Joshua Cheng

Joshua Cheng asked Neil deGrasse Tyson:

what does science say about 42? In hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy, it states 42 is the meaning of life. Could you use science to elaborate it more?

Neil deGrasse Tyson No. Other than it being Jackie Robinson's number when he played baseball for the Brooklyn Dodgers, there's not much more to say about it.

Its significance in science fiction far exceeds anything we can say about it scientifically.

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Andrew Peacock

Andrew Peacock asked Neil deGrasse Tyson:

Hey NDT! From the desk of a budding science communicator focused on astronomy, which three academic journals would you recommend following to stay on top of scientific discoveries? To add to this question, which three books have been instrumental for you as you’ve grown into a science communicator?

G.G. Melies

G.G. Melies asked Neil deGrasse Tyson:

My book "Quantum Algocracy" is about social polarization. It deals with the DMA syndrome (Dualism, Manichaeism, Armageddon) theorized by the Carter center and imagines a social civilization without humans in power. Do you think that a society governed by quantum algorithms of different processors that audit each other will be able to do better than us? Like a self-driving car.

London

London asked Neil deGrasse Tyson:

If traveling back in time were possible, what do you think that would involve? Would we have to utilize black holes? Would we have to figure out a way to travel faster than light?

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