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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 sun, how we got leap year, and the days of the week.
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https://startalkmedia.com/show/things-you-thought-you-knew-the-ancient-planets/Thanks to our Patrons Gloria Swanson, Daniel Edwards, Christina Schafer, Aleksander Olsen, Bryan Beidleman, wettdoggy, Martin, Travis Campbell, Sandee Brooke, Ian Doherty, Joey Santos, Trevor Hunter, Dr. Edwin R. Florance, and Chris Orpurt for supporting us this week.
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Why haven’t we found evidence of alien civilizations? Neil deGrasse Tyson sits down with astrophysicist J. Richard Gott III to talk chess, tachyons, and what the Fermi Paradox and Copernican Principle say about humanity’s place in the cosmos. Plus, they rank super-genius movies.
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https://startalkmedia.com/show/a-cosmic-conversation-with-j-richard-gott-iii/Thanks to our Patrons George Jeffers, Kate Jarocki, Paloma, Molina, Colby Lapresi, Duane Day, Elena, Gordon Vu, Dale, Boris Jegorovic, Dennis Wish, Kristine Tolman, David Geiger, Shawn Kellner, Tisha Bernal, Marek, Peter Morrow, Edward Badger, Micheal Buckelew, Patrick, Jennifer Bills, and Keni Jane Johnson for supporting us this week.
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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 deep into the mysteries of consciousness and objective reality, David Chalmers, a philosopher and cognitive scientist.
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https://startalkmedia.com/show/the-hard-problem-of-consciousness-with-david-chalmersThanks to our Patrons Jay, Gregory Aronoff, Tom B. Night, Barnsley, Glenn, Hibachi Flamethrower, Crescencio Maximilian joseph Martinez, Micheal Gomez, Matthew Deane, James, Joe Chillemi, Thomas van Cleave, Kelsey Plugge, Jeff Jones, William Hamilton, and Kevin Cosg. for supporting us this week.
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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 the search for life in our own backyard with astrobiologist and planetary scientist Kevin Hand.
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https://startalkmedia.com/show/europa-clippers-search-for-life-with-kevin-hand/Thanks to our Patrons Krista Vilate, Kevin Anderson, Nipsey Hussle, lauralee kruta, Richard Lewis, Mike Nichols, Sofie ela, Amila Silva, SALS GAMING, Kathleen chiras, Juni Figueroa, Joey Medici, Godfrey DiGiorgi, Damian Smith, Amanda Lyninger, Matthew Jones, Samuel Jones, Andrea Priest, Daemonhat, Timothy Folks, and Kronas De Se for supporting us this week.
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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 Cosmic Queries that explore all things death, from the death of humanity to the death of the universe.
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https://startalkmedia.com/show/deadliest-cosmic-queries/(Originally Aired December 27, 2019)
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What is fire? How do gravitational waves ripple through space-time? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Harrison Greenbaum answer grab bag questions about why supernovae form black holes, photons, the singularity, and more!
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https://startalkmedia.com/show/cosmic-queries-the-big-stretch/Thanks to our Patrons Tina Bartenfelder, scott white, Camelia Prodan, Wendy Tilles, Hank Hill, Cody White, Richard Vermillion, Lawrence Wolfe, darina spasova, Pablo Montufar, Alia Druid, Karthik, Jelmer van der Wijk, Anne ROBERTZ, Quentin, Sebastian Mueller, Marta Polo, Chelsea Mcclelland, Ross Hardie, Micheal, and Kevin Danielson for supporting us this week.
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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 perception, if AI really is intelligent, and The Free Energy Principle with theoretical neuroscientist Karl Friston.
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https://startalkmedia.com/show/the-simulation-within-with-karl-friston/Thanks to our Patrons Timothy Ecker, Jason Griffith, Evan Lee, Marc, Christopher Young, ahoF3Hb9m, Steven Kraus, Dave Hartman, Diana Todd, Jeffrey Shulak MD, Susan Summers, Kurt A Goebel, Renee Harris, Damien, Adam Akre, Kyle Marston, Gabriel, Bradley Butikofer, Patrick Hill, Cory Alan, and Micheal Gomez for supporting us this week.
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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 revise the definition of life with astrobiologist and theoretical physicist Sara Imari Walker.
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https://startalkmedia.com/show/the-origins-of-life-with-sara-imari-walker/Thanks to our Patrons Bill Williamson, Amanda, Charles Waggoner, Jason Wiatr, Don Lane, Biren Amin, Jean C Roy, david accetta, STAHLGEIST, joshua george, Danny, daniel oliveira, Matthew Szwajda, Gabe Magallanes, Mike Jespersen, Elias, and Jon O for supporting us this week.
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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 with astrophysicist and data sonification expert Kimberly Arcand, Live at Guild Hall.
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Thanks to our Patrons Deb, Linda Gibson, Dominic Hamken, JTsolept, Eric Sharakan, Rick Wallingford, Douglas Waltz, RT, Cristina, Lorraine Wright, Paul Deis, Diane Lapick, Dr. Staci Gruber, James Dorrough, Edward Bornman, GLENNA F MONTGOMERY, and David Martin for supporting us this week.
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Did early humans sing before they could talk? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice discover how music helps us recall memories, the Singing Neanderthal Theory, the default mode network, and how music can be used as medicine with neuroscientist and author, Daniel Levitin.
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https://startalkmedia.com/show/is-music-the-language-of-the-universe-with-daniel-levitin/Thanks to our Patrons Ezra, Akiri, Chaitanya Khoje, CarpeCosmos, George Shorts, Nancy Wolter, Ryan, Gary Boothe, Matt Borgstrand, Grant Gamblin, Shan Cretin, Lindahl Freeze, Gordon Vu, SHAN KAR, Connor Holm, and Gaute Monsen for supporting us this week.
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Why did Oumuamua, the first discovered interstellar object, accelerate faster than it should? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice explore the mysteries of the newest objects in the solar system: “dark comets” and interstellar objects with astrophysicist Darryl Seligman.
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https://startalkmedia.com/show/dark-comets-with-darryl-seligman/Thanks to our Patrons デーモン, Howard Chang, Kelly Houle, John Herron, Justin Hanson, Melshore Walker, Andrei L, JENNY JONES, Rebecca Fishow, Alin Simionoiu, Steve C, Johnathan Gregory, Jake Evans, Jim Shorts, Jessica Hudzik, William Komanetsky, and Thierry Querette for supporting us this week.
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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 understanding of time and how it relates to the universe.
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https://startalkmedia.com/show/time-and-the-universe-with-charles-liu/x(Originally Aired December 18, 2018)
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Is math discovered or invented? Neil deGrasse Tyson & Chuck Nice explore information theory, talking to aliens with prime numbers, Mandelbrot sets, and why math is often called the "language of the universe" with Grant Sanderson, the math educator behind YouTube channel 3Blue1Brown.
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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 with Ryan Sprenger, Senior Research Scientist at Fauna Bio, to explore whether humans can hibernate like animals do.
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https://startalkmedia.com/show/hibernating-for-deep-spaceflight-with-ryan-sprenger/Thanks to our Patrons Parker Mann, Kwesi collisson, John, Ray, Dr. Cy, Felix the Feline, Jimmy Dunn, Mandi McKay, Kevin Militello, Aaron Streimish, Joshua Beadle, Sam Pennington, Geoffrey Docute, Syler, David Smith, and Matt Talley for supporting us this week.
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Will alien life look like anything on Earth? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice deep dive into questions about astrobiology, revisiting the Drake Equation, and life beyond Earth with NASA astrobiology strategist, David Grinspoon a.k.a Dr. Funkyspoon.
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https://startalkmedia.com/show/revisiting-the-drake-equation-with-david-grinspoon/Thanks to our Patrons Edvardo Cullen, Harriet Harmon, Andre Rivera Hinostroza, David Rolfe, Piotr Toruński, Karen Mills, Ghost Rider, Leonard Leonidas, Beatriz Clemente, Jon Johnson, Loren Blaine, John Bigelow, and Leslie Colonello for supporting us this week.
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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 Commander Kelly Haston, who recently completed a NASA analog mission in a simulated Mars habitat.
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https://startalkmedia.com/show/life-in-a-mars-simulation-with-kelly-haston/Thanks to our Patrons Bob Zimmermann, Edward Bucktron, Intrepid Space Monkey, Cameron Ross, Mark Shashek, Lexi & Rick, Hidde Waagemans, Matthew Mickelson, Chris Vetter, John Haverlack, Brady Fiechter, and Adam Crowther for supporting us this week.
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Was Lamarckian evolution actually right? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice, & Gary O’Reilly learn about the new field of epigenetics and how the lived experiences of past generations can get passed down genetically with neuroscientist & epigeneticist Bianca Jones Marlin.
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https://startalkmedia.com/show/epigenetics-the-full-story-of-inheritance-with-bianca-jones-marlin/Thanks to our Patrons Takwa Southerland, Harvey Davidson, Shawn D., Bob Race, Gabe Knuth, Carol Schutt, Micheal Ryan, Longman Foner, Christy Summersett, Cameron Bellamy, Colette, and Dee Tandas for supporting us this week.
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Can nuclear fusion become the ultimate renewable energy source? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-host Chuck Nice answer fan questions about transporters, the smallest unit of time, expansion, and other ideas that push the boundaries of our understanding of the universe.
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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 about simulation theory, time dilation, white holes, the sound of space, and more!
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https://startalkmedia.com/show/cosmic-queries-back-to-school-edition/Thanks to our Patrons Goat34, Mark Dent, Edwin J Roldan, Evan Moorhead, and Abby GIll for supporting us this week.
(Originally Aired Tuesday, October 4 2022)
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How do we uncover distant planets’ secrets? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice explore the recent discoveries in exoplanet study, exo-moons, and finding the stars from our sun’s stellar nursery with astronomer and head of Cool Worlds Lab, David Kipping.
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https://startalkmedia.com/show/searching-for-habitable-worlds-with-david-kipping/Thanks to our Patrons Micheal Morey, Kristoff Vidalis, Adir Buskila, Yanir Stein, Randombot38, James Komiensky, Richard Clark, Daniel Helwig, Kayleigh Sell, and KENNY SMART for supporting us this week.
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