Podcast Episodes

Cosmic Queries – Living in a Simulation with Nick Bostrom

Season 16 Episode 113

Are we in a simulation? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice take a deep dive into simulation theory, consciousness, and…

3 months, 4 weeks ago

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Origins of Dark Energy with Adam Riess

Season 16 Episode 76

How did scientists discover evidence for dark energy? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Paul Mecurio explore dark energy, Hubble tension, and the begi…

4 months ago

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Replaceable You with Mary Roach

Season 16 Episode 75

Are our parts replaceable? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice, & Gary O’Reilly sit down with bestselling author Mary Roach, who discusses her newest boo…

4 months ago

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Cosmic Queries – Multiverse Nesting Dolls

Season 16 Episode 74

What if our universe is the inside of a black hole… inside another black hole? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Paul Mecurio answer a grab bag of fan question…

4 months, 1 week ago

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Are We The Universe’s Way of Knowing Itself? With Brian Cox

Season 16 Episode 73

What is truly foundational to the universe? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice welcome particle physicist Brian Cox for a discussion about emergence,…

4 months, 2 weeks ago

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AGI, Immortality, & Visions of the Future with Adam Becker

Season 16 Episode 72

Are we making science fiction a reality? Is that a good thing? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice, & Gary O’Reilly and guest Adam Becker, science commun…

4 months, 2 weeks ago

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Sounds of the Cosmos with Kim Arcand

Season 16 Episode 71

Can you listen to a picture of the universe? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice welcome back Chandra X-ray Observatory data-sonification expert Kim A…

4 months, 3 weeks ago

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Cosmic Queries – Proving Einstein Right

Season 16 Episode 112

Albert Einstein was, well, Albert Einstein. But was he right? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice investigate what it took to prove Einstein right, wi…

4 months, 3 weeks ago

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Things You Thought You Knew – Force, Heat, & Speed

Season 16 Episode 70

Do you feel the need… the need for speed?! Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice break down things you thought you knew about force vs. pressure, heat v…

4 months, 4 weeks ago

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Superhero Science: StarTalk Live! With Charles Liu

Season 16 Episode 69

Why can’t we run through walls if atoms are mostly empty space? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice, Gary O’Reilly, and astrophysicist Charles Liu explor…

5 months ago

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