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  • Your Brain on ChatGPT with Nataliya Kosmyna
    Sep 19 2025

    What happens to your brain when you use AI? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice, and Gary O’Reilly explore current research into how large language models affect our cognition, memory, and learning with Nataliya Kosmyna, research scientist at the MIT Media Lab. Is AI good for us?

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    Thanks to our Patrons Jacqueline Scripps, Jose Mireles, Eric Divelbiss, francisco carbajal medina, Sahil Pethe, Vivekanandhan Viswanathan, Kurt R, Daniel D. Chisebwe, Landslide, Sebastian Davalos, Bob Case, Mark Rempel, Lucas Fowler, Cindy, Wizulus Redikulus, Hector Alvarado, Matt Cochrane, Ari Warren, Mark, Jorge Ochoa, Leena Z, Donald BeLow, Zach Woodbury, Jeffery Hicks, Ibolinger, Subri Kovilmadam, Danielle Stepien, Justin Akins, Richard, Tai Vokins, Dan O'Connell, Evelyn Lhea, Siva Sankar, Jack Bremner, mcb_2011, Saronitegang, dante wisch, Adnrea Salgado Corres, Jarrod C., Micheal Maiman, Ivan Arsov, Patrick Spillane, Aarush, Brad Lester, Anna Wolosiak-Tomaszewska, Jon A, Ali Shahid, K. Rich Jr., Kevin Wade, Suzy Stroud, Expery Mental, Ian jenkins, Tim Baldwin, John Billesdon, Hugo, Mason Lake, Judith Grimes, G Mysore, Mark Stueve, Cuntess Bashory, Jock Hoath, Payton Noel, and Leon Rivera for supporting us this week.

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    1 h et 14 min
  • Gravity’s Cosmic Symphony with Kelly Holley-Bockelmann
    Sep 16 2025

    Could LISA detect primordial black holes or gravitational waves from the Big Bang? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-host Chuck Nice explore LISA and the future of gravitational wave astronomy with astrophysicist Kelly Holley-Bockelmann.

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    Thanks to our Patrons Bobby, Ron Abernethy, yogesh job, Jared Richardson, cgillies87, John .A, Russell Hughes, Andy Revans, Darkeiser, TRacey Rankin, Anna Elliott, Andres Ortiz, Vavilov, Jeremy Nadeau, Mr Wolfgang, NorCalPhys, Advait Aithal, Alii Torres, Cody Pflieger, David Mauricio Perez de la Peña, Tommy Hadden, Kayce Rawlins, Ryan, Brian Hendershot, jenna Mich, smopeh, Boris Bendikov, Eileen, Matt Zullow, James Pickney, Micheal del Campo, Marsya, MomShikib, Syaz S., Jacob Harasymenko, Kevin Ingalls, Tom Reed, Paul S AKA Paul Biberdork, Treven Price, Tatiana, The Eye Child, STEPHEN R SMALL, Jedi_B0mbadil, Milton Flávio S. Teixeira, Davey_D, Mathys Marselis, fungus finder, Micheal French, Ngakora Beal, Mike Schaar-Ney, Robert Lima, Adam Small, Gonzalo Galetto, Nathan, DC, DGS DGS, Don, Mike McClelland, Arthur Pew, Matthew Vierra, Jeppe Fjordside, Sydney Wolf, and Caleb Carter for supporting us this week.

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    54 min
  • Cosmic Queries - Black Hole Universe
    Sep 9 2025

    Are we closer in size to an atom or the universe? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Paul Mecurio answer grab-bag questions about Hawking Radiation, power on the moon, and whether our universe is inside a black hole.

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    Thanks to our Patrons Raj Gaddam, Jason Thurman, Foosoul, Jeff, Micheal Flint, Charles Watson, Sn3aky Viking, Chotch Kam, Nick the Winemaker, David Perez, Greg Haile, Daniel Smith Jr, Ryan Herchenbach, Demetrius Green, Wong Tang clan, Yash Vardhan, Enrico Klau, Micheal, Prakhar jai kumar, Dom, Stepphanie Young Raszagal1045, Leigh Hunt, Adam Hinckley, Adventure Music, MadHarold, Josh Edenfield, Noah Benoit, CN Scott, Andriy Knysh, Erkka Lehtonen, Eduardo Mancilla, Emil Roman, Brandon van Hinte, Eli The Great, Jonne Ticklén, T W, Murderbot, otto mann, Bob Binion, Stephen Pelo, Héywud Xiablomé, Morgan Greenhalgh, Mary Beebee, Kacey Biggs, Barry INgram, Host - History of Money, Banking, and Trade, Stefan, George Evans, Tyler Zarzeka, Jim Kirkpatrick, Jason acosta, Vincent L., C Edward George, Daniel Hester, Fahad Sheikh, Thor Maier, Msemaji Nlan, De'Saun Thomas, steve chilcote, Kevin, and hedrick sanabria for supporting us this week.

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    44 min
  • Cosmic Queries – Grabby Aliens with Charles Liu
    Sep 5 2025

    What would happen if the speed of light were infinite? Neil deGrasse Tyson, joined by co-hosts Chuck Nice, Gary O’Reilly, and astrophysicist Charles Liu, answers questions about quantum entanglement, qubits, higher dimensions, grabby aliens, and more!

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    Thanks to our Patrons Chirag Patel, Douglas Prinn, Cristian Todea, w s, Tristan, Clay Blair, Alexander Kupiec, Andy, Thibo, Elizabeth Bryant, Timothy McGowan, Jennifer Kaebnick, Jasper Rook, Megan Sutherland, Brad McKenzie, Mike Dutton, akshay yadav, ssj, David Bowen, Jeremy, Mike, Elio, Dylan F, Chris Kyriakou, Michael Lepczyk, Tom Evans, phillip formosa, Jacob Raser, Richard Cruz, Steven H Black, Zach L, Nick Cunningham, Siddharth Vowles, Eric Finkenbiner, Samantha Hange, Jonathan R, Tim Light, Chris Roof, Sean Cameron, Scott Cre, Dana, Mohannad Qutaish, Nyah N., 005retsim, barasti, cybsamurai, Rob Mccray, Mitch Woehrle, Habib, Henry Conlon, José Cilantro, Austin Waller, Marco Acuña, Jeanette Ward, Jerby Jerb, DreadfulBride, Richard Russo, Saul Adereth, Sean Mostert, Fredrik Fart, Tony Le, Dan Macon, Anthony Sikole, Harold, Andrew Marks, PixelFarmer, and Justin for supporting us this week.

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    51 min
  • Building Life from Scratch with Kerstin Göpfrich
    Sep 2 2025

    What is the origin of life in the universe? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Matt Kirshen explore how life got its start, the Miller-Urey experiment, and synthetic biology with molecular biologist Kerstin Göpfrich. Could the first alien life we find be the one we make?

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    Thanks to our Patrons Kory Thompson, Scott Brooks, Evelyn ZB, Ken Robertson, Richard Iserman, JenFran, Adam Peters, roccie hill, Linux Diner, Steve Jaeger, Devona Johnson, Aaron Cortese, Jennifer Hoying, Brian Howard, kuwar Ahluwalia, Tal Kennedy, Amanda Echon, Michael McCarron, George Katsoufis, Martin BElan, sebby randazzo, Doug, Eval, Nate Amsden, Preston Kersey, Brian, Larbi, Aaron N., Ericka Nightshade, Alisha Okoroafo, karla, Daniel Mekonnen, James J.C. Kelly, MM, Josue Montanez, Stephen Addy, Fox Riley, Caleb Lillard, Louis-Gabriel Thibault, Wendy Kleeb, Jakob Linderoth, Aura, Mary, Mike D'Agostino, Julia Donehew, Jorge, Daniel Tersigni, Lindsay M., Jay Dakota Nance, and Goose for supporting us this week.

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    44 min
  • Cosmic Queries – The Deep
    Aug 29 2025

    Why are we here? Who are we? What is the meaning of life? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice answer fan-submitted Cosmic Queries on a range of topics that stem from the deepest thoughts, ideas, and feelings we share about our place in the universe.

    Originally Aired September 27, 2019.

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    47 min
  • Things You Thought You Knew – Oatmeal Sun
    Aug 26 2025

    Why don’t rockets fly straight up? What’s really happening when you make toast? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice break down the science of making toast, boiling water, and the Brachristochrone problem.

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    Thanks to our Patrons Mikey2Hearted, Katherine, Kate Donahue, rashi lutfi, Lennon Conson, Menno Baks, Lerby Exantus, Denver Finlaw, Salvador Bello, Mikimajkylu, Rebekah Miller, Anthony D'Amico, Micheal Nelson, Gene Strohl, Miloš Jovanović, Rashid Elliott, Hunter Jackson, Kristina Werden, Joe Monsanto, WideEyedWanderer, Henry Bein, T.MITTEN, zandro, David Abramowitz, Marco Baiocchi, Jordan Eames, Kecarson Singeo, Brandon Mullins, Ignacio Espinza, Jennifer, Marius Kristiansen, Ryan Plummer, Too Many Comics, David Geron, Francis Ganigan, RAYMOND MARTIN, Micheal Bartmess, Neo Pesonen, Cry 'Drew' Andrews, Average Joe, Micheal walker, Miguel, Karen Louise Roberts, Lopez125, Letitia Davis, Arvin Baccay, SNTV FAM, Joseph Zito, CaliNupe99, Stephen Roberts for supporting us this week.

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    31 min
  • Mindreading with Jean-Rémi King
    Aug 22 2025

    What would it take to actually read someone’s mind? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly explore the science and ethics of decoding thoughts with Jean-Rémi King, a neuroscience researcher at Meta’s Paris lab.

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    Thanks to our Patrons Eeshan Londhe, John Strack, Emmanuel Michaca, todd hauser, Justin Belcher, Gabriel Cuadros Caceres, Swaglass, Jon B, John Chase, systemcall, Jim Togyer, Darren Littlefair, Tim Rosener, Duygu Guler, shoulderutube, Kyle Telfer, Carol Cherich, Eduardo Lobato, Aladin, jlayton21, melissa prien, Ben, PuerFugax, LadyGemini, Holly Williams, Dr. Spin, Brent McAlister, Jonathan Hughes, Robert Hartman, James Tulip, Sleepy Blulys, Megan Childs, Esteban Pérez, Rodger Gamblin, Reka Royal, Nicholas Mckenzie, Damon Friedman, Joshua Hemphill, Nadia, Gregory Meyer, Jonathan Bassignani, Kellyn Gerenstein, Jahangiri, Halimah, Tomaz Lovsin, Michael Tombari, Andrei Mistretu, FelicitousFeild, ayadal, nelly, and Josh Christensen for supporting us this week.

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    57 min