Podcast
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson
Episodes — page 9
- The Elements of Marie Curie with Dava Sobel
How did Marie Curie’s discoveries in radioactivity change our understanding of the natural world? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice sit down with science writer Dava Sobe…
- Getting Hypnotized with David Spiegel
Hypnosis—stage act or science? Neil deGrasse Tyson, joined by co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly, dives into the mysterious world of hypnosis with clinical psychiatrist David Sp…
- Into The Matrix with Laurence Fishburne
Are we all living in The Matrix? Neil deGrasse Tyson sits down with actor Laurence Fishburne to explore the science of The Matrix, simulation theory, and who has the better deep vo…
- Cosmic Queries: Time-Keeping
What is time? Is it infinite? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice answer questions all about time. Does time even exist? (Originally Aired March 3, 2013) NOTE: StarTalk+ P…
- Our Burning Questions – Entropy & Immortality
Could we have reached the moon in 1700? Neil deGrasse Tyson answers the burning questions co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly’s have been saving all year about immortality, redsh…
- Past, Present, Future: Time Travel with Brian Greene
What type of time travel is in “A Christmas Carol”? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice answer fan questions on time travel, paradoxes, and wormholes with theoretical physi…
- Deciphering Gravitational Waves, with Janna Levin
What is a gravitational wave? Janna Levin and comedian Matt Kirshen sit down with physicist Rainer Weiss to discuss LIGO, black holes, and the physics of gravitational waves. (Ori…
- Alien Sightings with David Spergel
Are alien spacecraft here on Earth? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice discuss the UAP hearings, unexplained cosmic phenomena, dark matter, and more with astrophysicist an…
- The Ethics of AI with Batya Friedman & Steve Omohundro
How can we ensure technology evolves ethically in a rapidly advancing world? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice & Gary O’Reilly explore the challenges of designing a future where huma…
- To Boldly Go Where No StarTalk Has Gone Before with Charles Liu
Could we create warp drive someday? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-host Chuck Nice team up with astrophysicist Charles Liu to dive into the science, technology, and legacy of one of th…
- Journey to the Stars with Bill Nye
Could life hitchhike across planets? What color is the sky on Mars? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Bill Nye, the current CEO of The Planetary Society, team up to discuss the science and a…
- Food, Science, and Culture with Anthony Bourdain [Extended Cut]
How do food, science, and culture collide? For the first time on podcast, we’re airing Neil deGrasse Tyson’s 2018 interview with author and food expert Anthony Bourdain in its enti…
- A Cosmic Conversation with Kip Thorne
Could you travel back in time through a wormhole? Neil deGrasse Tyson sits down with theoretical physicist and Nobel Laureate Kip Thorne to reflect on discovering gravitational wav…
- The Power of Probability with Alex Cosoi
What is the probability of our existence? Neil deGrasse Tyson and cohosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly learn about the probabilities all around us, the idea of risk, and how they f…
- Solar Storms & Super Hurricanes with Richard Spinrad
How do we predict our planet's most powerful forces? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice learn about extreme weather, hurricanes, coronal mass ejections, and preparing for…
- Explosive Queries with Terry Crews
What does it take to truly thrive on Mars? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Terry Crews answer grab bag questions about Mars, magnetic fields, photons, Hot Ones spicy wings and the entropy…
- Things You Thought You Knew - The Ancient Planets
Is the sun bigger than we think it is? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice break down things you thought you knew about the diameter of the sun, how we got leap year, and t…
- A Cosmic Conversation with J. Richard Gott III
Why haven’t we found evidence of alien civilizations? Neil deGrasse Tyson sits down with astrophysicist J. Richard Gott III to talk chess, tachyons, and what the Fermi Paradox and…
- The Hard Problem of Consciousness with David Chalmers
What exactly is consciousness, and why is it such a hard problem to solve? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly take you deep into the mysteries of conscio…
- Europa Clipper’s Search for Life with Kevin Hand
Will we find life alive in our very own solar system? Neil deGrasse Tyson dives into the ocean worlds beyond Earth, exploring the Europa Clipper, and the search for life in our own…
