Stephen Colbert's Fallback Position

A segment where Stephen explains alternative jobs he would hold if his TV gig doesn't last.

Astrophysicst
February 13, 2008

Friend of the show, Neil DeGrass Tyson, of the Hayden Planetarium explains everything Stephen needs to know to be an astrophysicist.


 * Met Neil DeGrasse Tyson from the Hayden Planetarium (which used to be an Apple Store) guides Stephen around
 * ask questions
 * open minded
 * tools of the trade, know things
 * teach those things


 * Meteorites look like English Muffins
 * licking a meteor might be the oldest thing Stephen's tongue has touched (behind Jane Fonda)
 * no air in space, but there is a museum about it
 * Tom Hanks sounds like Maya Angelou while explaining everything
 * all of human history is in the one human hair at the Hayden Planetarium