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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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Cosmic Queries: Pseudoscience
Put on your thinking caps, because in this episode Neil deGrasse Tyson and Leighann Lord answer fan questions about pseudoscience, from creationism to crystals to alternative medicine.Read more and listen to the full episode at http://www.startalkradio.net/show/cosmic-queries-pseudoscience
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37:2205/10/2014
Cosmic Queries: Funding Space Exploration
How important is it to fund space exploration? Find out when Bill Nye, CEO of the Planetary Society, returns as guest host to answer fan questions, along with Eugene Mirman and NASA astronaut Mike Massimino.Read more and
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37:2328/09/2014
X-Prize - Beyond Space (Part 2)
In the conclusion of Neil deGrasse Tyson’s interview with Peter Diamandis, we explore how the X-Prize Foundation inspires out-of-the-box solutions to the world’s greatest problems.Read more and listen to the full show: http://www.startalkradio.net/show/x-prize-beyond-space/
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36:5321/09/2014
A Tribute to Joan Rivers
Our special tribute features the best of Neil deGrasse Tyson and Lynne Koplitz’s interview with the late Joan Rivers, plus new reflections by comedians Eugene Mirman, Chuck Nice and Leighann Lord.Read more and listen to the full episode: http://www.startalkradio.net/show/a-tribute-to-joan-rivers
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54:5413/09/2014
X-Prize (Part 1)
The X-Prize is motivating engineers, scientists and private industry to “Make the impossible possible.” Get an insider’s look when Neil deGrasse Tyson interviews founder Peter Diamandis.Read more and listen to the full episode at: http://www.startalkradio.net/show/x-prize-part-1
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37:0307/09/2014
Cosmic Queries: General Astrophysics 101
Curious about general astrophysics? Then join us for class this week as Professor Neil deGrasse Tyson and teaching assistant Leighann Lord explain some of the basics.
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36:5629/08/2014
A Conversation With Seth Meyers
Seth Meyers is hosting the Emmy® Awards Monday night, but you can listen to Neil deGrasse Tyson’s interview with the host of “Late Night” this Sunday.Read more and listen to the entire episode: http://www.startalkradio.net/shows/a-conversation-with-seth-meyers
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37:0023/08/2014
A COSMOS Conversation with Ann Druyan
Go behind the scenes of the Emmy® Award-winning science show COSMOS: A Spacetime Odyssey when Neil deGrasse Tyson interviews its creator, writer and executive producer Ann Druyan.Read more and listen to the full podcast at http://www.startalkradio.net/show/a-cosmos-conversation-with-ann-druyan/
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37:1015/08/2014
Planet of the Apes
We’re going ape this week when host Neil deGrasse Tyson talks to Andy Serkis from Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and primate expert and paleoanthropologist Dr. Ian Tattersall.Read more and listen to the full show at:http://www.startalkradio.net/show/planet-of-the-apes
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37:0110/08/2014
StarTalk Live: Big Brains at BAM (Part 3)
Our exploration of the human mind concludes with Neil deGrasse Tyson, Eugene Mirman, neuroscientists Mayim Bialik and Dr. Heather Berlin, and guests Michael Ian Black, Paul Rudd and Bill Nye.Read more and listen to the full show:http://www.startalkradio.net/show/startalk-live-big-brains-at-bam-part-3
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36:2602/08/2014
StarTalk Live: Big Brains at BAM (Part 2)
Our tour of the human brain continues with Neil deGrasse Tyson, Eugene Mirman, neuroscientists Mayim Bialik and Dr. Heather Berlin and guests Michael Ian Black, Paul Rudd and Bill Nye.Read more and listen to the full show:http://www.startalkradio.net/show/startalk-live-big-brains-at-bam-part-2/
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37:3626/07/2014
StarTalk Live! Big Brains at BAM (Part 1)
Delve into the human brain when Neil deGrasse Tyson and Eugene Mirman host The Big Bang Theory’s Mayim Bialik, Dr. Heather Berlin, Michael Ian Black, Paul Rudd and Bill Nye at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.Read more and listen to the full show:http://www.startalkradio.net/show/startalk-live-big-brains-at-bam-part-1/
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37:0419/07/2014
Madame Saturn: A Conversation with Carolyn Porco (Part 2)
We’ve saved the best for last as Carolyn tells Neil about photographing Earth in the Pale Blue Dot and The Day the Earth Smiled and her involvement in Star Trek and Contact.
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38:0505/07/2014
Madame Saturn: A Conversation with Carolyn Porco (Part 1)
Neil deGrasse Tyson talks about exploring space with planetary scientist Carolyn Porco, aka Madame Saturn, leader of the Cassini Imaging Science team.
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36:4229/06/2014
Cosmic Queries: Human Impact on Earth with Dr. FunkySpoon
Planetary scientist Dr. David Grinspoon is back as guest host to answer your questions about the human impact on Earth during the “Anthropocene Era.”
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37:2922/06/2014
Cosmic Queries: COSMOS with Steven Soter
Questions about the science and visualizations in the COSMOS series on FOX? Get the answers from Neil deGrasse Tyson and Dr. Steven Soter, co-writer of both COSMOS series.
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37:2214/06/2014
A Conversation with Seth MacFarlane
This week, Neil deGrasse Tyson interviews Seth MacFarlane, the brains behind Family Guy, A Million Ways to Die in the West and an executive producer of COSMOS on FOX.
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37:0108/06/2014
Cosmic Queries: More Space and Science with Bill Nye
Get schooled on space and science by guest host Bill Nye and Chuck Nice when they answer your Cosmic Queries about everything from evolution and carbon dating to gravity and the Doppler effect.
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37:3031/05/2014
Cosmic Queries: Space and Science with Bill Nye
Guest host Bill Nye the Science Guy and comic co-host Chuck Nice answer your most intriguing questions about space and science, from asteroid deflection and life on exoplanets to the Large Hadron Collider and climate change.
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36:5725/05/2014
Reporting on Science (Part 2)
In the conclusion of Neil’s interview with veteran science journalist Miles O’Brien, the two discuss the inherent conflict between the goals of true journalism and corporate America.
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36:4018/05/2014
Reporting on Science (Part 1)
Take an eye-opening journey beyond the headlines into the business of science journalism, with veteran reporter Miles O’Brien, astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice.
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37:0711/05/2014
Cosmic Queries: Comets and Asteroids with Dr. Amy Mainzer
Curious about comets? Anxious about near-Earth asteroids? Join us as guest host Dr. Amy Mainzer from NASA/JPL answers your Cosmic Queries with a little help from comic co-host Chuck Nice.
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37:2204/05/2014
Cosmic Queries: New Discoveries
From cosmic bruises to ion drives to quantum entanglement: astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-host Eugene Mirman answer your questions about recent scientific discoveries.
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37:3327/04/2014
A COSMOS Conversation with Steven Soter
Worlds collide when Neil deGrasse Tyson puts on his StarTalk Radio hosting hat to interview astrophysicist Dr. Steven Soter, co-writer of the new COSMOS series on FOX hosted by Neil.
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36:5719/04/2014
Cosmic Queries: A Stellar Sampling
This week’s show is bursting with conspiracy theories and strange hypotheses, but that doesn’t stop your own personal astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson from dropping some serious science.
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36:3912/04/2014
Cosmic Queries: Venus with Dr. FunkySpoon
Join guest host planetary scientist Dr. David Grinspoon and comic co-host Leighann Lord as they answer your questions about Venus while Neil’s off working on COSMOS.
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37:2906/04/2014
A Conversation with Laurence Fishburne
Red pill or blue pill? You get both when Neil deGrasse Tyson interviews Morpheus himself, actor Laurence Fishburne, about his roles in The Matrix films, CSI, Searching for Bobby Fischer and more.
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36:5223/03/2014
Cosmic Queries Science in Movies and TV
Stay Tuned for… Science! Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Eugene Mirman answer more of your questions about science in Star Trek, Star Wars, Sliders, Superman, Contact, Mary Poppins and more.
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37:2816/03/2014
Cosmic Queries with Bill Nye and Astro Mike
Join guest host Bill Nye the Science Guy, Eugene Mirman and NASA astronaut Mike Massimino as they have a blast answering your questions while Neil’s off working on COSMOS.
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37:3109/03/2014
Cosmic Queries: Time Travel
In this Cosmic Queries episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson gets all wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey as he answers fan questions about time travel with Colin Jost, Saturday Night Live’s new Weekend Update anchor. Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons, Credit: aussiegall from Sydney, Australia.
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36:4202/03/2014
Mythbusters (Part 2)
Since they didn’t blow up Neil’s office in Part 1, the MythBusters Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman are back to finish the job. Up for discussion: busted urban legends, Archimedes, Bigfoot and more.
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37:0222/02/2014
MythBusters (Part 1)
The MythBusters are in the house. In Part 1, Neil deGrasse Tyson sits down with Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman to discuss experiments, physics, urban legends and more.
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37:0916/02/2014
Cosmic Queries: A Powerful Potpourri
Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice tackle an eclectic mix of your questions that take us from the boiling surface of the Sun to the dark side of the moon and Earth’s distant past to the last moments of the universe.
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37:2108/02/2014
A Conversation with God
Neil deGrasse Tyson has a one-on-one conversation with… God. It’s an episode filled with divine revelations about everything, from the fossil record and evolution to the Big Bang and string theory.
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37:0402/02/2014
Cosmic Queries: Science Fiction - The Sequel
Neil deGrasse Tyson and Eugene Mirman are back to answer more of your sci-fi questions about Aliens, The Black Hole, Prometheus, Superman, Star Trek, Iron Man, Futurama, Gilligan’s Island and more.
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48:1426/01/2014
Cosmic Queries: Space Tourism
Book passage to the final frontier with Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-host Leighann Lord. Learn about space elevators, get tourism tips for Mars, and find out how not to vomit in your spacesuit.
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37:2219/01/2014
Cosmic Queries: Art and Science
Explore the intersection of art and science when astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-host Chuck Nice discuss van Gogh’s The Starry Night, Escher, da Vinci, Giotto, computer generated art and more.
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37:2112/01/2014
Season 4 Time Capsule (Part 2): Cosmic Queries
Neil deGrasse Tyson, your own personal astrophysicist, answers your questions about dark matter, black holes, light, time, relativity and the fabric of our universe in your favorite Cosmic Queries episodes of Season 4.
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48:1405/01/2014
Season 4 Time Capsule (Part 1)
Join your cosmic tour guide, astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, as we explore the most memorable moments from your favorite episodes in Season 4, our most popular season ever.
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36:5315/12/2013
Cosmic Queries: Science Fiction
Science Fiction meets science fact as Neil deGrasse Tyson and Eugene Mirman explore time travel, warp drive, force fields, transporter beams, parallel universes and Dyson spheres.
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37:3608/12/2013
StarTalk Live: I, Robot (Part 2)
Neil deGrasse Tyson and Honeybee Robotics’ Stephen Gorevan focus on robots here on Earth, from steam pipe repairing robotic inchworms and Predator drones to Asimov’s Three Laws of Robotics and the practicality of cyborgs.
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37:0001/12/2013
StarTalk Live: I, Robot (Part 1)
From Mars to Europa, the human exploration of space is increasingly robotic. Laugh and learn about our mechanical marvels from Neil deGrasse Tyson, Eugene Mirman and their special guests at StarTalk Live.
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37:0317/11/2013
Cosmic Queries: Gravity, the Movie
How scientifically accurate was the movie, Gravity? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice answer your questions with a little help from NASA astronaut Mike Massimino.
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37:1210/11/2013
Cosmic Queries: UFOs
“Keep Looking Up” has a different meaning when Neil deGrasse Tyson and Eugene Mirman turn a speculative, scientific eye towards Unidentified Flying Objects.
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37:3603/11/2013
A Conversation with Dan Aykroyd (Part 2)
Neil deGrasse Tyson’s interview with Dan Aykroyd concludes with a scientific discussion about ghosts, aliens, and cars on “a mission from God” with a little help from astrophysicist Chuck Liu.
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37:0326/10/2013
A Conversation with Dan Aykroyd (Part 1)
Neil deGrasse Tyson chats with Dan Aykroyd on topics as varied as the science of humor, Earth’s molten core and the birth of the Blues, with a little help from Chuck Nice and astrophysicist Charles Liu.
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37:0420/10/2013
Cosmic Queries: Dark Mysteries of the Universe
Join Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Leighann Lord as they explore the dark mysteries of our cosmos, from black holes and neutron stars to dark flow and the Higgs field.
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37:5313/10/2013
The Joe Rogan Experience
It’s a different kind of StarTalk as Neil deGrasse Tyson interviews Joe Rogan, host of The Joe Rogan Experience, about everything from science and sports to evolution and Kim Kardashian.
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36:5605/10/2013
Cosmic Queries: Human Endurance in Space
What challenges await humanity on our journey into space, and will we be up to the task? Explore the dangers of space with astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice.
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37:3028/09/2013
StarTalk Live at Town Hall with Buzz Aldrin (Part 2)
Join the crew of StarTalk Live – Commander Neil deGrasse Tyson, Co-Pilot Eugene Mirman Buzz Aldrin, John Oliver and Andrew Chaikin – as they conclude their exploratory mission to Town Hall.
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36:5622/09/2013