Pluto and the Importance of Nomenclature

This Moira Gunn interview wth Neil deGrasse Tyson , director of The Hayden Planetarium and author of the book The Pluto Files is a fun and humorous discussion of the importance of nomenclature. Calling Pluto what it is—a drawf planet—makes some people mad, but it’s better science and leads to better science education.

I’ve long been a believer in the importance of nomenclature and my experience in going through nomenclature discussions at Kynetx with Craig Burton has only strengthened that belief. We’re a different company because of how the right words help us understand and explain ourselves in powerful ways.

Posted by windley on March 6, 2009 8:45 AM