StarTalk Radio

Deciphering Gravitational Waves, with Janna Levin

20 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Alien Sightings with David Spergel

17 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Are alien spacecraft here on Earth? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice discuss the UAP hearings, unexplained cosmic phenomena, dark matter, a...

The Ethics of AI with Batya Friedman & Steve Omohundro

13 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

How can we ensure technology evolves ethically in a rapidly advancing world? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice & Gary O’Reilly explore the challenges ...

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

10 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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, techn...

Journey to the Stars with Bill Nye

03 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 u...

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

29 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 e...

A Cosmic Conversation with Kip Thorne

26 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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...

The Power of Probability with Alex Cosoi

22 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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, ...

Solar Storms & Super Hurricanes with Richard Spinrad

19 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

How do we predict our planet's most powerful forces? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice learn about extreme weather, hurricanes, coronal mass...

Explosive Queries with Terry Crews

15 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 One...

Things You Thought You Knew - The Ancient Planets

12 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 su...

A Cosmic Conversation with J. Richard Gott III

05 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Why haven’t we found evidence of alien civilizations? Neil deGrasse Tyson sits down with astrophysicist J. Richard Gott III to talk chess, tachyons,...

The Hard Problem of Consciousness with David Chalmers

01 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 de...

Europa Clipper’s Search for Life with Kevin Hand

29 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Deadliest Cosmic Queries

25 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Could humankind outlive the Earth? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice are ready to get spooky. We’ve gathered your fan-submitted Cosmi...

Cosmic Queries – The Big Stretch

22 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What is fire? How do gravitational waves ripple through space-time? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Harrison Greenbaum answer grab bag questions abou...

The Simulation Within with Karl Friston

18 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Are we all living in a simulation inside our brains? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly learn about the root of perceptio...

The Origins of Life with Sara Imari Walker

15 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What is life? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-host Chuck Nice tackle assembly theory, artificial life, and the origin of lifeforms in the universe as we re...

Listening to the Universe with Kimberly Arcand

08 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What does a black hole sound like? Neil deGrasse Tyson & Chuck Nice explore the sounds of the universe using JWST and Chandra X-Ray Observatory data w...

Is Music the Language of the Universe? with Daniel Levitin

04 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Did early humans sing before they could talk? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice discover how music helps us recall memories, the Singing Neanderthal ...

Dark Comets with Darryl Seligman

01 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Why did Oumuamua, the first discovered interstellar object, accelerate faster than it should? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice explore the mysteries...

Time and The Universe, with Charles Liu

27 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Can time itself die? Astrophysicist Charles Liu is back in the hosting hot seat alongside comic co-host Chuck Nice to explore black holes, big bangs, ...

Our Mathematical Universe with Grant Sanderson (3Blue1Brown)

24 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Is math discovered or invented? Neil deGrasse Tyson & Chuck Nice explore information theory, talking to aliens with prime numbers, Mandelbrot sets, an...

Hibernating for Deep Spaceflight with Ryan Sprenger

20 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

How close are we to enabling  astronauts to go into deep sleep for long space journeys? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice, & Gary O’Reilly team up wi...

Revisiting the Drake Equation with David Grinspoon

17 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Will alien life look like anything on Earth? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice deep dive into questions about astrobiology, revisiting the D...

Life in a Mars Simulation with Kelly Haston

10 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What would life be like for astronauts on Mars? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-host Chuck Nice dive into the world of simulated Mars missions with Command...

Epigenetics & The Full Story of Inheritance with Bianca Jones Marlin

06 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Was Lamarckian evolution actually right? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice, & Gary O’Reilly learn about the new field of epigenetics and how the lived...

Cosmic Queries – In a Zeptosecond

03 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Can nuclear fusion become the ultimate renewable energy source? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-host Chuck Nice answer fan questions about transporters, th...

Cosmic Queries – Back to School Edition

30 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What do you wish you had learned in school? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice go back to school to answer questions ab...

Searching for Habitable Worlds with David Kipping

27 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

How do we uncover distant planets’ secrets? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice explore the recent discoveries in exoplanet study, exo-moons...

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

20 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Could we use robots to explore the oceans of Enceladus? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-host Harrison Greenbaum dive deep into the EELS Project, sending a ...

Engineering Humans for Deep Space with Ronke Olabisi

16 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What happens to the human body in deep space? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly explore tissue engineering, Wolverine & Deadpool’s...

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

13 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What’s happening just outside a black hole? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-host Gary O’Reilly travel to Oxford University to explore the mysterious un...

Planetary Defense with Bill Nye

09 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What would we do if a life-destroying asteroid was coming our way? Bill Nye and comedian Chuck Nice answer questions about planetary defense, asteroid...

Things You Thought You Knew – Planet X

06 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What is the three body problem? How will the universe end? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice break down the case of Planet X, why the three ...

Cosmic Queries – Strange Matter

30 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What could we do to hide from the aliens? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice answer fan questions about human radio wave signals, strange mat...

Could We Someday Live Forever? With Ray Kurzweil

26 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Would you want to live forever? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and author, inventor, and futurist Ray Kurzweil discuss immortality, longevity es...

Space Archaeology with Sarah Parcak

23 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Who really built the pyramids? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice learn about space archaeology, LIDAR, and discovering tombs, pyramids, and new Nazca...

Physics Freestylin’ with Charles Liu & More

19 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What are the physics present at the Olympics? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly with the help of Charles Liu, explore th...

The Smallest Ideas in the Universe with Sean Carroll

16 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What is the nature of quantum physics? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice get quantum, exploring Schrodinger’s Cat, electrons, Hilbert Spac...

The Science of Flavor with Arielle Johnson

12 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What is flavor? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly explore the science of what makes some foods tastier than others, what...

Uncovering Dark Matter Mysteries with Katherine Freese

09 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Did JWST discover dark stars? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice explore the dark universe and how learning about dark matter could help unco...

Distant Aliens & Space Dinosaurs with Lisa Kaltenegger

02 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Has JWST found potential alien worlds? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Matt Kirshen learn about exoplanet discovery on the frontier, how higher oxyge...

Traveling Through Space and Time, with Janna Levin

28 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What awaits us beyond our solar system? Janna Levin and comedian Matt Kirshen answer questions on interstellar travel, black holes, and the furthest r...

Just Another Really Good Episode with Brian Greene

25 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

How do particles get mass? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice discover squarks, sneutrinos, the Higgs boson, and whether dark matter has a pa...

Synthetic Biological Intelligence with Brett Kagan

21 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Can you make a computer chip out of neurons? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice, & Gary O’Reilly explore organoid intelligence, teaching neurons to pla...

Cosmic Queries – Space Traveler’s Delight

18 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Is there anything in the universe that is not moving? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice answer fan questions about stillness, humans on Mars...

Darwin’s Daring Idea with Richard Dawkins

11 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Neil deGrasse Tyson sits down with evolutionary biologist and author of The Genetic Book of the Dead Richard Dawkins to talk about evolution, whether ...

Cosmic Queries – Single Electron Universe with Charles Liu

07 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Could the universe be composed of a single electron? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly answer grab-bag questions about t...

Sun Explosions with Lika Guhathakurta

04 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Could a coronal mass ejection wipe out all electronics? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Matt Kirshen learn about The Carrington Event, eclipses, and ...

Science Fiction on TV, with Bill Nye

31 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Who better to answer questions about science fiction in TV and movies than Bill Nye? Bill and Chuck Nice flip channels between “StarTrek,” “Star...

Making Stuff, with Adam Savage

28 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

You ever feel like just makin’ stuff? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice sit down with the master of making stuff – Adam Savage. They ans...

Guide to Alternative Medicines with Helene Langevin

24 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What does science say about alternative medicines and health fads? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly learn about the sci...

Quantum Computing Corral: StarTalk Live! With Michio Kaku

21 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Could quantum computing solve the three-body problem? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedians Jordan Klepper and Tiffany Haddish discuss how quantum computi...

The Magic of Chemistry with Kate the Chemist

14 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What is chemistry? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice take fan questions on exothermic reactions, PFAS, ice cream, sugar, fire, and more with...

The Science of MDMA with Ben Rein

10 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Can MDMA make you a better person? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly learn about the neuroscience of empathy, psychopath...

Cosmic Queries – Bits of Spacetime with Janna Levin

07 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Is gravity fundamental to the universe? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice explore quantum physics, the fourth dimension, whether H2O is water, and th...

Cosmic Queries – Physics All Around Us

03 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What would aliens think of our inventions? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice answer fan questions on Maxwell’s Equations, the symmetry of ...

Low-Mass Mania with Emily Rice

30 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Could we find life around low-mass stars? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice find out why life might be more likely around low-mass stars, wh...

Stars Talk to Neil – Alien Love

26 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

How certain are we about aliens? Neil deGrasse Tyson and cohosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly answer science questions from celebrities like Kevin H...

Debating Pluto's Planethood with Alan Stern

23 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Will Neil take back what he said about Pluto? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice explore planets, dwarf planets, and the Kuiper belt with pla...

Eyes in the Sky with Larissa Rodrigues & Jennifer Holm

16 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

How is new tech helping protect the rainforest? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice learn how space technology is helping uncover illegal gold...

Cosmic Queries – Black Hole Time Cloak with Charles Liu

12 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Are black holes places or objects? Neil deGrasse Tyson and cohosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly answer grab-bag questions about distorting spacetime...

Things You Thought You Knew – The Geometric Universe

09 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What is the Sun’s ecliptic? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice break down the things you thought you knew about spheres in the universe, na...

Eclipses, Cosmic Cataclysms, and More with Janna Levin

05 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What can we learn from eclipses? Janna Levin joined by comedian Matt Kirshen and professor of astronomy and astrophysics at Columbia University, Joe P...

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

02 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Is space infinitely stretchable? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice explore fan grab bag questions about supermassive black holes, Planck len...

Staying Curious with William Shatner

26 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What is the value of curiosity? Neil deGrasse Tyson sits down with William Shatner to explore the nature of spacetime, Star Trek, human curiosity, lon...

Is Aging a Disease? Epigenetics with David Sinclair

22 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Is aging a disease that can be cured? Neil deGrasse Tyson and cohosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly discover the field of epigenetics, the Informatio...

Cosmic Queries – Infinite Quarks

19 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What happens to quarks during spaghettification? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice answer fan questions about positrons, how we got the spee...

Cosmic Queries – Out There

15 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Neil deGrasse Tyson, co-host Harrison Greenbaum, and astrophysicist Janna Levin answer questions on the far away and the far out, including Andromeda'...

Do We Have Free Will? with Robert Sapolsky

12 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Is there a quantum reason we could have free will? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice explore the concept of free will and predetermination w...

Stars Talk to Neil – Reversing Earth’s Rotation

08 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What happens after death? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-host Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly answer science questions from celebrities like Kelly Clarkson...

Breaking Down Oppenheimer with Brian Greene

05 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What do two physicists think about the movie Oppenheimer? Neil deGrasse Tyson sits down with theoretical physicist Brian Greene to discuss Robert J. O...

Neil’s Guide to Heat Transfer Physics

27 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

How do you make some things stay hot and others stay cool? Neil deGrasse Tyson, with the help of comedian Chuck Nice, explains the physics of heat tra...

Why We Get Depressed with Heather Berlin

23 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What is depression? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly break down the neuroscience behind major depression, its treatment...

Incentivizing the Future with Peter Diamandis

20 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

How do science competitions further innovation? Neil deGrasse Tyson sits down with Peter Diamandis, Founder of the XPRIZE Foundation, to discuss scien...

Cosmic Queries – Becoming Entangled

13 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

How do particles get entangled? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice, answer grab-bag questions about harnessing Hawking Radiation, bad places ...

PhysicsBowl: Tackling Science

09 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What is one of the greatest displays of terrestrial physics? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly break down the physics of...

The Mystery of Mushrooms with Bryn Dentinger

06 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Why are some mushrooms delicious, some make you high, and some kill you? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice discover the weird world of mushr...

Immunizing Against Anti-Science with Peter Hotez

30 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

How do you stop the spread of anti-science rhetoric? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Paul Mecurio break down disease prevention and the rise of anti-...

Cosmic Queries – A Ripple in Spacetime with Charles Liu

26 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What if time had multiple dimensions? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly answer grab-bag questions about Hawking Radiatio...

Unlocking Gene Therapy with Gaurav Shah

23 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Are rare diseases themselves rare? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice learn about the science of gene therapy and how it can treat and potent...

The Future of Commercial Spaceflight with Lauren Lyons

16 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What technology can we look forward to in commercial spaceflight? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice discover SpaceX, other space startups, a...

Healing the Earth Through Regenerative Farming with Will Harris

12 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Is industrial farming bad for us? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly learn about the future of food production, regenerat...

Exploring Consciousness with George Mashour

09 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What is consciousness? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice learn about the study of consciousness and how psychedelics could uncover the inner mechanis...

Cosmic Queries – Science Epiphany

02 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What would a wormhole actually look like? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice break down a grab bag of questions about nothingness, the nature...

Our Burning Questions – Age of the Universe & More

29 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What is the greatest scientific breakthrough? Neil deGrasse Tyson answers co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly’s burning questions they have been...

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

26 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

How can we achieve interstellar space travel? We take a look back at when Neil deGrasse Tyson sat down with former astronaut and Principal of 100 Year...

Can You Terraform Mars? with Kennda Lynch

19 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Can we grow food on Mars? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Paul Mecurio learn about a new NASA project "Plant Trek" and the challenges of surviving on...

Our Electrified Future with David Reichmuth

15 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Can the grid handle a 100% electric world? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice explore the carbon impacts of electric vehicles and achieving z...

The Psychedelic Mind with Rick Doblin

12 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Do psychedelics reveal a different objective reality? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice learn about psychedelic drugs, treating PTSD, and other mind-...

The Biggest Challenge in Medicine with Dr. Linda Malkas

08 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Why have we not found the cure for cancer yet? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice, and Gary O’Reilly explore paradigm shifts in cancer treatment, molec...

Cosmic Queries – Galaxies Galore

05 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What does JWST tell us about galaxy formation? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice answer questions about galaxies, measuring the distance of far away ...

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

28 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

How would flying on Mars be different? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Matt Kirshen explore aeronautics, aerodynamics, airplanes and more with NASA a...

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

24 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Can a physics background help you win gold? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Gary O’Reilly and Chuck Nice discover how to use science to win with Dr...

Cosmic Queries - Cosmic Cauldron (Re-release)

21 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What would Isaac Newton think of today’s science? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice answer a cosmic cauldron of Cosmic Queries. From dark ...

How Storytelling Prevented Nuclear War

14 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

How did movies change the Cold War? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice learn about how apocalyptic films influenced us and began the first cybersecuri...

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

10 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Could we eliminate the number one cause of death? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly go to medical school to learn about ...

Relativity Round-up: StarTalk Live! With Janna Levin

07 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Is the universe infinite? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Paul Mecurio go to infinity and beyond as we explore the origins of relativity, time travel...

Capturing the Cosmos with Babak Tafreshi

31 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

How do you take an incredible photo of the cosmos? In this extended conversation, Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice learn about how to start...