StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson

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Cosmic Queries – Life on Other Planets with Aomawa Shields Jul 11, 2023

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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 professor and author Aomawa Shields.

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Photo Credit: Original ESO/M. Kornmesser (+ background position from original change by Nagualdesign), CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Big Wave Physics with Kai Lenny Jul 07, 2023

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What is the biggest wave in the solar system? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly explore the science of big waves with professional big wave surfer Kai Lenny.

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Cosmic Queries: Until the End of Time, with Brian Greene (Re-Release) Jul 04, 2023

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Neil deGrasse Tyson, comic co-host Chuck Nice, and theoretical physicist and author Brian Greene answer questions from our fans about string theory, the fabric of spacetime, interstellar travel, free will, and the meaning of life.

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Image Credit: ESO/IDA/Danish 1.5 m/R.Gendler and J.-E. Ovaldsen.

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Cosmic Queries – Mirror, Mirror Jun 27, 2023

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Are entangled particles connected by wormholes? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice answer a grab bag of questions about the Fermi Paradox, Dinosaurs v. Aliens, our cosmological horizon, and more!

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Photo Credit: NASA, ESA, H. Teplitz and M. Rafelski (IPAC/Caltech), A. Koekemoer (STScI), R. Windhorst (Arizona State University), and Z. Levay (STScI), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Things You Thought You Knew – Kicked into Orbit Jun 23, 2023

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How do bikes and motorcycles stay up? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly explain how to kick a ball into orbit, what’s going on with cricket, and the physics of bicycles.

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Photo Credit: NASA/W. Liller, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Cosmic Queries – Discovering Exoplanets with Gáspár Bakos Jun 20, 2023

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How do we discover more exoplanets? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Matt Kirshen explore telescopes, exoplanets, and more with professor of astrophysics and Principal Investigator of HATNet Exoplanet Survey, Gáspár Bakos.

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Photo Credit: Juliancolton, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Cosmic Queries – Black Hole Paradox with Matt O’Dowd Jun 13, 2023

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Can we use gravitational lensing to view distant planets? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice explore black holes, quasars, entropy, and more with astrophysicist and host of PBS Space Time, Matt O’Dowd.

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Photo Credit: NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/J. da Silva, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Cosmic Queries – Science of Survival Jun 09, 2023

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Can science help you survive in the Arctic? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly learn about what happens to the body during starvation and harsh conditions with survival doctor and contestant on S9 of Alone, Dr. Teimojin Tan.

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Photo Credit: Christian Uhlig, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Cosmic Queries – The Fabric of Spacetime Jun 06, 2023

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Is it time to rethink string theory? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice explore a mix of questions about the fundamental properties of the universe, particles, the speed of light and more!

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Photo Credit: ESO/VVV, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Things You Thought You Knew – Magnetic Cores & Flipping Poles May 30, 2023

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Is your compass actually wrong? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice explore magnetic fields, why clocks go clockwise, and how phone numbers got their area codes.

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Photo Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center from Greenbelt, MD, USA, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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