Are you ready for the cicada invasion? In this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-host Negin Farsad sit down with entomologist Jessica Ware to answer your questions about the millions of cicadas emerging this summer after 17 years underground.
Today
Cosmic Queries – Black Hole Information Paradox
What do astrophysicists mean when they talk about “information”? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice dive into questions about the black hole information paradox, moon moons, wormholes between black hole universes, and more! NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this ... Show More
47m 31s
Jan 20
Cosmic Queries – The Complex Universe with Sean Carroll
What does Hawking radiation look like falling into a black hole? Will we ever find a theory of everything? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice answer questions about invisible fields, many worlds, entropy, the theory of everything, and more with theoretical physicist and ... Show More
1 h
Jul 2020
Are Cicadas The Only Ones Having a Hawt Gurl Summer? with Dr. Jessica Ware
On this week’s Getting Curious, Jonathan is taking the creepy out of crawly with entomologist and evolutionary biologist Dr. Jessica Ware. We’re talking periodical cicadas, cockroaches, dragonflies, and more. Dr. Ware is a curator of Odonata and non-Holometabolous insect orders a ... Show More
1h 3m
Jan 2022
Do Spider Exoskeletons Go Out Of Style? with Dr. Maydianne Andrade
As the itsy bitsy spider crawls up the water spout, it dawns on her: her exoskeleton doesn’t fit. Is it a fashion emergency—or her moment to shine? This week, Dr. Maydianne Andrade joins Jonathan to share the ins and outs of spider growth, behavior, and reproduction.
Dr. May ... Show More
1h 7m
Aug 2022
Bonus: How much does a polar bear weigh? (and other questions)
<p><strong>Bonus Episode: Question and Response 33</strong></p>
<p>In this month's bonus episode, Melissa and Jam do something a little different. Because they're needing to record quite a bit ahead of time, this Q&R couldn't be about episodes that haven't come out yet, so th ... Show More
37m 24s
<p><strong>#116</strong></p>
<p>Let's hear more about sugar from the perspective of biochemist, Caibe Alves.</p>
<p><a href="https://transistor.fm/how-to-start-a-podcast/?via=jam">How to start a podcast.</a> <- Check this out if you've got a podcast idea you want to make happe ... Show More
