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Listy od astrofizyka

Listy od astrofizyka

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  • Author：Neil deGrasse Tyson
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Dołącz do kosmicznych rozmów！

Przeczytaj， jak Neil deGrasse Tyson odpowiada na najdziwniejsze listy swoich fanów。。。 i antyfanów！ Przekonasz się między innymi:

• czy istnieją gwiazdy zbudowane z diamentu
• jak wykazać nieistnienie wróżki zębuszki
• czy astrofizyka może się przydać w pracy policjanta
• z jaką dokładnością Biblia podaje liczbę π。

Do Tysona przychodzą co roku tysiące listów: piszą do niego inni naukowcy， więźniowie， pastorzy， dzieci， studenci， wyznawcy teorii spiskowych。。。 Astrofizyk w odpowiedziach na ich pytania， wątpliwości i zarzuty mierzy się z całym mnóstwem rozmaitych zagadnień dotyczących nauki， wiary， filozofii， życia i， oczywiście， Plutona。 Teraz w swojej najbardziej osobistej jak dotąd książce ujawnia część tej korespondencji。 Wymiana zdań z piszącymi do niego – zwięzła， pełna pasji i często zabawna – to niezwykle wciągająca i pouczająca lektura。

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Reviews

Anna ，

3。75

Amina Mouhamed ，

Loved it！

Rocky Sunico ，

I've listened to a few of de Grasse Tyson's other audiobooks， but this will stand out as a truly special experience for me。 As much as some of the other books were straight-up informative and educational， the personal aspect of these letters and how they illustrate how he has responded to different questions from different people felt particularly illuminating to me。 It probably helped that I've also watched his Masterclass on Scientific Thinking and Communication and his many letters over the y I've listened to a few of de Grasse Tyson's other audiobooks， but this will stand out as a truly special experience for me。 As much as some of the other books were straight-up informative and educational， the personal aspect of these letters and how they illustrate how he has responded to different questions from different people felt particularly illuminating to me。 It probably helped that I've also watched his Masterclass on Scientific Thinking and Communication and his many letters over the years reinforce those same lessons。 Definitely a case of a man practicing what he preaches。 He's not as malicious as some pundits argue he is - if anything he's just almost painfully factual in a lot of his discussions （and arguments）。 And that's not a bad thing in itself as he tries to use very precise language whether he's explaining a scientific principle or responding to non-scientific queries。If anything， listening to 5+ hours of his letters had me reflecting on how I engage in my own conversations with people both online and in-person。 And doubt I'm alone in this thinking and perhaps we'll all become better communicators after this experience。 。。。more

Braulio Mago ，

Gran， gran， gran libro en el que podemos leer los comentarios muy personales de Neil。 Libro idóneo para los que son fans de él y su trabajo。

Daniel ，

My favorite letter and was called fear and it's on page 10。 In his response he says Don't fear change。 Don't fear failure。 The only fear is loss of ambition。 I often think to myself what if my life changes I won't be able to handle it。 And reading Don't fear change。 Don't fear failure。 The only fear is loss of ambition makes me feel more confident that I can handle change。 Because the only think I need to fear is loss of ambition。 And another letter and response I liked was gifted students on pa My favorite letter and was called fear and it's on page 10。 In his response he says Don't fear change。 Don't fear failure。 The only fear is loss of ambition。 I often think to myself what if my life changes I won't be able to handle it。 And reading Don't fear change。 Don't fear failure。 The only fear is loss of ambition makes me feel more confident that I can handle change。 Because the only think I need to fear is loss of ambition。 And another letter and response I liked was gifted students on page 197。 I liked in his response Neil said he thought the label gifted should be changed to "kids who work hard"。 I don't know what to say about Letters from an astrophysicist other than to say it was interesting to read what Neil thinks about different things。 。。。more

Tom ，

Interesting， and Neil is an excellent writer， but a great deal less science than you'd expect。 Interesting， and Neil is an excellent writer， but a great deal less science than you'd expect。 。。。more

Brandon McGuire ，

I really enjoyed this book， but didn’t love it。 The only reason I can’t give it 5 stars is the short form explanations using letters。 It works for the book and helps everything flow well while being grouped together perfectly， but there were many ideas and responses that I wish could have been expanded on more。 I’d still recommend it to anyone who has an interesting in the sciences or most importantly， space。

David Pires ，

Por vezes mete a pessoas no lugar。 Por vezes é um bocadinho arrogante。 Por vezes é duro。 Por vezes sente compaixão。 Mas sempre com os factos como base da sua argumentação， e isso eu gosto。

Diane Burkhardt ，

I have been recently interested in exploring the universe。 I believe that we are all part of the universe and everything is connected， cosmically。 We will eventually return to become "universe dust" and these letters were a great read。 NDT writes very well， in which （and he says） that "the strength of the argument rests on the strength of the argument rather than the strength of the literacy"。 Its written in layman's terms and although I had to look some words up， it made this topic very enjoyab I have been recently interested in exploring the universe。 I believe that we are all part of the universe and everything is connected， cosmically。 We will eventually return to become "universe dust" and these letters were a great read。 NDT writes very well， in which （and he says） that "the strength of the argument rests on the strength of the argument rather than the strength of the literacy"。 Its written in layman's terms and although I had to look some words up， it made this topic very enjoyable and easy to comprehend。 I have already bought another one of his books and look forward to reading more in the future。 。。。more

Jitender Singh ，

Correspondences with letters are always memorable especially if u have them catalogued like Neil。 Reading some of the letters were definitely enriching and showed that there are out of the box response to question for which my mind only had a 2 dimensional answers。 Some really good quotes and definately it matches the image of Neil that I have built in my head after listening to him for some time

Lukas Lee ，

Was hesitant to start on this book at first but couldn't put it down till i reached the end。 I like listening to the perspectives of people who are much more knowledgeable than myself as it gives me food for thought。 Dr。 Neil is one of them。 His replies to letters/emails range from heartwarming when he replies to kids to down right savage to haters。 He addresses a lot of issues from a practical standpoint， always relying on the facts when proving a point， which i appreciate very much。 A very ent Was hesitant to start on this book at first but couldn't put it down till i reached the end。 I like listening to the perspectives of people who are much more knowledgeable than myself as it gives me food for thought。 Dr。 Neil is one of them。 His replies to letters/emails range from heartwarming when he replies to kids to down right savage to haters。 He addresses a lot of issues from a practical standpoint， always relying on the facts when proving a point， which i appreciate very much。 A very entertaining read。 。。。more

Marie ，

A great way to get inside the mind of Neil deGrasse Tyson。

R。C。 ，

Did not finish due to the author's ego and his attempts to objectively label the entire field of philosophy as silly and trite。NDT is an undeniably great person to have around these days。 His mission to make astrophysics accessible to the wider public is noble， and， from someone with not a lick of intermediate scientific knowledge in their head， deeply appreciated。 I love his passion for the subject and his passion for passing it on。That said， I was looking for something other than what was deli Did not finish due to the author's ego and his attempts to objectively label the entire field of philosophy as silly and trite。NDT is an undeniably great person to have around these days。 His mission to make astrophysics accessible to the wider public is noble， and， from someone with not a lick of intermediate scientific knowledge in their head， deeply appreciated。 I love his passion for the subject and his passion for passing it on。That said， I was looking for something other than what was delivered in "Letters From an Astrophysicist"。 While there is a fine amount of education and wonderful trivia tidbits， I found the work to be， on the whole， an exercise in ego。 NDT seems to take particular pleasure in displaying his genius when communicating with folks， and makes no bones about leaving them the fool。 Sometimes these people are indeed fools， and fully deserving of being told such。 But the overall vibe of the book struck me as consciously brilliant， which isn't quite what I look for when reading the works of a teacher for the masses。 That being said: of course we should acknowledge and appreciate our own abilities！ Particularly when it comes to folks who aren't CIS/het white males。 But there remains a line between acknowledging your excellence and flaunting your excellence， and I don't think NDT is satisfied with the mere former。I was handling the ego all right， though， especially when it came to showing up a religious nitwit who barked up the wrong tree。 The kicker， however， came when NDT attempted a complete takedown of philosophy as a whole。 I can't quote because I no longer have my copy， but the gist is that he deemed the field useless， a waste of time， and generally embarrassing to its students。 Anything worth studying， he claims， should be based in science， not questions about nebulous concepts that can't be boiled down to particles。 It's pretty surprising to me that someone so well-versed in the grand wonder of the universe， and so passionate about passing that wonder on to others， can be so stalwartly opposed to asking questions that examine its vast conceptual mystery。 If we want to be practical about its applications， the questions and exercises of philosophy lead to questions and exercises of science: we just need to be able to have the right technology to study them， and that requires patience over eras of steadily （rapidly） evolving human ability and intelligence。 But if we take philosophy on its own feet， the field is an invaluable display of what humans are capable of。 Yes， we can measure the lightyears between stars; but we also have the capacity to dream， to ask where that light really first came from， and to expand the miracle of our unique consciousness by means of wonderment。 That NDT doesn't seem to grasp such a beautiful thing is both frustrating and， ultimately， sad。I may return to this book one day。 But， for now， I'd much rather read the letters of a person who is equal parts brilliant， humble， and not afraid to explore questions whose answers we can't yet boil into an equation。 。。。more

Anthony J。 Marafioti ，

Quite an excellent read， I do highly recommend to all that wish to see the our world and it's people through the eyes of a genius。 This book was informative， funny， heartwarming， and very eye-opening。 There were， at times however， a few responses that seemed a little overly defensive， or one-sided。 Still， that was very few， and Dr。 Tyson did respond with facts。 Overall， I can see this book becoming a well， sought after classic。 Quite an excellent read， I do highly recommend to all that wish to see the our world and it's people through the eyes of a genius。 This book was informative， funny， heartwarming， and very eye-opening。 There were， at times however， a few responses that seemed a little overly defensive， or one-sided。 Still， that was very few， and Dr。 Tyson did respond with facts。 Overall， I can see this book becoming a well， sought after classic。 。。。more

Seanlai ，

Neil and I are related so all his books to me are wonderful。 But， this book contains a personal story from me which I love💖

Linda ，

Coming from NZ， I know him only from reputation and popular culture references。 It was a delight to hear his commonsense， logic and humour in this audiobook。

Paulina ，

5/5

WY ，

Rating was closer to a 3。5， but took it up a notch as there were some standout pages （or rather letters） that I resonated with。 Neil deGrasse Tyson truly is one of the best communicators and writers today， and I was inspired to pick this up having seen him in action on MasterClass。 While fascinating to get a deeper insight into his thinking and beliefs around a broader set of topics -- I can imagine those who are huge fans of him to hang onto every single word on the page -- it felt repetitive a Rating was closer to a 3。5， but took it up a notch as there were some standout pages （or rather letters） that I resonated with。 Neil deGrasse Tyson truly is one of the best communicators and writers today， and I was inspired to pick this up having seen him in action on MasterClass。 While fascinating to get a deeper insight into his thinking and beliefs around a broader set of topics -- I can imagine those who are huge fans of him to hang onto every single word on the page -- it felt repetitive at some points that I skimmed through a number of pages。 That said， it probably will have been unwieldy to cover an even broader selection of themes and topics， and that each topic might have felt too narrowly explored with a smaller selection of letters。While I may not have fully enjoyed this book today， I do think that it is something worth adding to a permanent collection -- becoming a book you can revisit from time to time and （delightfully） find out how different letters resonate with you at different points in your life。 Rather than a "blockbuster" page-turner that reveals little-known aspects of Tyson as a person， which some fans might be hoping for -- this book is more a meditative piece of work that relies on what you make of it -- which is exactly what Tyson has always emphasised: that everything ultimately is about the way you think。 。。。more

Kamlesh Chauhan ，

Neil deGrasse Tyson's takes on problems/comments shared by common people are quite refreshing :） Neil deGrasse Tyson's takes on problems/comments shared by common people are quite refreshing :） 。。。more

Faisel Khan ，

A lovely collection of letters。 I feel humbled by Dr Tyson’s responses and humility， sometimes in the face of stark criticism。 He truly is remarkable and I enjoyed reading the collection of correspondence。

Malwina ，

Mmm， takie bardziej 3。75 niż mocne 4 gwiazdki。 Przyjemnie i szybko się czyta， fajne historie。 Trochę mnie nudziły te listy， gdzie 30 razy powtarzał to samo o wierze w Boga。 Ogólnie autor trochę pretentious， ale fajny。 Mądrze gada。 Optymalne。 Lubię słuchać mądrych ludzi。 Być może miałam małe załamanie nerwowe， że przecież ja nigdy w życiu nie osiągnę tyle co on。 Ups。

Luke Buynack ，

Another classic from Neil deGrasse Tyson。 A little repetition from his other books but still very cool。

Jane ，

The book is indeed nice。 It answers a lot of questions linked to the universe and other aspects of society。 But if you want to learn about the universe specifically， then you shouldn't pick this book。 It gives you a more general aspect of universal issues concerning our society。 You might get a bit bored reading all these letters。 Neil has some other really nice books if you are looking for something more specific The book is indeed nice。 It answers a lot of questions linked to the universe and other aspects of society。 But if you want to learn about the universe specifically， then you shouldn't pick this book。 It gives you a more general aspect of universal issues concerning our society。 You might get a bit bored reading all these letters。 Neil has some other really nice books if you are looking for something more specific 。。。more

Erik Molnar ，

Wasn’t sure how I would feel about this book。 Didn’t seem like a good reason to write a book。 However， NDT is one of the most public figures is cosmoslogy， so I am sure he gets flooded with all kinds of mail， email， and social media messages。 That is the format if the book。 He organized some letters written to him by topic and posted an edited version of the letter and his reply。 In most of the responses， this works well。 Some of them seemed like filler， but overall he had a lot of well thought Wasn’t sure how I would feel about this book。 Didn’t seem like a good reason to write a book。 However， NDT is one of the most public figures is cosmoslogy， so I am sure he gets flooded with all kinds of mail， email， and social media messages。 That is the format if the book。 He organized some letters written to him by topic and posted an edited version of the letter and his reply。 In most of the responses， this works well。 Some of them seemed like filler， but overall he had a lot of well thought out reposnses to some very common inquiries that people often make about science。 It was worth the read as a casual read that I could take snippets from， then put aside。 You get a good sense of how his mind works when faced with some very difficult and sometimes mean spirited questions and statements。 We should all be so cordial。 。。。more

patricia ☼ ，

To było niezwykłe doświadczenie czytać o opiniach Neila na różne tematy。 Ciekawa i skłaniająca do myślenia pozycja。

Jude ，

This is such a great book。 There are so many lessons， but after reading this book I understand better what Neil deGrasse Tyson means when he writes about the importance of knowing how to think。 His approach to problem-solving in any aspect of human nature is masterful。 Additionally， this book is valuable for anyone who runs a public platform with sizeable audience that they engage with regularly， such as a YouTube channel， a blog， etc。 Dr。 Tyson's responses to his audience， especially critics wi This is such a great book。 There are so many lessons， but after reading this book I understand better what Neil deGrasse Tyson means when he writes about the importance of knowing how to think。 His approach to problem-solving in any aspect of human nature is masterful。 Additionally， this book is valuable for anyone who runs a public platform with sizeable audience that they engage with regularly， such as a YouTube channel， a blog， etc。 Dr。 Tyson's responses to his audience， especially critics within his audience， are some of the best I've read。 People who run public platforms would be wise to read his responses to his audience and follow suit with their own original spin。 。。。more

Writer's Relief ，

As one of the world’s most well-known scientists， Neil deGrasse Tyson receives a lot of personal correspondence！ LETTERS FROM AN ASTROPHYSICIST is a chronicling of selected correspondence received and responded to by Tyson。 Some of the letters are from curious people seeking to expand their scientific knowledge， others are from dissenting voices who disagree with him， and others still are from admiring fans of all ages。 As interesting as the breadth and scope of these textual conversations is， t As one of the world’s most well-known scientists， Neil deGrasse Tyson receives a lot of personal correspondence！ LETTERS FROM AN ASTROPHYSICIST is a chronicling of selected correspondence received and responded to by Tyson。 Some of the letters are from curious people seeking to expand their scientific knowledge， others are from dissenting voices who disagree with him， and others still are from admiring fans of all ages。 As interesting as the breadth and scope of these textual conversations is， the real intrigue is seeing Tyson tie them into his life’s work。 The letters are loosely organized into different categories ranging from fan-mail to hate-mail， and from both electronic and snail mail。 While each letter could be read individually at random， as could their respective categories， the whole is greater than the sum of its parts。 The resulting memoir-like narrative dares to show exactly how universal and unifying science truly can be。 Tyson does not eschew the personal or niche when replying to each letter。 Every response feels personal， regardless of the tone or intent。 This leads the reader on a journey that is filled with humor， education， compassion， astronomical wonder， and humanity。 While an interest in science may help readers enjoy LETTERS FROM AN ASTROPHYSICIST， one of our favorite aspects of the book is how it elegantly uses the cosmos， which all humans share， to create an interesting and expansive journey through one man’s mail。 。。。more

Hailey Watson ，

Very engaging！

Mary Quigley ，

Usually I love Neil DeGrasse Tyson and I'm fascinated by all things astrophysics but I was disappointed in the tone of this book。 It seemed very condescending to me。 Basically a collection of letters where the author puts various people in their place and the reader learns little other than his opinions and what irks him。 I wouldn't have minded if it was a memoir but we learn very little about his life either。 The chapter on 9/11 had an odd little gimmick that made it seem trivialised and could Usually I love Neil DeGrasse Tyson and I'm fascinated by all things astrophysics but I was disappointed in the tone of this book。 It seemed very condescending to me。 Basically a collection of letters where the author puts various people in their place and the reader learns little other than his opinions and what irks him。 I wouldn't have minded if it was a memoir but we learn very little about his life either。 The chapter on 9/11 had an odd little gimmick that made it seem trivialised and could probably have been condensed into "I was in New York during 9/11 but was unaffected personally" I'm not sure who this book was written for， but it wasn't for me 。。。more

Omar Nizam ，

- Book Review: "Letters From An Astrophysicist" by Neil deGrasse Tyson -📚🔭In light of the fact that @neildegrassetyson touches on so many subject matters in the book BESIDES just Physics and Astronomy， a more apt title for the book would have been "Letters From A Polymath。" 'Polymath' is a title that is well earned by Tyson， as with every turn of the page the reader comes away amazed at his versatility and wide depth of knowledge covering topics as diverse as history， religion， politics， and rac - Book Review: "Letters From An Astrophysicist" by Neil deGrasse Tyson -📚🔭In light of the fact that @neildegrassetyson touches on so many subject matters in the book BESIDES just Physics and Astronomy， a more apt title for the book would have been "Letters From A Polymath。" 'Polymath' is a title that is well earned by Tyson， as with every turn of the page the reader comes away amazed at his versatility and wide depth of knowledge covering topics as diverse as history， religion， politics， and race relations。Tyson is arguably one of the most recognizable scientists in the world today。 And the book does not disappoint。 We see him at his very best: outspoken and abrasive， and yet generous as well。The only missing element for the reader （and his legions of fans） would be the absence of an infectious laugh that is such a staple in all of his talks， but which is sadly constrained by the medium of books。 Rating: 4/5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 。。。more

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