Latest Astronomer Podcast Episodes
Quantum Computing Corral: StarTalk Live! With Michio Kaku
StarTalk Radio - May 21, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 12.9K ratingsCould quantum computing solve the three-body problem? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedians Jordan Klepper and Tiffany Haddish discuss how quantum computing will change the world with theoretical physicist Michio Kaku live at the Beacon Theater. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire ep...
The Magic of Chemistry with Kate the Chemist
StarTalk Radio - May 14, 2024 07:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 12.9K ratingsWhat is chemistry? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice take fan questions on exothermic reactions, PFAS, ice cream, sugar, fire, and more with Kate Biberdorf, aka Kate the Chemist. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://startalkmedia.com...
The Science of MDMA with Ben Rein
StarTalk Radio - May 10, 2024 07:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 12.9K ratingsCan MDMA make you a better person? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly learn about the neuroscience of empathy, psychopathy, and MDMA in the brain with neuroscientist Ben Rein, PhD. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https:...
Cosmic Queries – Bits of Spacetime with Janna Levin
StarTalk Radio - May 07, 2024 07:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 12.9K ratingsIs gravity fundamental to the universe? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice explore quantum physics, the fourth dimension, whether H2O is water, and the many-worlds interpretation with theoretical cosmologist Janna Levin, PhD. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial...
Cosmic Queries – Physics All Around Us
StarTalk Radio - May 03, 2024 07:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 12.9K ratingsWhat would aliens think of our inventions? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice answer fan questions on Maxwell’s Equations, the symmetry of the universe, and the physics around us all the time. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://star...
Low-Mass Mania with Emily Rice
StarTalk Radio - April 30, 2024 07:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 12.9K ratingsCould we find life around low-mass stars? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice find out why life might be more likely around low-mass stars, what makes brown dwarfs, galactic archeology, and more with astronomer Emily Rice. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commer...
Stars Talk to Neil – Alien Love
StarTalk Radio - April 26, 2024 07:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 12.9K ratingsHow certain are we about aliens? Neil deGrasse Tyson and cohosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly answer science questions from celebrities like Kevin Hart, Jack White, Nikki Glaser, and more! NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://startalkmedia.com...
The Allure of the Multiverse (with Dr. Paul Halpern)
Silicon Valley Astronomy Lectures - April 24, 2024 00:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 5 ratingsApr. 17, 2024 In this talk, physicist and popular author Paul Halpern (St. Joseph's College) examines the history of the concept of a multiverse in science, and discusses the ideas by Einstein and other noted physicists that have led scientist today to take the notion of multiple universes serio...
Debating Pluto's Planethood with Alan Stern
StarTalk Radio - April 23, 2024 07:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 12.9K ratingsWill Neil take back what he said about Pluto? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice explore planets, dwarf planets, and the Kuiper belt with planetary scientist and principal investigator for the New Horizons Mission, Alan Stern. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode ...
REACH Earth Day Special: What is Climate Change?
REACH A Space Podcast for Kids - April 22, 2024 13:47 - 9 minutesREACHing Out are bi-weekly mini-episodes where we answer YOUR Questions. This week we are celebrating Earth Day and what NASA is doing to study global climate change with some help from Dr. Dalia Kirschbaum, Director of the Earth Science Division, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. Hosts: Brian ...
Eyes in the Sky with Larissa Rodrigues & Jennifer Holm
StarTalk Radio - April 16, 2024 07:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 12.9K ratingsHow is new tech helping protect the rainforest? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice learn how space technology is helping uncover illegal gold mines and protecting the Amazon, with illegal mining expert Larissa Rodrigues and Earth researcher Jennifer Holm. Thanks to SkyFi for sponsorin...
The Black Hole Wars: My Battle with Stephen Hawking
Silicon Valley Astronomy Lectures - April 15, 2024 21:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 5 ratingsWith Dr. Leonard Susskind (Stanford University) Black holes, the collapsed remnants of the largest stars, provide a remarkable laboratory where the frontier concepts of our understanding of nature are tested at their extreme limits. For more than two decades, Professor Susskind and a Dutch colle...
Cosmic Queries – Black Hole Time Cloak with Charles Liu
StarTalk Radio - April 12, 2024 15:32 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 12.9K ratingsAre black holes places or objects? Neil deGrasse Tyson and cohosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly answer grab-bag questions about distorting spacetime, Olbers’ Paradox, singularities, the shape of the universe, and more with astrophysicist Charles Liu. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this ...
Black Holes and the Technology to Find Them
Silicon Valley Astronomy Lectures - April 10, 2024 17:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 5 ratingsA Non-technical Talk by Dr. Jessica Lu (University of California, Berkeley) on March 13, 2024 The population of black holes, objects left over from dead stars, is almost entirely unexplored. Only about two dozen black holes are confidently known in our Galaxy. As a result, some of the most bas...
Things You Thought You Knew – The Geometric Universe
StarTalk Radio - April 09, 2024 07:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 12.9K ratingsWhat is the Sun’s ecliptic? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice break down the things you thought you knew about spheres in the universe, navigating the sky, and taking spacecraft out of orbit. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://star...
Eclipses, Cosmic Cataclysms, and More with Janna Levin
StarTalk Radio - April 05, 2024 07:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 12.9K ratingsWhat can we learn from eclipses? Janna Levin joined by comedian Matt Kirshen and professor of astronomy and astrophysics at Columbia University, Joe Patterson, discuss the 2017 eclipse, binary star systems, super novae and more. What is an eclipse on Jupiter like? NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can li...
Cosmic Queries – Planck Lengths to Supermassive Black Holes with Matt O’Dowd
StarTalk Radio - April 02, 2024 07:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 12.9K ratingsIs space infinitely stretchable? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice explore fan grab bag questions about supermassive black holes, Planck lengths, and the gravitational wave background with extragalactic astrophysicist and host of PBS Space Time, Matt O’Dowd. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons ca...
The REACH Guide to the Total Solar Eclipse
REACH A Space Podcast for Kids - April 01, 2024 05:00 - 10 minutesOn April 8, 2024 we will experience a Total Solar Eclipse. What exactly is an eclipse? Who will get to see it? How can you safely view? What if you aren't in the path of totality? You've got questions, we've got answers with the amazing Dr. Marin M. Anderson, Research Scientist, NASA JPL. All tha...
Staying Curious with William Shatner
StarTalk Radio - March 26, 2024 07:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 12.9K ratingsWhat is the value of curiosity? Neil deGrasse Tyson sits down with William Shatner to explore the nature of spacetime, Star Trek, human curiosity, loneliness, and more. How would warp drive work? NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://startalkm...
Is Aging a Disease? Epigenetics with David Sinclair
StarTalk Radio - March 22, 2024 07:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 12.9K ratingsIs aging a disease that can be cured? Neil deGrasse Tyson and cohosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly discover the field of epigenetics, the Information Theory of Aging, and curing blindness for mice with Professor of Genetics at Harvard Medical School, David Sinclair. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can ...
Cosmic Queries – Infinite Quarks
StarTalk Radio - March 19, 2024 07:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 12.9K ratingsWhat happens to quarks during spaghettification? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice answer fan questions about positrons, how we got the speed of light, where the Big Bang took place, and more! NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://sta...
Do We Have Free Will? with Robert Sapolsky
StarTalk Radio - March 12, 2024 07:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 12.9K ratingsIs there a quantum reason we could have free will? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice explore the concept of free will and predetermination with neuroscientist, biologist, and author of Determined: The Science of Life Without Free Will, Robert Sapolsky. A special thanks from our edito...
Stars Talk to Neil – Reversing Earth’s Rotation
StarTalk Radio - March 08, 2024 08:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 12.9K ratingsWhat happens after death? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-host Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly answer science questions from celebrities like Kelly Clarkson, Dax Shepard, Sway Calloway, and more! NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://startalkmedia.com/...
Breaking Down Oppenheimer with Brian Greene
StarTalk Radio - March 05, 2024 08:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 12.9K ratingsWhat do two physicists think about the movie Oppenheimer? Neil deGrasse Tyson sits down with theoretical physicist Brian Greene to discuss Robert J. Oppenheimer’s work on the Manhattan Project, the science in Christopher Nolan’s film, and the dawn of quantum physics. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons ca...
Introducing: KOALA SHINE - Spike The Space Ball ⚾️☄️
REACH A Space Podcast for Kids - March 05, 2024 06:00 - 19 minutesWhile we're gearing up for all new episodes of REACH: A Space Podcast for Kids, we thought it would be a blast to share an episode of a podcast from some of our friends. This week we are over the moon to present Koala Shine and an episode we think younger space fans will love. Give it a listen! ...
Neil’s Guide to Heat Transfer Physics
StarTalk Radio - February 27, 2024 08:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 12.9K ratingsHow do you make some things stay hot and others stay cool? Neil deGrasse Tyson, with the help of comedian Chuck Nice, explains the physics of heat transfer, insulation, and why your Stanley cup can keep your drink cold during a fire. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode co...
Why We Get Depressed with Heather Berlin
StarTalk Radio - February 23, 2024 08:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 12.9K ratingsWhat is depression? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly break down the neuroscience behind major depression, its treatments, and the factors that contribute to this pervasive condition with neuroscientist Heather Berlin, PhD. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this ...
Exploring the Gravitational Wave Universe
Silicon Valley Astronomy Lectures - February 21, 2024 03:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 5 ratingsSpeaker: Dr. Brian Lantz (Stanford University) Feb. 7, 2024 Measuring gravitational waves is a revolutionary new way to do astronomy. They were predicted by Einstein, but it was not until 2015, that LIGO (the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory) first detected one of these waves...
Incentivizing the Future with Peter Diamandis
StarTalk Radio - February 20, 2024 07:30 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 12.9K ratingsHow do science competitions further innovation? Neil deGrasse Tyson sits down with Peter Diamandis, Founder of the XPRIZE Foundation, to discuss science innovation, incentive competitions, and the future of space, longevity, AI, and more. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episod...
Cosmic Queries – Becoming Entangled
StarTalk Radio - February 13, 2024 08:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 12.9K ratingsHow do particles get entangled? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice, answer grab-bag questions about harnessing Hawking Radiation, bad places to construct wormholes, and whether running or walking in the rain makes you wetter. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode c...
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