What the funge is up with crypto? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Marcia Belsky talk about the science behind cryptocurrency, NFTs, bitcoin, and the blockchain with electrical engineer Dr. Sandra Johnson.
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Cosmic Queries – Galactic Grab Bag – Blue Steel
Terraforming mars? How do black holes die? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice answer questions about the moon, periodic table of elements, light photons, black holes and more! Originally Aired August 3, 2021NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this ... Show More
46m 24s
Jan 13
Cosmic Queries – Expanding Bubble Universes
Is time dilation just the data loading in a cosmic simulation? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice answer grab bag questions about saving the Sun, generation spaceships, bubble universes, and more!NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: http ... Show More
48m 3s
Jan 9
Your Brain is a Time Machine with Dean Buonomano
Is time fundamental to the universe or a human construct? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice, and Gary O’Reilly explore our brain’s relationship with time, how we remember the past, and project the future with Dean Buonomano, Professor of Neurobiology and Psychology at UCLA.NOTE: St ... Show More
49m 44s
Feb 2022
BREAKDOWN: What Grassroots Communities in Emerging Markets Can Teach Us About Bitcoin, Feat. Anita Posch
The founder of Bitcoin for Fairness shares her perspective.
This episode is sponsored by Nexo, Arculus, and FTX US.
Today NLW is joined by Anita Posch. Anita is the founder of Bitcoin for Fairness and the author of “(L)earn Bitcoin.” She is about to depart on a trip to southern ... Show More
34 m
Apr 2022
BREAKDOWN: Janet Yellen’s Shifting Tone on Crypto
In a speech last week, the Treasury secretary discussed Satoshi and called Bitcoin's technology transformative.
This episode is sponsored by Nexo.io, Arculus and FTX US.
At the beginning of her tenure as Treasury secretary, Janet Yellen gave a number of indications that she wa ... Show More
17m 5s
Oct 2018
L'évangélisatrice de la blockchain(avec Sajida Zouarhi, Consensys)
<p>Aujourd’hui je reçois Sajida Zouarhi, une personnalité qui est pour moi l’une des plus intéressantes à suivre en France. Ce que j’aime dans sa démarche, c’est qu’elle voit la blockchain comme un moyen d’améliorer la vie des gens. Elle nous parlera de ses projets dans la santé, ... Show More
23m 29s
Sep 2022
A sceptic’s guide to crypto: the crypto Wild West
<p>In the fifth episode of the latest season of Tech Tonic, FT columnist and host Jemima Kelly looks at crypto regulation, and why there’s so little of it. It’s a story that takes her to the heart of US cowboy state Wyoming, where the crypto industry appears to be writing its own ... Show More
27m 6s
Dec 2021
Advice For Crypto Beginners (ft The Happy Spender)
Being a beginner learning about Crypto is one thing, but sharing that journey online is something else altogether! This week we chat with Jordan from The Happy Spender about documenting learning about Crypto on TikTok, how she first got interested in the space, being a woman in C ... Show More
18m 26s