Neil deGrasse Tyson will return to Dallas April 4 for “An Astrophysicist Goes to the Movies: The Sequel.” He will discuss popular movies like 'The Wizard of...
Kate Winslet’s character Rose floats on a piece of driftwood, looking up at the stars.
But those stars weren’t in the right spot in the sky, according to astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson. He sent an email to Titanic director James Cameron years ago to tell him about the error.To unpack the science in other popular films, Tyson will return to Dallas on April 4 for “An Astrophysicist Goes to the Movies: The Sequel.” Tyson will discuss films likeat the Winspear Opera House, recapping which movies got the science right and wrong.
Tyson has spent much of his career trying to make science both exciting and relatable to a wide audience. He ties scientific topics to famous celebrities, current events and popular films to make them easier for people to engage with. “The juxtaposition of pop culture, science, with a dose of humor? That makes sure people come back for more,” Tyson toldIn HBO’s ‘The Last of Us,’ a fungus destroys the world. Could that really happen?Tyson was born and raised in New York City and earned his doctorate in astrophysics at Columbia University. He is head of the Hayden Planetarium in New York and has written several bestselling books about astrophysics, including, co-written with Donald Goldsmith.
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