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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…
9 years 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…
9 years 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…
9 years 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…
9 years 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 …
9 years 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…
9 years 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 …
9 years 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…
9 years 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…
9 years, 1 month ago
#ICYMI: Out of This World Sports, with Neil deGrasse Tyson (Repeat)
Season 8 Episode 43
This week, Gary O’Reilly and Chuck Nice explore what it would be like if we held the Olympics on Mars, or went ice skating on Europa, or played baseb…
9 years, 1 month ago