Neil deGrasse Tyson - We Stopped Dreaming (Episode 1)

Why HN readers recommended it

Recommended to anyone asking whether space exploration is worth the cost.

This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.

Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel

Evan Schurr

Topic

value of space exploration

Format

commentary

Level

general

HN recommenders in dataset

3

HN mentions in dataset

7

Recommendation years in dataset

2012–2025

These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.

From the original HN conversations

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• I had to create an account just to thank you for this response. I always recommend anyone wondering about whether or not space exploration is worth it to view the following amazing video compilations. "We Stopped Dreaming - Episode 1": [VIDEO] "We Stopped Dreaming - …

• I got to disagree. Not in the part that Facebook was important to Arab Spring and reconnect people long seen. I desagree in the part that rockets doesn't give benefits. Rockets and all 'complicated' science, push the human race forward. Your cellphone is only able …

• There's a Neil deGrasse Tyson video titled We Stopped Dreaming that gets into the NASA budget (and the related society changes) [VIDEO] The part about the NASA budget is at 2:00 though it's all a good watch.