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Segment: Cosmic Perspective
Episode: July 2, 2008

Incredible show. Keep up the good work. I really enjoy the cosmic perspective. Thanks for expanding my horizons!

—Jay Carroll

Segment: Pardis Sabeti

I love this show. Thank you for the segment on Dr. Pardis Sabeti. What a remarkable woman.

—Alexandra

Episode: July 2, 2008

I thought this episode was awesome. It was informative, engaging, and exciting. It is, without a doubt, the best episode ever. My daughter said that this is only the second show, and that I need to keep a sense of perspective but I can't help it. I am so excited about the upcoming episodes. Kudos to Neil deGrasse Tyson and the entire NOVA scienceNOW team.

—Carl Powell

NOVA scienceNOW is awesome. I love that the shows are available online. (I don't own a TV.) I've been telling all my friends about it. I'm very impressed, keep up the good work!

—Gregory Schnese

This is the first time I've actually watched NOVA scienceNOW. I learned a lot and enjoyed every second of it! There are sure a lot of clever people out there.

—Liz

Fantastic job! My two girls (11 and 18-years-old) watched the whole thing and asked great questions. Making ideas and concepts accessible is not the same as "dummying down." It is a great way to show people that science is important, interesting, and doable! Great job!

—Benjamin

Why do so many educational programs (including yours) find it necessary to inject humor into the presentation? Could it be, perhaps, that you don't feel people are scholarly enough to have a reasonable attention span for a formal presentation minus the ridiculous humor? I find some of the humor stupid and unnecessary. The information presented is enough to keep my attention.

—Walter Horton

My son is so excited about NOVA scienceNOW that he wanted me to let you know that our whole family has been watching. I found out about the show when I saw Dr. deGrasse Tyson on "The Colbert Report," so keep up the visits. Dr. deGrasse Tyson does a great job of representing science in the public sector and presenting an engaging and thought-provoking show. We have one PhD in Chemistry and one in Physics in our house and we find the subject matter and presentation generates discussion among the whole family (6th grade and up). We TiVo the episode and put it on pause to talk about the information. Keep up the great job.

—Steve Paget

Great show! Lots of food for thought. I don't usually log on to PBS to comment on programming, but the quality of this show and Dr. deGrasse Tyson's powerful screen presence prompted me to reach out. Thanks for your work!

I hope this show becomes more popular. It wouldn't hurt if you changed the airtime to one that wasn't at the same time as "Mythbusters"....

—David Sarpal

It is refreshing to know that this type of programming can still be produced in a media environment saturated in negativity and brainless "reality."

—Aaron

My husband and I love NOVA scienceNOW—especially tonight's program. Neil deGrasse Tyson is incredible as a science teacher, and even the music on the program is great.

—Joyce Jacobs

Segment: Dark Matter

Great show, very educational, but constantly stating the "Big Bang" theory doesn't sit well with us who believe the "God theory." But then again, this is a science segment.

—Robert

Segment: Dark Matter

An excellent start to a new season. The opening segment on dark matter was outstanding. Dr. Tyson's ability to explain complex concepts to the layperson is superb.

—Bob Collins

The show appears aimed at junior high school students in terms of its presentation, style, and approach. It represents a "dummying down" and "light" approach to interesting material that sees gimmicks as necessary to capture the interest of the viewers. It's "NOVA Light", or "NOVA for Young Adolescents." Disappointing.

—Phil Rich

Enjoyed the show tremendously. As always, I couldn't take my eyes away. Keep up the great work. PBS educates me and my family in ways I wish I had when I was growing up. Wow! What a world! Thank you.

—Jo Munoz

I thought the new format was great. It keeps my 10-year-old more engrossed (his choice of word). I liked the old way as well, but this may keep the younger viewers watching more of the program. It made understanding difficult concepts easier, fun, and interesting.

—Jennifer

Today was the first episode of NOVA scienceNOW that I have seen. I am a masters student in molecular biology, but that doesn't mean I fully understand all areas of science! I loved the piece on Dark Matter and how you made it fun and easy to follow. I really enjoyed all the other segments as well! All of the stories were made interesting and relatable to everyday life. I look forward to future episodes!

—A. Singh

I stumbled on NOVA scienceNOW tonight, and it is with great pleasure that I can say: Great Show, Great Moderator, and please many more. Thanks.

—Robert Nelson

After watching the NOVA scienceNOW that aired on June 25, I am proud to be a subscriber to your great station. I look forward to more of the same in future months. Keep up the great work!!

—Richard Hein

I've had a lifelong interest in science and reason, and it is a delight to view the NOVA scienceNOW program with Neil deGrasse Tyson—the new Carl Sagan. Thank you.

—Clay Scott

I did not enjoy school for many reasons, one of which is the fact that I am a visual learner. I absorb and learn more watching NOVA than I did during all of my years attending dry lectures given by nonplussed professors. Dr. Tyson's enthusiasm is contagious and endearing. Thank you for your excellent work.

—Kris Fedro

Segment: Of Mice and Memory

As a science teacher and past health-care professional, and someone with a parent with Alzheimer's, this episode was fascinating. It touched on some research I had already read about, but it was shown very well in a short piece, with good explanations. Thank you for a great show!

—Jane Sanford

Great show! Keep up the wonderful work. Thank goodness for PBS!

—Demitrius Lopez

Segment: Dark Matter

I appreciate the program centering on dark matter. It is refreshing to hear a scientist that has enough confidence and honesty to say that our knowledge of some of the fundamental aspects of the universe is very limited. The good news is there is so much more to discover!!

—J. Keiser

I would like to politely inform you that the majority of PBS watchers as it rests now are more intelligent than you make them out to be. Some of the comic relief you put in there is good, but it seems like you "dumb down" a lot of the information in the summary at the end of each section, which I believe is not necessary. The cartoon sequences also make it seem mildly childish—anyone with basic intelligence could understand. Singing was a little bit much. I don't mean to be rude whatsoever—I enjoyed the program, I just feel that it was reduced to too low of an intellectual level for your audience.

P.S. I am 14 and I understood everything completely.

—GG

Segment: Wisdom of the Crowds

I mostly love the show, but please, please no more of the rhyming/singing segments. There was some interesting stuff in the "Wisdom of the Crowds" segment, but it was almost entirely lost in that silly, annoying singing!

—James Preston

Segment: Profile: Hany Farid

Your quiz on telling fake photos from real photos was disappointing in that Mr. Farid based his conclusions on blown-up images that provided evidence that simply was not visible in the photos on your Web site. That's not playing fair! But I really enjoyed the program and your Web site is terrific.

—Phil Lerner

Editor's Note: We received a number of comments about this feature and you're right, it was hard to judge the photos at the smaller size. We have modified the quiz so that it's possible to see a larger copy of the image before voting on whether you think it's fake or real.