Neil deGrasse Tyson: Stance Against Men Playing in Women’s Sports Is ‘Societal Bias’

EXCERPT:

DEGRASSEE TYSON: “What you’re saying is not Scientific American says that, an editor for Scientific American says that, who no longer has the job. So don’t indict a 170-year-old magazine because somebody — “
MAHER: “Okay, this is called Scientific American, and they’re printing something that’s — “
DEGRASSE TYSON: “ — because someone enters the cesspool that is social media and then participates in that exchange. So, let’s talk about science!”
MAHER: “Why can’t you just say this is not scientific and Scientific American should do better.”
DEGRASSE TYSON: “Well, does she still have her job?”
MAHER: “No. Not because of this. I said, the scandal is not her tweet.”
DEGRASSE TYSON: “Because that was like a year ago, was it? Which one was a year ago?”
MAHER: “I think a year ago, women still couldn’t beat men in basketball or any other sport. And it wasn’t because of society. You don see a problem here?”
DEGRASSE TYSON: “Long-distance swimming, women might actually have the advantage. You look into that. Yeah.”
MAHER: “Maybe long-distance swimming, okay.”
DEGRASSE TYSON: “Yeah. I’ve looked into it. Yeah.”
(Laughter)
MAHER: “Well, I’m going to file you under ‘part of the problem.’”