Neil wanted to be abducted by aliens as a kid 👽😭

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The Science of Gardening, with EpicGardening

From StarTalk. T-Mobile 5G Home Internet. https://T-Mobile.com/HomeInternet Could you grow your own food on the moon? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly sit down with Kevin Espiritu, the gardening YouTuber behind Epic Gardening, to dig into backyard farming, the future of sustainable food, and what it would actually take to feed…

Neil Ranks Depictions of Aliens in Sci-Fi

From StarTalk Plus. What is the best alien in all of pop culture? From the biologically plausible to the scientifically absurd, Neil deGrasse Tyson ranks the most iconic extraterrestrials from film and TV. Get Neil’s new book ‘Take Me to Your Leader’: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Take-Me-to-Your-Leader/Neil-deGrasse-Tyson/9781668249970?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23825587561&gbraid=0AAAAADv-uEknP_x80tkn1aa87lyoZ0qq9&gclid=Cj0KCQjw8PDPBhCeARIsAOJwmWXxLVt81osiPUaguIqU5M0dJvtx1cca2aDV4Jo7JL3E5jTEC-QoG7EaAiY2EALw_wcB Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/startalkradio FOLLOW or SUBSCRIBE to StarTalk: Twitter: http://twitter.com/startalkradio…

If aliens reached Earth, what would you ask them first?

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Answering Questions All About Aliens, with Charles Liu

From StarTalk. Go to https://ground.news/startalk to stay fully informed on the latest Space and Science news. Save 40% off through our link for unlimited access to the Vantage plan this month. T-Mobile 5G Home Internet. https://T-Mobile.com/HomeInternet 👽 If aliens showed up tomorrow, would we be ready? 👀 Pre-order Take Me to Your Leader here 👇…

What Is Reality Actually Made Of?

From StarTalk Plus. In this discussion, Neil deGrasse Tyson, along with co-host Chuck Nice and guest Charles Liu, explores whether a hypothetical Big Rip could tear apart quarks and potentially trigger new universes. They explain that this scenario depends on an unproven form of dark energy (phantom energy), and current evidence suggests it likely won’t…

Why Light-beams Don’t Go On Forever

From StarTalk. 👽 If aliens showed up tomorrow, would we be ready? 👀 Pre-order Take Me to Your Leader here 👇 https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Take-Me-to-Your-Leader/Neil-deGrasse-Tyson/9781668249970 Why does the light of a searchlight seem to stop? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice break down how sci-fi gets lasers wrong, the “Butter Gun Experiment,” and the inverse square law of…

Can You Break Black Hole Physics?

From StarTalk Plus. In this StarTalk “Grab Bag” episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-host Chuck Nice answer a series of audience questions about extreme physics concepts. They discuss whether warp drive could bypass black hole destruction, explore simulation theory as an explanation for gravity and time dilation, clarify misconceptions about exceeding the speed of light,…

Your fridge doesn’t create cold, it removes heat.

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…

Zero Point Energy, New Phases of Matter and the Weight of the Universe | Cosmic Queries #108

From StarTalk. T-Mobile 5G Home Internet. https://T-Mobile.com/HomeInternet 👽 If aliens showed up tomorrow, would we be ready? 👀 Pre-order Take Me to Your Leader here 👇 https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Take-Me-to-Your-Leader/Neil-deGrasse-Tyson/9781668249970 Are all the galaxies orbiting a superstructure in the middle of the universe? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice are reaching into the grab bag to…

Are We Living Inside a Black Hole? (And What’s Beyond It)

From StarTalk Plus. In this StarTalk grab bag episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-host Chuck Nice explore speculative physics questions—from whether we could live inside a black hole, to warp drives, gravitons, and multiverse collisions. The discussion emphasizes how many of these ideas remain theoretical, highlighting the limits of current physics while encouraging imaginative thinking.…

Science isn’t one voice, it’s many

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Busting Nutrition Myths with Dr. Jessica Knurick

From StarTalk. Are seed oils really that bad? Are people getting enough protein? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Paul Mecurio, & Gary O’Reilly cut through the noise on health myths, food misinformation, and the forces making it harder than ever to eat well with nutrition scientist, Jessica Knurick, PhD. Were we ever actually healthier? We explore metrics…

Can You Become Light at Near Light Speed?

From StarTalk Plus. In this StarTalk “grab bag” episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-host Chuck Nice answer audience questions about relativity, black holes, and the speed of light. They explain that while motion at high speeds causes time dilation, length contraction, and mass increase, objects never become light or reach light speed, and gravitational slingshots…

What Happens Near the Speed of Light?

From StarTalk Plus. In this StarTalk “grab bag” episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-host Chuck Nice answer audience questions about relativity, black holes, and the speed of light. They explain that while motion at high speeds causes time dilation, length contraction, and mass increase, objects never become light or reach light speed, and gravitational slingshots…

potential asteroid threat in 2182?

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Will Future Spacecraft Overtake Us? Neil deGrasse Tyson Explains

From StarTalk Plus. In this StarTalk grab bag episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice discuss two listener questions: whether future spacecraft could overtake earlier generational missions due to technological advances, and how to visualize the Big Bang. Tyson explains that interstellar travel is impractical with current physics and suggests solving Earth’s problems instead, while…

Did life start in space?

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Did Life Come From An Asteroid? With Harold Connolly Jr.

From StarTalk. T-Mobile 5G Home Internet. https://T-Mobile.com/HomeInternet Could the ingredients for life have arrived on asteroids? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice unpack what the sample collected from asteroid Bennu is teaching us about the origins of life itself with Harold Connolly, geologist and mission scientist for OSIRIS-REx. How do you pick which…

Could We Restart the Sun? Neil deGrasse Tyson Explains

From StarTalk Plus. In this Cosmic Query episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-host Chuck Nice explain why the idea of restarting the Sun with nuclear bombs (as suggested in the movie Sunshine) is scientifically unrealistic. Tyson clarifies the difference between nuclear fission and fusion, emphasizes the immense scale of the Sun compared to human technology,…

Would Nukes Save the Sun? The Science Explained

From StarTalk Plus. In this Cosmic Query episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-host Chuck Nice explain why the idea of restarting the Sun with nuclear bombs (as suggested in the movie Sunshine) is scientifically unrealistic. Tyson clarifies the difference between nuclear fission and fusion, emphasizes the immense scale of the Sun compared to human technology,…

Where Energy Goes in Black Holes

From StarTalk Plus. In this Cosmic Queries episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson, joined by co-host Chuck Nice, explains why a black hole’s accretion disk expands when matter (like an asteroid) falls into it. They clarify that the incoming material transfers its gravitational energy into heat within the disk, causing it to heat up, radiate energy, and…

What’s Actually Inside a Black Hole?

From StarTalk Plus. In this Cosmic Queries episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-host Chuck Nice explore speculative ideas about black holes, including whether we could live inside one, how wormholes might connect different universes, and what would happen if a black hole approached our solar system. The discussion highlights that spaghettification depends on scale, wormholes…

Creating an alien species for Project Hail Mary

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Why Supervillains Might Be Better Than Superheroes

From StarTalk Plus. In this Cosmic Query episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-host Chuck Nice respond to a fan question about what kind of superheroes or villains they would be. The discussion explores how villains are often more compelling, the philosophical relationship between heroes and their enemies, and personal choices—Neil choosing a heroic role protecting…

You existing is actually statistically absurd🤯

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Who thought leeches were a good idea for medical treatment?

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Scientists Who Got In Trouble for Being Right, with Matt Kaplan

From StarTalk. T-Mobile 5G Home Internet. https://T-Mobile.com/HomeInternet What happens when scientists are right and nobody wants to hear it? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice, and Gary O’Reilly explore the frustrating history of brilliant minds who were ignored, mocked, and punished for telling the truth with Matt Kaplan, science correspondent at The Economist and author of…

Why Information Is More Important Than You Think

From StarTalk Plus. In this Cosmic Queries episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-host Chuck Nice explore what “information” means in physics, especially in the context of black holes and Hawking radiation, and how it relates to entropy and complexity. They also discuss everyday physics questions—like why clothes shrink in the dryer—highlighting how different materials respond…

This Is What Information Actually Is

From StarTalk Plus. In this Cosmic Queries episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-host Chuck Nice explore what “information” means in physics, especially in the context of black holes and Hawking radiation, and how it relates to entropy and complexity. They also discuss everyday physics questions—like why clothes shrink in the dryer—highlighting how different materials respond…

Are there other universes right next to ours?

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Why the Moon is Spiraling Away From Us

From StarTalk. Why is the Moon moving away from us? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice break down the dance between the Earth and the Moon, how the tides work, and when the final solar eclipse will be. Timestamps: 00:00 – The Moon is Spiralling Away 00:28 – Formation of the Moon 2:50 – The…

The Fatal Problem with Time Travel

From StarTalk Plus. Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice analyze the science behind time travel in Back to the Future, responding to a fan’s question about cosmic reference frames and motion through space. Tyson explains that real time travel would require moving through both space and time simultaneously, while also highlighting overlooked details in the…

Exploring Hidden Dimensions with Brian Greene

From StarTalk. Is our universe an inevitable outcome of the laws of physics? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice sit down with theoretical physicist Brian Greene to discuss the Many-Worlds Interpretation, the structure of the multiverse, levels of infinity, and respond to cosmic queries Neil couldn’t answer. What’s the difference between a multiverse…

What If the Moon Gets Hit?

From StarTalk Plus. In this Cosmic Queries episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson, with co-host Chuck Nice, discusses a question about asteroid 2024 YR4 and its potential interaction with Earth and the Moon. Tyson explains that while the asteroid has a very low chance of hitting Earth, it could possibly impact the Moon—but capturing it into orbit…

Moon Impact Incoming?! What Happens Next

From StarTalk Plus. In this Cosmic Queries episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson, with co-host Chuck Nice, discusses a question about asteroid 2024 YR4 and its potential interaction with Earth and the Moon. Tyson explains that while the asteroid has a very low chance of hitting Earth, it could possibly impact the Moon—but capturing it into orbit…

The Missions Bringing Us Back to the Moon

From StarTalk. Why are we going back to the moon with the Artemis Missions? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice explore the history of our trips to the moon during the Apollo Missions and why the US is finally going back. Timestamps: 00:00 – We’re Going to the Moon 00:10 – Why Did We Go…

Nothing Is Ever Lost

From StarTalk Plus. In this Cosmic Queries episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice discuss the black hole information paradox, explaining how information that falls into a black hole may not be lost. Neil describes how Hawking radiation and quantum effects suggest that information is preserved and eventually released back into the universe as the…