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Language: en-us Science Education
Last Checked: 2025-12-06 18:11:42.673668
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The Hard Problem of Consciousness with David Chalmers

01 Nov 2024

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What exactly is consciousness, and why is it such a hard problem to solve? Neil deGrasse Tyson and c...

Europa Clipper’s Search for Life with Kevin Hand

29 Oct 2024

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Will we find life alive in our very own solar system? Neil deGrasse Tyson dives into the ocean world...

Deadliest Cosmic Queries

25 Oct 2024

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Could humankind outlive the Earth? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice are ready to get...

Cosmic Queries – The Big Stretch

22 Oct 2024

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What is fire? How do gravitational waves ripple through space-time? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian...

The Simulation Within with Karl Friston

18 Oct 2024

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Are we all living in a simulation inside our brains? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and...

The Origins of Life with Sara Imari Walker

15 Oct 2024

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What is life? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-host Chuck Nice tackle assembly theory, artificial life, an...

Listening to the Universe with Kimberly Arcand

08 Oct 2024

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What does a black hole sound like? Neil deGrasse Tyson & Chuck Nice explore the sounds of the univer...

Is Music the Language of the Universe? with Daniel Levitin

04 Oct 2024

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Did early humans sing before they could talk? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice discover how music ...

Dark Comets with Darryl Seligman

01 Oct 2024

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Why did Oumuamua, the first discovered interstellar object, accelerate faster than it should? Neil d...

Time and The Universe, with Charles Liu

27 Sep 2024

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Can time itself die? Astrophysicist Charles Liu is back in the hosting hot seat alongside comic co-h...

Our Mathematical Universe with Grant Sanderson (3Blue1Brown)

24 Sep 2024

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Is math discovered or invented? Neil deGrasse Tyson & Chuck Nice explore information theory, talking...

Hibernating for Deep Spaceflight with Ryan Sprenger

20 Sep 2024

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How close are we to enabling  astronauts to go into deep sleep for long space journeys? Neil deGras...

Revisiting the Drake Equation with David Grinspoon

17 Sep 2024

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Will alien life look like anything on Earth? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice deep dive i...

Life in a Mars Simulation with Kelly Haston

10 Sep 2024

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What would life be like for astronauts on Mars? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-host Chuck Nice dive into...

Epigenetics & The Full Story of Inheritance with Bianca Jones Marlin

06 Sep 2024

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Was Lamarckian evolution actually right? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice, & Gary O’Reilly learn ab...

Cosmic Queries – In a Zeptosecond

03 Sep 2024

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Can nuclear fusion become the ultimate renewable energy source? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-host Chuc...

Cosmic Queries – Back to School Edition

30 Aug 2024

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What do you wish you had learned in school? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host C...

Searching for Habitable Worlds with David Kipping

27 Aug 2024

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How do we uncover distant planets’ secrets? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice explore th...

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

20 Aug 2024

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Could we use robots to explore the oceans of Enceladus? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-host Harrison Gre...

Engineering Humans for Deep Space with Ronke Olabisi

16 Aug 2024

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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

13 Aug 2024

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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

09 Aug 2024

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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

06 Aug 2024

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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

30 Jul 2024

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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

26 Jul 2024

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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

23 Jul 2024

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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

19 Jul 2024

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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

16 Jul 2024

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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

12 Jul 2024

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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

09 Jul 2024

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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

02 Jul 2024

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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

28 Jun 2024

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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

25 Jun 2024

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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

21 Jun 2024

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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

18 Jun 2024

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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

11 Jun 2024

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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

07 Jun 2024

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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

04 Jun 2024

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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

31 May 2024

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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

28 May 2024

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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

24 May 2024

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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

21 May 2024

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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

14 May 2024

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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

10 May 2024

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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

07 May 2024

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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

03 May 2024

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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

30 Apr 2024

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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

26 Apr 2024

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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

23 Apr 2024

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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

16 Apr 2024

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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

12 Apr 2024

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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

09 Apr 2024

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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

05 Apr 2024

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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

02 Apr 2024

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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

26 Mar 2024

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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

22 Mar 2024

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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

19 Mar 2024

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

Cosmic Queries – Out There

15 Mar 2024

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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

12 Mar 2024

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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

08 Mar 2024

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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

05 Mar 2024

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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

27 Feb 2024

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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

23 Feb 2024

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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

20 Feb 2024

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

Cosmic Queries – Becoming Entangled

13 Feb 2024

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

PhysicsBowl: Tackling Science

09 Feb 2024

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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

06 Feb 2024

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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

30 Jan 2024

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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

26 Jan 2024

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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

23 Jan 2024

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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

16 Jan 2024

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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

12 Jan 2024

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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

09 Jan 2024

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

Cosmic Queries – Science Epiphany

02 Jan 2024

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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

29 Dec 2023

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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)

26 Dec 2023

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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

19 Dec 2023

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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

15 Dec 2023

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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

12 Dec 2023

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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

08 Dec 2023

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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

05 Dec 2023

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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.

28 Nov 2023

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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)

24 Nov 2023

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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)

21 Nov 2023

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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

14 Nov 2023

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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

10 Nov 2023

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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

07 Nov 2023

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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

31 Oct 2023

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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

27 Oct 2023

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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

24 Oct 2023

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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

17 Oct 2023

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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

13 Oct 2023

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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

10 Oct 2023

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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

03 Oct 2023

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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

29 Sep 2023

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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

26 Sep 2023

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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

19 Sep 2023

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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

15 Sep 2023

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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

12 Sep 2023

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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

08 Sep 2023

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