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For the film to 'earn' the right to be criticized on a scientific level is a high compliment indeed.

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Neil deGrasse Tyson
Age: 66
Born: 1958
Born: October 5
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There's the anti-intellectual movement in society and I don't blame them entirely for feeling that way because we all know people, I have many colleagues where you try to hang out with them and they make you feel bad for not knowing what they know. If that's how you interact with people, why would anyone want to be that.
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