May 21, 2026 · 10 min · 10 segments
Neil deGrasse Tyson seems to be pivoting on UFOs. After years of mocking the subject, he's now saying that military witnesses, whistleblowers, and congressional testimony have elevated the…
Bryce ZabelHost
What I'm talking about is the smirk, the laugh, the eye roll that is disguised as science communication, the tone that says, "I'm not convinced" and goes on to say, "You're a little silly for even asking." That has always been my issue with him, and now Neil deGrasse Tyson is out promoting a new book called Take Me to Your Leader, a book about aliens, alien contact, and how humanity might respond if visitors actually showed up.
Again, not all the way different, not transformed, not reborn in a beam of cosmic honesty, but different.
Because in recent interviews, Tyson has started saying that the subject elevated for him once it moved beyond what he called, and these are quotes, "the sleepy farmer in the back 40" and "drunken revelers coming out of a bar at 2:00 in the morning".
Now he says it's gone into the realm of military witnesses, high-ranking officials, and sworn testimony before Congress.
What I'm talking about is the smirk, the laugh, the eye roll that is disguised as science communication, the tone that says, "I'm not convinced" and goes on to say, "You're a little silly for even asking." That has always been my issue with him, and now Neil deGrasse Tyson is out promoting a new book called Take Me to Your Leader, a book about aliens, alien contact, and how humanity might respond if visitors actually showed up.
Again, not all the way different, not transformed, not reborn in a beam of cosmic honesty, but different.
Because in recent interviews, Tyson has started saying that the subject elevated for him once it moved beyond what he called, and these are quotes, "the sleepy farmer in the back 40" and "drunken revelers coming out of a bar at 2:00 in the morning".
Now he says it's gone into the realm of military witnesses, high-ranking officials, and sworn testimony before Congress.
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