Notes & links: 'Astrophysics for People in a Hurry'

Thank you to everyone who joined the discussion about Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson. This expansive topic brought many avenues for conversation.

Below is a selection of links as well as details for April's discussion.

Links for further exploration:

• NASA's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/NASA

• Neil deGrasse Tyson podcast Startalk: https://startalkmedia.com/

• "Don't Lecture, Communicate" - December 2024 interview: https://physics.aps.org/articles/v17/175

• "What to Do About Science, Health Misinformation" - May 2024 Forbes interview: https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucelee/2024/05/18/neil-degrasse-tyson-what-to-do-about-science-health-misinformation/   

• PBS' NOVA episodes on space: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/topic/space/

• Free telescope viewing at the Chabot Space & Science Center: https://chabotspace.org/programs/free-telescope-viewings/

• Sky shows at College of San Mateo: https://collegeofsanmateo.edu/astronomy/planetarium.asp

April's Discussion

For April, we turn to The Occasional Human Sacrifice: Medical Experimentation and the Price of Saying No by bioethicist and whistleblower Carl Elliott.

Sunday, April 27, 2025

11:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. approximately

Books Inc. Opera Plaza, 601 Van Ness, San Francisco