Listening to the Universe with Kimberly Arcand
8 October 2024 - 1 hour 11 minsWhat does a black hole sound like? Neil deGrasse Tyson & Chuck Nice explore the sounds of the universe using JWST and Chandra X-Ray Observatory data with astrophysicist and data sonification expert Kimberly Arcand, Live at Guild Hall.
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Series Episodes
Cosmic Queries – Black Hole Escape
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59 mins
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Super-Duper Novas with Michael Shara
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1 hour 5 mins
1 July Finished
The Science of Revenge with James Kimmel Jr.
Are we addicted… to revenge? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice, and Gary O’Reilly break down the neuroscience behind revenge-seeking, what motivates violence, and how science can help stop it with James Kimmel Jr., lawyer, psychiatry lecturer at Yale School of Medicine, and author of “The Science of Revenge.”
1 hour 3 mins
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The Philosophy of Physics with Elise Crull
What happens when physics meets the big questions of philosophy? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice sit down with Elise Crull, philosopher of physics at CUNY and author of The Einstein Paradox, to explore physics, philosophy, and how thought experiments shape real science.
49 mins
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Fixing the Internet with Harleen Kaur (Bonus Minisode)
Can we fix the news? On this minisode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-host Gary O’Reilly sit down with Harleen Kaur, former space engineer and founder of Ground News, to explore our current media landscape, navigating bias, and fixing the internet.
36 mins
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