King of the Cosmos

Carl Zimmer's profile of Neil deGrasse Tyson, "King of the Cosmos," appears in the new issue of Playboy. I know, I know. But the profile is almost as awesome as Neil deGrasse Tyson (I love you!), himself. Thankfully, Zimmer has posted the proflie in its entirety at CarlZimmer.com. You should also check out Zimmer's blog, the Loom, at Discover magazine and his book, "Science Ink: Tattoos of the Science Obsessed," but that's another post.

Meanwhile, is it any surprise that Neil deGrasse Tyson is quickly eclipsing Uhura and Geordi La Forge on my secret list of science role models? He's even a real person!

 Also, I'm really terrible at keeping secrets.