Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Neil deGrasse Tyson rips startup culture: “Society has bigger problems than what can be solved with your next app” - Salon.com

Neil deGrasse Tyson rips startup culture: “Society has bigger problems than what can be solved with your next app” - Salon.com: "“But, society has bigger problems than what can be solved with your next app, in transportation, and energy and health. And these are huge sectors of society and they are solved by innovations in these fields,” Tyson continued. “Without it we might as well just proceed back into the cave, because that’s where we’re headed.”

“We’re a sleepy nation right now. I want us to be a nation of innovation,” Tyson stated later. The entire speech is a fascinating listen here:"




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