Podcast Episodes

Are We Alone? with Jill Tarter

Season 16 Episode 50

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 beyon…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Cosmic Queries - Flat Universe

Season 16 Episode 49

If you crunched the asteroid belt into one object, would it make a planet? Neil deGrasse Tyson and cohost Chuck Nice answer fan questions about the shape of the universe, the origin of matter, the Ca…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Emergence Explained with David Krakauer

Season 16 Episode 48

What is life? What is intelligence? What is… complexity? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice, and Gary O’Reilly learn how complexity science, chaos theory, and emergence help us understand our place in t…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

The Truth About UAPs with Jon Kosloski

Season 16 Episode 47

What’s really going on with UAPs? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-host Paul Mecurio get to the bottom of identifying the unidentifiable with Jon Kosloski, Director of the All-domain Anomaly Resolution Off…

Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago

Making Science Cool, with Jeff Goldblum

Season 16 Episode 108

“Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether they could, they didn’t stop to think if they should.” Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice chat with Jeff Goldblum about Jurassic Park, science, and m…

Published on 3 months ago

Vera Rubin Observatory with Zeljko Ivezic

Season 16 Episode 46

Will the Rubin Observatory prove Einstein wrong? Neil deGrasse Tyson & Chuck Nice answer queries about the new observatory, the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST), and our next big tool to uncove…

Published on 3 months ago

The Power of Adaptability with Herman Pontzer

Season 16 Episode 45

What’s the science of what makes humans special? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice, and Gary O’Reilly explore how we evolved to be different from eachother, what's up with Neanderthal DNA, and humanity…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

Searching for Alien Worlds with Anjali Tripathi

Season 16 Episode 44

Could a new telescope one day spot city lights on exoplanets? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Matt Kirshen answer questions about the frontiers of exoplanet science with astrophysicist and NASA Exop…

Published on 3 months, 1 week ago

Things You Thought You Knew – Faster Than Light

Season 16 Episode 108

What’s up with the fourth dimension? Can anything travel faster than light? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice explore things you thought you knew about dimensions, tachyons, and isotopes.

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Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Do We Have to Die? with Venki Ramakrishnan

Season 16 Episode 42

Why do we die? Do we have to? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice, and Gary O’Reilly explore the paradox of death, the science of aging, and the search for immortality with Nobel Prize-winning structural…

Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago