StarTalk All-Stars
127 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 5 years ago - ★★★★★ - 447 ratings"I’m Neil deGrasse Tyson, host of StarTalk Radio. I’ve recruited a crack team of scientists and science educators to help me bring the universe down to Earth. They are… The StarTalk All-Stars." New episodes premiere Tuesday nights at 7pm ET.
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Episodes
Inside the National Academy of Sciences, with Carolyn Porco
January 24, 2017 23:50 - 53 minutes - 49.8 MBWhat does the NAS do? Host Carolyn Porco, NAS Dir. Marcia McNutt, and Maeve Higgins explore how the NAS advises our government on fracking, gene splicing, self-driving cars, contacting aliens, and more. Plus, reflections on the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. NOTE: StarTalk All-Access subscribers can watch or listen to this entire episode commercial-free. Find out more at https://www.startalkradio.net/startalk-all-access/
Earth in Human Hands, with David Grinspoon
January 17, 2017 23:50 - 49 minutes - 45.7 MBCurious about what’s happened to Earth in the Anthropocene age – and what’s going to happen in the future? Find out from our host, astrobiologist David Grinspoon, author of “Earth in Human Hands,” science journalist Andrew Revkin, and co-host Chuck Nice. NOTE: StarTalk All-Access subscribers can listen to this entire episode commercial-free. Find out more at https://www.startalkradio.net/startalk-all-access/
Season 1 Time Capsule – StarTalk All-Stars
January 08, 2017 00:00 - 48 minutes - 44.6 MBNeil Tyson celebrates the first season of StarTalk All-Stars with fan favorite episodes featuring Bill Nye and our other new hosts grappling with climate change, visualizing our universe, listening for aliens, sending human beings to Mars, and much more. NOTE: StarTalk All-Access subscribers can listen to this entire episode commercial-free. Find out more at https://www.startalkradio.net/startalk-all-access/
Celebrating Innovation, with Bill Nye - StarTalk All-Stars
January 01, 2017 00:00 - 48 minutes - 44.3 MBIn honor of Isaac Newton’s birthday, Bill Nye and Chuck Nice answer Cosmic Queries about inventions, innovations and scientific discovery, from sewers, to artificial intelligence, to the future of energy, the exploration of Mars and more. NOTE: StarTalk All-Access subscribers can watch or listen to this entire episode commercial-free. Find out more at https://www.startalkradio.net/startalk-all-access/
Maker Mix, with Bill Nye (Part 2) – StarTalk All-Stars
December 25, 2016 00:00 - 48 minutes - 44.2 MBWhat is the maker movement? Find out when Bill Nye and Chuck Nice answer more Cosmic Queries about makers, including Maker Faire, kids and STEM, robots vs. bots, greenhouses and hydroponics, large scale 3d printing, renewable energy and recycling, more. NOTE: StarTalk All-Access subscribers can watch or listen to this entire episode commercial-free. Find out more at https://www.startalkradio.net/startalk-all-access/
Maker Mix, with Bill Nye (Part 1) – StarTalk All-Stars
December 18, 2016 00:00 - 50 minutes - 46.7 MBMakers of the world, unite! Bill Nye and Chuck Nice roll up their sleeves to answer Cosmic Queries about the maker movement, including 3d printing of tools, food, human joints and organs; nanotechnology; ISRU and colonizing Mars; STEM vs. STEAM; and more. NOTE: StarTalk All-Access subscribers can watch or listen to this entire episode commercial-free. Find out more at https://www.startalkradio.net/startalk-all-access/
Science Gets Fabulous, with Summer Ash and Emily Rice – StarTalk All-Stars
December 11, 2016 00:00 - 52 minutes - 48.3 MBCosmic images from distant nebulas and galaxies are decorating leggings, jeggings, jewelry, and more. Explore the science behind the fashion with our hosts, astrophysicists Summer Ash and Emily Rice, who run the STARtorialist blog. Chuck Nice co-hosts. NOTE: StarTalk All-Access subscribers can watch or listen to this entire episode commercial-free. Find out more at https://www.startalkradio.net/startalk-all-access/
Exploring Exoplanets, with Seth Shostak – StarTalk All-Stars
December 04, 2016 00:00 - 48 minutes - 44.8 MBSETI Institute Senior Astronomer Seth Shostak, is back to host StarTalk All-Stars and go exploring exoplanets with guest Jason Wright, Associate Professor of Astronomy at Penn State, and co-host Chuck Nice. NOTE: StarTalk All-Access subscribers can listen to this entire episode commercial-free. Find out more at https://www.startalkradio.net/startalk-all-access/
StarTalk All-Stars Live! – The Science of Science Fiction
November 27, 2016 00:00 - 54 minutes - 50 MBOn 10/8/2016, the StarTalk All-Stars packed NY Comic Con to discuss the real science in science fiction. Now you can get your geek on with All-Stars hosts Charles Liu and Emily Rice, co-host Chuck Nice, and Phillip K. Dick Award nominated author PJ Manney. NOTE: StarTalk All-Access subscribers can watch or listen to this entire episode commercial-free. Find out more at https://www.startalkradio.net/startalk-all-access/
Women in Science, with Summer Ash and Emily Rice – StarTalk All-Stars
November 20, 2016 00:00 - 50 minutes - 45.8 MBNew StarTalk All-Stars hosts, astrophysicists Summer Ash and Emily Rice, share their take on “Women Crushing It Wednesday” - reclaiming a sexist hashtag by celebrating women in STEM and examining the challenges women scientists face. Chuck Nice co-hosts. NOTE: StarTalk All-Access subscribers can watch or listen to this entire episode commercial-free. Find out more at https://www.startalkradio.net/startalk-all-access/
Hunting for Black Holes, with Janna Levin
November 13, 2016 00:00 - 49 minutes - 45.5 MBIf light can’t escape from black holes, how can we observe them at all? Find out from astrophysicist Janna Levin, co-host Matt Kirshen, and Shep Doeleman, the MIT astrophysicist leading the Event Horizon Telescope project to study black hole Sgr A* at the center of our galaxy. NOTE: StarTalk All-Access subscribers can watch or listen to this entire episode commercial-free. Find out more at https://www.startalkradio.net/startalk-all-access/
StarTalk All-Stars Live! – The Science of Star Trek
November 05, 2016 00:00 - 1 hour - 78.3 MBJoin us for our first StarTalk All-Stars Live!, recorded at the Star Trek Mission: New York 50th Anniversary. Featuring astrophysicist and StarTalk All-Stars host Charles Liu, Chuck Nice, astrophysicist/All-Stars host Summer Ash and author Andrew Fazekas. NOTE: StarTalk All-Access subscribers can watch or listen to this entire episode commercial-free. Find out more at www.startalkradio.net/startalk-all-access/
UFOs and Possible Aliens, with Seth Shostak – StarTalk All-Stars
October 29, 2016 00:00 - 48 minutes - 44.3 MBSeth Shostak, SETI Institute Senior Astronomer, discovers what it’s like to host StarTalk All-Stars when he welcomes skeptic Ben Radford and new comic co-host Ray Ellin to discuss UFOs, aliens, government cover-ups, Roswell, and space-faring dinosaurs. NOTE: StarTalk All-Access subscribers can watch or listen to this entire episode commercial-free. Find out more at www.startalkradio.net/startalk-all-access/
Cosmic Queries - Expanding Our Perspectives, with Bill Nye – StarTalk All-Stars
October 23, 2016 00:00 - 48 minutes - 44.6 MBIf you think this episode will be filled with questions about pot and LSD, you’d be right. But Chuck Nice also throws a few other Cosmic Queries at host Bill Nye, from how to get more women into STEM to the potential impact of discovering life on Mars. NOTE: StarTalk All-Access subscribers can watch or listen to this entire episode commercial-free. Find out more at startalkradio.net/startalk-all-access
Calling ET, with Dr. FunkySpoon
October 16, 2016 00:00 - 49 minutes - 45.4 MBAstrobiologist David Grinspoon and his guest, Hugo Award-winning sci-fi author and scientist David Brin weigh the pros and cons of attempting to contact extraterrestrials. Plus, Chuck Nice asks the pair Cosmic Queries about what we’ll do if aliens find us.
Science and Art, with Carolyn Porco
October 11, 2016 00:00 - 49 minutes - 45.7 MBCarolyn Porco is back, and she’s brought her friend, “Bad-ass Science Groupie” Sean Ono Lennon. Together with Chuck Nice, they answer Cosmic Queries about art, science, and math; the Anthropocene Age; and the lack of civility on Twitter.
Deciphering Gravitational Waves, with Janna Levin
October 02, 2016 00:00 - 48 minutes - 44.5 MBWhat are gravitational waves, and what can they tell us about our universe? In her first outing as StarTalk All-Star host, cosmologist Janna Levin untangles the astrophysics with help from LIGO co-founder Rainer Weiss and comic co-host Matt Kirshen.
Magic, Illusion, and Skepticism, with Bill Nye – StarTalk All-Stars
September 25, 2016 00:00 - 48 minutes - 44.5 MBIn this week’s StarTalk All-Stars, host Bill Nye applies his scientific mind and skeptical nature to fan-submitted Cosmic Queries chosen by co-host Chuck Nice, on subjects from miracles and levitation to conspiracy theories and climate change denial.
Inside NASA Mission Control, with Astro Mike Massimino - StarTalk All-Stars
September 19, 2016 00:00 - 50 minutes - 45.9 MBFormer NASA astronaut Mike Massimino puts on his old CAPCOM headset and takes us inside Johnson Space Center, with a little help from his guests, Flight Directors Emily Nelson and Royce Renfrew, and co-host Maeve Higgins.
Rosetta and Comet 67P, with Natalie Starkey - StarTalk All-Stars
September 13, 2016 00:00 - 48 minutes - 44.2 MBOn 9/30/16, the Rosetta spacecraft will purposefully join its Philae lander and crash into Comet 67P. Before then, StarTalk All-Stars host Natalie Starkey, co-host Chuck Nice and Rosetta Mission Project Scientist Matt Taylor review what we’ve learned.
Enceladus Up Close, with Carolyn Porco
September 06, 2016 00:00 - 46 minutes - 42.3 MBIs the subsurface ocean on Saturn’s moon Enceladus the most likely place in our solar system to harbor life? Dive in with StarTalk All-Stars host and planetary scientist Carolyn Porco, guest NASA astrobiologist Chris McKay, and co-host Chuck Nice.
Visualizing Our Universe, with Dr. FunkySpoon – StarTalk All-Stars
August 30, 2016 00:00 - 37 minutes - 34.3 MBAstrobiologist David Grinspoon and his guest, Carter Emmart, take us behind the scenes to see how Carter creates a virtual “Google Map” of our universe. Plus, Chuck Nice asks them Cosmic Queries about black holes, the Big Bang, and Star Trek’s holodeck.
Searching for Space Water, with Natalie Starkey - StarTalk All-Stars
August 23, 2016 00:00 - 48 minutes - 44.9 MBWater, water everywhere…and by everywhere, we mean the solar system, our galaxy, and the universe itself. Join us as we search for space water with our host, cosmochemist Natalie Starkey, co-host Chuck Nice, and planetary scientist Lindy Elkins-Tanton.
Confronting Zika and other Viruses, with Bill Nye and Laurie Garrett – StarTalk All-Stars
August 16, 2016 00:00 - 49 minutes - 45.2 MBIf you want to sleep tonight, skip this episode of StarTalk All-Stars. Bill Nye, Chuck Nice and virus expert Laurie Garrett examine how we’re fighting Zika, Dengue, West Nile, HIV and other viruses – and why the battle may not be going our way.
Putting Humans on Mars, with Mike Massimino – StarTalk All-Stars
August 09, 2016 00:00 - 50 minutes - 46.4 MBWhat will it take to send people to Mars safely, and bring them home again? StarTalk All-Stars host Astro Mike Massimino and co-host Maeve Higgins find out from John Charles, the Chief Scientist at NASA’s Human Research Program.
Listening for Aliens, with Carolyn Porco - StarTalk All-Stars
August 02, 2016 00:00 - 48 minutes - 44.2 MBExplore SETI and the Breakthrough Listen Initiative, the most comprehensive search for extraterrestrial intelligence ever, with host Carolyn Porco, co-host Chuck Nice, and Dan Werthimer, the Initiative’s principal investigator and SETI@home co-founder.
Understanding Climate Change with Bill Nye
July 26, 2016 00:00 - 43 minutes - 40.3 MBStarTalk All-Stars Series Premiere: Host Bill Nye the Science Guy and co-host Chuck Nice answer Cosmic Queries about humanity’s major challenge, with a little help from climatologist Dr. Gavin A. Schmidt of the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies.