Neil deGrasse Tyson
Neil deGrasse Tyson was born and raised in New York City where he was educated in the public schools clear through his graduation from the Bronx High School of Science. Tyson went on to earn his BA in Physics from Harvard and his PhD in Astrophysics from Columbia.
Tyson’s professional research interests are broad, but include star formation, exploding stars, dwarf galaxies, and the structure of our Milky Way. Tyson obtains his data from the Hubble Space Telescope, as well as from telescopes in California, New Mexico, Arizona, and in the Andes Mountains of Chile.
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The verdict from Texas scientists is nearly unanimous: 98 percent favor the unadulterated teaching of evolution in public school classrooms.
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Evolution and genetics are intertwined such that it makes little sense to study evolution without studying genetics.
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New research suggests that genetic evolution is not necessarily reflected in an animal's physical appearance.
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Lawsuits challenging the Understanding Evolution website on constitutional grounds was dismissed for lack of standing.
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