Scientists Can Be Thought Provoking AND Fun

Scientists can use the knowledge they have to be both moving and thought provoking, but also be charming and clever, getting a few chuckles out of whoever is listening. Case in point: Neil deGrasse Tyson. For those who don’t know, Tyson is an astrophysicist and he is awesome. 
On the intersection of science and religion:

On why the Onion deserves a Pulitzer Prize: