tyson joined Jonathan in 2021 to discuss his book ‘A Brief Welcome to the Universe: A Pocket-Sized Tour’, and how we communicate science to the public.

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