Episodes

  • Our Burning Questions – Entropy & Immortality
    Dec 27 2024

    Could we have reached the moon in 1700? Neil deGrasse Tyson answers the burning questions co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly’s have been saving all year about immortality, redshifting photons, altering the laws of physics, and more!

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    Thanks to our Patrons Gail Fairburn, Chris, Kestutis, Dave Seff, Dennis Waters, Bill Anderson, bobdan, Aisling, Erez Buchnik, AndrewRaidz, Rolf Ulrich Isachsen, Korakot Teerasawad, Dylan Mustafa, RMKay, KateOfTime, David Skinner, Malcolm Mar Fan, Matt Berg, Tripp Dailey, Micah Widmaier, Christian Holmes, Dmitry Yurchenko, Adam Booth, Daniel Cummings, Arjun Ananth, and Marcus Smalls for supporting us this week.

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    42 mins
  • Past, Present, Future: Time Travel with Brian Greene
    Dec 24 2024

    What type of time travel is in “A Christmas Carol”? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice answer fan questions on time travel, paradoxes, and wormholes with theoretical physicist, Brian Greene. Did Ebenezer Scrooge get pulled through a wormhole?

    (Originally Aired December 20, 2022)

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    52 mins
  • Deciphering Gravitational Waves, with Janna Levin – StarTalk All-Stars
    Dec 20 2024

    What is a gravitational wave? Janna Levin and comedian Matt Kirshen sit down with physicist Rainer Weiss to discuss LIGO, black holes, and the physics of gravitational waves.

    (Originally Aired October 4, 2016)

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    https://startalkmedia.com/show/deciphering-gravitational-waves-janna-levin-startalk-stars/

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    48 mins
  • Alien Sightings with David Spergel
    Dec 17 2024

    Are alien spacecraft here on Earth? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice discuss the UAP hearings, unexplained cosmic phenomena, dark matter, and more with astrophysicist and NASA UAP chair David Spergel.

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    https://startalkmedia.com/show/alien-sightings-with-david-spergel/

    Thanks to our Patrons David Anderson, Paul Balchin, Gary Droege, Antonin Bukovsky, Bill Bailey, Nathan Ramsey, Allan Schwartz, Tom Voyles, Curt Helvey, Walquiria Fontanez, Peg & Rick, Brandon, DJ Thuggy, Lorenzo Olivera, James Cobb, devon, Peter Čerešník, Rick, VICTOR HERNANDEZ, Pohev, Terry Burke, Barbara Guerra-Torres, Tyler Provencher, and Mariann for supporting us this week.

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    56 mins
  • The Ethics of AI with Batya Friedman & Steve Omohundro
    Dec 13 2024

    How can we ensure technology evolves ethically in a rapidly advancing world? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice & Gary O’Reilly explore the challenges of designing a future where human values and AI coexist with The Future of Life Award’s 2024 recipients, Batya Friedman & Steve Omohundro.

    Thanks to our friends at Future of Life Institute for supporting today’s episode. To learn more about FOL and this year's winners, make sure to visit FutureofLife.org.

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    Thanks to our Patrons Meech, Sara Hubbard, Jesse Thilo, Myles Stanton, Francisco Meza, Edvardas Žemaitis, Ronny Waingort, Cyrelle Sumner, Ticheal Murner, Chase, Karen Morlatt, Brian Kelley, Kevin Vail, Rob, Razey9, Mark Th, Kyle M, Zygmunt Wasik, Hulk, Jon McPeak, smiggy93, Tolulope Oladimeji Oyeniyi, Bernie Cat, David Conradt, Ian Mercado, Daniel Bielawski, Indika, and Aris for supporting us this week.

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    48 mins
  • To Boldly Go Where No StarTalk Has Gone Before with Charles Liu
    Dec 10 2024

    Could we create warp drive someday? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-host Chuck Nice team up with astrophysicist Charles Liu to dive into the science, technology, and legacy of one of the most influential sci-fi franchises of all time: Star Trek.

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    Thanks to our Patrons Brady Harmon, Gary McCarthy, Hardin Johnson, Micheal Sikkes, Tenny, David Engleman, Victoria Weeks, Eric Shampine, Micheal J. Hanley, Andrew Black, Marlon, Angel Jimenez, ANTHRO-PO-COSMIC DYLAN, Chelsea Kehne, Connor Ryna, Liam Corcoran, Walker Foland, Christopher Thomas, Eric Boyd, Dani Ruegg, Dan Northcott, Carol Watkins, Joe Lopez, Chris Minton, Meech, and Sara Hubbard for supporting us this week.

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    52 mins
  • Journey to the Stars with Bill Nye
    Dec 3 2024

    Could life hitchhike across planets? What color is the sky on Mars? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Bill Nye, the current CEO of The Planetary Society, team up to discuss the science and advocacy that goes into space exploration, unraveling the threads of discovery that define humanity's quest to understand the cosmos.

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    https://startalkmedia.com/show/journey-to-the-stars-with-bill-nye/

    Thanks to our friends at The Planetary Society for partnering with us on this episode! To support their mission and the future of space advocacy, head over to https://Planetary.org/StarTalk

    Thanks to our Patrons Edwin Strode, Mathew M, Micheal McDonough, Evan Fenwick, Trvis Knop, David Hardison, Sarah Kominek, Saulius Alminas, Rob Lentini, Eric Williams, Billy, John Buzzotta, Jeremy Hopcroft, Christian Harvey, Bob Cobourn, Jeremy ALford, Brandon Cortazar, James Finlay, Anastine2020, Rebecca Valenti, jordan battleson, Timothy Jarvis, and Gleb Mpakopuc for supporting us this week.

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    45 mins
  • Food, Science, and Culture with Anthony Bourdain [Extended Cut]
    Nov 29 2024

    How do food, science, and culture collide? For the first time on podcast, we’re airing Neil deGrasse Tyson’s 2018 interview with author and food expert Anthony Bourdain in its entirety. We reflect back on our differences in taste, what food is like in Antarctica, and the importance and universality of food in our lives.

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    https://startalkmedia.com/show/food-science-and-culture-with-anthony-bourdain/

    (Clips of this interview originally aired January 4, 2019)

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    45 mins