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Things You Thought You Knew – Oatmeal Sun

Why don’t rockets fly straight up? What’s really happening when you make toast? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice break down the science of making toast, boiling water, and the Brachristochrone problem. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode comm ... Show More

30m 48s

Aug 22

Mindreading with Jean-Rémi King

What would it take to actually read someone’s mind? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly explore the science and ethics of decoding thoughts with Jean-Rémi King, a neuroscience researcher at Meta’s Paris lab. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this ent ... Show More

57m 4s

Aug 19

Are We Alone? with Jill Tarter

Are we alone in the universe? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Matt Kirshen sit down with one of the founders of the SETI Institute, Jill Tarter, to explore the search for intelligent life beyond Earth, technosignatures, The Drake Equation, and more.NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons c ... Show More

53m 30s

Apr 2024

S27E47: Stellar Nurseries: Unveiling the Origins of Brown Dwarfs and Starbursts

Prepare to illuminate the shadowy frontiers of space in SpaceTime Series 27 Episode 47. We begin by shedding light on new findings that reveal brown dwarfs, those celestial enigmas straddling the line between the largest planets and the smallest stars, are far more star-like than ... Show More

25m 1s

Apr 2024

Ep. 717: Understanding the Ages of Distant Cosmic Objects

Astronomy Cast Ep. 717: Understanding the Ages of Distant Cosmic Objects by Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Streamed live on Apr 22, 2024. How old is that star? That planet? That nebula? Figuring out the ages of astronomical objects is surprisingly challenging. Fortunately, astronom ... Show More

29m 30s

May 2023

Quasars - The Brightest Stars

On today’s episode: It’s happening… Scientists are starting to be able to read our minds! We might owe the existence of life to quasars. All that and more today on All Around Science... LINKS: Reading The Mind with fMRI and AI | Neurologica Blog QUASAR SOURCES https://en.wikipedi ... Show More

1h 9m

Mar 2020

327: Neil deGrasse Tyson | Astrophysics for People in a Hurry

Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) is the Frederick P. Rose Director of the Hayden Planetarium, host of StarTalk Radio, and author of New York Times bestseller Astrophysics for People in a Hurry. What We Discuss with Neil deGrasse Tyson: How a seasoned scientist maintains childlike ... Show More

1h 3m

Sep 2022

727: Neil deGrasse Tyson | Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization

Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) is the Frederick P. Rose Director of the Hayden Planetarium, host of StarTalk Radio, and author. He is kind enough to rejoin us and discuss his latest book, Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization. What We Discuss with Neil deGrasse ... Show More

1h 3m

Mar 2022

How are we related to stars?

Forget those fancy awards shows. This episode of Brains On is exploding with the stars. Find out how each of us is related to these beautifully bright beacons. Plus, we’ll consider what happens when gravity weighs down on a star over millions, and even billions, of years. We’ll a ... Show More

26m 48s

Jan 2024

Distant Stars // Shooting Star Testing // NASA’s Deep Space Network | S27E06

🌏 Get Our Exclusive NordVPN deal here ➼ https://nordvpn.com/stuartgary or use the checkout code STUARTGARY. It’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee! ✌ The Space News Podcast. SpaceTime Series 27 Episode 6 *Distant stars spotted in the Magellanic Stream for the fir ... Show More

28m 51s

Jun 2024

#424: Gravity Waves & Space Junk: Cosmic Queries Unpacked

This episode is brought to you with the support of NordVPN. To check out our exclusive offer, visit www.nordvpn.com/spacenuts - you can thank us later... Space Nuts Episode: Space Junk, Gravity Waves, and Solar Eclipses Join Andrew Dunkley and Professor Fred Watson in this engagi ... Show More

30m 39s

Cosmic Queries – Starquakes with Conny A...