STS REACTION PAPER:

Factually speaking, I watched the interview between Stephen Colbert andNeil deGrasse Tyson
noncontinuous, dividing it into three parts. I have a lot offree time last weekend but my eagerness to
view it with one chair isn't reallythere. Watching one or two episodes of a Korean webseries is inevitable
forme not to do while I am in the middle of their talk. Yet, that happeningdoesn't change my
perception that the more than an hour conversation wastruly spectacularly mind-blowing.

I was impressed because they have personalities that I, personally, want toaccompany with --- funny and
witty. From the beginning up to the end of theinterview, they staged commentary that will surely
penetrate and be stuck inone's mind. Colbert was very good at formulating questions and
makingjokes in air effortlessly which makes the grill between them smoked andcreates
flavorsome smell. Likewise, the man on his side named Tysonexerted expertise which makes
the spectators and listeners clap and screamlike avid fans.

But who would blame them? Even I, who is watching them on screen, wasfascinating by his responses. I
totally agree with him across-the-board whenhe said that it is better to know something because simply,
it's true. Having avast knowledge makes a person so powerful to me. Aside from love thatcannot
be concretely defined by science, the ideas coming from the brain aregifts that should be valued. As
what he said, it empowers us to react andpossibly even to do something about it if something about it
needs to bedone.

'm speechless, until I heard his

next reply saying, "I don't want
to blame the
knowledge. I want to blame
the behavior of people in the
presence
of the knowledge so maybe
we need better knowledge
management." Absolutely! It is
our own actions
that makes knowledge evil
sometimes. That's why, we
better not cross the
boundaries that may harm
others and ourselves
through proper
management
'm speechless, until I heard his next reply saying, "I don't want to blame theknowledge. I want to blame

the behavior of people in the presence

of the knowledge so maybe

we need better knowledge management." Absolutely! It is our own actionsthat makes knowledge evil
sometimes. That's why, we better not cross theboundaries that may harm others and ourselves
through proper management.

One more thing I like about their cute little conversation is the perception ofbeauty. As a long lost child
of Albert Einstein, my face was glued with smilewhen he revealed that the one he sees as beautiful in
science is the equationE = mc^2. I've never heard someone who said that equations are beautifulbut
rather they treat them as burden in their lives not until I've heard Dr.Tyson. The fact that it is
known by many like the brand "coke" isexceptionally beautiful even though they might
not know what it reallymeans or how it affects us. Same as to the pi (not the food) and the
atomsand molecules in our body which he used as examples.After that, Colbert and Tyson went to the
peek that almost of their words arehighfalutin, literrally runs my brain with lot of questions but at
the sametime, it strikes me with a thought that it was still awesome. Maybe because,the ambiance isn't
that much heavy not just like their topic itself and it wasstill filled with laughter that stabilizes the mood.

Then, there it goes. My stomach was in pain again when the science expertbashes the movie of all
time entitled "Titanic." He reasoned out that themovie has an error that he relates to science and
that is, the female maincharacter Kate Winslet is looking on the wrong sky. You may think
it'snonsense but for me, I agree to Dr. Tyson. The role of science in movies or inany entertainment
show must not be incorrect. People have this internalissue that targets their sense of sight
which eventually enter their mind.They might stress out that this thing is right because he/she saw
with his/herown eyes.

The interview really revolved on science, particularly the universe. Then theuse of technology was
also partially tackled in the interview with theaudience which part I also enjoyed. I learned more
about the secret of theuniverse up to the black hole, asteroids and and even parallel universe. Thenon
how it directly and indirectly affects the society and me as an individual.Indeed, this video of two of the
most perfect match personalities is a must-watch.

You doesn't need to be pond of science or the universe just to understand it.You doesn't need to be
intelligent to absorb what they want to instill in ourminds. Only your ears, curiosity and
willingness are needed to reallyappreciate the talk. Moreso, the way you watch it, whether
continuous or byparts, I think it's still the same. So as parting words, I will end this reactionpaper with a
haiku just like what Dr. Tyson did in the end of his interview:

"You may not all know

What you should about to know

'Til your mind says so."