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What if we took Earth… and pushed it somewhere else? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice answer grab bag fan questions about gravitons, hyperspeed, saving the sun, and more! NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here:  https://startalkmedia.com/show/cosmic-queries-gravitons-hyperspeed/ Thanks to our Patrons Dez, Colton, Christian Zabriskie, Ignacio Ramirez, Brian Nadeau, Bryan Eder, Sai Apata, Xenõ The Warrior Princess, Roja, Bilal Dhooma, Evert Jethoe, Regina, Scott Webb, Joe Moran, Joanne Gaul, David Vaughn, Jeroen Kolkman, David Jensen, Daniel Lopez, Robert Jarvie, Skip Kilmer, Sandi Fjeld, Mairym Morales, Pat Burns, Sheila Lieberman, Tre Hutchins, Heather H. Ziegler, Benjamin, AstroCryptid, Gene Padilla, Lewis Thompson, Oscar Granat Wåhlstedt, Kasey Daniel, Hunter Brown, Renee C, Adam Creech, Daniela Maininger, Raymond Kaldany, Brian Kautzman, Sadness Fueled Raccoon

Does the universe need observers to exist? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly explore questions about entropy, spontaneous symmetry breaking, spectroscopy and more with astrophysicist Charles Liu.  NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here:  https://startalkmedia.com/show/cosmic-queries-spontaneous-symmetry-breaking-with-charles-liu/ Thanks to our Patrons Avery Ellis, Markus Riegler, Linda Tullberg, Gami Lannin, Arief Aziz, Ron Lawhon, Corie Prater, Patrick McNaught, FracturedEquality, Spengler, Peter Harbeson, Oddron86, Hudson Lowe, Drew Romaniak, V2022, Kyle Ferchen, Branko Denčić, Patrick Borgquist, DJ Sipe, Andy Blair, Alan Keizer, SR, Nihat Cubukcu, Greg Lance, Diwas Pandit, Anik Kasumi, Alexander Albert, Kodai, Dyonne Peters Lewoc AKA DPTaterTot, Adrian, Ben Goff, Jose Barreiro, Saurabh Chaudhari, Wimberley Children's House, Jean Arthur Deda, Jerrel Thomas, Serkan Ergenc, Douglas Kennedy, Lee Browner, Manuel Palmer, Dans Jansons, Russell H

How much energy would it take to make a warp drive? Neil deGrasse Tyson joined by Sasheer Zamata & Pete Holmes explore the science in TV shows from antimatter annihilation to tachyons to warp bubbles with astrophysicist & science advisor for Star Trek, Erin Macdonald, and particle physicist & advisor for The Big Bang Theory and Oppenheimer, David Saltzberg.  NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free. Thanks to our Patrons Kevin Lee, Meeka, Orlando Cruz, Landyn Blankenship, Gargoyleb, Matthew, Alex Anderson, MageLord, Akash Akash, Munch, Moien, Clarence Jones, Julie Harden, Thomas Cruz, Mike Nold, HEY JUDE BACA, Terry Melman, Zerain, Susan S, Jody Minx, Connor Wolanski, Dom, Aaron Alter, Scotty, Rawan Brou, Myrthu, Sean Smith, Roderick Van Nooijen, Clarence Jones, George Knapp, Lev Pickovsky, David, Jonathon Widmer, Keith Kimura, Wayne Terry, James Kovacs, CM Blake, C.M. Blake, Dj001, Don Wishnek, Joshua Leavitt, Aaron Ivey, MaconSTUFF, Siddhartha Krishnamurthy, Todd

Do we need new math to explain dark matter? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Paul Mecurio explore unsolved problems in math, simulation theory, base systems and more with mathematician Terence Tao.NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://startalkmedia.com/show/is-the-universe-a-math-problem-with-terence-tao/Thanks to our Patrons Drake Mccammon, Lourosa Thomas, Christopher, WireRider, Kevin Walter, Erik Majsai, Zoe Briskey, Roger W. Cavallo Jr., Tibi Chiorean, Maggie, Guy Cummins, Sean E, Sebastian, Ty Powell, Iceo Bergins, Anissa Aponte, Keith Autry, Guy_%, Kyle Kern, Scott Morris, Francisco Cueto, Psychoquark, Joe Rivera, Chris Coyle, Brian White, Michael Boring, Adrian Mihai, Rowdy Payton, Ben Huang, Jerred Cook, KennyS, Gonzalo Oria, Herb Tobias, Kevin Revels, Sean Taylor, AndersonRobotics, Faruk Arslan, Antonio Alcala, Rudolfo Munguia, Tim Winter, B Boyette, Pilar Rodriguez, Justin Brackenbury, Kosta Papageorgiou, Mickey Mouse, Charles Garcia, Sultan Bin Zaal

How did we go from digital computers to AI seemingly everywhere? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice, & Gary O’Reilly dive into the mechanics of thinking, how AI got its start, and what deep learning really means with cognitive and computer scientist, Nobel Laureate, and one of the architects of AI, Geoffrey Hinton. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of StarTalk Radio ad-free and a whole week early.Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

What’s more terrifying: finding alien life or finding out we are alone in the universe? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice dive into fan questions about optics, religion, communicating with entanglement, and life on Earth after humans. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://startalkmedia.com/show/cosmic-queries-your-god-is-too-small/Thanks to our Patrons Jules, Kelton Falls, Danielhero 11, Zaubergarden, Danilo Vieira Battistini, Brian Lacroix, Charles Baker, Matthew Krug, Chris A, Sandra Leduc, Rodney Schneider, Sir Sucknoramus, Dominik Zwahlen, Malachi Vanderpuye, Zac, Will Johnson, John DeGrey, ClumsyVirtuose, Holly Sweet, Chuck Montana, Jeffrey Holt, Stephen, Extronox, Jon, Ben Grund, Jona Smith, Christopher Zalenski, Wile E Coyote, Stephen Patterson, Amber Johnson, Cameron Clark, D. L. Brown, Maitreya Save, Samuel, John Blankenship, BridgesNotBurned, Nicholas, Katie Hoen, Mometc, Henry, Rajeev Patel, Neufin, Philip Olafsen, Kiara Barbosa, Just

Is your consciousness a quantum phenomenon? Is the universe one predetermined block? Neil deGrasse Tyson and cohosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly answer grab bag questions about quantum theory, the cosmological constant, and retrocausality with astrophysicist Charles Liu.NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free.Thanks to our Patrons Jules, Kelton Falls, Danielhero 11, Zaubergarden, Danilo Vieira Battistini, Brian Lacroix, Charles Baker, Matthew Krug, Chris A, Sandra Leduc, Rodney Schneider, Sir Sucknoramus, Dominik Zwahlen, Malachi Vanderpuye, Zac, Will Johnson, John DeGrey, ClumsyVirtuose, Holly Sweet, Chuck Montana, Jeffrey Holt, Stephen, Extronox, Jon, Ben Grund, Jona Smith, Christopher Zalenski, Wile E Coyote, Stephen Patterson, Amber Johnson, Cameron Clark, D. L. Brown, Maitreya Save, Samuel, John Blankenship, BridgesNotBurned, Nicholas, Katie Hoen, Mometc, Henry, Rajeev Patel, Neufin, Philip Olafsen, Kiara Barbosa, Justin Lodge, Ayaku, Rodney Long, Feeneydactyl, Holman C

How small is a molecule? What is the color of light? How can quantum physics spoil food? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice visualize a molecule’s actual size, break down the different colors of light, and the physics of what’s going on in your fridge. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://startalkmedia.com/show/thing-you-thought-you-knew-red-hot-blue-hot/Thanks to our Patrons Kyle Brown, Jackie Meyer, Susan Schaubel, TheOGrestauranteur, Raf Fiol, David Sternberg, Ian, Ravi Seshadri, Marilyn Woodruff, Billy Boswell, reexilla, Евгений Семилетов, David Colón, Stephen Garr, Denver Naicker, David Carter, Reggie from Decatur, Ezekiel Reeves, GopherLove, Bryan Ebert, Jaidyn Janis, Mat Hill, Serin Dipity, Alpay Büyükyavuz, Conner Poll, Isabella, Nick Staffa, Mike Beeman, Andrew Walls, Emily Ashby-Flores, Jonathan Blackburn, Ramon Alarcon, Vincent Sheffer, Vonté Rushdan, Fopetar, jmb64, Aleksandr Kolchanov, Sunshine Squared, OMNI Ludicrous, Natalie Spang

What is infinity? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Negin Farsad explore whether we are in a finite universe, the issues with infinity, string theory, and more with theoretical physicist Stephon Alexander.Originally aired April 11, 2023. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://startalkmedia.com/show/cosmic-queries-understanding-infinity-with-stephon-alexander/ Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of StarTalk Radio ad-free and a whole week early.Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Is there life in the Venusian Clouds? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice are joined by planetary astrobiologist David Grinspoon to discuss NASA’s return to Venus, our space future, and whether we’ll find life in our solar system. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free.Thanks to our Patrons Nick Pullia, Sean Cater, Keith Reiss, Seph Gordon, Charlie Viola, Miguel Rangel, Andrew Ferguson, JeAnnette Elaine Thomas, Hugh Caley, Daniel Weber, Chris, Peter Grossman, Darryl Baker, Joyce A Edwards, Maxim, Joshua Richard, Patrick ridlon, Kathleen Reardon, David Watts, Angelina Bryant, Liza, Dave Holloway, Ricardo Andrés Morales Muñoz, Damian Wilson, m. szachacz, Vince Johnson, Lucy, Randal Walcott, Rachel Ambrose, andrew wong, Richard Hudson, Peter Galindo, Mehdi Degryse, Carl Starr M.D., Rodrigo De Luca Comelli, Christian Harris, Ryan Grillo, Jose Villavicencio, Kell, Russ, Mota Ephrahim, Andre Campos-Gomez, Catherine Noiboonsook, Sam McClure, Jerry Taylor, Ian Howarth,

What do astrophysicists mean when they talk about “information”? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice dive into questions about the black hole information paradox, moon moons, wormholes between black hole universes, and more! NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here:https://startalkmedia.com/show/cosmic-queries-black-hole-information-paradox/Thanks to our Patrons Dustin Franke, Joel Bradley, Bill, Bailey's Old Guard, Ezrah Davies, Joseph, David Tilbury, David Holt, Andrew Bowen, John Blair, BigShrimpin, Niall Heaton, Stefan Tabakov, Roger McVay, Steve, John Skobrak, Mau Guzmán, Marcus, Michael Astro-Knight, Charlize, Zach Sweet, Trish Edwards, 에이 큐, Michael Kitchen, Alboogie, studioofmars, Anders Öqvist, Liris, Robbie Bentley, Harry Campbell Blyth Clark, Timmeh, Stupot, Wick3dHeathen, Denise Pinheiro, Kenneth Millen, Porn Person, Bill, PotatoGraphick, Conrad Dunfee, Steve A, Priit Pääsukene, Étienne Pouly, thomas rodriguez, Jibak, Michael S, Kerin McGee, Kyle

What happens when everyone knows what everyone knows? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice dive into human psychology and how recursive common knowledge is the invisible glue holding civilization together with cognitive scientist and author, Steven Pinker.NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free.Thanks to our Patrons Zypherior (Fjottrik), Brett Peterson, Sheila Weinhardt, baltimega, Eric Gouse, Mathias Toft, Mike, Alex Boyer, Joey, Nathan, Mark, logan, Tal Rozow, Craig F, Nathir Kassam, Doug Calli, Artem, Jay Sawyer, Owen Aston, Tyler, smbriggs1, Galaxy Master, Stephanie Edwards, Fahad Sadiq, Erasmus, Margaret Kaczorowski, Julia, Marie Rausku, Andrew Talley, Wayne2566, Rob Weber, Eric Cabrera, Galarian Rowlet, Mark S. Meadows, Alexander Burov, Christopher Knight, Dan, William Hughes-Ruddell, Lisa R., Alison Broussard, Alex M. Zepeda, Michael Kroll, Caroline Cockrell, Shakeel Kadri, Cassondra Lowe, Ethan Rudkin, Fabio Scopel, Denisse Bermudez, Jacqui Wakeley, Nick,

What does Hawking radiation look like falling into a black hole? Will we ever find a theory of everything? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice answer questions about invisible fields, many worlds, entropy, the theory of everything, and more with theoretical physicist and philosopher Sean Carroll. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://startalkmedia.com/show/cosmic-queries-the-complex-universe-with-sean-carroll/Thanks to our Patrons Craig Rowley, kickhead, Derek Kainz, Mircea Buga, Erin Anthony, Michael Sayer, amadou, Jacob Spector, Michael Burch, Nick Miller, James Campbell, Kathi Drake, Anthony Paz, Mike mendoza, Andrew Henke, Mitch Majernik, John Euill, Ryan LeDuc, Mimi, Conner Mathis, Jeffrey Roe, Marie Richards, Thomas Wilgus jr, Cora Bailey, Alexandra Ursu, Jeffrey, Bryan Berg, NeXuSLemming, Elizabeth, John Shortridge, Ross S, Jose E Gonzalez, Luis Antonio Reyes Roman, Drops-A-Lot, David, Vega, Suranga Rajapakse, Colin McIsaac, Croule, Ping Xiong,

Terraforming mars? How do black holes die? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice answer questions about the moon, periodic table of elements, light photons, black holes and more! Originally Aired August 3, 2021NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://startalkmedia.com/show/cosmic-queries-galactic-grab-bag-blue-steel/Thanks to our Patrons….for supporting us this week. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of StarTalk Radio ad-free and a whole week early.Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Is time dilation just the data loading in a cosmic simulation? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice answer grab bag questions about saving the Sun, generation spaceships, bubble universes, and more!NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://startalkmedia.com/show/cosmic-queries-expanding-bubble-universes/Thanks to our Patrons Colbi Rohr, Designer Chrome, David Crawford, Faber Gabriel, Don, DJ, Ashur Isho, Steve, Logan Doherty, daveb, Alyssa, Dave Rossi, WILLIAM DEANGELLO DAVIS, Kurtis Tucker, BoatsG, Brian Kemmet, Linn Eaton, Benson Albert, Alan Corey, John Mehew, Merrill, Hamad Alhadyan, Brian Langford, eSpectator, Craig Muller, Betty Ford, Rizwaan Khan, Eric L Brown, Kevin James, 84chamelio, Dave Hildebrandt, Joseph Torre, Ryan Martin, Mike Coffield, Patrick Mercado, Alvaro Mendoza, Justin M, David Spiro, Jerry Cornett, Len B Smith, Alex Roe-Million, Ken Nelson, 80HD, Tom N., yna, Nanette Westhof, Benjamin William Blair, Andres de la Torre, Bridget Yacker, Mac Crol

Is time fundamental to the universe or a human construct? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice, and Gary O’Reilly explore our brain’s relationship with time, how we remember the past, and project the future with Dean Buonomano, Professor of Neurobiology and Psychology at UCLA.NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://startalkmedia.com/show/your-brain-is-a-time-machine-with-dean-buonomano/Thanks to our Patrons Austin koffler, Tommy O’Connor, Igor Vihnanek, Maria Banks, William Warren, Bud K, Dmitry Oksen, M-DOG, Jim Crider, Benjamin Newman, Mark Saravi, Ethan Meirovitz, Poole, Patti, mike hallatt, Barbara, Dicky P, Cody Hansen, Jorge, Jules Bethea, James A Kissell, Nikola Mucnjak, Helen Anderson, Jordan Teets, Bob Conrod, Aaron Clark, Jason Pack, John Munn, Fabrizio_9100, Antonio, Alvin Wuolu-luckett, Frederik Unser, Boptimus Prime, Vincent Davis, Jordyn Grulkowski, Greg Young, Kristopher Warren, Sam Gosin, JJ Budd, Donna L, ryan fontenot, Bill, PJ, jono langley, leats1

Can quantum tunneling occur at macroscopic scales? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice sit down with John Martinis, UCSB physicist and 2025 Nobel Prize winner in Physics, to explore superconductivity, quantum tunnelling, and what this means for the future of quantum computing.NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here:https://startalkmedia.com/show/macroscopic-quantum-tunneling-with-john-martinis/Thanks to our Patrons Fran Rew, Shawn Martin, Kyland Holmes, Samantha McCarroll-Hyne, camille wilson, Bryan, Sammi, Denis Alberti, Csharp111, stephanie woods, Mark Claassen, Joan Tarshis, Abby Powell, Zachary Koelling, JWC, Reese, Fran Ochoa, Bert Berrevoets, Barely A Float Farm, Vasant Shankarling, Michael Rodriguez, DiDTim, Ian Cochrane, Brendan, William Heissenberg Ⅲ, Carl Poole, Ryan McGee, Sean Fullard, Our Story Series, dennis van halderen, Ann Svenson, mi ti, Lawrence Cottone, 123, Patrick Avelino, Daniel Arvay, Bert ten Kate, Kristian Rahbek, Robert Wade, Raul Contr

What’s the true color of the sun? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice discuss things you thought you knew about the color of the Sun, the sound of weather, and why friction is our friend. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://startalkmedia.com/show/things-you-thought-you-knew-the-color-of-the-sun/Thanks to our Patrons Jorge Aguirre, C&C Angeli, Len Brandis, Alan Parker, Aaron Ivey, AA-ron or just "AI", MD Bartlett, Nox, Nicholas Crayford, Adam Collins, Deep Patel, RAHIM THERIOT, Dan Abrams, Dan Thomas, Tig, Gloria Michelle Shirley, Mike Horvath, Daniel Brannon, Tonieh Ellis, Camila Von Malice, Kat, Nickolas Madeo, Marcus Phelps, Daniela Eneva, AndyF, Paul Purington, Paul, Mark Fowler, Thomas Freridge, Corey Ferrell, Mo O, Jacob Johnson, Matt Newcomb, Vladimir Antonovich, Steffen Sommers, Joan Morrissey, yared ts, Danielle Seitz, Edmond Fondahn, Blythe Lucas, Richard Adam, Bryant McFayden, Nayah Sci Fi, Lissett Lamboy, John Lujan, Marie Mckenna

What’s the deal with the strong nuclear force? Neil deGrasse Tyson answers the burning questions Chuck Nice, Gary O’Reilly, and the StarTalk Team have been saving all year about gravity as a force, cosmic rays, free will, emergence, and how physicists decide which equations to apply. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://startalkmedia.com/show/our-burning-questions-free-will-emergence/Thanks to our Patrons Hubert Górecki, Michele and David, Antonio, Luigi, Normie, Ronald Stephens, Jessica Shawley, Michelle Harris, Angel Cuevas Hernandez, S MB, Tony Pryor, Mike LaHaye, Samuel Ahn, Kenderick Frison, Lori Harting, David Aldrich, allen chen, Mark McDuff, daketchek, Nathan Boorom, Steven G., Emilio Lopez Hatt, Leslie Lantz, Ken Gelwix, Nick4547, James G Avdoulos, Astitva, Dana Lewis, T, Claire Davis, Richard S, Glen Brown, Sierra Tornabeni, Sue Peters, Stefano Ete, Shawn Sellers, Adriane Underwood, jason jones, Charles, Infuriated Jurijcorn, Que the music, Jeremy H

What’s a supervolcano? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Matt Kirshen discover all types of volcanoes in the solar system with cosmochemist and author of Fire and Ice: The Volcanoes of the Solar System, Natalie Starkey. Is there such a thing as an ice volcano?Originally Aired October 5, 2021. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://startalkmedia.com/show/cosmic-queries-space-volcanoes-fire-and-ice-with-natalie-starkey/ Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of StarTalk Radio ad-free and a whole week early.Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.