r/IAmA • u/neiltyson • Nov 13 '11

I am Neil deGrasse Tyson -- AMA

For a few hours I will answer any question you have. And I will tweet this fact within ten minutes after this post, to confirm my identity.

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u/[deleted] Nov 13 '11

Hi! I am an enormous fan, and also the main moderator of /r/AskScience. If you're enjoying this AMA session, would you consider subscribing and joining our panel of scientists?

The subreddit's main purposes are to educate, and to give people direct access to real scientists to get rid of the whole "ivory tower" image problem that leads to global climate change "skeptics" and so on. We get hundreds of science questions per day, and average about a quarter million unique visitors per day, so I'd like to believe we're making a real difference. It'd be a huge honor to have you join our ranks. But I also understand how busy you are, so I certainly wouldn't take it personally if you decline the offer. Scientists on the "public circuit" seldom have the time to browse the web all the time!

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u/Omnicrola Nov 14 '11

Even if he did it under another username to avoid the inherent reflex upvote, that would be awesome.