Why was there more matter than antimatter left over? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice explore the quantum origins of the universe, charge parity violation, dark matter, and the many quarks that make up our world with CERN particle physicist Harry Cliff. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://startalkmedia.com/show/why-anything-with-harry-cliff/ Thanks to our Patrons Diedre Austin, Robert R Able, Peter Onnasch, Valarie McCullar, tremayne...
Jan 21, 2025•45 min•Ep 4•Transcript available on Metacast How did Einstein uncover so many fundamental theories of the universe? Neil deGrasse Tyson, comic co-host Harrison Greenbaum, and astrophysicist Janna Levin celebrate the life and legacy of Albert Einstein, accompanied by Neils interview with director Ron Howard. (Originally Aired March 15, 2019) NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://startalkmedia.com/show/einsteins-genius-with-ron-howard/ Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ on Apple Podcasts to list...
Jan 17, 2025•48 min•Ep 101•Transcript available on Metacast How did Marie Curies discoveries in radioactivity change our understanding of the natural world? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice sit down with science writer Dava Sobel, author of a new book on Curie, to explore the enduring impact of her work on radioactivity. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://startalkmedia.com/show/the-elements-of-marie-curie-with-dava-sobel/ Thanks to our Patrons Steven Dominie, MICHEAL EMANUELSON, Troy L Gilbe...
Jan 14, 2025•41 min•Ep 3•Transcript available on Metacast Hypnosisstage act or science? Neil deGrasse Tyson, joined by co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary OReilly, dives into the mysterious world of hypnosis with clinical psychiatrist David Spiegel. What is hypnosis? Is it about losing controlor gaining it? NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://startalkmedia.com/show/getting-hypnotized-with-david-spiegel/ Thanks to our Patrons L, Brian Mckeighan, shpdds, Azure Rodriguez, Erel Ortacdag, Sean Bettencourt, Ashtyn...
Jan 10, 2025•47 min•Ep 2•Transcript available on Metacast Are we all living in The Matrix? Neil deGrasse Tyson sits down with actor Laurence Fishburne to explore the science of The Matrix, simulation theory, and who has the better deep voice. Would you take the red pill? NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://startalkmedia.com/show/into-the-matrix-with-laurence-fishburne/ Thanks to our Patrons james martindale, Henry GLover, Steven Weber, Evan, Qaisar75, Moe, Denise Edwards, Micheal J Trietsch, Randy Fra...
Jan 07, 2025•1 hr•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast What is time? Is it infinite? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice answer questions all about time. Does time even exist? (Originally Aired March 3, 2013) NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://startalkmedia.com/show/cosmic-queries-time-keeping/ Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ on Apple Podcasts to listen to new episodes ad-free and a whole week early....
Dec 31, 2024•35 min•Ep 115•Transcript available on Metacast Could we have reached the moon in 1700? Neil deGrasse Tyson answers the burning questions co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary OReillys have been saving all year about immortality, redshifting photons, altering the laws of physics, and more! NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free. Thanks to our Patrons Gail Fairburn, Chris, Kestutis, Dave Seff, Dennis Waters, Bill Anderson, bobdan, Aisling, Erez Buchnik, AndrewRaidz, Rolf Ulrich Isachsen, Korakot Teerasawad, Dylan Must...
Dec 27, 2024•42 min•Ep 74•Transcript available on Metacast What type of time travel is in A Christmas Carol ? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice answer fan questions on time travel, paradoxes, and wormholes with theoretical physicist, Brian Greene. Did Ebenezer Scrooge get pulled through a wormhole? (Originally Aired December 20, 2022) NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://startalkmedia.com/show/past-present-future-time-travel-with-brian-greene/ Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ on Apple Podcasts ...
Dec 24, 2024•52 min•Ep 114•Transcript available on Metacast What is a gravitational wave? Janna Levin and comedian Matt Kirshen sit down with physicist Rainer Weiss to discuss LIGO, black holes, and the physics of gravitational waves. (Originally Aired October 4, 2016) NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://startalkmedia.com/show/deciphering-gravitational-waves-janna-levin-startalk-stars/ Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ on Apple Podcasts to listen to new episodes ad-free and a whole week early....
Dec 20, 2024•48 min•Ep 113•Transcript available on Metacast Are alien spacecraft here on Earth? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice discuss the UAP hearings, unexplained cosmic phenomena, dark matter, and more with astrophysicist and NASA UAP chair David Spergel. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://startalkmedia.com/show/alien-sightings-with-david-spergel/ Thanks to our Patrons David Anderson, Paul Balchin, Gary Droege, Antonin Bukovsky, Bill Bailey, Nathan Ramsey, Allan Schwartz, Tom Voyles, Cu...
Dec 17, 2024•56 min•Ep 73•Transcript available on Metacast How can we ensure technology evolves ethically in a rapidly advancing world? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice & Gary OReilly explore the challenges of designing a future where human values and AI coexist with The Future of Life Awards 2024 recipients, Batya Friedman & Steve Omohundro. Thanks to our friends at Future of Life Institute for supporting todays episode. To learn more about FOL and this year's winners, make sure to visit FutureofLife.org . NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this enti...
Dec 13, 2024•48 min•Ep 72•Transcript available on Metacast Could we create warp drive someday? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-host Chuck Nice team up with astrophysicist Charles Liu to dive into the science, technology, and legacy of one of the most influential sci-fi franchises of all time: Star Trek. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://startalkmedia.com/show/to-boldly-go-where-no-startalk-has-gone-before-with-charles-liu/ Thanks to our Patrons Brady Harmon, Gary McCarthy, Hardin Johnson, Micheal Sikkes, ...
Dec 10, 2024•52 min•Ep 71•Transcript available on Metacast Could life hitchhike across planets? What color is the sky on Mars? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Bill Nye, the current CEO of The Planetary Society, team up to discuss the science and advocacy that goes into space exploration, unraveling the threads of discovery that define humanity's quest to understand the cosmos. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://startalkmedia.com/show/journey-to-the-stars-with-bill-nye/ Thanks to our friends at The Planetary S...
Dec 03, 2024•45 min•Ep 70•Transcript available on Metacast How do food, science, and culture collide? For the first time on podcast, were airing Neil deGrasse Tysons 2018 interview with author and food expert Anthony Bourdain in its entirety. We reflect back on our differences in taste, what food is like in Antarctica, and the importance and universality of food in our lives. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://startalkmedia.com/show/food-science-and-culture-with-anthony-bourdain/ (Clips of this interv...
Nov 29, 2024•45 min•Ep 112•Transcript available on Metacast Could you travel back in time through a wormhole? Neil deGrasse Tyson sits down with theoretical physicist and Nobel Laureate Kip Thorne to reflect on discovering gravitational waves with LIGO, the science in the movie Interstellar , black holes, and many more mysteries still yet to be answered. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free. Thanks to our Patrons Colin Michael Gregory, Robert Gehrig, lysse, patricia pulvirenti, Joe DiFranco, Jesus Osvaldo Bonilla, Cor...
Nov 26, 2024•2 hr 41 min•Ep 69•Transcript available on Metacast What is the probability of our existence? Neil deGrasse Tyson and cohosts Chuck Nice and Gary OReilly learn about the probabilities all around us, the idea of risk, and how they factor into our own security in the digital age with cybersecurity expert Alex Cosoi. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://startalkmedia.com/show/the-power-of-probability-with-alex-cosoi/ Thanks to our Patrons Ben Jackson, James Hall, XYZ, Rick Reyes, Brian Gilstrap, Jef...
Nov 22, 2024•51 min•Ep 68•Transcript available on Metacast How do we predict our planet's most powerful forces? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice learn about extreme weather, hurricanes, coronal mass ejections, and preparing for space storms hurtling our way with NOAA Administrator Richard Spinrad. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free. Thanks to our Patrons Dwight N Keown, Nathan Veatch, CURTIS J ESSEN, John Havranek, Vanessa Harding, Aiden Chauvette, Matthew Stork, SpaceTimePete, larry hughes, Anselmo Garc...
Nov 19, 2024•51 min•Ep 67•Transcript available on Metacast What does it take to truly thrive on Mars? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Terry Crews answer grab bag questions about Mars, magnetic fields, photons, Hot Ones spicy wings and the entropy of muscles. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://startalkmedia.com/show/explosive-queries-with-terry-crews/ Thanks to our Patrons Jack Walker, Anastasia Kirkpatrick, Skywatcher, Zuber Singh, Jennifer Long, Jared Thomas, David, Adam Rothas, Marius Calin, TeeH, Cedrick S...
Nov 15, 2024•42 min•Ep 66•Transcript available on Metacast Is the sun bigger than we think it is? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice break down things you thought you knew about the diameter of the sun, how we got leap year, and the days of the week. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://startalkmedia.com/show/things-you-thought-you-knew-the-ancient-planets/ Thanks to our Patrons Gloria Swanson, Daniel Edwards, Christina Schafer, Aleksander Olsen, Bryan Beidleman, wettdoggy, Martin, Travis Campb...
Nov 12, 2024•32 min•Ep 65•Transcript available on Metacast Is the sun bigger than we think it is? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice break down things you thought you knew about the diameter of the sun, how we got leap year, and the days of the week. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ on Apple Podcasts to listen to new episodes ad-free and a whole week early.
Nov 05, 2024•32 min•Ep 65•Transcript available on Metacast Why havent we found evidence of alien civilizations? Neil deGrasse Tyson sits down with astrophysicist J. Richard Gott III to talk chess, tachyons, and what the Fermi Paradox and Copernican Principle say about humanitys place in the cosmos. Plus, they rank super-genius movies. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://startalkmedia.com/show/a-cosmic-conversation-with-j-richard-gott-iii/ Thanks to our Patrons George Jeffers, Kate Jarocki, Paloma, Moli...
Nov 05, 2024•2 hr 34 min•Ep 64•Transcript available on Metacast What exactly is consciousness, and why is it such a hard problem to solve? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary OReilly take you deep into the mysteries of consciousness and objective reality, David Chalmers, a philosopher and cognitive scientist. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://startalkmedia.com/show/the-hard-problem-of-consciousness-with-david-chalmers Thanks to our Patrons Jay, Gregory Aronoff, Tom B. Night, Barnsley, Gle...
Nov 01, 2024•47 min•Ep 63•Transcript available on Metacast Will we find life alive in our very own solar system? Neil deGrasse Tyson dives into the ocean worlds beyond Earth, exploring the Europa Clipper, and the search for life in our own backyard with astrobiologist and planetary scientist Kevin Hand. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://startalkmedia.com/show/europa-clippers-search-for-life-with-kevin-hand/ Thanks to our Patrons Krista Vilate, Kevin Anderson, Nipsey Hussle, lauralee kruta, Richard Le...
Oct 29, 2024•37 min•Ep 62•Transcript available on Metacast Could humankind outlive the Earth? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice are ready to get spooky. Weve gathered your fan-submitted Cosmic Queries that explore all things death, from the death of humanity to the death of the universe. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://startalkmedia.com/show/deadliest-cosmic-queries/ (Originally Aired December 27, 2019) Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ on Apple Podcasts to listen to new episodes ad-fr...
Oct 25, 2024•48 min•Ep 111•Transcript available on Metacast What is fire? How do gravitational waves ripple through space-time? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Harrison Greenbaum answer grab bag questions about why supernovae form black holes, photons, the singularity, and more! NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://startalkmedia.com/show/cosmic-queries-the-big-stretch/ Thanks to our Patrons Tina Bartenfelder, scott white, Camelia Prodan, Wendy Tilles, Hank Hill, Cody White, Richard Vermillion, Lawrence ...
Oct 22, 2024•51 min•Ep 61•Transcript available on Metacast Are we all living in a simulation inside our brains? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary OReilly learn about the root of perception, if AI really is intelligent, and The Free Energy Principle with theoretical neuroscientist Karl Friston. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://startalkmedia.com/show/the-simulation-within-with-karl-friston/ Thanks to our Patrons Timothy Ecker, Jason Griffith, Evan Lee, Marc, Christopher Young, ahoF3...
Oct 18, 2024•58 min•Ep 60•Transcript available on Metacast What is life? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-host Chuck Nice tackle assembly theory, artificial life, and the origin of lifeforms in the universe as we revise the definition of life with astrobiologist and theoretical physicist Sara Imari Walker. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://startalkmedia.com/show/the-origins-of-life-with-sara-imari-walker/ Thanks to our Patrons Bill Williamson, Amanda, Charles Waggoner, Jason Wiatr, Don Lane, Biren Amin, Je...
Oct 15, 2024•54 min•Ep 59•Transcript available on Metacast What does a black hole sound like? Neil deGrasse Tyson & Chuck Nice explore the sounds of the universe using JWST and Chandra X-Ray Observatory data with astrophysicist and data sonification expert Kimberly Arcand, Live at Guild Hall. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free. Thanks to our Patrons Deb, Linda Gibson, Dominic Hamken, JTsolept, Eric Sharakan, Rick Wallingford, Douglas Waltz, RT, Cristina, Lorraine Wright, Paul Deis, Diane Lapick, Dr. Staci Gruber, J...
Oct 08, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Ep 58•Transcript available on Metacast Did early humans sing before they could talk? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice discover how music helps us recall memories, the Singing Neanderthal Theory, the default mode network, and how music can be used as medicine with neuroscientist and author, Daniel Levitin. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://startalkmedia.com/show/is-music-the-language-of-the-universe-with-daniel-levitin/ Thanks to our Patrons Ezra, Akiri, Chaitanya Khoje, CarpeCos...
Oct 04, 2024•52 min•Ep 57•Transcript available on Metacast Why did Oumuamua, the first discovered interstellar object, accelerate faster than it should? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice explore the mysteries of the newest objects in the solar system: dark comets and interstellar objects with astrophysicist Darryl Seligman. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://startalkmedia.com/show/dark-comets-with-darryl-seligman/ Thanks to our Patrons , Howard Chang, Kelly Houle, John Herron, Justin Hanson, Melshore...
Oct 01, 2024•38 min•Ep 56•Transcript available on Metacast 
