Neil deGrasse Tyson Gets Philosophical with Futurist Jason Silva

Are we a way for the cosmos to know itself? Or is that merely the hubris of humanity? Neil deGrasse Tyson, astrophysicist, host of StarTalk Radio and director of the Hayden Planetarium gets philosophical with futurist Jason Silva backstage before StarTalk Live at The Business Insider IGNITION Conference November 27, 2012.

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