{"id":116267,"date":"2016-01-29T22:46:57","date_gmt":"2016-01-29T22:46:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2016\/01\/29\/popculturebrain-micdotcom-micdotcom\/"},"modified":"2018-09-03T17:23:23","modified_gmt":"2018-09-03T17:23:23","slug":"popculturebrain-micdotcom-micdotcom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2016\/01\/29\/popculturebrain-micdotcom-micdotcom\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-116267 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2016\/01\/29\/popculturebrain-micdotcom-micdotcom\/attachment\/116268\/'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/tumblr_o1iqmsQ7Jv1v53vrbo1_640-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" 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href=\"http:\/\/micdotcom.tumblr.com\/post\/138226350482\" target=\"_blank\">micdotcom<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/micdotcom.tumblr.com\/post\/138131109922\" target=\"_blank\">micdotcom<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/micdotcom.tumblr.com\/post\/138088078581\" target=\"_blank\">micdotcom<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a class=\"tumblr_blog\" href=\"http:\/\/the-future-now.tumblr.com\/post\/138030250098\" target=\"_blank\">the-future-now<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h2><a href=\"http:\/\/mic.com\/articles\/133387\/is-the-earth-flat-bo-b-is-on-twitter-arguing-against-all-logic-and-science?utm_source=policymicTBLR&amp;utm_medium=future&amp;utm_campaign=social\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Wait, does rapper B.o.B. really think the Earth is flat \u2014 or is he trolling us?<\/b><\/a><\/h2>\n<p>After claiming to have watched Felix Baumgartner\u2019s famous Red Bull Stratos jump from the edge of space, recording artist B.o.B is furiously tweeting everything science says about the Earth being round is a total lie. Why is he doing this? <a href=\"http:\/\/mic.com\/articles\/133387\/is-the-earth-flat-bo-b-is-on-twitter-arguing-against-all-logic-and-science?utm_source=policymicTBLR&amp;utm_medium=future&amp;utm_campaign=social\" target=\"_blank\"><b>We have an idea.<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><i>Follow <a class=\"tumblelog\" href=\"http:\/\/tmblr.co\/mmEkVO-zwSF_-vPksUKrG-A\" target=\"_blank\">@the-future-now<\/a><\/i><b>\u200b<\/b><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><b>Update<\/b>: Neil deGrasse Tyson has joined the fray <b><a href=\"http:\/\/mic.com\/articles\/133485\/neil-de-grasse-tyson-gave-b-o-b-a-free-lesson-in-why-the-earth-definitely-isn-t-flat-101?utm_source=policymicTBLR&amp;utm_medium=main&amp;utm_campaign=social#.mjFGnlYkm\" target=\"_blank\">to lay the scientific smackdown on B.o.B.<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<figure class=\"tmblr-full\"><img src=\"https:\/\/78.media.tumblr.com\/e6819a41124278d1c2a294b28f7081be\/tumblr_inline_o1kdg4regJ1r42jqv_540.png\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>Tyson sent the rapper multiple tweets disproving him <b><a href=\"http:\/\/mic.com\/articles\/133485\/neil-de-grasse-tyson-gave-b-o-b-a-free-lesson-in-why-the-earth-definitely-isn-t-flat-101?utm_source=policymicTBLR&amp;utm_medium=main&amp;utm_campaign=social#.mjFGnlYkm\" target=\"_blank\">and then things got personal.<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><b>Update:<\/b> This feud is getting weirder and weirder.\u00a0<b><a href=\"http:\/\/m.mic.com\/articles\/133604\/neil-de-grasse-tyson-just-dropped-a-b-o-b-diss-track-called-flat-to-fact?utm_source=policymicTBLR&amp;utm_medium=main&amp;utm_campaign=social\" target=\"_blank\">B.o.B released a new track \u201cFlatline\u201d on Monday, that takes a few shots at Neil deGrasse Tyson.<\/a><\/b> \u201cAye, Neil Tyson need to loosen up his vest,\u201d the rapper spits. \u201cThey\u2019ll probably write that man one hell of a check.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And then Tyson fired back with a diss track of his own. Really.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"tmblr-full\"><img src=\"https:\/\/78.media.tumblr.com\/9f14d9031ff999d0a750db4804b0c997\/tumblr_inline_o1lc2c37fA1r42jqv_540.png\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/figure>\n<p>The astrophysicist enlisted the help of his nephew\u00a0Stephen J. Tyson, who is apparently a rapper. <b><a href=\"http:\/\/m.mic.com\/articles\/133604\/neil-de-grasse-tyson-just-dropped-a-b-o-b-diss-track-called-flat-to-fact?utm_source=policymicTBLR&amp;utm_medium=main&amp;utm_campaign=social\" target=\"_blank\">Tyson delivers the facts at B.o.B. over a Drake beat.<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><b>Update<\/b>: It got better. Neil deGrasse Tyson apparently wasn\u2019t done educating B.o.B. Here\u2019s what happened on <i>The Nightly Show<\/i>:<\/p>\n<figure class=\"tmblr-full\"><img src=\"https:\/\/78.media.tumblr.com\/6654ea191d0340aa9c1651238c7ac16b\/tumblr_inline_o1odhjKd3p1r42jqv_500.gif\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"tmblr-full\"><img src=\"https:\/\/78.media.tumblr.com\/6f6ad0d92fe94566341d5b82b9a3df90\/tumblr_inline_o1odhkuGSD1r42jqv_500.gif\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"tmblr-full\"><img src=\"https:\/\/78.media.tumblr.com\/079c9a6ef1c4c9a19dd1ab2d6c0adcc8\/tumblr_inline_o1odhlbddg1r42jqv_500.gif\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"tmblr-full\"><img src=\"https:\/\/78.media.tumblr.com\/3bb27db9abfd52577dcbd8ce6c400a64\/tumblr_inline_o1odhx2tFo1r42jqv_500.gif\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"tmblr-full\"><img src=\"https:\/\/78.media.tumblr.com\/14f0658fc84b0c67e6dffdc3f3996b27\/tumblr_inline_o1odivbd1K1r42jqv_500.gif\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"tmblr-full\"><img src=\"https:\/\/78.media.tumblr.com\/8f1bd216fc5434b97f3dd30de4d9406c\/tumblr_inline_o1odjcoAZi1r42jqv_500.gif\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"tmblr-full\"><img src=\"https:\/\/78.media.tumblr.com\/8341063612ff6e6b0084eb47e225e857\/tumblr_inline_o1odjoeXVi1r42jqv_500.gif\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"tmblr-full\"><img src=\"https:\/\/78.media.tumblr.com\/3c54fcbfbbe643e20230bdff8654a0bb\/tumblr_inline_o1odjpMC4o1r42jqv_500.gif\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"tmblr-full\"><img src=\"https:\/\/78.media.tumblr.com\/b70801e0d6986d6c3b0d6919aabdefdc\/tumblr_inline_o1odk5D1rw1r42jqv_500.gif\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/figure>\n<p><b><a href=\"http:\/\/mic.com\/articles\/133755\/neil-de-grasse-tyson-totally-shut-down-b-o-b-on-the-nightly-show?utm_source=policymicTBLR&amp;utm_medium=main&amp;utm_campaign=social\" target=\"_blank\">You need to hear the crowd\u2019s reaction to this.<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This is the greatest thing happening right now.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>popculturebrain: micdotcom: micdotcom: micdotcom: the-future-now: Wait, does rapper B.o.B. really think the Earth is flat \u2014 or is he trolling us? After claiming to have watched Felix Baumgartner\u2019s famous Red Bull Stratos jump from the edge of space, recording artist B.o.B is furiously tweeting everything science says about the Earth being round is a total &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2016\/01\/29\/popculturebrain-micdotcom-micdotcom\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[14078,8119,14079,12864],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116267"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=116267"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116267\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":116276,"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116267\/revisions\/116276"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=116267"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=116267"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=116267"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}