Public opinion and media debates around Neil deGrasse Tyson—discover key moments of controversy.
Neil deGrasse Tyson is a prominent American astrophysicist, science communicator, and author. He holds degrees from Harvard, University of Texas at Austin, and Columbia. After a postdoctoral position at Princeton, he joined the Hayden Planetarium in 1994 and Princeton's faculty. In 1996, he became the director of the Hayden Planetarium, overseeing its major reconstruction completed in 2000. Since 1996, he has served as the director of the Hayden Planetarium at the Rose Center for Earth and Space. In 1997 he founded the Department of Astrophysics at the American Museum of Natural History, where he has been a research associate since 2003.
In 1984, Tchiya Amet El Maat accused Neil deGrasse Tyson of drugging and raping her while they were graduate students at UT Austin.
In 2006, The International Astronomical Union (IAU) confirmed Neil deGrasse Tyson's assessment by changing Pluto to the dwarf planet classification.
In 2009, Katelyn Allers alleged that Neil deGrasse Tyson touched her inappropriately at an American Astronomical Society gathering.
In 2010, an anonymous woman alleged that Neil deGrasse Tyson made inappropriate comments to her during a holiday party at the American Museum of Natural History.
In March 2014, Neil deGrasse Tyson commented on philosophy during an episode of The Nerdist Podcast, calling it "useless" and stating that a philosophy major could "really mess you up". This statement was met with disapproval and later criticized by philosopher Massimo Pigliucci.
In December 2018, Neil deGrasse Tyson was accused of rape by a woman, with additional allegations of inappropriate sexual advances from three other women. These allegations prompted investigations by various organizations.
On January 3, 2019, following accusations of sexual misconduct, the National Geographic Channel announced that further episodes of StarTalk were being put on hiatus to allow an investigation to occur unimpeded.
On March 3, 2019, the premiere of Cosmos: Possible Worlds was delayed while an investigation into allegations against Neil deGrasse Tyson continued.
On March 15, 2019, National Geographic and Fox announced that the investigation into allegations against Neil deGrasse Tyson was complete and that both StarTalk and Cosmos would resume. The American Museum of Natural History also confirmed that Tyson would keep his job as director of the Hayden Planetarium.
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