Neil deGrasse Tyson: pedantry in space Neil deGrasse Tyson is, supposedly, an educator and a popularizer of science; it’s his job to excite people about the mysteries of the universe, communicate information, and to correct popular misconceptions. What he actually does is make the universe boring, tell people things that they already know, and dispel misconceptions that nobody actually holds. March 16, 2016 at 02:26AM