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An Evening with Neil deGrasse Tyson in Conversation with Doug Roberts, Ph. D.
Monday, October 3, 2022 @ 7:00 pm
1300 Biscayne Blvd., Miami, FL 33132 United States
Neil deGrasse Tyson is an astrophysicist and the author of the No. 1 best seller Astrophysics for People in a Hurry, among other books. He is the director of the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History, where he has served since 1996. Dr. Tyson is also the host and co-founder of the Emmy-nominated podcast StarTalk and its spinoff StarTalk Sports Edition, which combine science, humor and pop culture. He is a recipient of 21 honorary doctorates, the Public Welfare Medal from the National Academy of Sciences and the Distinguished Public Service Medal from NASA. Asteroid 13123 Tyson is named in his honor.
Dr. Tyson will be in conversation with Dr. Doug Roberts, vice president, science education and director of the Frost Planetarium at the Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science and introduced by Mitchell Kaplan.
His new book, Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization, will be published in September. The purchase of each full-price ticket includes a copy of the book.
About the Author:
NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON is an astrophysicist and the author of the #1 bestselling Astrophysics for People in a Hurry, among other books. He is the director of the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History, where he has served since 1996. Dr. Tyson is also the host and cofounder of the Emmy-nominated popular podcast StarTalk and its spinoff StarTalk Sports Edition, which combine science, humor, and pop culture. He is a recipient of 21 honorary doctorates, the Public Welfare Medal from the National Academy of Sciences, and the Distinguished Public Service Medal from NASA. Asteroid 13123 Tyson is named in his honor. He lives in New York City.
About the Author:
DOUG ROBERTS joins Frost Science with more than two decades of experience bringing together informal science education and academic research. One of the areas of intersection between science and education is that of scientific visualization. Dr. Roberts has lead visualization efforts for researchers at previous jobs at the University of Illinois and Northwestern University, as well as the Adler Planetarium in Chicago. Most recently, he led the technology efforts at the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, planning huge updates to its Omni theater.
Dr. Roberts grew up in Kansas and was always interested in astronomy and science. His passion for technology was given direction to support his astronomy research efforts on the radio, which he did at the University of Oklahoma and at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in Socorro, New Mexico.
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