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Language: en-us Science Education
Last Checked: 2025-07-29 21:25:04

Vera Rubin Observatory with Zeljko Ivezic

29 Jul 2025

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Will the Rubin Observatory prove Einstein wrong? Neil deGrasse Tyson & Chuck Nice answer queries abo...

The Power of Adaptability with Herman Pontzer

25 Jul 2025

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What’s the science of what makes humans special? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice, and Gary O’Rei...

Searching for Alien Worlds with Anjali Tripathi

22 Jul 2025

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Could a new telescope one day spot city lights on exoplanets? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Matt ...

Things You Thought You Knew – Faster Than Light

15 Jul 2025

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What’s up with the fourth dimension? Can anything travel faster than light? Neil deGrasse Tyson an...

Do We Have to Die? with Venki Ramakrishnan

Fri, 11 Jul

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Why do we die? Do we have to? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice, and Gary O’Reilly explore the parad...

Cosmic Queries – Black Hole Escape

Tue, 8 Jul 2025 05:00:00 +0000

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How much do we actually know about the universe? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice answer ...

Nuclear Winter with Ann Druyan and Brian Toon

Fri, 4 Jul

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Are advanced civilizations doomed to destroy themselves? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice explore ...

Super-Duper Novas with Michael Shara

Tue, 1 Jul 2025 05:00:00 +0000

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When will the last supernova be? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice explore types of novas, freaky b...

The Science of Revenge with James Kimmel Jr.

Fri, 27 Jun

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Are we addicted… to revenge? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice, and Gary O’Reilly break down the n...

The Philosophy of Physics with Elise Crull

Tue, 24 Jun 2025 05:00:00 +0000

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What happens when physics meets the big questions of philosophy? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-ho...

Fixing the Internet with Harleen Kaur (Bonus Minisode)

Fri, 20 Jun

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Can we fix the news? On this minisode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-host Gary O’Reilly sit down with...

Consider a Spherical Cow with Lara Anderson

Tue, 17 Jun 2025 05:00:00 +0000

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What is string theory, really? Why does it need extra dimensions? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian C...

Cosmic Queries – Dimensional Leaking

Fri, 13 Jun

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Is the whole universe actually a jinn particle? Neil deGrasse Tyson and cohosts Chuck Nice and Gary ...

Cosmic Queries – Renaming Time

Tue, 10 Jun 2025 05:00:00 +0000

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Can you measure time without something moving? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice tackle yo...

Cosmic Queries – Alien Worlds and Extremophiles with Kennda Lynch

Fri, 6 Jun

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What will life be like on other planets? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuc...

Quantum Quandary: StarTalk Live! With Brian Greene & Janna Levin

Tue, 3 Jun 2025 05:00:00 +0000

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Why three dimensions? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedians Chuck Nice and Hasan Minhaj celebrate 100 ye...

Curing All Disease with AI with Max Jaderberg

Fri, 30 May

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Can AI help us model biology down to the molecular level? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice, and Gary ...

Things You Thought You Knew – Zombie Apocalypse

Tue, 27 May 2025 05:00:00 +0000

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How empty is space? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice break down things you thought you knew about ...

The Language of the Universe with Grant Sanderson (3blue1brown)

Tue, 20 May 2025 05:00:00 +0000

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Why can’t you divide by zero? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice discuss higher dimensions, dividi...

Curing Medical Misinformation with Dr. Noc & Scott Hamilton Kennedy

Fri, 16 May

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Can you trust medical information on the internet? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice, and Gary O’Rei...

Cosmic Queries – Negative Gravity

Tue, 13 May 2025 05:00:00 +0000

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What happens to gravity when matter converts to energy? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-host Paul Mecurio...

Cosmic Queries – Life on Exoplanets with Sara Seager

Fri, 9 May

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Is there life on other planets? On this episode of StarTalk, Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-host Matt Ki...

The Beginning of the Universe with Brian Keating

Tue, 6 May 2025 05:00:00 +0000

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Could the Higgs field vary across space and time? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice a...

Assembloids: Recreating the Brain with Sergiu Paşca

Fri, 2 May

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How do you recreate a brain circuit in a dish, and what can it unlock about our minds? Neil deGrasse...

Einstein’s Crumbs with Janna Levin

Tue, 29 Apr 2025 05:00:00 +0000

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How did Einstein’s work influence the world we know today? Neil deGrasse Tyson and  Harrison Gree...

Explosive Science with Kate the Chemist

Tue, 22 Apr 2025 05:00:00 +0000

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What are chemical reactions like in space? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice team up with Kate the ...

Changing the World (Literally)

Fri, 18 Apr

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Could we create an atmospheric sun shield to halt the effects of global warming? Should we? Neil deG...

Cosmic Queries – Dimensional Waterfall

Tue, 15 Apr 2025 05:00:00 +0000

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What happens when two black holes' event horizons overlap? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-host Chuck Nic...

Cosmic Queries – Dark Matter, Aliens, End of the Universe

Fri, 11 Apr

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Could it be that another universe’s gravity is bleeding into our universe? Neil deGrasse Tyson and...

Things You Thought You Knew – Head in the Clouds

Tue, 8 Apr 2025 05:00:00 +0000

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Why are there different types of clouds? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice break down thin...

Astrobotany & Plant Intelligence with Simon Gilroy

Fri, 4 Apr

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Are plants more aware than we think? Do they have feelings? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Gary O’Reilly, an...

When Black Holes Collide with Nergis Mavalvala

Tue, 1 Apr 2025 05:00:00 +0000

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How do we detect ripples in spacetime? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Harrison Greenbaum explore b...

Asteroids Headed Towards Earth with Rick Binzel

Tue, 25 Mar 2025 05:00:00 +0000

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How likely is an asteroid to impact Earth? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice sit down with planetar...

The Gut-Brain Connection with Emeran Mayer

Fri, 21 Mar

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Is your gut controlling your brain? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Gary O’Reilly, & Chuck Nice dive into the...

Risk is Our Business with William Shatner & Scott Kelly

Tue, 18 Mar 2025 05:00:00 +0000

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What happens when you put Captain Kirk, a NASA astronaut, and Neil deGrasse Tyson on a ship to Antar...

Cosmic Queries– Multiverse Madness with Max Tegmark

Fri, 14 Mar

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Do we live in one of many universes? On this episode of StarTalk, Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-h...

Cosmic Queries – Before the Big Bang

Tue, 11 Mar 2025 05:00:00 +0000

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What does it really mean for us to be made of stardust? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-host Paul Mecurio...

Can We Predict the Future? with Charles Liu

Fri, 7 Mar

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What does the future hold? Neil deGrasse Tyson teams up with comic co-host Chuck Nice, Gary O’Reil...

Hubble Trouble with Hakeem Oluseyi

Tue, 4 Mar 2025 06:00:00 +0000

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Is “now” just an illusion? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Paul Mecurio answer questions o...

The Future of Fusion Energy with Fatima Ebrahimi

Tue, 25 Feb 2025 06:00:00 +0000

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Is fusion the future of energy and space travel? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-host Paul Mecurio explor...

Solving AI’s Energy Problem with Kathryn Huff

Fri, 21 Feb

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Is nuclear power the key to sustainability? With data centers consuming massive amounts of energy, c...

Revenge of The Tipping Point with Malcolm Gladwell

Tue, 18 Feb 2025 06:00:00 +0000

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What do crime waves, contagious diseases, and social trends have in common? Neil deGrasse Tyson and ...

Cosmic Queries – Stoner Edition with Janna Levin

Fri, 14 Feb

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Is anything real? Is time just a construct? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host M...

The Extreme Universe with Tim Paglione

Tue, 11 Feb 2025 06:00:00 +0000

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What can gamma rays tell us about supernovae and galaxy formation? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-host C...

The Science of Illusion with Teller

Fri, 7 Feb

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Why does magic fool us so easily? Is our perception of reality just an illusion? Neil deGrasse Tyson...

The “Bang” in Big Bang with Charles Liu

Tue, 4 Feb 2025 06:00:00 +0000

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Could slowing time increase mass? Do particles ever collide or do they just get really really close?...

Our World of Particles with Brian Cox

Tue, 28 Jan 2025 06:00:00 +0000

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How much more physics is out there to be discovered? Neil deGrasse Tyson sits down with physicist, p...

Is Consciousness Everywhere? With Anil Seth

Fri, 24 Jan

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Are we on the brink of merging with machines? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O...

Why… Anything? With Harry Cliff

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 06:00:00 +0000

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Why was there more matter than antimatter left over? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice exp...

Einstein’s Genius with Ron Howard

Fri, 17 Jan

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How did Einstein uncover so many fundamental theories of the universe? Neil deGrasse Tyson, comic co...

The Elements of Marie Curie with Dava Sobel

Tue, 14 Jan 2025 06:00:00 +0000

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How did Marie Curie’s discoveries in radioactivity change our understanding of the natural world? ...

Getting Hypnotized with David Spiegel

Fri, 10 Jan

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Hypnosis—stage act or science? Neil deGrasse Tyson, joined by co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Rei...

Into The Matrix with Laurence Fishburne

Tue, 7 Jan 2025 06:00:00 +0000

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Are we all living in The Matrix? Neil deGrasse Tyson sits down with actor Laurence Fishburne to expl...

Cosmic Queries: Time-Keeping

Tue, 31 Dec 2024 06:00:00 +0000

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What is time? Is it infinite? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice answer questions all about...

Our Burning Questions – Entropy & Immortality

Fri, 27 Dec

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Could we have reached the moon in 1700? Neil deGrasse Tyson answers the burning questions co-hosts C...

Past, Present, Future: Time Travel with Brian Greene

Tue, 24 Dec 2024 06:00:00 +0000

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What type of time travel is in “A Christmas Carol”? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice ...

Deciphering Gravitational Waves, with Janna Levin

Fri, 20 Dec

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What is a gravitational wave? Janna Levin and comedian Matt Kirshen sit down with physicist Rainer W...

Alien Sightings with David Spergel

Tue, 17 Dec 2024 06:00:00 +0000

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Are alien spacecraft here on Earth? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice discuss the UAP hear...

The Ethics of AI with Batya Friedman & Steve Omohundro

Fri, 13 Dec

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How can we ensure technology evolves ethically in a rapidly advancing world? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Ch...

To Boldly Go Where No StarTalk Has Gone Before with Charles Liu

Tue, 10 Dec 2024 06:00:00 +0000

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Could we create warp drive someday? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-host Chuck Nice team up with astrophy...

Journey to the Stars with Bill Nye

Tue, 3 Dec 2024 06:00:00 +0000

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Could life hitchhike across planets? What color is the sky on Mars? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Bill Nye...

Food, Science, and Culture with Anthony Bourdain [Extended Cut]

Fri, 29 Nov

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How do food, science, and culture collide? For the first time on podcast, we’re airing Neil deGras...

A Cosmic Conversation with Kip Thorne

Tue, 26 Nov 2024 06:00:00 +0000

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Could you travel back in time through a wormhole? Neil deGrasse Tyson sits down with theoretical phy...

The Power of Probability with Alex Cosoi

Fri, 22 Nov

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What is the probability of our existence? Neil deGrasse Tyson and cohosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Re...

Solar Storms & Super Hurricanes with Richard Spinrad

Tue, 19 Nov 2024 06:00:00 +0000

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How do we predict our planet's most powerful forces? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice lea...

Explosive Queries with Terry Crews

Fri, 15 Nov

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What does it take to truly thrive on Mars? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Terry Crews answer grab bag quest...

Things You Thought You Knew - The Ancient Planets

Tue, 12 Nov 2024 06:00:00 +0000

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Is the sun bigger than we think it is? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice break down things...

A Cosmic Conversation with J. Richard Gott III

Tue, 5 Nov 2024 06:00:00 +0000

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Why haven’t we found evidence of alien civilizations? Neil deGrasse Tyson sits down with astrophys...

The Hard Problem of Consciousness with David Chalmers

Fri, 1 Nov

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What exactly is consciousness, and why is it such a hard problem to solve? Neil deGrasse Tyson and c...

Europa Clipper’s Search for Life with Kevin Hand

Tue, 29 Oct 2024 05:00:00 +0000

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Will we find life alive in our very own solar system? Neil deGrasse Tyson dives into the ocean world...

Deadliest Cosmic Queries

Fri, 25 Oct

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Could humankind outlive the Earth? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice are ready to get...

Cosmic Queries – The Big Stretch

Tue, 22 Oct 2024 05:00:00 +0000

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What is fire? How do gravitational waves ripple through space-time? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian...

The Simulation Within with Karl Friston

Fri, 18 Oct

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Are we all living in a simulation inside our brains? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and...

The Origins of Life with Sara Imari Walker

Tue, 15 Oct 2024 05:00:00 +0000

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What is life? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-host Chuck Nice tackle assembly theory, artificial life, an...

Listening to the Universe with Kimberly Arcand

Tue, 8 Oct 2024 05:00:00 +0000

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What does a black hole sound like? Neil deGrasse Tyson & Chuck Nice explore the sounds of the univer...

Is Music the Language of the Universe? with Daniel Levitin

Fri, 4 Oct

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Did early humans sing before they could talk? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice discover how music ...

Dark Comets with Darryl Seligman

Tue, 1 Oct 2024 05:00:00 +0000

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Why did Oumuamua, the first discovered interstellar object, accelerate faster than it should? Neil d...

Time and The Universe, with Charles Liu

Fri, 27 Sep

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Can time itself die? Astrophysicist Charles Liu is back in the hosting hot seat alongside comic co-h...

Our Mathematical Universe with Grant Sanderson (3Blue1Brown)

Tue, 24 Sep 2024 05:00:00 +0000

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Is math discovered or invented? Neil deGrasse Tyson & Chuck Nice explore information theory, talking...

Hibernating for Deep Spaceflight with Ryan Sprenger

Fri, 20 Sep

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How close are we to enabling  astronauts to go into deep sleep for long space journeys? Neil deGras...

Revisiting the Drake Equation with David Grinspoon

Tue, 17 Sep 2024 05:00:00 +0000

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Will alien life look like anything on Earth? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice deep dive i...

Life in a Mars Simulation with Kelly Haston

Tue, 10 Sep 2024 05:00:00 +0000

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What would life be like for astronauts on Mars? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-host Chuck Nice dive into...

Epigenetics & The Full Story of Inheritance with Bianca Jones Marlin

Fri, 6 Sep

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Was Lamarckian evolution actually right? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice, & Gary O’Reilly learn ab...

Cosmic Queries – In a Zeptosecond

Tue, 3 Sep 2024 05:00:00 +0000

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Can nuclear fusion become the ultimate renewable energy source? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-host Chuc...

Cosmic Queries – Back to School Edition

Fri, 30 Aug

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What do you wish you had learned in school? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host C...

Searching for Habitable Worlds with David Kipping

Tue, 27 Aug 2024 07:00:00 +0000

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How do we uncover distant planets’ secrets? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice explore th...

Robots Searching for Life on Saturn’s Moon with Matt Travers

Tue, 20 Aug 2024 07:00:00 +0000

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Could we use robots to explore the oceans of Enceladus? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-host Harrison Gre...

Engineering Humans for Deep Space with Ronke Olabisi

Fri, 16 Aug

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What happens to the human body in deep space? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly ex...

The Updated Physics of Black Holes with Steve Balbus & Andrew Mummery

Tue, 13 Aug 2024 07:00:00 +0000

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What’s happening just outside a black hole? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-host Gary O’Reilly travel...

Planetary Defense with Bill Nye

Fri, 9 Aug

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What would we do if a life-destroying asteroid was coming our way? Bill Nye and comedian Chuck Nice ...

Things You Thought You Knew – Planet X

Tue, 6 Aug 2024 07:00:00 +0000

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What is the three body problem? How will the universe end? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Ni...

Cosmic Queries – Strange Matter

Tue, 30 Jul 2024 07:00:00 +0000

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What could we do to hide from the aliens? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice answer fan que...

Could We Someday Live Forever? With Ray Kurzweil

Fri, 26 Jul

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Would you want to live forever? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and author, inventor, and futur...

Space Archaeology with Sarah Parcak

Tue, 23 Jul 2024 07:00:00 +0000

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Who really built the pyramids? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice learn about space archaeology, LID...

Physics Freestylin’ with Charles Liu & More

Fri, 19 Jul

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What are the physics present at the Olympics? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O...

The Smallest Ideas in the Universe with Sean Carroll

Tue, 16 Jul 2024 07:00:00 +0000

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What is the nature of quantum physics? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice get quantum, expl...

The Science of Flavor with Arielle Johnson

Fri, 12 Jul

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What is flavor? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly explore the science ...

Uncovering Dark Matter Mysteries with Katherine Freese

Tue, 9 Jul 2024 07:00:00 +0000

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Did JWST discover dark stars? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice explore the dark universe ...

Distant Aliens & Space Dinosaurs with Lisa Kaltenegger

Tue, 2 Jul 2024 07:00:00 +0000

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Has JWST found potential alien worlds? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Matt Kirshen learn about exo...

Traveling Through Space and Time, with Janna Levin

Fri, 28 Jun

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What awaits us beyond our solar system? Janna Levin and comedian Matt Kirshen answer questions on in...