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Language: en-us Science Education
Last Checked: 2025-09-20 00:36:54
Showing episodes 101 to 200 of 1040 total

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...

Just Another Really Good Episode with Brian Greene

Tue, 25 Jun 2024 07:00:00 +0000

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How do particles get mass? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice discover squarks, sneutrinos,...

Synthetic Biological Intelligence with Brett Kagan

Fri, 21 Jun

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Can you make a computer chip out of neurons? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice, & Gary O’Reilly expl...

Cosmic Queries – Space Traveler’s Delight

Tue, 18 Jun 2024 07:00:00 +0000

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Is there anything in the universe that is not moving? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice an...

Darwin’s Daring Idea with Richard Dawkins

Tue, 11 Jun 2024 07:00:00 +0000

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Neil deGrasse Tyson sits down with evolutionary biologist and author of The Genetic Book of the Dead...

Cosmic Queries – Single Electron Universe with Charles Liu

Fri, 7 Jun

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Could the universe be composed of a single electron? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and...

Sun Explosions with Lika Guhathakurta

Tue, 4 Jun 2024 07:00:00 +0000

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Could a coronal mass ejection wipe out all electronics? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Matt Kirshe...

Science Fiction on TV, with Bill Nye

Fri, 31 May

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Who better to answer questions about science fiction in TV and movies than Bill Nye? Bill and Chuck ...

Making Stuff, with Adam Savage

Tue, 28 May 2024 07:00:00 +0000

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You ever feel like just makin’ stuff? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice sit down with th...

Guide to Alternative Medicines with Helene Langevin

Fri, 24 May

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What does science say about alternative medicines and health fads? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts ...

Quantum Computing Corral: StarTalk Live! With Michio Kaku

Tue, 21 May 2024 07:00:00 +0000

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Could quantum computing solve the three-body problem? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedians Jordan Klepp...

The Magic of Chemistry with Kate the Chemist

Tue, 14 May 2024 07:00:00 +0000

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What is chemistry? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice take fan questions on exothermic reac...

The Science of MDMA with Ben Rein

Fri, 10 May

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Can MDMA make you a better person? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly l...

Cosmic Queries – Bits of Spacetime with Janna Levin

Tue, 7 May 2024 07:00:00 +0000

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Is gravity fundamental to the universe? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice explore quantum physics, ...

Cosmic Queries – Physics All Around Us

Fri, 3 May

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What would aliens think of our inventions? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice answer fan qu...

Low-Mass Mania with Emily Rice

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

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Could we find life around low-mass stars? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice find out why l...

Stars Talk to Neil – Alien Love

Fri, 26 Apr

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How certain are we about aliens? Neil deGrasse Tyson and cohosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly answ...

Debating Pluto's Planethood with Alan Stern

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

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Will Neil take back what he said about Pluto? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice explore pl...

Eyes in the Sky with Larissa Rodrigues & Jennifer Holm

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

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How is new tech helping protect the rainforest? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice learn ho...

Cosmic Queries – Black Hole Time Cloak with Charles Liu

Fri, 12 Apr

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Are black holes places or objects? Neil deGrasse Tyson and cohosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly an...

Things You Thought You Knew – The Geometric Universe

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

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What is the Sun’s ecliptic? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice break down the things you ...

Eclipses, Cosmic Cataclysms, and More with Janna Levin

Fri, 5 Apr

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What can we learn from eclipses? Janna Levin joined by comedian Matt Kirshen and professor of astron...

Cosmic Queries – Planck Lengths to Supermassive Black Holes with Matt O’Dowd

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

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Is space infinitely stretchable? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice explore fan grab bag qu...

Staying Curious with William Shatner

Tue, 26 Mar 2024 07:00:00 +0000

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What is the value of curiosity? Neil deGrasse Tyson sits down with William Shatner to explore the na...

Is Aging a Disease? Epigenetics with David Sinclair

Fri, 22 Mar

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Is aging a disease that can be cured? Neil deGrasse Tyson and cohosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly...

Cosmic Queries – Infinite Quarks

Tue, 19 Mar 2024 07:00:00 +0000

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What happens to quarks during spaghettification? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice answer ...

Cosmic Queries – Out There

Fri, 15 Mar

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Neil deGrasse Tyson, co-host Harrison Greenbaum, and astrophysicist Janna Levin answer questions on ...

Do We Have Free Will? with Robert Sapolsky

Tue, 12 Mar 2024 07:00:00 +0000

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Is there a quantum reason we could have free will? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice explo...

Stars Talk to Neil – Reversing Earth’s Rotation

Fri, 8 Mar

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What happens after death? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-host Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly answer scie...

Breaking Down Oppenheimer with Brian Greene

Tue, 5 Mar 2024 08:00:00 +0000

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What do two physicists think about the movie Oppenheimer? Neil deGrasse Tyson sits down with theoret...

Neil’s Guide to Heat Transfer Physics

Tue, 27 Feb 2024 08:00:00 +0000

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How do you make some things stay hot and others stay cool? Neil deGrasse Tyson, with the help of com...

Why We Get Depressed with Heather Berlin

Fri, 23 Feb

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What is depression? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly break down the n...

Incentivizing the Future with Peter Diamandis

Tue, 20 Feb 2024 07:30:00 +0000

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How do science competitions further innovation? Neil deGrasse Tyson sits down with Peter Diamandis, ...

Cosmic Queries – Becoming Entangled

Tue, 13 Feb 2024 08:00:00 +0000

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How do particles get entangled? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice, answer grab-bag questio...

PhysicsBowl: Tackling Science

Fri, 9 Feb

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What is one of the greatest displays of terrestrial physics? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck ...

The Mystery of Mushrooms with Bryn Dentinger

Tue, 6 Feb 2024 08:00:00 +0000

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Why are some mushrooms delicious, some make you high, and some kill you? Neil deGrasse Tyson and com...

Immunizing Against Anti-Science with Peter Hotez

Tue, 30 Jan 2024 08:00:00 +0000

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How do you stop the spread of anti-science rhetoric? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Paul Mecurio b...

Cosmic Queries – A Ripple in Spacetime with Charles Liu

Fri, 26 Jan

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What if time had multiple dimensions? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reill...

Unlocking Gene Therapy with Gaurav Shah

Tue, 23 Jan 2024 08:00:00 +0000

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Are rare diseases themselves rare? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice learn about the scien...

The Future of Commercial Spaceflight with Lauren Lyons

Tue, 16 Jan 2024 08:00:00 +0000

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What technology can we look forward to in commercial spaceflight? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian C...

Healing the Earth Through Regenerative Farming with Will Harris

Fri, 12 Jan

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Is industrial farming bad for us? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly le...

Exploring Consciousness with George Mashour

Tue, 9 Jan 2024 08:00:00 +0000

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What is consciousness? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice learn about the study of consciousness and...

Cosmic Queries – Science Epiphany

Tue, 2 Jan 2024 08:00:00 +0000

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What would a wormhole actually look like? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice break down a g...

Our Burning Questions – Age of the Universe & More

Fri, 29 Dec

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What is the greatest scientific breakthrough? Neil deGrasse Tyson answers co-hosts Chuck Nice and Ga...

A Conversation with Dr. Mae Jemison (Re-release)

Tue, 26 Dec 2023 08:00:00 +0000

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How can we achieve interstellar space travel? We take a look back at when Neil deGrasse Tyson sat do...

Can You Terraform Mars? with Kennda Lynch

Tue, 19 Dec 2023 08:00:00 +0000

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Can we grow food on Mars? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Paul Mecurio learn about a new NASA proje...

Our Electrified Future with David Reichmuth

Fri, 15 Dec

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Can the grid handle a 100% electric world? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice explore the c...

The Psychedelic Mind with Rick Doblin

Tue, 12 Dec 2023 08:00:00 +0000

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Do psychedelics reveal a different objective reality? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice learn about...

The Biggest Challenge in Medicine with Dr. Linda Malkas

Fri, 8 Dec

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Why have we not found the cure for cancer yet? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice, and Gary O’Reilly ...

Cosmic Queries – Galaxies Galore

Tue, 5 Dec 2023 08:00:00 +0000

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What does JWST tell us about galaxy formation? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice answer questions a...

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

Tue, 28 Nov 2023 08:00:00 +0000

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How would flying on Mars be different? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Matt Kirshen explore aeronau...

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

Fri, 24 Nov

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Can a physics background help you win gold? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Gary O’Reilly and Chu...

Cosmic Queries - Cosmic Cauldron (Re-release)

Tue, 21 Nov 2023 08:00:00 +0000

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What would Isaac Newton think of today’s science? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice answ...

How Storytelling Prevented Nuclear War

Tue, 14 Nov 2023 08:00:00 +0000

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How did movies change the Cold War? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice learn about how apocalyptic f...

Beating Time: Dodging the Number One Killer with Dr. Lipi Roy

Fri, 10 Nov

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Could we eliminate the number one cause of death? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Ga...

Relativity Round-up: StarTalk Live! With Janna Levin

Tue, 7 Nov 2023 08:00:00 +0000

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Is the universe infinite? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Paul Mecurio go to infinity and beyond as...

Capturing the Cosmos with Babak Tafreshi

Tue, 31 Oct 2023 07:00:00 +0000

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How do you take an incredible photo of the cosmos? In this extended conversation, Neil deGrasse Tyso...

The Paradox of Sleep with Matthew Walker

Fri, 27 Oct

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What happens when we go to sleep? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly br...

Habitable Worlds, Super-Earths, & Evaporating Planets with Anjali Tripathi

Tue, 24 Oct 2023 07:00:00 +0000

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Is Earth going to evaporate? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice learn about exoplanet disco...

Things You Thought You Knew – The Dark Side of the Moon

Tue, 17 Oct 2023 07:00:00 +0000

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A year isn’t what you think it is… Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice explore things yo...

Exploring Dark Skies

Fri, 13 Oct

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Where are the darkest skies in the US? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice learn about dark sky effor...

The Most Famous Eclipse in History with Joe Rao

Tue, 10 Oct 2023 07:00:00 +0000

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What is going on with eclipses? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice learn about some upcomin...

The Dark Universe: Exploring the Euclid Mission with Jason Rhodes

Tue, 3 Oct 2023 07:00:00 +0000

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What are dark energy and dark matter? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice learn about the Eu...

Cosmic Queries – Quantum & Aliens with Charles Liu

Fri, 29 Sep

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Are we thinking about the fundamentals of the universe wrong? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck...

OSIRIS-REx & Asteroid Mining with Natalie Starkey

Tue, 26 Sep 2023 07:00:00 +0000

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Will an asteroid hit Earth in 2182? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice learn about asteroid...

The Edge of Our Understanding with Brian Greene

Tue, 19 Sep 2023 07:00:00 +0000

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Are humans smart enough to uncover the secrets of the universe? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chu...

Miracle Drugs & Quick Fixes with Dr. Nick Tiller

Fri, 15 Sep

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Is there such a thing as a quick fix? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice, and Gary O’Reilly learn abo...

Cosmic Queries – Flapjack Galaxy Grab Bag

Tue, 12 Sep 2023 07:00:00 +0000

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Would aliens think we are smart? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice answer grab bag questio...

Presenting Real Good: Season Five

Fri, 8 Sep

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Hey StarTalk fans! This is a special presentation of Real Good, a podcast from US Bank. It's a show ...

Oppenheimer: Birth of the Atomic Age with Kai Bird

Tue, 5 Sep 2023 07:00:00 +0000

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If someone else led the Manhattan Project, would it have gone differently? Neil deGrasse Tyson discu...

This Is Your Brain on Social Media with Anna Lembke, MD

Fri, 1 Sep

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Can you get addicted to anything? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly ex...

Physics & Philosophy with Sean Carroll

Tue, 29 Aug 2023 07:00:00 +0000

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Why is the past different from the future? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice explore the universe’...

Cosmic Queries – Wormhole Universe

Tue, 22 Aug 2023 07:00:00 +0000

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Does an evaporated black hole leave a trace? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian co-host Chuck Nice ans...

Cosmic Queries – The Experience of Time with Charles Liu

Fri, 18 Aug

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Is our experience of time a result of our perpetual movement? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck...

Cosmic Queries – Cosmological Curiosities

Tue, 15 Aug 2023 07:00:00 +0000

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What is nothing? Does nothing exist? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice explore cosmologica...

Are They Here? with NASA UAP Chair, David Spergel

Tue, 8 Aug 2023 07:00:00 +0000

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Are the UAP sightings aliens here on Earth? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian co-host Paul Mecurio di...

The Gut-Brain Connection with Max Lugavere

Fri, 4 Aug

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How does food impact your brain health? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Rei...

Things You Thought You Knew – What is Energy?

Tue, 1 Aug 2023 07:00:00 +0000

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How is energy different from matter? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice break down what ene...

Things You Thought You Knew – Where the Sun Don’t Shine

Tue, 25 Jul 2023 07:00:00 +0000

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Does being in space mean there is no gravity? What does noon have to do with the Artemis Mission? Ne...

Will AI Replace Us? with Matt Ginsberg

Fri, 21 Jul

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Is artificial intelligence taking over? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Rei...

The Story of Space Imaging with Carolyn “Madam Saturn” Porco

Tue, 18 Jul 2023 07:00:00 +0000

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How much has space imaging furthered our understanding of the Universe? Neil deGrasse Tyson and come...

Cosmic Queries – Life on Other Planets with Aomawa Shields

Tue, 11 Jul 2023 07:00:00 +0000

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If scientists discovered that we are not alone, what would they do with that information? Neil deGra...

Big Wave Physics with Kai Lenny

Fri, 7 Jul

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What is the biggest wave in the solar system? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O...

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

Tue, 4 Jul 2023 07:00:00 +0000

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Neil deGrasse Tyson, comic co-host Chuck Nice, and theoretical physicist and author Brian Greene ans...

Cosmic Queries – Mirror, Mirror

Tue, 27 Jun 2023 07:00:00 +0000

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Are entangled particles connected by wormholes? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Ch...

Things You Thought You Knew – Kicked into Orbit

Fri, 23 Jun

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How do bikes and motorcycles stay up? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reill...

Cosmic Queries – Discovering Exoplanets with Gáspár Bakos

Tue, 20 Jun 2023 07:00:00 +0000

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How do we discover more exoplanets? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Matt Kirshen explore telescopes...

Cosmic Queries – Black Hole Paradox with Matt O’Dowd

Tue, 13 Jun 2023 07:00:00 +0000

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Can we use gravitational lensing to view distant planets? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nic...