StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson

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A Conversation with Dr. Mae Jemison (Re-release) Dec 26, 2023

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How can we achieve interstellar space travel? We take a look back at when Neil deGrasse Tyson sat down with former astronaut and Principal of 100 Year Starship, Dr. Mae Jemison, to talk about our future living and traveling in space.

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Photo Credit: NASA.

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Can You Terraform Mars? with Kennda Lynch Dec 19, 2023

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Can we grow food on Mars? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Paul Mecurio learn about a new NASA project "Plant Trek" and the challenges of surviving on other planets with astrobiologist Kennda Lynch.

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Photo Credit: NASA/Clouds AO/SEArch, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Our Electrified Future with David Reichmuth Dec 15, 2023

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Can the grid handle a 100% electric world? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice explore the carbon impacts of electric vehicles and achieving zero emissions with chemical engineer for Union of Concerned Scientists, David Reichmuth.

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Photo Credit: NASA's Earth Observatory, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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The Psychedelic Mind with Rick Doblin Dec 12, 2023

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Do psychedelics reveal a different objective reality? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice learn about psychedelic drugs, treating PTSD, and other mind-bending research with President of Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) Rick Doblin.

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Photo Credit: Storyblocks

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The Biggest Challenge in Medicine with Dr. Linda Malkas Dec 08, 2023

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Why have we not found the cure for cancer yet? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice, and Gary O’Reilly explore paradigm shifts in cancer treatment, molecular biology, and a promising new cancer drug AOH1996 with City of Hope cancer researcher Dr. Linda Malkas.

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Photo Credit: Dr. Cecil Fox (Photographer), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Cosmic Queries – Galaxies Galore Dec 05, 2023

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What does JWST tell us about galaxy formation? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice answer questions about galaxies, measuring the distance of far away objects, dark matter, primordial galaxies, and more!

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Flying Cars & Pilotless Planes with NASA Engineer, Wendy Okolo, PhD. Nov 28, 2023

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How would flying on Mars be different? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Matt Kirshen explore aeronautics, aerodynamics, airplanes and more with NASA aerospace engineer and author Wendy Okolo, PhD.

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Photo Credit: NASA/MIT/Aurora Flight Sciences, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Gold Metal Physics, with Edwin Moses (Re-release) Nov 24, 2023

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Can a physics background help you win gold? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Gary O’Reilly and Chuck Nice discover how to use science to win with Dr. Edwin Moses, two-time Olympic gold medalist and the greatest hurdler of all time.

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Cosmic Queries - Cosmic Cauldron (Re-release) Nov 21, 2023

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What would Isaac Newton think of today’s science? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice answer a cosmic cauldron of Cosmic Queries. From dark matter, to what aliens look like, the size of the universe, we answer a multiverse of questions.

This episode originally aired July 27, 2020.

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Photo Credit: X-ray: NASA/CXC/SAO; Optical: NASA/STScI; Infrared: NASA-JPL-Caltech

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How Storytelling Prevented Nuclear War Nov 14, 2023

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How did movies change the Cold War? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice learn about how apocalyptic films influenced us and began the first cybersecurity measures with Future of Life Award recipients and filmmakers Lawrence Lasker, Walter Parkes, and Nicholas Meyer.

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Photo Credit: United States Department of Energy, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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