Tyson is more eager to talk about his scientific duties, which include doing research on the scientific frontier exposing the public to scientific issues through his books, lectures and TV gigs and speaking out on scientific policy matters great and small: “All I tell them is, invite me some other month and I’ll be happy to give a talk.” “If the only time you think of me as a scientist is during Black History Month, then I must not be doing my job as a scientist,” he told. It’s just that race doesn’t play any part in his line of work - and that’s why he deflects speaking requests that are specifically tied to the monthlong event. It’s not that the 48-year-old Bronx native has anything against the idea of celebrating notable blacks in American history every February.
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