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Neil deGrasse Tyson
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American astrophysicist and science communicator
Neil deGrasse Tyson appears nine times in the Epstein documents, almost exclusively cited in forwarded Huffington Post articles about his views on science and budget cuts. There is no evidence of personal correspondence, travel, or direct involvement with Epstein.
All nine mentions are in automated email forwards (House Oversight records from 2017) containing Huffington Post articles that quote Tyson's famous line about science being 'true whether or not you believe in it.' The emails discuss Trump's proposed budget cuts and private donors funding science, with Tyson's quote used as a framing device. No personal emails, flight logs, or direct Epstein communications were found.
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- •All 9 mentions are identical Huffington Post forwards, not personal correspondence
- •Tyson is quoted about science funding, never mentioned in relation to Epstein himself
- •Pattern suggests his name was used as an authority in political debates, not as a personal connection
- •No flight logs, court documents, or financial ties found
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TED2017: The future you
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nd comedy. Chuck Nice is an 18-year veteran of stand-up comedy with a rich history in television and radio. Currently, he co-hosts Star7alk with Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson on Nat Geo, and is the host of Playing with Science, a podcast he created under the StarTalk Radio umbrella. In addition, Chuck is the writer and pro
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ala; philosopher and neuroscientist Patricia Smith Churchland; author/astronomer Timothy Ferris; child psychologist Rochel Gelman; and astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson - https://www.closertotruth.com/roundtables/how-do- breakthroughs-change-science "What are the Big Questions of Science?” - with evolutionary biolo
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Private Donor Helps Fund Scientists After Trump's Proposed “Anti- Science” Budget Cuts www.huffingtonpost.com The famous American Astrophysicist, Neil deGrasse Tyson, once said, “The good thing about science Is that it's true, whether or not you believe in... On Thu, Aug 24, 2017 at 10:11 AM, Stanley Rosenberg F
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: Private Donor Helps Fund Scientists After Trump's Proposed “Anti-Science” Budget Cuts www.huffingtonpost.com The famous American Astrophysicist, Neil deGrasse Tyson, once said, “The good thing about science is that it's true, whether or not you believe in ... On Fri, Aug 25, 2017 at 6:46 AM, Boris Nikolic <q wro
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famous American Astrophysicist, Neil deGrasse Tyson, once said, “The good thing about science is that it’s true, whether or not you believe in it.” Neil deGrasse Tyson’s quote from The Colbert Report distinguishes the difference between opinion and fact. Science, as a base, is always true. Yet, it is interpretation th
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29d Private Donor Helps Fund Scientists After Trump's Proposed "Anti- Science" Budget Cuts www.huffingtonpost.com The famous American Astrophysicist, Neil deGrasse Tyson, once said, "The good thing about science is that it's true, whether or not you believe in ... On Thu, Aug 24, 2017 at 10:11 AM, Stanley Rosenberg De
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129d Private Donor Helps Fund Scientists After Trump's Proposed "Anti-Science" Budget Cuts www.huffingtonpost.com The famous American Astrophysicist, Neil deGrasse Tyson, once said, "The good thing about science is that it's true, whether or not you believe in ... On Thu, Aug 24, 2017 at 10:11 AM, Stanley Rosenberg De
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129d Private Donor Helps Fund Scientists After Trump's Proposed "Anti-Science" Budget Cuts www.huffingtonpost.com The famous American Astrophysicist, Neil deGrasse Tyson, once said, "The good thing about science is that it's true, whether or not you believe in ... greetings from mexico city...its so trashy, i wanna le
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d psychologist Rochel Gelman; and astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson - https://www.closertotruth.com/rotmdtables/how-d
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e, etc., for charity ... ... with Noam Chomsky & Neil deGrasse Tyson & me ... and you, if you want to play ... as judg
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Exchange your cleverness for bewilderment " Btw Neil deGrasse Tyson have invited me to his show - 1 hour on Star Talk
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From: Khan Academy <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, September 8, 2014 12:45 AM To: [email protected] Subject: How did Neil deGrasse Tyson find Superman's home planet Krypton? <http://emails.khanacademy.org/52ab045c8910a601030e25171solf.22pnqUjnIPsJS-kkBoIRG8b6c1> Don't miss the top th
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cosmologist, author, and science communicator Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson pronounced last week, As such =he one thing that
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From: Deepak Chopra < @chopra.com> Sent: Sunday, November 12, 2017 11:26 PM To: Jeffrey E. Subject: Re: Re: After Neil de Grasse Tyson attacked me on some TV show - I felt co=pelled to write this. I t got picked up internationally http://www.sfgate.com/opinion/chopra/article/Faith=B
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eff Epstein Subject: The Faith-Based Science of Neil deGrasse Tyson—It Needs Correcting https://www.huffingtonpost.c
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ness) , complem=ntarity ( wave/particle, mind/body ) The problem with physicalists is -they dismiss this as mere philosophy -.Krauss , Dawkins, Cox, Neil DeGrasse Tyson and others say -we have no use =or philosophy . Dawkins calls me a " willful obscurantist . " At a lecture in =altech recently he said I was more d
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