About
Neil deGrasse Tyson is an American astrophysicist and advocate of science and free thought.
Online Presence
Tyson is a frequent user of the micro-blogging website Twitter, and tweets under the handle @neiltyson[2]. He currently has over 990,000 followers. His tweets are usually of humorous nature and of scientific topics:
Martin Luther King Jr’s lone astro-gaffe, quoting a poem to boost audience morale: “If you can’t be the Sun, be a star.”
— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) January 21, 2013
Neil deGrasse Tyson is a popular character on the news aggregation website Reddit. Numerous image macros and other media are regularly posted and shared among redditors.
/r/iama
Tyson has posted three AMA (“Ask Me Anything”) threads on the popular subreddit /r/iama:
The first AMA was posted on the 13th of November 2011. It has accumulated a total of 7041 points prior to being archived[3]. The second AMA was posted on the 17th of December 2011. It has accumulated a total 3329 points prior to being archived[4]. The third and final AMA was posted on the 1st of March 2012. The thread has accumulated 4048 points prior to being archived[5].
/r/atheism
As an advocate for science and education, Neil deGrasse Tyson’s quotes are frequently posted on the /r/atheism subreddit in the form of quote image macros.
/r/fffffffuuuuuuuuuuuu (F7U12)
The F7U12 subreddit is using a “rage face” called Neil deGrasse Reaction. The face is an outline created from a still from BigThink interview by Tyson:
There is a caption on the image saying “Watch out Guys, we’re dealing with a badass over here”, which implies that the face is used in a sarcastic manner to boastful and arrogant statements.
YouTube
Neil deGrasse Tyson’s presentations are frequently posted on the video uploading website YouTube.
On the 27th of November 2012, YouTube user MinutePhysics, uploaded a video featuring Neil deGrasse Tyson, called “Does the Universe Have a Purpose? feat. Neil deGrasse Tyson”.
Tyson is also frequently interviewed by the YouTube channel BigThink:
Search Interest
External References
[1]Wikipedia – Neil deGrasse Tyson
[2]Twitter – @neiltyson
[3]Reddit – IAMA– I am Neil deGrasse Tyson -- AMA
[4]Reddit – IAMA– I am Neil deGrasse Tyson -- AMA
[5]Reddit – IAMA– I am Neil deGrasse Tyson, Ask Me Anything…