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A scientist compared US gun massacres to car accidents and the ‘flu – 7 perfect takedowns

John Plunkett. Updated August 5th, 2019

Not the first time astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson has appeared on these pages and we’re now totally convinced it won’t be the last.

The so-called big brain took to Twitter, appearing to suggest that people were so appalled by the latest gun massacres in America because ‘our emotions respond more to spectacle than to data’.

This is what he said.

And every one of these responses was perfect.

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To conclude …

He later had this to say about his tweet and there response it prompted.

‘My intent was to offer objectively true information that might help shape conversations and reactions to preventable ways we die. Where I miscalculated was that I genuinely believed the Tweet would be helpful to anyone trying to save lives in America. What I learned from the range of reactions is that for many people, some information –-my Tweet in particular — can be true but unhelpful, especially at a time when many people are either still in shock, or trying to heal – or both.

‘So if you are one of those people, I apologise for not knowing in advance what effect my Tweet could have on you. I am therefore thankful for the candor and depth of critical reactions shared in my Twitter feed. As an educator, I personally value knowing with precision and accuracy what reaction anything that I say (or write) will instill in my audience, and I got this one wrong.’

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