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Feb 2022
53m 15s

Off the Blockchain with Dr. Sandra Johns...

NEIL DEGRASSE TYSON
About this episode

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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Thanks to our Patrons Thomas Cochran, Tony Wilson, Rachel Farrell, Casey Bailey, AIDAN BARNETT, Sahil Gupta, and Jennifer for supporting us this week.

Photo Credit: Jorge Franganillo, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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