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Language: en-us Science Education
Last Checked: 2025-12-06 18:11:42.673668
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Oppenheimer: Birth of the Atomic Age with Kai Bird

05 Sep 2023

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If someone else led the Manhattan Project, would it have gone differently? Neil deGrasse Tyson discu...

This Is Your Brain on Social Media with Anna Lembke, MD

01 Sep 2023

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Can you get addicted to anything? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly ex...

Physics & Philosophy with Sean Carroll

29 Aug 2023

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Why is the past different from the future? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice explore the universe’...

Cosmic Queries – Wormhole Universe

22 Aug 2023

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Does an evaporated black hole leave a trace? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian co-host Chuck Nice ans...

Cosmic Queries – The Experience of Time with Charles Liu

18 Aug 2023

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Is our experience of time a result of our perpetual movement? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck...

Cosmic Queries – Cosmological Curiosities

15 Aug 2023

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What is nothing? Does nothing exist? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice explore cosmologica...

Are They Here? with NASA UAP Chair, David Spergel

08 Aug 2023

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Are the UAP sightings aliens here on Earth? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian co-host Paul Mecurio di...

The Gut-Brain Connection with Max Lugavere

04 Aug 2023

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How does food impact your brain health? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Rei...

Things You Thought You Knew – What is Energy?

01 Aug 2023

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How is energy different from matter? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice break down what ene...

Things You Thought You Knew – Where the Sun Don’t Shine

25 Jul 2023

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Does being in space mean there is no gravity? What does noon have to do with the Artemis Mission? Ne...

Will AI Replace Us? with Matt Ginsberg

21 Jul 2023

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Is artificial intelligence taking over? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Rei...

The Story of Space Imaging with Carolyn “Madam Saturn” Porco

18 Jul 2023

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How much has space imaging furthered our understanding of the Universe? Neil deGrasse Tyson and come...

Cosmic Queries – Life on Other Planets with Aomawa Shields

11 Jul 2023

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If scientists discovered that we are not alone, what would they do with that information? Neil deGra...

Big Wave Physics with Kai Lenny

07 Jul 2023

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What is the biggest wave in the solar system? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O...

Cosmic Queries: Until the End of Time, with Brian Greene (Re-Release)

04 Jul 2023

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Neil deGrasse Tyson, comic co-host Chuck Nice, and theoretical physicist and author Brian Greene ans...

Cosmic Queries – Mirror, Mirror

27 Jun 2023

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Are entangled particles connected by wormholes? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Ch...

Things You Thought You Knew – Kicked into Orbit

23 Jun 2023

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How do bikes and motorcycles stay up? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reill...

Cosmic Queries – Discovering Exoplanets with Gáspár Bakos

20 Jun 2023

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How do we discover more exoplanets? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Matt Kirshen explore telescopes...

Cosmic Queries – Black Hole Paradox with Matt O’Dowd

13 Jun 2023

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Can we use gravitational lensing to view distant planets? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nic...

Cosmic Queries – Science of Survival

09 Jun 2023

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Can science help you survive in the Arctic? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’...

Cosmic Queries – The Fabric of Spacetime

06 Jun 2023

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Is it time to rethink string theory? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice explore a mix of qu...

Things You Thought You Knew – Magnetic Cores & Flipping Poles

30 May 2023

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Is your compass actually wrong? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice explore magnetic fields,...

Fact and Fiction of Health and Wellness with Dr. Nick Tiller

26 May 2023

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What are the top myths in the health and fitness industry? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Ni...

Black Hole Bonanza: StarTalk Live! With Janna Levin and Jenny Greene

23 May 2023

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How do supermassive black holes form? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice come to you live t...

Cosmic Queries – Quantum Computing with Michio Kaku

16 May 2023

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How will quantum computing change the world? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice learn about...

Cosmic Queries – The Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies with Charles Liu

12 May 2023

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How can we use AI to explore the universe? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’...

Cosmic Queries – Cool Worlds with David Kipping

09 May 2023

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What is the weirdest planet ever discovered? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice discover bi...

Cosmic Queries – Volcanoes & Life in the Universe

02 May 2023

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Have we disproven the idea of a “goldilocks zone”? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Paul Mecurio...

Innovations in Racing with Dale Earnhardt Jr.

28 Apr 2023

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What difference does the driver make? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reill...

Cosmic Queries – The Science of Invisibility with Greg Gbur

25 Apr 2023

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Can you make something invisible? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Negin Farsad discover the science...

Cosmic Queries – Building Space Civilizations with Ariel Ekblaw

18 Apr 2023

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When will we create a livable habitat in space? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Matt Kirshen explore the pos...

Medicine 3.0: Extending Human Lifespan with Dr. Peter Attia

14 Apr 2023

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What’s the maximum human lifespan? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly...

Cosmic Queries – Understanding Infinity with Stephon Alexander

11 Apr 2023

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What is infinity? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Negin Farsad explore whether we are in a finite u...

Cosmic Queries – The Sound of Space with Kimberly Arcand

04 Apr 2023

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What does space sound like? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Matt Kirshen explore space sonification projects...

Preventing the Unknown: Genetic Testing with Dr. Stuart Kim

31 Mar 2023

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Can you predict your future health using genetics? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and G...

Things You Thought You Knew - Windows to the Universe

28 Mar 2023

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Is it possible to make something invisible? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice explore tran...

Cosmic Queries – JWST’s Primordial Galaxies with Wendy Freedman

21 Mar 2023

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What do the early galaxies discovered by JWST tell us about the early universe? Neil deGrasse Tyson ...

Engineering the World’s Fastest Cars with Jason Fenske

17 Mar 2023

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What's the maximum a car can accelerate? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice, and Gary O’Reilly learn ...

Cosmic Queries - Cream of the Universe Soup

14 Mar 2023

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Can we go to warp speed? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice answer a grab bag of fan questi...

Cosmic Queries – Astrochemistry with Kate the Chemist

07 Mar 2023

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How is chemistry different in space? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Matt Kirshen explore cosmic ch...

Rise of the Machines with Matt Ginsberg (Re-release)

03 Mar 2023

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Can machine learning predict the outcome of basketball games? On this episode of StarTalk: Sports Ed...

Moonmoons, Gravitons, and More!

28 Feb 2023

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What if the solar system had two suns? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice give a sneak peek into our...

Things You Thought You Knew - Earth’s Spinning Core

21 Feb 2023

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What happens if Earth’s core is slowing? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice explore the s...

Cosmic Queries – Alien Heist, Scimitars, & Time in a Bottle with Charles Liu

17 Feb 2023

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What if the laws of physics were different? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’...

Cosmic Queries – The Shape of the Universe with Delilah Gates

14 Feb 2023

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What is the shape of spacetime? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice discover the structure o...

Cosmic Queries – Why Are We Here?

07 Feb 2023

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Why does the universe exist? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice answer fan questions about ...

Neuroscience of Focus with Heather Berlin

03 Feb 2023

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What makes some people better at focusing? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’...

Cosmic Queries – Silicon Aliens with David Grinspoon

31 Jan 2023

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Can there be life on planets without magnetic fields? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice di...

Fusion, Lasers, & More with NIF Laser Scientist

24 Jan 2023

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How did we achieve nuclear fusion? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice learn about thermonuc...

Things You Thought You Knew – Why Size Matters

20 Jan 2023

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What’s the fastest a car can accelerate? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’...

Going Deeper with Joseph Gordon-Levitt

17 Jan 2023

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What do you dream of while working on Inception? Neil deGrasse Tyson sits down with actor Joseph Gor...

Things You Thought You Knew - Fun with Fusion

10 Jan 2023

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What is thermonuclear fusion? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice break down the Department ...

Slippery Science: The Physics of Ice

06 Jan 2023

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What makes ice slippery? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly uncover the...

Cosmic Queries – The Future of the NASA Jet Propulsion Lab with Laurie Leshin

03 Jan 2023

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Could there be life under the icy surface of Europa? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic Chuck Nice explor...

Things You Thought You Knew – Up, Up, and Away!

27 Dec 2022

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What is the rocket equation? How do airplanes fly? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic Chuck Nice go throu...

Past, Present, Future: Time Travel with Brian Greene

20 Dec 2022

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What type of time travel is in A Christmas Carol? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice answer...

Physics of The 2022 World Cup with John Eric Goff

16 Dec 2022

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What physics are at play in The FIFA World Cup? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice, an...

Cosmic Queries – Holographic Universe & Quasars with Charles Liu

13 Dec 2022

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Is our universe inside a black hole? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Ni...

Cosmic Queries – Astro-lore with Moiya McTier

06 Dec 2022

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Is it time to update the constellations? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Matt...

Counting Cards & Quantitative Thinking

02 Dec 2022

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What does it take to count cards? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly ex...

Could We Someday Live Forever? With Ray Kurzweil

29 Nov 2022

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Would you want to live forever? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and author, inventor, and futur...

The Toll of War with Irwin Redlener

22 Nov 2022

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How will the war in Ukraine impact future generations? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson learns a...

Cosmic Queries – Geek Time! with Charles Liu

18 Nov 2022

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Could you play Quidditch on Jupiter? Javelin on Mars? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice an...

Inventing Society with Yuval Noah Harari

15 Nov 2022

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How did humans come to create society? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and Yuval Noah Harari, h...

Cosmic Queries – Surviving the Laws of Physics with Steve-O

08 Nov 2022

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How fast is a porta-potty slingshot? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and professional stuntman ...

Can Robots Feel? With Robert Shepherd and Ilayda Samilgil

04 Nov 2022

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Can you give a robot a sense of touch? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly, learn ab...

Cosmic Queries – Why do we believe conspiracy theories? with Michael Shermer

01 Nov 2022

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Why do rational people believe irrational things? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice break down medi...

It’s Alive?! Frankenstein & Consciousness with George Mashour and David Andrijevic

25 Oct 2022

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Can we bring people back from the dead? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice discuss restoring dead ce...

Things You Thought You Knew – What Is Exit Velocity?

21 Oct 2022

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What is exit velocity? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Rei...

Cosmic Queries – Asteroid Hunters with Marina Brozovic

18 Oct 2022

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Neil has his own asteroid?! On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Marcia Belsky ans...

Presenting the 'Real Good' Podcast

14 Oct 2022

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

Cosmic Queries – Starquakes with Conny Aerts

11 Oct 2022

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What is a starquake? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Matt Kirshen explore ast...

Mind Control & Neuroprosthetics with Cindy Chestek and Parag Patil

07 Oct 2022

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Are we nearing the singularity? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly lear...

Cosmic Queries – Back to School Edition

04 Oct 2022

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

Cosmic Queries – Fixing Physics with Sabine Hossenfelder

27 Sep 2022

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Can a whole universe fit inside a black hole? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Paul Mecurio explore grand uni...

Heat Stroke with Bud Cooper and Radley Horton

23 Sep 2022

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How do you prevent a heat stroke? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly le...

Cosmic Queries – The Biggest Ideas in the Universe with Sean Carroll

20 Sep 2022

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How does physics impact our free will? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic Negin Farsad discuss quantum me...

Satellite Showdown

13 Sep 2022

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How do satellites work? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice explore CubeSats, space ...

Feet of Engineering with Michael DiTullo and Jason Hanft

09 Sep 2022

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Can a shoe design save your life? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice, and Gary O’Reilly explore how e...

Things You Thought You Knew - Big Bang Dilemma

06 Sep 2022

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Are we rethinking the Big Bang? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice ex...

Cosmic Queries – Predicting Earth’s Climate Future with Kate Marvel, PhD

30 Aug 2022

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What can the climate on Venus tell us about Earth? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co...

Things You Thought You Knew - Timeline of the Universe

26 Aug 2022

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How far back in the universe’s timeline can the JWST see? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck N...

Cosmic Queries – Dinosaur Discoveries with Kimberly Chapelle

23 Aug 2022

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What did dinosaurs really look like? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Marcia B...

Space Sustainability with Steve Wozniak, & Guests

16 Aug 2022

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How can we keep space safe? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic-environmentalist co-host Matt Winning lear...

What is Monkeypox? With Dr. Anne Rimoin

14 Aug 2022

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What is Monkeypox? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice learn essential information abou...

Hormones on Steroids with Dr. Aniket Sidhaye

12 Aug 2022

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How do hormones affect us? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’...

Nuclear Winter with Ann Druyan and Brian Toon

09 Aug 2022

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Are advanced civilizations doomed to destroy themselves? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice explore ...

What’s The Deal With These Heat Waves?

05 Aug 2022

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What is a heat wave? On this explainer, Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice explore the...

Things You Thought You Knew – What Are Wormholes?

02 Aug 2022

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What is a wormhole, really? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice explor...

Cosmic Queries – Quantum Catastrophe with Brian Cox

26 Jul 2022

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What is the black hole information paradox? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host C...

Taking a Hit with Dr. Staci Gruber and Ricky Williams

22 Jul 2022

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How are attitudes toward cannabis changing? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice, and Gary O’Reilly dis...

Space Plants

19 Jul 2022

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Can you actually grow potatoes on Mars? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Paul ...

Cosmic Queries – Intergalactic Impacts

12 Jul 2022

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What happens when three black holes collide? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host ...

Things You Thought You Knew – The Fast and The Friction

08 Jul 2022

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What is the Magnus Effect? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’...

Cosmic Queries – Space Suits with Ana Diaz Artiles

05 Jul 2022

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What’s the future of space suits? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Matt Kirs...

A Key & A Kite: StarTalk Live! With Benjamin Franklin

28 Jun 2022

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How does lightning work? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck break down the...

Cosmic Queries – Pot Luck with Dr. Staci Gruber

24 Jun 2022

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Are we “wired for weed”? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O...

Cosmic Queries – NASA v. Billionaires with Lori Garver

21 Jun 2022

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Mining on the moon? Owning an asteroid? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice answer ques...

Cosmic Queries – Big Bang Bonanza with Brian Keating

14 Jun 2022

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What happened before The Big Bang? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Matt Kirshen answer questio...

Science of the Skyhook with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Re-release)

10 Jun 2022

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What’s the best shot in basketball? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reill...