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#ICYMI: Planet NASCAR, with Neil deGrasse Tyson
Season 8 Episode 53
Is Planet NASCAR governed by the same laws of physics as the rest of Planet Earth? You wouldn’t know it from some of the responses to Neil deGrasse T…
8 years, 8 months ago
Understanding GMOs and the Future of Food
Season 8 Episode 52
Investigate the complications, misinformation, passion and confusion around GMOs, sustainable farming, and the future of food, with Neil Tyson, Chuck…
8 years, 8 months ago
#ICYMI: Biomechanics of the Perfect Golf Swing
Season 8 Episode 51
Gary O’Reilly and Chuck Nice investigate the science that is making golf swings that much sweeter, from biomechanics to cutting edge technology, with…
8 years, 8 months ago
StarTalk Live! Citizen Science from San Francisco (Part 2)
Season 8 Episode 50
Bill Nye, co-host Eugene Mirman, space activist Ariel Waldman, SF Sketchfest co-founder Janet Varney, and comedian Claudia O’Doherty are back to fini…
8 years, 8 months ago
#ICYMI: Pitching Physics with Ron Darling
Season 8 Episode 49
To break down the physics of a pitch, this week Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly welcome former New York Mets starting pitcher and 1986 World Series winn…
8 years, 8 months ago
StarTalk Live! Citizen Science from San Francisco (Part 1)
Season 8 Episode 48
Host Bill Nye, co-host Eugene Mirman, space activist Ariel Waldman, SF Sketchfest co-founder Janet Varney, and comedian Claudia O’Doherty team up to …
8 years, 8 months ago
#ICYMI: The Murky World of Doping in Sports
Season 8 Episode 47
Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly dive into the widespread world of doping in cycling, football and other sports with the help of Lance Armstrong, Neil de…
8 years, 8 months ago
The Science Behind “Game of Thrones”
Season 8 Episode 46
Dragons, violence, magic & more: Explore “Game of Thrones” through the lens of science, with Neil deGrasse Tyson, actor Isaac Hempstead Wright (Bran …
8 years, 9 months ago
#ICYMI: Extended Classic: The Physics of the Tour de France
Season 8 Episode 45
Now updated for the 2017 race: Aerodynamics, Newton’s Laws, drafting, power to weight ratio, nutrition, technology and more! Get smarter about the To…
8 years, 9 months ago
Cosmic Queries: Primatology
Season 8 Episode 44
Bone up on our neighbors on the evolutionary tree: chimpanzees, gorillas, bonobos, monkeys and more, when Neil deGrasse Tyson, co-host Chuck Nice, an…
8 years, 9 months ago