Why are we going back to the moon with the Artemis Missions? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice explore the history of our trips to the moon during the Apollo Missions and why the US is finally going back. Timestamps: 00:00 - We’re Going to the Moon 00:10 - Why Did We Go Originally? 03:15 - Why Go Back? 05:01 - Multistage Rockets 06:52 - Updates to the Capsule 08:17 - The Artemis Missions 10:13 - The Artemis Treaty 11:15 - Transcending Politics Check out our second channel, @StarTalkPlus Get the NEW StarTalk book, 'To Infinity and Beyond: A Journey of Cosmic Discovery' on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3PL0NFn Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/startalkradio FOLLOW or SUBSCRIBE to StarTalk: Twitter: http://twitter.com/startalkradio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StarTalk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startalk About StarTalk: Science meets pop culture on StarTalk! Astrophysicist & Hayden Planetarium director Neil deGrasse Tyson, his comic co-hosts, guest celebrities & scientists discuss astronomy, physics, and everything else about life in the universe. Keep Looking Up! #StarTalk #NeildeGrasseTyson

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T-Mobile 5G Home Internet. https://T-Mobile.com/HomeInternet Are we living inside a computer simulation? Is artificial intelligence truly conscious? And what happens to us when we die? Neil deGrasse Tyson and cohost’s Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly tackle more questions from inside the StarTalk team. How do you weigh a planet? Can you? Neil breaks down why Earth is technically weightless before walking us through how to weigh a heavy truck using nothing but tire pressure and contact surface area. A question about Google's quantum chip sparks a discussion on simulation theory. What signs are there that we could be living in a simulation? Did our cosmic programmers walk away from the experiment and are surprised by what they found? The conversation shifts to AI consciousness: does it matter whether a mind is made of silicon or neurons? Neil invokes the Turing test, Asimov's three laws of robotics, and the philosophical case that behavior is what defines intelligence. The group debates AI in governance, guardrails, and whether a fully rational AI officeholder would actually appeal to voters. A question about education prompts Neil to lay out his vision for schools that teach students how to think rather than what to know. Finally, a deeply personal question about faith, agnosticism, and facing death leads Neil to share his most reflective thoughts: on stardust, non-existence, and what it means that the energy of every life continues cycling through the universe long after we're gone. Thanks to our Patrons Ian, Alexander Kaponen, Natasha Schaal Davis, Paul Guyton, Mike Disher, MsJenniJennJenn, Platte Valley Woodworks, Baimobile, Thayer, Jim Mewborne, Joshua Ely, Robert DeCandido, Joshua Gallatin, Pablo Olivera, J Weaver, Dan Lewis, velda mugerauer, James Zandes, martin simard, Michael Lorenzetti, Carlos Durango, N3TWRK R3AP3R, Ray Miessner, Pendar P Madavi, The Lost Petrol, Jason, Seth Bourne, Matthew Davis, Daniel Magallanes, TheWhizz, Frederick Thomas, Steven Powell, Dejan, Saty, Devon Spiegelberg, Dustin White, Doc Wilky, Rat Root, Marcus Munzlinger, vince, Mystekal, JohnathanE, Jennifer, Zack, Elite, anders gaarder, Gladys Valles, Paul, Akeem Williams, Juan Pablo Acosta, Denis, Mike Hall, Kay CHEEMA, Dr. K, Kevin Runnels, Matthew Landreth, Ian Smith, terry, Kimmy Russell, Autumn Lopez, Daniel Harding, Crystal Ryan, LegallyGoth, Paul, Michael G Shannon, Alex K, yorg Cooper, Jake Atwood, bert kaplan, Cyn, Jason Smith, David Scott, Rajeev Tiwari, Alex P., Wayne, shane sinden, Bob Meyer, Jose Diaz, MuddaFudda, Bryon, James Post, Kari Snyder, ChasingBear, Nathan Lindsey, Kenny, Patrick, Antonio Vargas, Mac G, Pierre Siebentritt, Joe Spraga, Jill DeRose, Peter Tanner, bryan oliver, Jeffrey Comeau, Tom Hyde, Ulanka Beckom, and Mickael Gault for supporting us this week. Timestamps: 00:00 - More Burning Questions 02:15 - How Heavy is Planet Earth? 08:32 - Are We A Civilization That Can Simulate Other Civilizations? 15:51 - AI in Machines vs. Biology 25:39 - Electing AI to Office 28:28 - What Would Neil Change About Education? 36:48 - AI in School 40:38 - ASMR Style 48:12 - How Does Neil Position Himself with Religion? 55:17 - How Do You Approach Death? Check out our second channel, @StarTalkPlus Get the NEW StarTalk book, 'To Infinity and Beyond: A Journey of Cosmic Discovery' on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3PL0NFn Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/startalkradio FOLLOW or SUBSCRIBE to StarTalk: Twitter: http://twitter.com/startalkradio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StarTalk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startalk About StarTalk: Science meets pop culture on StarTalk! Astrophysicist & Hayden Planetarium director Neil deGrasse Tyson, his comic co-hosts, guest celebrities & scientists discuss astronomy, physics, and everything else about life in the universe. Keep Looking Up! #StarTalk #NeildeGrasseTyson

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T-Mobile 5G Home Internet. https://T-Mobile.com/HomeInternet What would happen if the moon got closer to Earth? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice explain Roche Limits, the formation of the moon, and how Roche Lobes power binary star systems. Timestamps: 00:00 - Edward Roche 00:53 - Making Spheres 01:53 - What Happens if the Moon Got Closer? 04:00 - Increasing Tidal Forces & Roche Limits 06:03 - Where the Moon Formed 07:25 - Roche Lobes & Binary Star Systems 09:20 - T. Coronae Borealis Check out our second channel, @StarTalkPlus Get the NEW StarTalk book, 'To Infinity and Beyond: A Journey of Cosmic Discovery' on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3PL0NFn Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/startalkradio FOLLOW or SUBSCRIBE to StarTalk: Twitter: http://twitter.com/startalkradio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StarTalk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startalk About StarTalk: Science meets pop culture on StarTalk! Astrophysicist & Hayden Planetarium director Neil deGrasse Tyson, his comic co-hosts, guest celebrities & scientists discuss astronomy, physics, and everything else about life in the universe. Keep Looking Up! #StarTalk #NeildeGrasseTyson

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T-Mobile 5G Home Internet. https://T-Mobile.com/HomeInternet What are the main candidates for dark matter? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice sit down with theoretical physicist Katherine Freese to tackle fan questions about dark matter, dark energy, and the dark universe at large. The episode opens with Katherine’s work on the search for dark matter, exploring why scientists believe it's a particle and how enormous liquid xenon detectors are our main tool for detection. Katherine tells us about her paleodetector concept, where scientists will dig up ancient olivine crystals that may have spent a billion years passively collecting dark matter tracks. Could we find evidence of dark matter in the rocks here on Earth? We explore the DESI experiment and whether the acceleration of the universe's expansion is slowing down. Does the cosmological constant change over time? We discuss JWST’s images of early galaxies and what they could mean. Could varying dark energy require exotic new physics? Katie walks through how extra spatial dimensions from string theory could explain a shifting cosmological constant. Could our universe be a three-dimensional brane with the tension from surrounding dimensions tugging on our expansion rate? What are the main candidates for dark matter? Katie lays out the full roster of dark matter candidates: WIMPs, axions, and primordial black holes. Could dark energy be matter flowing in from a parent universe? How do scientists tell the difference between doppler redshift versus "tired light" scenarios where photons simply lose energy over distance. Why doesn’t dark matter clump into planets? Could there be dark galaxies formed from dark matter? Are we close to figuring out dark matter and dark energy? Thanks to our Patrons Yasin Hasbay, Joe Hudson, Marcelo Morales, Jeffrey C, Quentin Kelly, Mark Hobden, Shawnie Brisbois, Nathan Williams, Christian Etel, Adam, Andrew Foss, Christopher Lauer, Mike Smith, Gloria Goungo, Dennis Poggenburg, Wild Cat93, Tilly, Alon Gutman, Philip Sun, Dave Mulder, Neil Cameron, CuriousHairlessApe, Not Pensive, Thanh Ho, Aaron, Amy, Brandon Rhodes, Jeffrey Otterman, Space Hendrix, Mango, Yoni, Christopher, Cody Motycka, James Astley, Ryan Dimery-Seek, Alec Scott, Joshua Dobelstein, JP, D.K. Mola, Matt Sumner, Jordan Smith, Case Torres, Tiffany Jones, Josh Middleton, Christopher Crain, Abdul Sudi, Quyen Nguyen, Rahul Varma Sikinam, Nathaniel Gonzalez, Jonathan Negron, Adam Bauman, Sean McAll, Taylor, Lora White, CrunchySciFry, Robby Satterfield, James Simpson, Samantha Kasper, Isahn Mejia, Cameron Smith, Ray Nobleza, Mike Gibbs, Paul Stumbo, Ruben Wilberg, Anish Dube, Manolis Sensi, Arnab Deka, Rich, 4d916, Oon Thian Seng, Temo Chavchanidze, Vikas Rawat, Korin, Gene Hannon, Edward Marwood, Catherine Fiala, Matt F, Elijah Flippin, Bharath Kumar, Tuyaa, Furry Combat Wombat, Lexi Chivers, Vincent Franchino, R Tillery, Matthew Pitts, GAME MASTER, Lawrey, Chris Fro, Adam, Diesel Haphazard, Anthony Calomeni, Mike G., Victor Acevedo, David Wall, Jaime Rivera, Reginald Hill, Devin Jansen, Tushar Vashisht, Lisa Mc Guire, and Ian for supporting us this week. Timestamps: 00:00 - Introduction: Katherine Freese 06:11 - How Paleodetectors Might Help Find Dark Matter 10:19 - How Do You Know Which Rock to Get? 15:42 - Is Dark Energy Changing Over Time? 19:40 - Modifying Einstein’s Equations 24:20 - How Do Dark Stars Work? 29:27 - Dark Matter & Curvature of Spacetime 34:45 - Candidates for Dark Matter 39:52 - Dark Energy As Flow From Black Hole Parent Universe 42:54 - Where to Attribute Redshifting 46:45 - Are There Dark Matter Galaxies? Check out our second channel, @StarTalkPlus Get the NEW StarTalk book, 'To Infinity and Beyond: A Journey of Cosmic Discovery' on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3PL0NFn Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/startalkradio FOLLOW or SUBSCRIBE to StarTalk: Twitter: http://twitter.com/startalkradio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StarTalk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startalk About StarTalk: Science meets pop culture on StarTalk! Astrophysicist & Hayden Planetarium director Neil deGrasse Tyson, his comic co-hosts, guest celebrities & scientists discuss astronomy, physics, and everything else about life in the universe. Keep Looking Up! #StarTalk #NeildeGrasseTyson

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Neil deGrasse Tyson shares the books that shaped his scientific thinking. From the works that inspired his childhood curiosity about the cosmos to titles that influenced how he views physics, evolution, and critical thinking, Neil walks us through the authors and ideas that helped define his intellectual journey. You’ll hear about classic science writing from Carl Sagan, Stephen Jay Gould, George Gamow, and more, along with how these books sparked ideas like Manhattanhenge and deepened Neil’s understanding of the universe. Whether you’re looking for your next science read or want insight into the inspirations behind Neil’s career, this conversation highlights the power of curiosity and lifelong learning. Timestamps: 00:00 Welcome to StarTalk Plus! 00:53 Neil's Childhood Interest in the Cosmos 02:50 One Two Three... Infinity: Facts and Speculations of Science by George Gamow 06:48 Inspiration behind Manhattanhenge 10:25 Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science by Martin Gardner 12:34 The Flying Circus of Physics by Jearl Walker 14:26 The Encyclopedia of Ignorance by Ronald Duncan and Miranda Weston-Smith 16:07 Newton's Philosophy of Nature: Selections from his Writings 19:32 Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift 26:00 The Throwing Madonna: Essays on the Brain by William H. Calvin 29:13 Ever Since Darwin: Reflections in Natural History by Stephen Jay Gould 31:34 Sport Science: Physical Laws and Optimum Performance by Peter J. Brancazio 35:03 The Cosmic Connection: An Extraterrestrial Perspective by Carl Sagan 35:27 Outro and Final Thoughts Check out our second channel, @StarTalkPlus Get the NEW StarTalk book, 'To Infinity and Beyond: A Journey of Cosmic Discovery' on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3PL0NFn Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/startalkradio FOLLOW or SUBSCRIBE to StarTalk: Twitter: http://twitter.com/startalkradio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StarTalk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startalk About StarTalk: Science meets pop culture on StarTalk! Astrophysicist & Hayden Planetarium director Neil deGrasse Tyson, his comic co-hosts, guest celebrities & scientists discuss astronomy, physics, and everything else about life in the universe. Keep Looking Up! #StarTalk #NeildeGrasseTyson

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T-Mobile 5G Home Internet. https://T-Mobile.com/HomeInternet 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! Could you spin something in space and generate energy forever? Neil traces motion-based electricity back to Michael Faraday and electromagnetic induction. What about space-based solar power? Could orbiting panels beam limitless energy back to Earth? If the Sun were dying, could we throw Jupiter into it to refuel the core? Why do some stars, like blue stragglers, appear to get a second life? We discuss artificial gravity and warp drive. If your ship accelerates to hyperspeed, do you splatter against the wall? What does real physics say about force vectors and extreme acceleration? Where is the graviton and why is gravity so weak compared to electromagnetism? Is time truly a dimension, or does gravity treat it more like a field? Can identical steel wire contain information, or does information require difference? Are spiral galaxies evenly split between clockwise and counterclockwise spins or are we fooled by human bias? Could we ever move Earth to another star like Proxima Centauri? What remains invariant between observers in relativity? We talk about invariance and how galaxies can collide even though the universe is expanding. And can you ever really get behind a black hole or does curved spacetime let you see around it? 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 🦝, Ed Trobaugh, Talar, Jakub Jaša, Elmo3323), Dakota Natanson, New User, Thomas, Keon Daniels, Darrius Greene-Lewis, Ktdub, Alejandro Guardado, Darth Wormy, Guy Harrison, Dave Baxter, John Ehrhart RN. MICN, USCG Ret, Laurie Kelley, Frickin' Dumb Tariffs, Barbarian Island, Forrest Pollock, Harlen Roseberry, Aravind Sivaram, Brian LeVoguer, Jack Kendall, Stephen Lee, Michael Freamon, Patrick Mann, Vicky McGuirk, Margaret Marsden, Shawn Wilson, Nathan Bandy, Shane, Andy Gerberich, Ellisandra, Jomar The Artist, John, Ron Duguay, Damian Enright, Quennell Graham, Eric Ricohermoso, Toris, Dave Shearsby, Deshawn Cl, ShannonKM, Kevin Smith, Tracy Devore, Richard Freeman, Christopher Scott McCarson, Book Report1978, Dj Mula, Shane Hembree, Michael from Oz, Evangeline Vernandi, Eriel Deranger, Hugo Azevedo Simões, EVERYDAYZPRO, Sean Beacham, Sandi Milone, Luke Werner, Lee Dubey, and Zuntrix for supporting us this week. Timestamps: 01:29 - Generating Electricity in Space 07:29 - Could We Save the Sun By Giving it Jupiter? 12:08 - Would People Splatter to The Back of the Ship During Warp Drive? 16:59 - Where is the Gravity Particle? 19:27 - Is Time a Dimension or a Field? 21:16 - Information in Steel Wire 23:41 - Rotational Planes of Spiral Galaxies 29:59 - Could We Move Earth If We Needed To? 33:48 - What is Considered Invariant? 36:03 - How Can Galaxies Collide if Everything is Moving Away? 38:39 - Can You Hide Behind a Black Hole? Check out our second channel, @StarTalkPlus Get the NEW StarTalk book, 'To Infinity and Beyond: A Journey of Cosmic Discovery' on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3PL0NFn Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/startalkradio FOLLOW or SUBSCRIBE to StarTalk: Twitter: http://twitter.com/startalkradio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StarTalk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startalk About StarTalk: Science meets pop culture on StarTalk! Astrophysicist & Hayden Planetarium director Neil deGrasse Tyson, his comic co-hosts, guest celebrities & scientists discuss astronomy, physics, and everything else about life in the universe. Keep Looking Up! #StarTalk #NeildeGrasseTyson

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Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial period at https://shopify.com/startalk T-Mobile 5G Home Internet. https://T-Mobile.com/HomeInternet 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. Does the universe require observers for information to exist? From Niels Bohr and the Copenhagen interpretation to modern neuroscience and philosophy, the crew explores whether measurement creates reality or reveals it. How does the double-slit experiment fit into this? Are wave and particle behaviors determined by how we measure them? The conversation turns to information itself. What do physicists mean by “information”? How is entropy connected to hidden information in a system? We discuss entropy through everyday examples like coin flips, burning wood, and boiling water. How does this relate to quantum computing? We explore how astronomers separate cosmic redshift from stellar motion using spectroscopy, how interstellar dust and extinction curves complicate observations, and why mapping that dust is both a challenge and a source of discovery. We discuss why the Big Bang didn’t form a black hole, how spontaneous symmetry breaking may have split the fundamental forces, and whether science can meaningfully investigate the universe’s earliest moments. Wrapping up, the team looks ahead to multi-messenger astronomy, next-generation telescope technology, exotic ideas about the speed of light, and how information continues to reshape what we know about the cosmos. 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 Harvey, BladiX, Lars-Ove Torstensson, Norman Weizer, Arian Farkhoy, S. Madge, Pavel Seraphimov, Amanda Wolfe, Heisenberg, Mattchew Phillips, Caleb Berumen, Sretooh, Gary Tabbert, Oscar Abreu Lamas, Kevin Attebury, Volker Haberlandt, SeaGolly, B. Shoemaker, Ruben Ferrer, Steven Adams, Daniel Hintz, Nathaniel Richardson, Nick Griffiths, Adam Schmidt, Scott Plummer, Northernlight, JoMama, Beth, Frank Cottone, Yinj, Betty Anderson, Paul Smith, John Little, Emad Uddin, Brian O'Brien, Jayden Moffatt, Kevin Mace, Zara DeBresoc, Rain Bresee, Mara (Farmstrong), Rose, Stiven, Demethius Jackson, Alejandro Rodriguez, J Davis, Chris Buhler, Nathan Davieau, Sourav Prakash Patra, Wayne Rasmussen, John from Bavaria, Stephanie Phillips, Yohojones, Josh Farrell, John, Oo-De-Lally, Millie Richter, Montague Films, Lawrey Goodrick, and John Giovannettone for supporting us this week. Timestamps: 00:00 - Introduction: Charles Liu 02:46 - What Does Physics Think Observers Are For? 07:50 - Observers in the Double Slit Experiment 09:44 - What Do Physicists Mean When They Say “Information”? 19:18 - What Causes Redshifting 30:19 - How Did the Big Bang Not Cause a Black Hole? 35:50 - Answering Questions on the Frontier 46:53 - Noise in Quantum Information 51:10 - The Next Generation of Telescopes 54:50 - Using the Sharnhorst Effect to Beat Light 59:21 - Resources to Learn More About the Universe Check out our second channel, @StarTalkPlus Get the NEW StarTalk book, 'To Infinity and Beyond: A Journey of Cosmic Discovery' on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3PL0NFn Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/startalkradio FOLLOW or SUBSCRIBE to StarTalk: Twitter: http://twitter.com/startalkradio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StarTalk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startalk About StarTalk: Science meets pop culture on StarTalk! Astrophysicist & Hayden Planetarium director Neil deGrasse Tyson, his comic co-hosts, guest celebrities & scientists discuss astronomy, physics, and everything else about life in the universe. Keep Looking Up! #StarTalk #NeildeGrasseTyson

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What is science’s role in warfare? Neil deGrasse Tyson shares his thoughts on war and begs the question: why can’t we all just get along? For more of Neil's thoughts on war, explore 'Accessory to War: The Unspoken Alliance Between Astrophysics and the Military' — https://amzn.to/4cQhgUu Check out our second channel, @StarTalkPlus Get the NEW StarTalk book, 'To Infinity and Beyond: A Journey of Cosmic Discovery' on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3PL0NFn Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/startalkradio FOLLOW or SUBSCRIBE to StarTalk: Twitter: http://twitter.com/startalkradio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StarTalk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startalk About StarTalk: Science meets pop culture on StarTalk! Astrophysicist & Hayden Planetarium director Neil deGrasse Tyson, his comic co-hosts, guest celebrities & scientists discuss astronomy, physics, and everything else about life in the universe. Keep Looking Up! #StarTalk #neildegrassetyson Timestamps: 00:00 - On War 00:43 - Scaling Combat 04:17 - Mutual Assured Destruction & Nuclear Winter 07:49 - Scientists Role in Warfare 09:15 - Neil’s Realtionship to Warfare 13:19 - Reasons Why People Fight 16:49 - UFOs

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T-Mobile 5G Home Internet. https://T-Mobile.com/HomeInternet We're reaching behind the paywall to bring you exclusive Patreon content! In this edition of our monthly Patrons-only 'Ask Me Anything' series, Neil and Chuck tackle written questions from our Patrons before inviting a few dial-ins from the StarTalk VIP tier. Timestamps: 00:00 - Introduction: Patreon AMA Exclusive 02:27 - Bugs in the Simulation 10:25 - Nice, Chuck 15:56 - Neil on Videogames 18:21 - Overlapping Universes 23:18 - 70s Rock Lyrics 27:27 - At What Point Do We Stop Seeing Color 30:13 - Is Space Time Made of Wormholes? 36:56 - Had Anything Actually Crossed the Even Horizon? 42:52 - Star Trek’s Idillic Future 51:57 - Math Not Based in Reality Check out our second channel, @StarTalkPlus Get the NEW StarTalk book, 'To Infinity and Beyond: A Journey of Cosmic Discovery' on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3PL0NFn Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/startalkradio FOLLOW or SUBSCRIBE to StarTalk: Twitter: http://twitter.com/startalkradio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StarTalk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startalk About StarTalk: Science meets pop culture on StarTalk! Astrophysicist & Hayden Planetarium director Neil deGrasse Tyson, his comic co-hosts, guest celebrities & scientists discuss astronomy, physics, and everything else about life in the universe. Keep Looking Up! #StarTalk #NeildeGrasseTyson

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What’s a parsec? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice break down space’s weirdest unit of measure. Learn how people came up with parsec and how Star Wars, once again, doesn’t understand science. Timestamps: 00:00 - Embarrassing Unit of Measure 1:13 - Origins of Parsec 3:12 - Parallax Experiment 7:59 - Parsec vs. Light Year 10:21 - Star Wars Messed Up 12:42 - Closing Check out our second channel, @StarTalkPlus Get the NEW StarTalk book, 'To Infinity and Beyond: A Journey of Cosmic Discovery' on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3PL0NFn Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/startalkradio FOLLOW or SUBSCRIBE to StarTalk: Twitter: http://twitter.com/startalkradio Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StarTalk Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startalk About StarTalk: Science meets pop culture on StarTalk! Astrophysicist & Hayden Planetarium director Neil deGrasse Tyson, his comic co-hosts, guest celebrities & scientists discuss astronomy, physics, and everything else about life in the universe. Keep Looking Up! #StarTalk #NeildeGrasseTyson

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