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Neil deGrasse Tyson

Science, pop culture, and comedy collide on StarTalk Radio! Neil deGrasse Tyson, astrophysicist and Director of New York's Hayden Planetarium, and his comic co-hosts, guest celebrities, and scientific experts explore astronomy, physics, and everything else there is to know about life in the universe. New episodes premiere Tuesdays. Keep Looking Up!

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May 12 · 43 min
Things You Thought You Knew – Is Everything Light?
How bright is the Earth from the moon? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice have fun with the sun’s reflectivity, discuss light pollution, and explore the electromagnetic light spectrum: how does sunscreen work?
May 8 · 52 min
Cosmic Queries – Starquakes with Conny Aerts
What is a starquake? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Matt Kirshen explore asteroseismology, the sun, and what’s happening on the insides of stars with astrophysicist Conny Aerts.
May 5 · 1 hr 4 min
How Did Life Begin? with Betül Kaçar
What are the true limits of life, will we even recognize it when we see it? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice explore the beginnings of life on Earth and what they might tell us about life everywhere else with astrobiologist and bacteriologist, Betül Kaçar.
May 1 · 1 hr 8 min
Homesteading on the Moon with Kevin Espiritu
Could you grow your own food on the moon? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly sit down with Kevin Espiritu, the gardening YouTuber behind Epic Gardening, to dig into backyard farming, the future of sustainable food, and what it would actually take to feed yourself on Earth or anywhere else.
April 28 · 58 min
Cosmic Queries – Take Me To Your Leader
What would you actually do if an alien showed up and asked to be taken to your leader? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Paul Mecurio, and astrophysicist Charles Liu explore fan questions about physics of near-light-speed travel, Dark Forest Theory from The Three Body Problem, and whether the universe itself might be conscious.
April 21 · 53 min
Cosmic Queries – Total Darkness
Are all the galaxies orbiting a superstructure in the middle of the universe? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice are reaching into the grab bag to cover questions from absolute zero to the nature of gravity, and much much more.
April 17 · 55 min
Busting Nutrition Myths with Jessica Knurick
Are seed oils really that bad? Are people getting enough protein? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Paul Mecurio, & Gary O’Reilly cut through the noise on health myths, food misinformation, and the forces making it harder than ever to eat well with nutrition scientist, Jessica Knurick, PhD.
April 14 · 1 hr 13 min
Secrets of Asteroid Bennu with Harold Connolly Jr.
Could the ingredients for life have arrived on asteroids? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice unpack what the sample collected from asteroid Bennu is teaching us about the origins of life itself with Harold Connolly, geologist and mission scientist for OSIRIS-REx.
April 10 · 49 min
Cosmic Queries – Origins of the Universe, with Janna Levin
How did the universe get to be this way? On this episode of StarTalk, Neil DeGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice sit down with theoretical cosmologist, Janna Levin, to help us break down the building blocks of the universe and how it started. Originally Aired March 8, 2021.
April 7 · 40 min
Project Hail Mary with Andy Weir
What if a microscopic alien lifeform was slowly eating our sun? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice sit down with Andy Weir, the bestselling author of Project Hail Mary, for a deep dive into designing aliens, science fiction, and science behind the book (and the movie.)
April 3 · 1 hr 12 min
Told You So! with Matt Kaplan
What happens when scientists are right and nobody wants to hear it? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice, and Gary O’Reilly explore the frustrating history of brilliant minds who were ignored, mocked, and punished for telling the truth with science writer Matt Kaplan.
March 31 · 1 hr 57 min
Exploring Hidden Dimensions with Brian Greene
Is our universe an inevitable outcome of the laws of physics? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice sit down with theoretical physicist Brian Greene to discuss the Many-Worlds Interpretation, the structure of the multiverse, levels of infinity, and respond to cosmic queries Neil couldn’t answer.
March 24 · 40 min
Things You Thought You Knew – Sonic BOOM!
Where does the wind come from? What is a sonic boom? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice explain things you thought you knew about sonic booms, daily temperatures, and how wind works.
March 20 · 1 hr 3 min
Our Burning Questions – Simulation Debate
Are we living inside a computer simulation? Is artificial intelligence truly conscious? And what happens to us when we die? Neil deGrasse Tyson and cohost’s Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly tackle more questions from inside the StarTalk team.
March 17 · 50 min
Dark Universe Decoded with Katherine Freese
What are the main candidates for dark matter? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice sit down with theoretical physicist Katherine Freese to tackle fan questions about dark matter, dark energy, and the dark universe at large.
March 13 · 55 min
True Crime & Forensic Pathology with Patricia Cornwell & Dr. Jonathan Hayes
How can you get away with murder? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice explore forensic pathology, autopsies, and crime scene science with medical examiner and author Jonathan Hayes, featuring an interview with crime writer and author of Autopsy, Patricia Cornwell. Originally aired January 11, 2022.
March 10 · 40 min
Cosmic Queries – Gravitons & Hyperspeed
What if we took Earth… and pushed it somewhere else? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice answer grab bag fan questions about gravitons, hyperspeed, saving the sun, and more!
March 6 · 1 hr 1 min
Cosmic Queries – Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking with Charles Liu
Does the universe need observers to exist? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly explore questions about entropy, spontaneous symmetry breaking, spectroscopy and more with astrophysicist Charles Liu.
March 3 · 1 hr 19 min
Science at Warp Speed: StarTalk Live!
How much energy would it take to make a warp drive? Neil deGrasse Tyson joined by Sasheer Zamata & Pete Holmes explore the science in TV shows from antimatter annihilation to tachyons to warp bubbles with astrophysicist & science advisor for Star Trek, Erin Macdonald, and particle physicist & advisor for The Big Bang Theory and Oppenheimer, David Saltzberg.
February 24 · 55 min
Is the Universe a Math Problem? With Terence Tao
Do we need new math to explain dark matter? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Paul Mecurio explore unsolved problems in math, simulation theory, base systems and more with mathematician Terence Tao.

StarTalk Radio

Things You Thought You Knew – Is Everything Light?

Cosmic Queries – Starquakes with Conny Aerts

How Did Life Begin? with Betül Kaçar

Homesteading on the Moon with Kevin Espiritu

Cosmic Queries – Take Me To Your Leader

Cosmic Queries – Total Darkness

Busting Nutrition Myths with Jessica Knurick

Secrets of Asteroid Bennu with Harold Connolly Jr.

Cosmic Queries – Origins of the Universe, with Janna Levin

Project Hail Mary with Andy Weir

Told You So! with Matt Kaplan

Exploring Hidden Dimensions with Brian Greene

Things You Thought You Knew – Sonic BOOM!

Our Burning Questions – Simulation Debate

Dark Universe Decoded with Katherine Freese

True Crime & Forensic Pathology with Patricia Cornwell & Dr. Jonathan Hayes

Cosmic Queries – Gravitons & Hyperspeed

Cosmic Queries – Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking with Charles Liu

Science at Warp Speed: StarTalk Live!

Is the Universe a Math Problem? With Terence Tao