StarTalk All-Stars
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Inside the National Academy of Sciences, with Carolyn Porco
24 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
What does the NAS do? Host Carolyn Porco, NAS Dir. Marcia McNutt, and Maeve Higgins explore how the NAS advises our government on fracking, gene splic...
Earth in Human Hands, with David Grinspoon
17 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Curious about what’s happened to Earth in the Anthropocene age – and what’s going to happen in the future? Find out from our host, astrobiologis...
Season 1 Time Capsule – StarTalk All-Stars
08 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Neil Tyson celebrates the first season of StarTalk All-Stars with fan favorite episodes featuring Bill Nye and our other new hosts grappling with clim...
Celebrating Innovation, with Bill Nye - StarTalk All-Stars
01 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In honor of Isaac Newton’s birthday, Bill Nye and Chuck Nice answer Cosmic Queries about inventions, innovations and scientific discovery, from sewe...
Maker Mix, with Bill Nye (Part 2) – StarTalk All-Stars
25 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
What is the maker movement? Find out when Bill Nye and Chuck Nice answer more Cosmic Queries about makers, including Maker Faire, kids and STEM, robot...
Maker Mix, with Bill Nye (Part 1) – StarTalk All-Stars
18 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Makers of the world, unite! Bill Nye and Chuck Nice roll up their sleeves to answer Cosmic Queries about the maker movement, including 3d printing of ...
Science Gets Fabulous, with Summer Ash and Emily Rice – StarTalk All-Stars
11 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Cosmic images from distant nebulas and galaxies are decorating leggings, jeggings, jewelry, and more. Explore the science behind the fashion with our ...
Exploring Exoplanets, with Seth Shostak – StarTalk All-Stars
04 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
SETI Institute Senior Astronomer Seth Shostak, is back to host StarTalk All-Stars and go exploring exoplanets with guest Jason Wright, Associate Profe...
StarTalk All-Stars Live! – The Science of Science Fiction
27 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
On 10/8/2016, the StarTalk All-Stars packed NY Comic Con to discuss the real science in science fiction. Now you can get your geek on with All-Stars h...
Women in Science, with Summer Ash and Emily Rice – StarTalk All-Stars
20 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
New StarTalk All-Stars hosts, astrophysicists Summer Ash and Emily Rice, share their take on “Women Crushing It Wednesday” - reclaiming a sexist h...
Hunting for Black Holes, with Janna Levin
13 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
If light can’t escape from black holes, how can we observe them at all? Find out from astrophysicist Janna Levin, co-host Matt Kirshen, and Shep Doe...
StarTalk All-Stars Live! – The Science of Star Trek
05 Nov 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Join us for our first StarTalk All-Stars Live!, recorded at the Star Trek Mission: New York 50th Anniversary. Featuring astrophysicist and StarTalk Al...
UFOs and Possible Aliens, with Seth Shostak – StarTalk All-Stars
29 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Seth Shostak, SETI Institute Senior Astronomer, discovers what it’s like to host StarTalk All-Stars when he welcomes skeptic Ben Radford and new com...
Cosmic Queries - Expanding Our Perspectives, with Bill Nye – StarTalk All-Stars
23 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
If you think this episode will be filled with questions about pot and LSD, you’d be right. But Chuck Nice also throws a few other Cosmic Queries at ...
Calling ET, with Dr. FunkySpoon
16 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Astrobiologist David Grinspoon and his guest, Hugo Award-winning sci-fi author and scientist David Brin weigh the pros and cons of attempting to conta...
Science and Art, with Carolyn Porco
11 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Carolyn Porco is back, and she’s brought her friend, “Bad-ass Science Groupie” Sean Ono Lennon. Together with Chuck Nice, they answer Cosmic Que...
Deciphering Gravitational Waves, with Janna Levin
02 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
What are gravitational waves, and what can they tell us about our universe? In her first outing as StarTalk All-Star host, cosmologist Janna Levin unt...
Magic, Illusion, and Skepticism, with Bill Nye – StarTalk All-Stars
25 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s StarTalk All-Stars, host Bill Nye applies his scientific mind and skeptical nature to fan-submitted Cosmic Queries chosen by co-host ...
Inside NASA Mission Control, with Astro Mike Massimino - StarTalk All-Stars
19 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Former NASA astronaut Mike Massimino puts on his old CAPCOM headset and takes us inside Johnson Space Center, with a little help from his guests, Flig...
Rosetta and Comet 67P, with Natalie Starkey - StarTalk All-Stars
13 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
On 9/30/16, the Rosetta spacecraft will purposefully join its Philae lander and crash into Comet 67P. Before then, StarTalk All-Stars host Natalie Sta...
Enceladus Up Close, with Carolyn Porco
06 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Is the subsurface ocean on Saturn’s moon Enceladus the most likely place in our solar system to harbor life? Dive in with StarTalk All-Stars host an...
Visualizing Our Universe, with Dr. FunkySpoon – StarTalk All-Stars
30 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Astrobiologist David Grinspoon and his guest, Carter Emmart, take us behind the scenes to see how Carter creates a virtual “Google Map” of our uni...
Searching for Space Water, with Natalie Starkey - StarTalk All-Stars
23 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Water, water everywhere…and by everywhere, we mean the solar system, our galaxy, and the universe itself. Join us as we search for space water with ...
Confronting Zika and other Viruses, with Bill Nye and Laurie Garrett – StarTalk All-Stars
16 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
If you want to sleep tonight, skip this episode of StarTalk All-Stars. Bill Nye, Chuck Nice and virus expert Laurie Garrett examine how we’re fighti...
Putting Humans on Mars, with Mike Massimino – StarTalk All-Stars
09 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
What will it take to send people to Mars safely, and bring them home again? StarTalk All-Stars host Astro Mike Massimino and co-host Maeve Higgins fin...
Listening for Aliens, with Carolyn Porco - StarTalk All-Stars
02 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Explore SETI and the Breakthrough Listen Initiative, the most comprehensive search for extraterrestrial intelligence ever, with host Carolyn Porco, co...
Understanding Climate Change with Bill Nye
26 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
StarTalk All-Stars Series Premiere: Host Bill Nye the Science Guy and co-host Chuck Nice answer Cosmic Queries about humanity’s major challenge, wit...