When you die, you don’t disappear ⭐ You transform

From StarTalk. Check out our second channel, @StarTalkPlus Get the NEW StarTalk book, ‘To Infinity and Beyond: A Journey of Cosmic Discovery’ on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3PL0NFn Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/startalkradio FOLLOW or SUBSCRIBE to StarTalk: Twitter: http://twitter.com/startalkradio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StarTalk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startalk About StarTalk: Science meets pop culture on StarTalk! Astrophysicist & Hayden Planetarium director Neil…

What Happens After Humans?

From StarTalk Plus. In this StarTalk “Grab Bag” episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-host Chuck Nice answer audience questions about science and the future. They discuss why time capsules are often meaningless to future generations, explore cosmology questions about the universe’s horizon and expansion, and speculate about which species might dominate Earth if humans went…

“If God needs me to fight this battle, I can’t serve that God”

From StarTalk Plus. 🎥 Watch the FULL episodes on StarTalk: From ‘Scientific Martyrs, Life Beyond Our Planet & More! | Cosmic Queries #106’: https://youtu.be/5wdEVnuzyqg?si=WWAWUuRzDFum80ku Subscribe for more cosmic conversations and science shorts every day! #startalkplus #neildegrassetyson #science #physics #startalk Get the StarTalk book, ‘To Infinity and Beyond: A Journey of Cosmic Discovery’ on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3PL0NFn…

Earth Will Be Fine

From StarTalk Plus. 🎥 Watch the FULL episodes on StarTalk: From ‘Scientific Martyrs, Life Beyond Our Planet & More! | Cosmic Queries #106’: https://youtu.be/5wdEVnuzyqg?si=WWAWUuRzDFum80ku Subscribe for more cosmic conversations and science shorts every day! #startalkplus #neildegrassetyson #science #physics #startalk Get the StarTalk book, ‘To Infinity and Beyond: A Journey of Cosmic Discovery’ on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3PL0NFn…

Why Future Generations Don’t Care About Time Capsules

From StarTalk Plus. 🎥 Watch the FULL episodes on StarTalk: From ‘Scientific Martyrs, Life Beyond Our Planet & More! | Cosmic Queries #106’: https://youtu.be/5wdEVnuzyqg?si=WWAWUuRzDFum80ku Subscribe for more cosmic conversations and science shorts every day! #startalkplus #neildegrassetyson #science #physics #startalk Get the StarTalk book, ‘To Infinity and Beyond: A Journey of Cosmic Discovery’ on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3PL0NFn…

Why Bagpipes Playing “Amazing Grace” Might Save Us All

From StarTalk Plus. 🎥 Watch the FULL episodes on StarTalk: From ‘Scientific Martyrs, Life Beyond Our Planet & More! | Cosmic Queries #106’: https://youtu.be/5wdEVnuzyqg?si=WWAWUuRzDFum80ku Subscribe for more cosmic conversations and science shorts every day! #startalkplus #neildegrassetyson #science #physics #startalk Get the StarTalk book, ‘To Infinity and Beyond: A Journey of Cosmic Discovery’ on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3PL0NFn…

Was Einstein Right About Space?

From StarTalk Plus. In this StarTalk “Cosmic Queries / Grab Bag” episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-host Chuck Nice answer listener questions about gravitational waves, quantum entanglement, and relativity. Tyson explains how LIGO detects gravitational waves using perpendicular lasers, discusses why quantum entanglement likely cannot transmit information from inside a black hole, and clarifies how…

What’s Limiting the Size of Rats

From StarTalk Plus. 🎥 Watch the FULL episodes on StarTalk: From ‘Scientific Martyrs, Life Beyond Our Planet & More! | Cosmic Queries #106’: https://youtu.be/5wdEVnuzyqg?si=WWAWUuRzDFum80ku Subscribe for more cosmic conversations and science shorts every day! #startalkplus #neildegrassetyson #science #physics #startalk Get the StarTalk book, ‘To Infinity and Beyond: A Journey of Cosmic Discovery’ on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3PL0NFn…

The scariest day in cosmology

From StarTalk Plus. 🎥 Watch the FULL episodes on StarTalk: From ‘Scientific Martyrs, Life Beyond Our Planet & More! | Cosmic Queries #106’: https://youtu.be/5wdEVnuzyqg?si=WWAWUuRzDFum80ku Subscribe for more cosmic conversations and science shorts every day! #startalkplus #neildegrassetyson #science #physics #startalk Get the StarTalk book, ‘To Infinity and Beyond: A Journey of Cosmic Discovery’ on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3PL0NFn…

What Would Happen if the Moon Were 20 Times Closer?

From StarTalk. T-Mobile 5G Home Internet. https://T-Mobile.com/HomeInternet What would happen if the moon got closer to Earth? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice explain Roche Limits, the formation of the moon, and how Roche Lobes power binary star systems. Timestamps: 00:00 – Edward Roche 00:53 – Making Spheres 01:53 – What Happens if the Moon…

How LIGO Detects Gravitational Waves Without the Measurement Stretching Too

From StarTalk Plus. 🎥 Watch the FULL episodes on StarTalk: From ‘Scientific Martyrs, Life Beyond Our Planet & More! | Cosmic Queries #106’: https://youtu.be/5wdEVnuzyqg?si=WWAWUuRzDFum80ku Subscribe for more cosmic conversations and science shorts every day! #startalkplus #neildegrassetyson #science #physics #startalk Get the StarTalk book, ‘To Infinity and Beyond: A Journey of Cosmic Discovery’ on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3PL0NFn…

We’re Close…

From StarTalk Plus. In this StarTalk Grab Bag discussion, Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-host Chuck Nice explore cosmic mysteries that humanity may not solve within their lifetimes. Neil deGrasse Tyson highlights the unknown cause behind the accelerating expansion of the universe, while Chuck Nice focuses on the possibility of discovering life beyond Earth. Their conversation…

Dark matter came first, we just moved in later

From StarTalk. Check out our second channel, @StarTalkPlus Get the NEW StarTalk book, ‘To Infinity and Beyond: A Journey of Cosmic Discovery’ on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3PL0NFn Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/startalkradio FOLLOW or SUBSCRIBE to StarTalk: Twitter: http://twitter.com/startalkradio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StarTalk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startalk About StarTalk: Science meets pop culture on StarTalk! Astrophysicist & Hayden Planetarium director Neil…

Can You Change The Speed of Light?

From StarTalk Plus. In this StarTalk grab bag segment, Neil deGrasse Tyson, joined by co-host Chuck Nice, answers a listener question from optics engineer Yusef Kazemi about photons, light speed, and how light behaves when traveling through materials. Tyson explains that while photons always move at the speed of light between interactions, materials like glass…

Many Worlds the Schrödinger equation implies branching universes

From StarTalk Plus. 🎥 Watch the FULL episodes on StarTalk: From ‘The Complex Universe, with Sean Carroll’: https://youtu.be/041-nlqj7dM?si=Y83dJdeYsSddMVBG Subscribe for more cosmic conversations and science shorts every day! #startalkplus #neildegrassetyson #science #physics #startalk Get the StarTalk book, ‘To Infinity and Beyond: A Journey of Cosmic Discovery’ on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3PL0NFn Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/startalkradio FOLLOW…

What You’d Actually See Falling Into a Black Hole Hawking Radiation Twist

From StarTalk Plus. 🎥 Watch the FULL episodes on StarTalk: From ‘The Complex Universe, with Sean Carroll’: https://youtu.be/041-nlqj7dM?si=Y83dJdeYsSddMVBG Subscribe for more cosmic conversations and science shorts every day! #startalkplus #neildegrassetyson #science #physics #startalk Get the StarTalk book, ‘To Infinity and Beyond: A Journey of Cosmic Discovery’ on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3PL0NFn Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/startalkradio FOLLOW…

Why Entropy Can Still Increase Even if the Universe Collapses

From StarTalk Plus. 🎥 Watch the FULL episodes on StarTalk: From ‘The Complex Universe, with Sean Carroll’: https://youtu.be/041-nlqj7dM?si=Y83dJdeYsSddMVBG Subscribe for more cosmic conversations and science shorts every day! #startalkplus #neildegrassetyson #science #physics #startalk Get the StarTalk book, ‘To Infinity and Beyond: A Journey of Cosmic Discovery’ on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3PL0NFn Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/startalkradio FOLLOW…

Why modified gravity can’t replace dark matter

From StarTalk Plus. 🎥 Watch the FULL episodes on StarTalk: From ‘The Complex Universe, with Sean Carroll’: https://youtu.be/041-nlqj7dM?si=Y83dJdeYsSddMVBG Subscribe for more cosmic conversations and science shorts every day! #startalkplus #neildegrassetyson #science #physics #startalk Get the StarTalk book, ‘To Infinity and Beyond: A Journey of Cosmic Discovery’ on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3PL0NFn Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/startalkradio FOLLOW…

The Books That Shaped My Childhood

From StarTalk. Neil deGrasse Tyson shares the books that shaped his scientific thinking. From the works that inspired his childhood curiosity about the cosmos to titles that influenced how he views physics, evolution, and critical thinking, Neil walks us through the authors and ideas that helped define his intellectual journey. You’ll hear about classic science…

Space Solar Farms, Blue Straggler Stars, & Earth’s Escape Plan

From StarTalk. T-Mobile 5G Home Internet. https://T-Mobile.com/HomeInternet What if we took Earth… and pushed it somewhere else? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice answer grab bag fan questions about gravitons, hyperspeed, saving the sun, and more! Could you spin something in space and generate energy forever? Neil traces motion-based electricity back to Michael Faraday and…

Are We Creating Objective Reality or Finding it? With Charles Liu | Cosmic Queries #107

From StarTalk. Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial period at https://shopify.com/startalk T-Mobile 5G Home Internet. https://T-Mobile.com/HomeInternet Does the universe need observers to exist? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly explore questions about entropy, spontaneous symmetry breaking, spectroscopy and more with astrophysicist Charles Liu. Does the universe require observers for information to…

A Scientist’s View of War

From StarTalk. What is science’s role in warfare? Neil deGrasse Tyson shares his thoughts on war and begs the question: why can’t we all just get along? For more of Neil’s thoughts on war, explore ‘Accessory to War: The Unspoken Alliance Between Astrophysics and the Military’ — https://amzn.to/4cQhgUu Check out our second channel, @StarTalkPlus Get…

Neil deGrasse Tyson 🤝 Tetris, Chuck Nice 🤝 Leaving the arcade

From StarTalk. Check out our second channel, @StarTalkPlus Get the NEW StarTalk book, ‘To Infinity and Beyond: A Journey of Cosmic Discovery’ on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3PL0NFn Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/startalkradio FOLLOW or SUBSCRIBE to StarTalk: Twitter: http://twitter.com/startalkradio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StarTalk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startalk About StarTalk: Science meets pop culture on StarTalk! Astrophysicist & Hayden Planetarium director Neil…

Ask Neil Anything, January 2026 | Free Patreon Exclusive

From StarTalk. T-Mobile 5G Home Internet. https://T-Mobile.com/HomeInternet We’re reaching behind the paywall to bring you exclusive Patreon content! In this edition of our monthly Patrons-only ‘Ask Me Anything’ series, Neil and Chuck tackle written questions from our Patrons before inviting a few dial-ins from the StarTalk VIP tier. Timestamps: 00:00 – Introduction: Patreon AMA Exclusive…

Why Neil Hates Parsecs

From StarTalk. What’s a parsec? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice break down space’s weirdest unit of measure. Learn how people came up with parsec and how Star Wars, once again, doesn’t understand science. Timestamps: 00:00 – Embarrassing Unit of Measure 1:13 – Origins of Parsec 3:12 – Parallax Experiment 7:59 – Parsec vs. Light…

Physics WILL turn your cow into a sphere

From StarTalk. Check out our second channel, @StarTalkPlus Get the NEW StarTalk book, ‘To Infinity and Beyond: A Journey of Cosmic Discovery’ on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3PL0NFn Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/startalkradio FOLLOW or SUBSCRIBE to StarTalk: Twitter: http://twitter.com/startalkradio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StarTalk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startalk About StarTalk: Science meets pop culture on StarTalk! Astrophysicist & Hayden Planetarium director Neil…

Do We Need New Math to Understand the Universe? With Terence Tao

From StarTalk. T-Mobile 5G Home Internet. https://T-Mobile.com/HomeInternet Do we need new math to explain dark matter? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Paul Mecurio explore unsolved problems in math, simulation theory, base systems and more with mathematician Terence Tao. We take a look at the boundary between pure and applied mathematics. You’ll learn intentional simplifications of…