Neil’s interest in the universe traces back to age 9, after a first visit to the Hayden Planetarium of the American Museum of Natural History. He has recalled that "so strong was that imprint [of the night sky] that I'm certain that I had no choice in the matter, that in fact, the universe called me.” He was educated in the public schools of New York City through his graduation from the Bronx High School of Science. After graduating from the Bronx High School of Science, where he was editor-in-chief of the Physical Science Journal, he completed a bachelor's degree in physics at Harvard University in 1980. Then, after receiving a master's degree in astronomy at the University of Texas at Austin in 1983, he earned a master's (1989) and doctorate (1991) in astrophysics at Columbia University. For the next three years, he was a postdoctoral research associate at Princeton University. he w s a p s doctoral research associate at Princeto Un versity. Cause Magazine In 1994, he joined the Hayden Planetarium as a staff scientist and the Princeton faculty as a visiting research scientist and lecturer. He began making appearances on TV in the early 2000’s. Then in 2007, Tyson was chosen to be a regular on The History Channel's popular series “The Universe.” From 2006 to 2011, he hosted the television show “NOVA ScienceNow” on PBS. Since 2009, Tyson hosted the weekly podcast StarTalk. A spinoff, also called “StarTalk,” began airing on National Geographic in 2015. On the show Tyson often interviews pop culture celebrities and asks them about their life experiences with science. In 2014, he hosted the television series “Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey,” a successor to Carl Sagan's landmark 1980 series “Cosmos: A Personal Voyage.” Tyson is currently co-developing a sandbox video game with Whatnot Entertainment, “Neil deGrasse Tyson Presents: Space Odyssey,” which aims to help provide players with a realistic simulation of developing a space-faring culture, incorporating educational materials about space and technology. The game is anticipated for release in 2017.
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