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Jun 2021
49m 5s

Different Strokes with Arshay Cooper and...

NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON
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Neil deGrasse Tyson rowed crew?! On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Gary O’Reilly and Chuck Nice explore the physics, physiology, and lessons of rowing, featuring Dr. Kevin Stone and Arshay Cooper, author of A Most Beautiful Thing.

NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can watch or listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://www.startalkradio.net/show/different-strokes-with-arshay-cooper-and-dr-kevin-stone/

Thanks to our Patrons Alex Redner, Arlindo Anderson, Miranda Toth, Andrew Collins, Michael Collazo, Leona Shimoru, zezous1989, Charles D. Teague, Martin Skans, and Thomas_Mulryan for supporting us this week.

Photo Credit: Ken Hackman, U.S. Air Force, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons



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