StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson

Season 4

2017 · 20 episodes · 20h 0m in all

Episodes

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   1. Lance Armstrong

   1 Oct 2017 · 60 min

   Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with Lance Armstrong and discusses the science of cycling with Scott Adsit, Max Glaskin, and Arthur Caplan.

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   2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

   8 Oct 2017 · 60 min

   Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and discusses the science of basketball with Chuck Nice and Charles Liu.

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   3. Jane Goodall

   15 Oct 2017 · 60 min

   Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with Jane Goodall and discusses chimpanzee behavior with Chuck Nice and Jill Pruetz.

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   4. Katie Couric

   22 Oct 2017 · 60 min

   Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with Katie Couric and discusses the intersection of science and journalism with Eugene Mirman and Jeff Jarvis.

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   5. Kevin Smith

   29 Oct 2017 · 60 min

   Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with Kevin Smith and discusses science fiction and the science of superheroes with Chuck Nice and Charles Liu.

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   6. SciFi Meets National Defense

   5 Nov 2017 · 60 min

   Host Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with former head of DARPA Arati Prabhakar.

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   7. Katy Perry

   12 Nov 2017 · 60 min

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   8. Sylvia Earle, Fabien Cousteau & Adrian Grenier

   19 Nov 2017 · 60 min

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   9. James Cameron

   26 Nov 2017 · 60 min

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    10. Celestial Navigation

    3 Dec 2017 · 60 min

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    11. Salman Rushdie

    10 Dec 2017 · 60 min

    Neil deGrasse Tyson interviews Salman Rushdie and explores the science of storytelling with comedian Eugene Mirman and literary scholar Jonathan Gottschall.

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    12. Interstellar Space Travel

    17 Dec 2017 · 60 min

    Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with Mae Jemison and discusses the challenges of interstellar travel with Godfrey and Lawrence Krauss.

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    13. Alan Alda

    7 Jan 2018 · 60 min

    Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with Alan Alda and discusses science communication with Matt Kirshen and Heather Berlin.

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    14. Stephen Colbert

    14 Jan 2018 · 60 min

    Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with Stephen Colbert and discusses the intersection of science and comedy with Adam Conover and Sophia McClennen.

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    15. True Story of Hidden Figures

    21 Jan 2018 · 60 min

    Host Neil deGrasse Tyson interviews author Margot Lee Shetterly ("Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race") and actress Janelle Monáe, who starred in the movie.

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    16. Sam Harris and the Science of Belief

    28 Jan 2018 · 60 min

    Neil deGrasse Tyson interviews neuroscientist Sam Harris, and discusses everything from free will to religion with Godfrey and Andrew Newberg.

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    17. Frank Oz and the Science of Puppeteering

    4 Feb 2018 · 60 min

    Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with puppeteer Frank Oz, then discusses puppets in pop culture and the people "behind the curtain" with Adam Conover and Charles Liu.

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    18. Kelly Slater and the Science of Surfing

    18 Feb 2018 · 60 min

    Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with surfer Kelly Slater, then discusses the science of surfing with Chuck Nice and William Finnegan.

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    19. Astronaut Scott Kelly

    25 Feb 2018 · 60 min

    Host Neil deGrasse Tyson features his interview with astronaut Scott Kelly.

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    20. Stephen Hawking

    4 Mar 2018 · 60 min

    Host Neil deGrasse Tyson interviews world-renowned physicist Stephen Hawking.