Podcast · 192 episodes
StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson, page 3
by Neil deGrasse Tyson · English
Science, pop culture, and comedy collide on StarTalk Radio! Neil deGrasse Tyson, astrophysicist and Director of New York's Hayden Planetarium, and his comic co-hosts, guest celebrities, and scientific experts explore astronomy, physics, and everything else there is to know about life in the universe. New episodes premiere Tuesdays. Keep Looking Up! 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.
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Dark Universe Decoded with Katherine FreeseCosmic Queries on cosmology—dark matter, dark energy, early-universe observations (James Webb), and how experiments test these ideas.17 Mar 2026 · 50 min · 33 chapters
True Crime & Forensic Pathology with Patricia Cornwell & Dr. Jonathan HayesThis StarTalk episode is about forensic pathology and how real forensic science becomes fictionalized in crime novels and TV.13 Mar 2026 · 55 min · 31 chapters
Cosmic Queries – Gravitons & HyperspeedStarTalk “Cosmic Queries Grab Bag” covers: generating electricity (Faraday-style motion vs space solar power), prolonging the Sun (mixing hydrogen; blue stragglers), artificial gravity and…10 Mar 2026 · 41 min · 17 chapters
Cosmic Queries – Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking with Charles LiuWhether observers are required for objective reality; what physicists mean by “information”; how entropy relates to hidden information; how astronomers distinguish intrinsic stellar color from…6 Mar 2026 · 1 h 2 min · 29 chapters
Science at Warp Speed: StarTalk Live!StarTalk Live at the Novo Theater explores “the science in science fiction,” focusing on how we detect the universe beyond visible light, and how real physics relates to Star Trek concepts like warp…3 Mar 2026 · 1 h 20 min · 39 chapters
Is the Universe a Math Problem? With Terence TaoWhether the universe is “a math problem,” and how pure vs applied math, interdisciplinary collaboration, and simple-to-state unsolved conjectures (especially the Collatz/Hailstone conjecture)…24 Feb 2026 · 56 min · 29 chapters
The Origins of Artificial Intelligence with Geoffrey HintonThe episode is a StarTalk Special Edition deep dive into the origins and mechanics of artificial intelligence, centered on Geoffrey Hinton’s view of how modern neural networks work, how…20 Feb 2026 · 1 h 31 min · 32 chapters
Cosmic Queries – Your God Is Too SmallCosmic Queries Grab Bag on StarTalk, mixing listener questions about optics and relativity with broader cosmic/philosophical debate.17 Feb 2026 · 50 min · 25 chapters
Cosmic Queries – Quantum Consciousness with Charles LiuA StarTalk Special Edition “Cosmic Queries” episode exploring quantum physics and its possible links to consciousness, including big-rip cosmology, reconciling quantum mechanics with general…13 Feb 2026 · 1 h 13 min · 32 chapters
Thing You Thought You Knew – Red Hot, Blue HotSmall molecules and Avogadro’s number; how “color temperature” links light wavelength to object temperature; why food spoils biologically and chemically (including quantum tunneling) and how…10 Feb 2026 · 41 min · 19 chapters
Cosmic Queries – Understanding Infinity with Stephon AlexanderInfinity—how it appears in everyday reasoning, mathematics, and physics; whether “infinite” quantities in theories (e.g., black holes) are real or artifacts; and how modern physics (quantum effects,…6 Feb 2026 · 46 min · 19 chapters
Return to Venus with David GrinspoonAstrobiology and the search for life in the solar system, focused on Venus, plus a “history of space futures” lens (how culture, politics, and media shaped space exploration).3 Feb 2026 · 52 min · 31 chapters
Cosmic Queries – Black Hole Information ParadoxStarTalk “Cosmic Queries” episode focused mainly on black holes, especially the black hole information paradox, plus shorter segments on near-Earth asteroid risks, time travel logic from Back to the…27 Jan 2026 · 48 min · 19 chapters
What Everyone Knows You Know with Steven PinkerCommon knowledge—how “everyone knows that everyone knows” enables coordination in money, power, relationships, language, and culture; how it becomes public via salient cues and nonverbal signals; and…23 Jan 2026 · 55 min · 25 chapters
Cosmic Queries – The Complex Universe with Sean CarrollStarTalk “Cosmic Queries” with Sean Carroll answering listener questions about fields and electromagnetism, the arrow of time, black holes and Hawking radiation, quantum measurement (double-slit…20 Jan 2026 · 1 h 1 min · 25 chapters
Cosmic Queries – Expanding Bubble Universes“StarTalk Cosmic Queries” grab-bag episode where Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck “Lord Nice” Nice answer listener questions about black holes, the Big Bang, time dilation, near-sun travel, generational…13 Jan 2026 · 48 min · 25 chapters
Cosmic Queries – Galactic Grab Bag – Blue SteelStarTalk “Cosmic Queries” grab-bag episode answering listener questions about black holes, the Sun, time dilation, faster-than-light ideas, generational ships, multiverse/bubble universes, and warp…13 Jan 2026 · 48 min · 22 chapters
Your Brain is a Time Machine with Dean BuonomanoThis StarTalk Special Edition episode explores “time as a time machine of the mind,” asking how time works in physics versus how humans experience it in the brain.9 Jan 2026 · 50 min · 18 chapters
Macroscopic Quantum Tunneling with John MartinisJohn Martinis, Physicist at UCSB and 2025 Nobel Prize Winner in Physics6 Jan 2026 · 58 min · 26 chapters
Things You Thought You Knew – The Color of the SunThis episode features Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-host Chuck Nice discussing the true color of the sun, the acoustic effects in weather, and the importance of friction.30 Dec 2025 · 48 min · 21 chapters
Our Burning Questions – Free Will EmergenceA delightful blend of science, pop culture, and comedy where astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts explore various topics related to astronomy, physics, and life in the universe.26 Dec 2025 · 57 min
Cosmic Queries – Space Volcanoes: Fire and Ice with Natalie StarkeyIn this episode of StarTalk Radio, Neil deGrasse Tyson is joined by comic co-host Matt Kirshen and cosmochemist Natalie Starkey, who is an expert on volcanoes in our solar system.23 Dec 2025 · 56 min
Cosmic Queries – Living in a Simulation with Nick BostromIn this episode of *StarTalk Radio*, Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-host Chuck Nice delve into the intriguing concept of simulation theory with philosopher and theorist Nick Bostrom.19 Dec 2025 · 54 min
Origins of Dark Energy with Adam RiessIn this episode of *StarTalk Radio*, Neil deGrasse Tyson is joined by comedian Paul Mecurio and astrophysicist Adam Riess, a Nobel laureate renowned for his work on dark energy and the accelerating…16 Dec 2025 · 1 h 7 min