StarTalk Radio

Told You So! with Matt Kaplan

<p>What happens when scientists are right and nobody wants to hear it? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice, and Gary O’Reilly explore the frustrating history of brilliant minds who were ignored, …

Apr 03, 2026 · 1h 12m

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Exploring Hidden Dimensions with Brian Greene

<p>Is our universe an inevitable outcome of the laws of physics? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice sit down with theoretical physicist Brian Greene to discuss the Many-Worlds …

Mar 31, 2026 · 1h 57m

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Things You Thought You Knew – Sonic BOOM!

<p>Where does the wind come from? What is a sonic boom? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice explain things you thought you knew about sonic booms, daily temperatures, and how …

Mar 24, 2026 · 40m

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Our Burning Questions – Simulation Debate

<p>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 …

Mar 20, 2026 · 1h 3m

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Dark Universe Decoded with Katherine Freese

<p>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, …

Mar 17, 2026 · 50m

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True Crime & Forensic Pathology with Patricia Cornwell & Dr. Jonathan Hayes

<p>How can you get away with murder? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice explore forensic pathology, autopsies, and crime scene science with medical examiner and author Jonathan Hayes, featuring an …

Mar 13, 2026 · 55m

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Cosmic Queries – Gravitons & Hyperspeed

<p>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!</p> <p>NOTE: …

Mar 10, 2026 · 40m

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Cosmic Queries – Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking with Charles Liu

<p>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 …

Mar 06, 2026 · 1h 1m

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Science at Warp Speed: StarTalk Live!

<p>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 …

Mar 03, 2026 · 1h 19m

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Is the Universe a Math Problem? With Terence Tao

<p>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 …

Feb 24, 2026 · 55m

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The Origins of Artificial Intelligence with Geoffrey Hinton

<p>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, …

Feb 20, 2026 · 1h 31m

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Cosmic Queries – Your God Is Too Small

<p>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, …

Feb 17, 2026 · 49m

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Cosmic Queries – Quantum Consciousness with Charles Liu

<p>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 …

Feb 13, 2026 · 1h 13m

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Thing You Thought You Knew – Red Hot, Blue Hot

<p>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, …

Feb 10, 2026 · 40m

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Cosmic Queries – Understanding Infinity with Stephon Alexander

<p>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 …

Feb 06, 2026 · 45m

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Return to Venus with David Grinspoon

<p>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 …

Feb 03, 2026 · 51m

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Cosmic Queries – Black Hole Information Paradox

<p>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 …

Jan 27, 2026 · 47m

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What Everyone Knows You Know with Steven Pinker

<p>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 …

Jan 23, 2026 · 54m

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Cosmic Queries – The Complex Universe with Sean Carroll

<p>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 …

Jan 20, 2026 · 1h 0m

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Cosmic Queries – Galactic Grab Bag – Blue Steel

<p>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 …

Jan 16, 2026 · 46m

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Cosmic Queries – Expanding Bubble Universes

<p>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 …

Jan 13, 2026 · 48m

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Your Brain is a Time Machine with Dean Buonomano

<p>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 …

Jan 09, 2026 · 49m

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