I think up until well, really, up to the year 1600 when we didnt have any particular tools to investigate the natural world, our five senses were the primary means by which we obtained all information about the universe, and not even knowing that our five senses had limits. If its everything you know you think its everything the universe is trying to give you, but in fact its not. And so around 1600 with the invention of the microscope in one direction and then the telescope in the other direction, each invented wind a decade of one another, all of a sudden pieces of the universe become available to us that transcend our senses. The fact that they could look inside of a drop of pond water and see microorganizisms just doing the bag stroke, right . That your eyebrain sensory system could not have detected were not for the microscope, and you can say does that make sense . That you could have entire living creatures inside of a drop of water . Well, today we know that because we learn it
And not even knowing their five senses had limits. If its everything you know you think its everything the universe but try to give you but in fact, its not. And so around 160 1600 was inven of the microscope, one direction, and the telescope in the other direction. Each event it was a decade of one another. All of a sudden pieces of the universe, available to us that transcend our senses. Effectively, look inside a drop of pond water and see microorganisms just like just like doing the backstroke. Youre on a brain sentry could not detected were it not for the microscope. You say doesnt make sense that you have entire living creatures inside of a drop of water. Today we know that because we learned from childhood but in the day it may docents at all. He had communication with the royal academy, Royal Society in london, which is what you would normally do when you make a discovery. They thought he was drinking too much. Write another letter and then we can continue our scientific conver
Degrasse tyson, director of Hayden Planetarium in new york city and the author of many books including welcome to the universe, death by black hole, and his latest, astrophysics for people in a hurry. Host dr. Neil Degrasse Tyson, in your new book, astrophysics for people in a hurry, you open it by saying that the universe is under no obligation to make sense to you. What does that mean . Guest get over it. [laughter] i think up until, well, really up til the year 1600 when we didnt have any particular tools to investigate be the natural world, our five senses were the primary means by which we obtained all information about the universe. And not even knowing that our five senses had limits. If its everything you know, you think its everything the universe is trying to give you but, in fact, its not. And so around 1600 with the invention of the microscope in one direction and then the telescope in the other direction, each invented within a decade of one another, then all of a sudden p
Any guesses . And good evening tonight from atlanta. And were here today at the centers for disease control, asking your questions about ebola. And it comes just as we learn the other nurse infected is now being rushed out of dallas, too. Nina pham was the First American infected with ebola here at home. Tonight, being flown to maryland for treatment. It comes just 24 hours after the other nurse, amber vinson, was air lifted to emory hospital here in atlanta. On that gurney, then walking up those stairs into the plane. Tonight, we wanted to know, are americas hospitals really ready . A nurse inside that dallas hospital now speaking out. And we ask the cdc, should that nurse with an elevated temperature have been allowed to get on that plane . Tonight, the cdc revealing to me that both nurses are now being treated with experimental drugs. Just as that dallas hospital is now admitting the nursing staff received, quote, no actual training on how to care for ebola patients. And on captiol
Any guesses . And good evening tonight from atlanta. And were here today at the centers for disease control, asking your questions about ebola. And it comes just as we learn the other nurse infected is now being rushed out of dallas, too. Nina pham was the First American infected with ebola here at home. Tonight, being flown to maryland for treatment. It comes just 24 hours after the other nurse, amber vinson, was air lifted to emory hospital here in atlanta. On that gurney, then walking up those stairs into the plane. Tonight, we wanted to know, are americas hospitals really ready . A nurse inside that dallas hospital now speaking out. And we ask the cdc, should that nurse with an elevated temperature have been allowed to get on that plane . Tonight, the cdc revealing to me that both nurses are now being treated with experimental drugs. Just as that dallas hospital is now admitting the nursing staff received, quote, no actual training on how to care for ebola patients. And on captiol