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Connecting Our Brains, with Charles Liu Dec 25, 2018

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Can neuroscience help develop artificial intelligence? Are human brains and bird brains similar? Astrophysicist and host Charles Liu, PhD, comic co-host Chuck Nice, and neurophysiologist and science communicator Dr. Kiki Sanford, PhD, investigate brains.

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Time and the Universe, with Charles Liu Dec 18, 2018

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Can time die? Can we find the origin point of the Big Bang? Astrophysicist and host Charles Liu and comic co-host Chuck Nice answer fan-submitted Cosmic Queries and sing Super Silly Space Songs as we explore time, the universe, and more.

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Dinosaur Sex, with Dustin Growick Dec 11, 2018

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Are you ready for the Dinosaur Sex Ed class you never took? Science communicator and host Dustin Growick, comic co-host Meg Pierson, and paleontologist Shaena Montanari, PhD, explore the world of dinosaur sex.

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Photo Credit: Espirat [CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)], from Wikimedia Commons

Meteorite Hunting, with David Grinspoon and Geoff Notkin Dec 04, 2018

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Explore the captivating world of meteorites and meteorite hunting with astrobiologist and host David Grinspoon, a.k.a. Dr. FunkySpoon, comic co-host Chuck Nice, and meteorite hunter Geoff Notkin. Recorded live at The Explorers Club.

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Photo Credit: Credit: Aleksandr Ivanov, [CC BY-3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en)], via Wikimedia Commons.

Dark Matter, with Natalia Reagan and Astro Katie Nov 27, 2018

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Host Natalia Reagan and comic co-host Andrea Jones-Rooy sit down with theoretical astrophysicist Katie Mack, a.k.a. Astro Katie, to answer fan-submitted Cosmic Queries on dark matter, dark energy, and the mysteries of the Cosmos.

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Photo Credit: Dark Matter Visualization. Image Credit: SDSC and NPACI Visualization Services.

Communicating Climate Change, with David Grinspoon Nov 20, 2018

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Discover how to communicate climate change from host and astrobiologist David Grinspoon, a.k.a. Dr. FunkySpoon, comic co-host Chuck Nice, and science communicator and NASA climate scientist Kate Marvel.

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Image Credit: NASA.

StarTalk All-Stars @ Caveat – Gettin’ Off Earth! Nov 13, 2018

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Primatologist and host Natalia Reagan explores interstellar travel and our best planetary destinations with comic co-host Harrison Greenbaum, author Jana Grcevich, biomedical engineer Ronke Olabisi, former HI-SEAS crew member Kate Greene, and psychologist Jay Van Bavel.

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Think Like a Skeptic, with Cara Santa Maria and Dr. Steven Novella Nov 06, 2018

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Trust no one! StarTalk All-Stars host neuroscientist Heather Berlin investigates skeptical thinking with Cara Santa Maria and Dr. Steven Novella of "The Skeptics Guide to the Universe" and new comic co-host and skeptic Ari Shaffir.

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Dead Bodies: Bioarchaeology and Forensic Science, with Natalia Reagan Oct 30, 2018

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What can the dead tell us? Primatologist and host Natalia Reagan and comic co-host Sarah Rose Siskind investigate bioarchaeology and forensic science with bioarchaeologist Kristina Killgrove and forensic anthropologist Christopher Rainwater.

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Photo Credit: Credit: Giorgio Sommer [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons.

Technosignatures: Detecting Alien Civilizations, with David Grinspoon Oct 23, 2018

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Hunt for technosignatures, alien civilizations, and other signs of intelligent life as astrobiologist David Grinspoon, co-host Chuck Nice, and astronomer Sofia Sheikh answer fan-submitted Cosmic Queries on the search for extraterrestrial intelligence.

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