13 Reasons Neil DeGrasse Tyson Is The Funniest Scientist On Twitter
Look out, we've got an actual badass over here.
If you haven't seen astrophysicist, author, and universe representative Neil deGrasse Tyson's tweets, you're in for a treat.

Behold, some of this best to date:
1. He talks about everything from his love of all things space...
I love the smell of the universe in the morning.
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I love the smell of the universe in the morning.
10:10 AM - 10 Jan 12RetweetFavorite
2. ...to the undeniable truth that is science.
The good thing about Science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it.
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The good thing about Science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it.
10:41 AM - 14 Jun 13RetweetFavorite
3. From the philosophical...
Never presume that just because you disagree with an idea that you must be correct.
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Never presume that just because you disagree with an idea that you must be correct.
12:44 AM - 08 Jun 14RetweetFavorite
4. ...to being a kid forever.
The limits on your enlightenment come not from the age you stopped going to school but from the age you stopped being curious
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The limits on your enlightenment come not from the age you stopped going to school but from the age you stopped being curious
4:13 PM - 23 Apr 14RetweetFavorite
5. He doesn't hesitate to point out funny flaws.
Does it disturb anyone else that "The Los Angeles Angels" baseball team translates directly to "The The Angels Angels"?
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Does it disturb anyone else that "The Los Angeles Angels" baseball team translates directly to "The The Angels Angels"?
9:10 PM - 10 Jul 12RetweetFavorite
6. And things that we may have never thought about.
Anyone from Venus is formally a Venereal, but Doctors got to the word before astrophysicists, so we invented Venutian instead
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Anyone from Venus is formally a Venereal, but Doctors got to the word before astrophysicists, so we invented Venutian instead
9:19 PM - 14 Mar 12RetweetFavorite
7. Sometimes he's irate at The Man.
We spend more time forcing students to learn than we do motivating them to learn in the first place.
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We spend more time forcing students to learn than we do motivating them to learn in the first place.
9:33 PM - 29 Oct 13RetweetFavorite
8. And faulty values that need some work.
When Students cheat on exams it's because our School System values grades more than Students value learning.
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When Students cheat on exams it's because our School System values grades more than Students value learning.
1:59 PM - 14 Apr 13RetweetFavorite
9. He likes pointing out our brain biases.
When a coincidence seems amazing, that's because the human mind isn’t wired to naturally comprehend probability & statistics.
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When a coincidence seems amazing, that's because the human mind isn’t wired to naturally comprehend probability & statistics.
3:03 PM - 29 Jul 14RetweetFavorite
10. And is always confident in his research.
( No need to ask me where I looked up these numbers - I didn’t. I calculated them myself. It's called the "Brain App” )
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( No need to ask me where I looked up these numbers - I didn’t. I calculated them myself. It's called the "Brain App†)
8:44 PM - 02 Feb 14RetweetFavorite
11. He always has a quip up his space sleeves.
Dracula & other undead people who sleep in coffins must have good abs. They always rise up flat-backed when the casket opens.
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Dracula & other undead people who sleep in coffins must have good abs. They always rise up flat-backed when the casket opens.
10:09 AM - 03 Aug 14RetweetFavorite
12. He's also keen on maintaining a healthy level of curiosity.
The day we stop exploring is the day we commit ourselves to live in a stagnant world, devoid of curiosity, empty of dreams.
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The day we stop exploring is the day we commit ourselves to live in a stagnant world, devoid of curiosity, empty of dreams.
7:26 PM - 04 Aug 12RetweetFavorite
13. And he's always there when you need some perspective.
In 5-billion years the Sun will expand & engulf our orbit as the charred ember that was once Earth vaporizes. Have a nice day
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In 5-billion years the Sun will expand & engulf our orbit as the charred ember that was once Earth vaporizes. Have a nice day
10:56 AM - 30 Sep 13RetweetFavorite