Neil deGrasse Tyson
Astrophysicist, Director of the Hayden Planetarium and science communicator · United States[1]
Neil deGrasse Tyson is an American astrophysicist and science communicator who has directed the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History since 1996. He hosted the 2014 series Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey and has hosted the StarTalk podcast since 2009.
- Born
- October 5, 1958
- Religion
- Agnostic[2]
Life phases1
One octagon for each phase of the life of Neil deGrasse Tyson. Each of the eight axes is scored 0 to 5 against a written rubric from documented evidence, with its source; an axis without evidence is a gap, not a zero. There is no total and no ideal shape: it is a profile, not a ranking. Appearance and personality are not axes, because they cannot be scored from evidence.
No total and no ideal shape: a longer spoke means more of that axis, so a long Misconduct spoke is more documented misconduct.
Scores, rubric and sources
- 01Education5 of 5
- High confidencePhD in astrophysics, Columbia University, 1991 (MPhil 1989; BA physics Harvard 1980).[1]Highest attainment by then: 1 secondary school, 2 some college, 3 bachelor's degree, 4 master's or professional degree, 5 doctorate.
- 02WealthNo evidence
- Net worth or income against the national thresholds of the time: 1 below the median household, 3 top 5%, 5 top 0.1%.
- 03Position3 of 5
- Medium confidenceDirector of a major museum's planetarium and founder of its astrophysics department (1997); senior-manager scope.[1]Scope of the role held: 1 entry level, 3 senior manager or legislator, 5 head of state or government, or the top role of a major institution.
- 04Public standingNo evidence
- Public approval or favourability where it was measured: 1 under 20%, 3 35 to 50%, 5 over 65%.
- 05HealthNo evidence
- Documented health where an examination or disclosure exists: 5 no documented concern, 1 a serious documented condition.
- 06Misconduct1 of 5
- Low confidence2018 allegations led Fox, National Geographic, the museum and the Cosmos producers to investigate; in March and July 2019 the shows continued and he kept his post. Findings were not released and the article reports no formal finding.[1]The documented legal and ethics record within the phase, as in the misconduct meter: 0 none documented, 1 only matters resolved in their favour, 2 an open matter, 3 one finding, 4 two or three, 5 four or more. More is more documented misconduct.
- 07Social goodNo evidence
- Assessed effects of what they did in the phase on health, safety, education, rights and the environment, from official statistics or peer-reviewed evidence: 0 clearly harmful, 2.5 mixed, 5 clearly beneficial.
- 08Economic goodNo evidence
- Assessed effects of what they did in the phase on efficiency, growth and fiscal sustainability, from CBO and peer-reviewed evidence, as in the good-for-society reading: 0 clearly harmful, 2.5 mixed, 5 clearly beneficial.
Work and contributions7
Offices held1
- Director of the Hayden Planetarium[1]Wikipedia: Neil deGrasse Tyson
Health, weight and religion appear only where the person, their physician or a reputable outlet has published them; each links to its source.