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Movie star and stand-up comic Whoopi Goldberg has won many awards over the course of her career — from an Academy Award and a Golden Globe for her role in the movie Ghost, to an Emmy for co-hosting the ABC talk show, The View. Now she joins Star Talk Radio to discuss her love of science and science fiction, her thoughts about space exploration and sending people to Mars, and her role as Guinan on...

Revisit some highlights of our Season 2 shows. This show includes interview excerpts with Whoopi Goldberg, John Hodgman, Nichelle Nichols, Phil Plait, and Morgan Freeman. https://www.betterlisten.com/products/season-2-time-capsule-with-neil-degrasse-tyson

Revisit some highlights of our Season 2 shows. This show includes interview excerpts with Whoopi Goldberg, John Hodgman, Nichelle Nichols, Phil Plait, and Morgan Freeman. https://www.betterlisten.com/products/season-2-time-capsule-with-neil-degrasse-tyson

Superheroes in comic books and movies are so popular partly because we dream about what it would be like to have their wide range of amazing powers—super strength, the ability to fly, x-ray vision, the ability to stretch into fantastical shapes. Although they seem impossible, many superpowers are based on real science. https://www.betterlisten.com/products/the-physics-of-superheros-with-neil-degra...

From recent blockbusters like James Cameron’s, “Avatar” to the 1902 movie, “A Trip to the Moon”, science has been a steady source of inspiration throughout the history of film. But how much of the science presented on the silver screen is accurate, and how much is misguided or just plain wrong? From the mineral “unobtainium” in “Avatar”, to the genetics of “Jurassic Park” and “Gattaca”, Phil Plait...

From recent blockbusters like James Cameron’s, “Avatar” to the 1902 movie, “A Trip to the Moon”, science has been a steady source of inspiration throughout the history of film. But how much of the science presented on the silver screen is accurate, and how much is misguided or just plain wrong? From the mineral “unobtainium” in “Avatar”, to the genetics of “Jurassic Park” and “Gattaca”, Phil Plait...

The brain’s 100 billion neurons speak to each other by chemical and electrical signaling, and this complicated communication provides us with everything we know and defines who we are. But when it is led astray, we can end up with false memories, hallucinations, and many other misunderstandings of the world around us. https://www.betterlisten.com/products/are-you-out-of-your-mind-with-neil-degrass...

On March 11, 2011, one of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded struck the island of Japan. The 9.0 magnitude quake generated a huge tsunami, and a nuclear power plant located on the coast was damaged by the giant wave and began leaking radioactive contamination. “We want to give you the science that’ll enable you to understand and interpret the news reports we’re getting from the Pacific Ri...

From the early Gemini space missions to the future of Mars exploration, anytime humans venture beyond home they’ll need to have some snacks for the road. Dr. Charles Bourland developed food for astronauts for 30 years, since the days of the Apollo Moon landings, and he propounds on the preparation and packaging that goes into making food fit for space. Chef Brian Ray, whose engineer father worked...

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Are you on our wavelength? Learn about the many ways the electromagnetic spectrum infiltrates our lives and illuminates the universe. https://www.betterlisten.com/products/let-there-be-light-with-neil-degrasse-tyson

Are you on our wavelength? Learn about the many ways the electromagnetic spectrum infiltrates our lives and illuminates the universe. https://www.betterlisten.com/products/let-there-be-light-with-neil-degrasse-tyson

From Comedy Central’s World News Headquarters in New York, Neil sits down with Jon Stewart of The Daily Show to discuss the comic (and cosmic) connections between the worlds of science and politics. https://www.betterlisten.com/products/the-political-science-of-the-daily-show-with-neil-degrasse-tyson

From Comedy Central’s World News Headquarters in New York, Neil sits down with Jon Stewart of The Daily Show to discuss the comic (and cosmic) connections between the worlds of science and politics. https://www.betterlisten.com/products/the-political-science-of-the-daily-show-with-neil-degrasse-tyson

Out of all the planets in our solar system, only Earth has life as we know it. In fact, life has been on Earth for billions of years, and it permeates every nook and cranny of our planet. Some even think Earth regulates itself to make the environment more hospitable for life. https://www.betterlisten.com/products/appetite-for-destruction-with-neil-degrasse-tyson

Out of all the planets in our solar system, only Earth has life as we know it. In fact, life has been on Earth for billions of years, and it permeates every nook and cranny of our planet. Some even think Earth regulates itself to make the environment more hospitable for life. https://www.betterlisten.com/products/appetite-for-destruction-with-neil-degrasse-tyson

From the Mac vs. PC debate to “geeks versus jocks,” John and Neil provide more information than you require on the questions and challenges that face our age. Astrophysicist Charles Liu sits in the co-host chair this week, and comments on areas far beyond his usual expertise. https://www.betterlisten.com/products/a-conversation-with-john-hodgman-with-neil-degrasse-tyson

From the Mac vs. PC debate to “geeks versus jocks,” John and Neil provide more information than you require on the questions and challenges that face our age. Astrophysicist Charles Liu sits in the co-host chair this week, and comments on areas far beyond his usual expertise. https://www.betterlisten.com/products/a-conversation-with-john-hodgman-with-neil-degrasse-tyson

Every now and then it’s good to take a tour around your own backyard. What a wondrous place our solar system is, from the terrestrial planets Mercury, Venus, Mars and Earth that orbit close to our Sun, to the gas giants Jupiter and Saturn that have moons with the potential for life, to the icy outer giants Neptune and Uranus, which are still hold many mysteries. https://www.betterlisten.com/produc...

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Explore the milestones reached in the cardiothoracic field in the past few centuries, and which animals can be used to create an artificial valve for the human heart. You’ll learn how heavy the heaviest heart in the world is and which animal it comes from. https://www.betterlisten.com/products/matters-of-the-heart-with-neil-degrasse-tyson

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In this episode, we highlight a few star moments from our constellation of past shows. https://www.betterlisten.com/products/star-talk-time-capsule-with-neil-degrasse-tyson

In this episode, we highlight a few star moments from our constellation of past shows. https://www.betterlisten.com/products/star-talk-time-capsule-with-neil-degrasse-tyson

A haunting collection of 14 narratives, ranging from the sublime and humorous to the dark and ghastly, gives voice to spirit stories and ghost tales from around the world. Simms has studied with Native American and African orators and is an award-winning recording artist. https://www.betterlisten.com/products/nightwalker-by-laura-simms