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StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson

Neil deGrasse Tyson

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Science, pop culture, and comedy collide on StarTalk Radio! Neil deGrasse Tyson, astrophysicist and Director of New York's Hayden Planetarium, and his comic co-hosts, guest celebrities, and scientific experts explore astronomy, physics, and everything else there is to know about life in the universe. New episodes premiere Tuesdays. Keep Looking Up!

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  1. Bose-Einstein Condensate, Collisions, The Physics of Fire –TYTYK

    · 42 min · S17 E64

    What happens to matter when the temperature gets near zero kelvin? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice explore things you thought you knew about Bose-Einstein condensate, high impact collisions, and how stuff burns.…

  2. Spooky Science with Mary Roach

    · 44 min · S17 E111

    Could ghosts possibly be real? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Eugene Mirman explore ghost hunting techniques, spiritualism, and the non-corporeal plane of existence with Mary Roach and Joe Nickell. Originally Aired October…

  3. In Theory with Janna Levin

    · 41 min · S17 E63

    If something is possible, has the universe tried it? Are all physical possibilities inevitable? Neil deGrasse Tyson sits down with theoretical astrophysicist Janna Levin to launch “In Theory,” a new StarTalk series…

  4. The Science of Lookmaxxing with Dr. Noc

    · 59 min · S17 E62

    Are we doing more harm than good in the pursuit of perfection? Neil deGrasse Tyson, comic co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O'Reilly explore looksmaxxing, peptides, body composition, and the scientization of health & beauty…

  5. The Chemistry of Life with Kate the Chemist

    · 43 min · S17 E61

    Would aliens use the same periodic table as us? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Negin Farsad sit down with Kate Biberdorf, aka Kate the Chemist, to tackle fan questions about the chemistry of life, diamonds, how…

  6. Cosmic Queries – Light Sails & Quantum Scales

    · 1 h 00 min · S17 E60

    If the multiverse exists, where does our universe end and another begin? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice tackle a wide-ranging grab bag of fan questions covering bubble universes, the nature of now,…

  7. What Is Intelligence? With David Krakauer

    · 1 h 17 min · S17 E59

    Why did intelligence evolve in the universe? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice, and Gary O’Reilly explore the nature of intelligence, information theory, consciousness, and whether AI is actually intelligent at all with…

  8. Quantum Anomalies with Lara Anderson

    · 54 min · S17 E58

    Why does string theory need ten dimensions? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Jordan Klepper sit down with Lara Anderson, string theorist and associate professor of physics at Virginia Tech, to tackle intersecting…

  9. Cosmic Queries – Space Junk! with Moriba Jah

    · 55 min · S17 E110

    What do we do with all this space junk? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice answer questions about the stuff we put into orbit with astrodynamicist and space environmentalist, Dr. Moriba…

  10. Lost in Space Game Night

    · 42 min · S17 E57

    How far did Alan Shepard hit a golf ball on the moon? How many monkeys named Albert have been to space? Neil deGrasse Tyson, comedian Paul Mecurio, and Senior StarTalk Producer Lindsey Walker find out the answers on…

  11. Cosmic Queries – The Fractal Universe with Charles Liu

    · 59 min · S17 E56

    Do the fractal nature of the universe and the human brain have anything to do with each other? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly welcome back Geek-In-Chief Charles Liu, for a grab bag…

  12. Why Do We Exist with Hakeem Oluseyi

    · 48 min · S17 E55

    What is fundamental in the universe? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice welcome back Hakeem Oluseyi to dive deep into cosmology, plasma physics, the origins of life, and some of the most provocative ideas…

  13. Why Craters Are Round, Size of Life, The Real Length of Day – TYTYK

    · 46 min · S17 E54

    Is there a limit to how small life can be? Or how big? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice break down why all craters on the moon are round, the scale to life, and why the length of the day isn’t 24 hours. NOTE:…

  14. This Is Your Brain on Psychedelics

    · 1 h 14 min · S17 E53

    What if you could reopen your childhood brain? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice, and Gary O’Reilly explore the cutting edge of psychedelic science, critical periods, and what a high octopus can teach us about the human…

  15. Rogue Planets & Exomoons with David Kipping

    · 54 min · S17 E52

    Did we discover an exomoon? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice learn about the search for exoplanets with biosignatures, super Earths & mini Neptunes, and whether rogue planets outside of a solar system could harbor…

  16. Solving AI’s Energy Problem with Kathryn Huff

    · 52 min · S17 E109

    Is nuclear power the key to sustainability? With data centers consuming massive amounts of energy, can we keep up? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Gary O’Reilly & Paul Mecurio discuss the physics, safety, and future of nuclear…

  17. The Hunt for Dark Energy with Jason Rhodes

    · 50 min · S17 E51

    How do you build a telescope to study something you can't see? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Paul Mecurio sit down with Jason Rhodes, senior research scientist at JPL, to explore the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope and its…

  18. Your Inner Cosmos with David Eagleman

    · 1 h 03 min · S17 E109

    What are the limits of the human mind? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice, and Gary O’Reilly explore sensory perception, dreaming, synesthesia, time, and the flexibility of the human brain with neuroscientist David…

  19. It’s Bugs’ World and We’re Just Living In It with Jessica Ware

    · 55 min · S17 E49

    How big can bugs get? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Negin Farsad sit down with entomologist, Jessica Ware, to dig into the extraordinary world of bugs, insects the size of navel oranges, how they invented flying and so much…

  20. Super Solar Storms with Lika Guhathakurta

    · 1 h 03 min · S17 E48

    What does it look like beneath the surface of the sun? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice discuss the heliosphere, the Parker Solar Probe, and solar storms with heliophysicist Lika…

  21. Stars Ask Neil To Save The Universe

    · 45 min · S17 E47

    Could there be other universes out there? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly answer science questions from celebrities like Steven Spielberg, Josh Scherer, Emily Blunt, and…

  22. Cosmic Queries – Planet 9

    · 48 min · S17 E46

    Could there be a hidden planet lurking beyond Pluto and Neptune? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice tackle a wide-ranging grab bag of fan questions covering Planet 9, galaxy shapes, dark matter, the odds…

  23. Cosmic Queries – Life on Other Planets with Aomawa Shields

    · 47 min · S17 E108

    If scientists discovered that we are not alone, what would they do with that information? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice learn about the search for life, habitability around M stars and more with astrophysics…

  24. Things You Thought You Knew – Your Zodiac is Wrong

    · 50 min · S17 E45

    Does time always move at the same rate? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice break down things you thought you knew about time dilation, gravity assists, the north star, and your zodiac sign. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can…

  25. Finally…The Truth with Michael Shermer

    · 51 min · S17 E44

    Is there such a thing as objective truth? Are we living in a post-truth world? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly sit down to build a toolkit for finding the truth in an era of motivated…

  26. Running Out of Matter with Michelle Thaller

    · 1 h 01 min · S17 E43

    Could spacetime curve in the opposite direction and produce a repulsive field instead of gravity? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice tackle fan questions about photons, heat death, gravitational waves,…

  27. Getting Entangled with Sean Hodgman

    · 1 h 03 min · S17 E42

    How do you get entangled particles? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice unpack the experimental side of entanglement, superposition, and the quantum underpinnings of our universe with experimental…

  28. The Dreaming Brain with Matt Walker

    · 1 h 06 min · S17 E41

    What’s the real difference between dreaming and waking consciousness? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly sit down with sleep expert Matt Walker to answer fan questions about the most…

  29. Cosmic Queries – Pure Spacetime

    · 46 min · S17 E40

    Is there no single shared "now" for everyone in the universe? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Paul Mecurio dive into another grab bag of fan questions about superconducting asteroids, what memories are made of,…

  30. Cosmic Queries – Astro-lore with Moiya McTier

    · 50 min · S17 E107

    Is it time to update the constellations? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Matt Kirshen dive into astrophysics, folklore, and our ancient connection to the stars with astrophysicist Moiya McTier,…

  31. Bug Splat Galaxies with Mordecai-Mark Mac Low

    · 59 min · S17 E39

    What type of planets orbit black holes? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Negin Farsad sit down with Mordecai-Mark Mac Low to crack open the mysteries of galaxy collisions, dark matter, and the massive planetary…

  32. Is Reality Really Real? With Donald Hoffman

    · 1 h 14 min · S17 E38

    Did evolution never give us the ability to see reality as it actually is? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly sit down with cognitive scientist Donald Hoffman to explore what neuroscience,…

  33. Things You Thought You Knew – Rocks Float

    · 45 min · S17 E37

    What would happen in a world with too much oxygen? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice break down how rocks actually float, warm blankets, and why oxygen isn’t actually flammable. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to…

  34. Disclosure Day with Steven Spielberg & David Koepp

    · 55 min · S17 E36

    Have aliens already secretly visited us? Neil deGrasse Tyson sits down with Steven Spielberg and screenwriter David Koepp to discuss their new film Disclosure Day, alien contact, and why Spielberg believes there’s more…

  35. Conquering Fear with Alex Honnold

    · 58 min · S17 E35

    Is the fear of heights innate or learned? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice, and Gary O'Reilly explore taking risks, the neuroscience of fear, and how to overcome it with freestyle rock climber and subject of the film…

  36. Quasar Quirks & Sky Surveys with Matt O’Dowd

    · 55 min · S17 E34

    Did the Milky Way used to be a quasar? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice explore quasars, the high energy universe, and the movie we’re making of the night’s sky with astrophysicist &…

  37. Physics & Philosophy with Sean Carroll

    · 48 min · S17 E106

    Why is the past different from the future? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice explore the universe’s deepest questions like why is there anything, how we know we are in the real present, if there could be a…

  38. Cosmic Queries – LIGO, Light, & Lycanthropy

    · 50 min · S17 E33

    Are all galaxies redshifting away? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Negin Farsad tackle a grab bag of fan questions covering cosmic infrastructure, redshift, werewolves, gravitational waves, and the nature of time…

  39. The Future of Space Stations with Ariel Ekblaw

    · 1 h 03 min · S17 E32

    Can we put the data centers in space? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly map out the future of human habitation, research, and industry in low Earth orbit with Ariel Ekblaw, founder and CEO…

  40. Cosmic Queries – From Wine to Wormholes

    · 55 min · S17 E31

    What would happen to Earth if Jupiter stopped rotating? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice answer a grab bag of fan questions about the challenges with space telescopes, the nature of AI, and whether aliens are funny.…

  41. Cosmic Queries – Scars in Spacetime

    · 56 min · S17 E30

    Can we influence the strong nuclear force? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Paul Mecurio answer grab bag questions about sci-fi laser guns, the Roche Limit, how we interact with the fundamental forces, and more! NOTE:…

  42. Fixing the Internet with Jaron Lanier

    · 1 h 12 min · S17 E29

    Is the internet too far gone or can we still fix it? Neil deGrasse Tyson, and co-hosts Negin Farsad and Gary O’Reilly, sit down with Jaron Lanier, Microsoft scientist, and father of virtual reality, to diagnose what…

  43. Things You Thought You Knew – Is Everything Light?

    · 43 min · S17 E28

    How bright is the Earth from the moon? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice have fun with the sun’s reflectivity, discuss light pollution, and explore the electromagnetic light spectrum: how does sunscreen work? NOTE:…

  44. Cosmic Queries – Starquakes with Conny Aerts

    · 53 min · S17 E105

    What is a starquake? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Matt Kirshen explore asteroseismology, the sun, and what’s happening on the insides of stars with astrophysicist Conny Aerts. NOTE: StarTalk+…

  45. How Did Life Begin? with Betül Kaçar

    · 1 h 05 min · S17 E27

    What are the true limits of life, will we even recognize it when we see it? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice explore the beginnings of life on Earth and what they might tell us about life everywhere…

  46. Homesteading on the Moon with Kevin Espiritu

    · 1 h 09 min · S17 E26

    Could you grow your own food on the moon? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly sit down with Kevin Espiritu, the gardening YouTuber behind Epic Gardening, to dig into backyard farming, the…

  47. Cosmic Queries – Take Me To Your Leader

    · 58 min · S17 E25

    What would you actually do if an alien showed up and asked to be taken to your leader? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Paul Mecurio, and astrophysicist Charles Liu explore fan questions about physics of near-light-speed travel,…

  48. Cosmic Queries – Total Darkness

    · 54 min · S17 E24

    Are all the galaxies orbiting a superstructure in the middle of the universe? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice are reaching into the grab bag to cover questions from absolute zero to the nature of…

  49. Busting Nutrition Myths with Jessica Knurick

    · 56 min · S17 E23

    Are seed oils really that bad? Are people getting enough protein? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Paul Mecurio, & Gary O’Reilly cut through the noise on health myths, food misinformation, and the forces making it harder than ever…

  50. Secrets of Asteroid Bennu with Harold Connolly Jr.

    · 1 h 13 min · S17 E22

    Could the ingredients for life have arrived on asteroids? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice unpack what the sample collected from asteroid Bennu is teaching us about the origins of life itself with…

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