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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...
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The Demon-Haunted World
Carl Sagan
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The Feynman Lectures on Physics, boxed set
Richard P. Feynman
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Are We The Universe’s Way of Knowing Itself? With Brian Cox
Light
Kimberly Arcand
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Listening to the Universe with Kimberly Arcand
The World in Six Songs
Daniel J. Levitin
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Is Music the Language of the Universe? with Daniel Levitin
The Singing Neanderthals
Steven Mithen
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Is Music the Language of the Universe? with Daniel Levitin
Successful Aging
Daniel J. Levitin
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Is Music the Language of the Universe? with Daniel Levitin
I Heard There Was a Secret Chord
Daniel J. Levitin
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Physical Processes in the Interstellar Medium
Jr. Lyman Spitzer
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Dark Comets with Darryl Seligman
The Physical Universe
Frank H. Shu
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A Mathematician's Apology
G H Hardy
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Contact
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The Handy Quantum Physics Answer Book (The Handy Answer Book Series)
Charles Liu, a guest on the podcast, discusses his new book, "The Handy Quantum Physics Answer Book," as a way to make quantum physics more accessible and understandable.
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You're author of a couple of books in this series like explainer books very accessible, very dip in-able if I remember correctly the title of this one is what?
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Charles Liu, a guest on the podcast, discusses his new book, "The Handy Quantum Physics Answer Book," as a way to make quantum physics more accessible and understandable.
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You're author of a couple of books in this series like explainer books very accessible, very dip in-able if I remember correctly the title of this one is what?
This one is called the Handy Quantum Physics Answer Book
The Handy Quantum Physics Answer Book
And at better bookstores near you
It's called the Handy Quantum Physics Answer Book
The Handy Astronomy Answer Book (The Handy Answer Book Series)
Charles Liu mentions his previous book "The Handy Astronomy Answer Book," which was the first in a series of "explainer books."
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You know I liked your other one too The Handy Heart Surgeon Book
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Charles Liu mentions his previous book "The Handy Astronomy Answer Book," which was the first in a series of "explainer books."
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You know I liked your other one too The Handy Heart Surgeon Book
No no The first one in the series was The Handy Astronomy Answer Book that I wrote
H. G. Wells
Classics Novels Collection (Quattro Classics) (The Greatest Writers of All Time)
The time machine was mentioned as a possible topic of conversation with a fictional scientist. The host said he would ask the inventor how they built it out of bubble gum and a pinwheel.
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But then fictional scientist, the guy who invents the time machine in the HG Wells, the time machine.
— Episode: Science Fiction on TV, with Bill Nye
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Episode: Science Fiction on TV, with Bill Nye
The time machine was mentioned as a possible topic of conversation with a fictional scientist. The host said he would ask the inventor how they built it out of bubble gum and a pinwheel.
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But then fictional scientist, the guy who invents the time machine in the HG Wells, the time machine.
That might be it. How did you do that?
Yeah, that's a pretty, yeah. Especially how did you do it out of bubble gum and a pinwheel? Whatever.
Lynyrd Skynyrd - All-Time Greatest Hits Songbook
Neil deGrasse Tyson mentioned a book called "The Greatest Wits of All Time", which contains witticisms and quotes from notable people.
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I have a book called The Greatest Wits of All Time and they're phrases out of letters and correspondence from people that have extraordinary wit. I just read it and I say, wow, that was an awesome jux...
— Episode: Making Stuff, with Adam Savage
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Episode: Making Stuff, with Adam Savage
Neil deGrasse Tyson mentioned a book called "The Greatest Wits of All Time", which contains witticisms and quotes from notable people.
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I have a book called The Greatest Wits of All Time and they're phrases out of letters and correspondence from people that have extraordinary wit. I just read it and I say, wow, that was an awesome juxtaposition of words and phrases or rhythm and that just sort of re-baptizes me into a mood that I then say, okay, I'm ready.
Lynyrd Skynyrd - All-Time Greatest Hits Songbook
Neil deGrasse Tyson mentioned reading a book called The Greatest Wits of All Time, which features phrases and letters from witty individuals, and how this inspires him to write.
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I have a book called The Greatest Wits of All Time and they're phrases out of letters and correspondence from people that have extraordinary wit.
— Episode: Making Stuff, with Adam Savage
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Episode: Making Stuff, with Adam Savage
Neil deGrasse Tyson mentioned reading a book called The Greatest Wits of All Time, which features phrases and letters from witty individuals, and how this inspires him to write.
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I have a book called The Greatest Wits of All Time and they're phrases out of letters and correspondence from people that have extraordinary wit.
I just read it and I say, wow, that was an awesome juxtaposition of words and phrases or rhythm and that just sort of re-baptizes me into a mood that I then say, okay, I'm ready.
Le Morte d'Arthur
King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table (Leather-bound Classics)
Neil deGrasse Tyson mentioned having a copy of "Le Morte d'Arthur" on vellum, showcasing his interest in the Arthurian legends.
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So I have extra interest in the Merlin Arthurian legends and I have the Mallory book in vellum, you know, so there's that.
— Episode: Making Stuff, with Adam Savage
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Episode: Making Stuff, with Adam Savage
Neil deGrasse Tyson mentioned having a copy of "Le Morte d'Arthur" on vellum, showcasing his interest in the Arthurian legends.
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So I have extra interest in the Merlin Arthurian legends and I have the Mallory book in vellum, you know, so there's that.
Mallory on the Move
Neil deGrasse Tyson mentioned owning a copy of the Mallory book in vellum, which reflects his interest in the Merlin Arthurian legends.
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And I wrote a column for a magazine under the pen name of Merlin. So I have extra interest in the Merlin Arthurian legends and I have the Mallory book in vellum, you know, so there's that.
— Episode: Making Stuff, with Adam Savage
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Episode: Making Stuff, with Adam Savage
Neil deGrasse Tyson mentioned owning a copy of the Mallory book in vellum, which reflects his interest in the Merlin Arthurian legends.
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And I wrote a column for a magazine under the pen name of Merlin. So I have extra interest in the Merlin Arthurian legends and I have the Mallory book in vellum, you know, so there's that.
A Madman Dreams of Turing Machines
It was mentioned as a novel written by Janna Levin, that won a pen award for fiction.
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A Mad Man Dreams of Turing Machines.
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It was mentioned as a novel written by Janna Levin, that won a pen award for fiction.
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A Mad Man Dreams of Turing Machines.
It's about Alan Turing.
I won like a pen award for fiction.
Breakfast at Tiffany's
The comedian Chuck Nice mentioned "Breakfast at Tiffany's", a novel by Truman Capote, and stated that the character Holly Golightly in the movie was based on the character in the book.
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She was Holly Go Lightly based on the novel by the Truman Capote.
— Episode: Low-Mass Mania with Emily Rice
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Episode: Low-Mass Mania with Emily Rice
The comedian Chuck Nice mentioned "Breakfast at Tiffany's", a novel by Truman Capote, and stated that the character Holly Golightly in the movie was based on the character in the book.
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She was Holly Go Lightly based on the novel by the Truman Capote.
The Colour of Magic (Discworld Novels)
It was mentioned in the context of discussing humorous physics Easter eggs, as the book's premise of a flat disc world on top of elephants standing on a turtle provided a unique setting for science-related jokes.
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Oh yes by Terry Pratchett. Yes, indeed. What kind of fun physics can you think of taking place on a magical land such as?
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It was mentioned in the context of discussing humorous physics Easter eggs, as the book's premise of a flat disc world on top of elephants standing on a turtle provided a unique setting for science-related jokes.
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Oh yes by Terry Pratchett. Yes, indeed. What kind of fun physics can you think of taking place on a magical land such as?
Terry tells all kinds of cute physics jokes because this world is literally a disc, but it sits on elephants and then there's a turtle that the elephants are standing on and it just kind of swims through the universe. So it's a.
It's not turtles all the way down. Right. It's just turtles one layer deep. Yes. Okay. So it's almost like a giant disc shaped spaceship that's going through the universe. That's what it is. Yes. And it.
It is. This is rough. It's a flat earth disguised as. But Terry was one of those folks that always told good jokes about science. Yep. I stole five of a second. It's all good. It's all good. Now, his humorous physics Easter eggs were good enough for me.
On the Edge of Forever (Fangers, Furries, and Fruit Flies Book 1)
It was a very moving episode, about the concept of going back in time to save someone and how that might alter the future. The episode dealt with the ramifications of changing the past and how it could affect the present.
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So if memory serves that was sitting On the Edge of Forever I believe which was a famous story by Harlan Ellison of Famous.
— Episode: Staying Curious with William Shatner
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Episode: Staying Curious with William Shatner
It was a very moving episode, about the concept of going back in time to save someone and how that might alter the future. The episode dealt with the ramifications of changing the past and how it could affect the present.
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So if memory serves that was sitting On the Edge of Forever I believe which was a famous story by Harlan Ellison of Famous.
That's wonderful. Yeah, science fiction writer. I loved to Harlan. He was close to the show and wrote other shows.
Lifespan
Why We Age―and Why We Don't Have To
The information theory of aging, the focus of the interview, was originally published in the book Lifespan before being published in scientific literature. It was described as "a crazy thing to do" by David Sinclair.
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The information theory of aging it's in my book Lifespan actually put it in my book before I published it in the scientific literature which Neil as you know is very rare and probably...
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The information theory of aging, the focus of the interview, was originally published in the book Lifespan before being published in scientific literature. It was described as "a crazy thing to do" by David Sinclair.
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The information theory of aging it's in my book Lifespan actually put it in my book before I published it in the scientific literature which Neil as you know is very rare and probably crazy thing to do.
Determined
A Science of Life without Free Will
Robert Sapolsky's book 'Determined' argues against the existence of free will and explains that all human actions are predetermined by our biology and environment. He uses examples of the "hungry judge effect" and the influence of our upbringing to support this claim.
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He's a professor of biology, neurology and neuroscience and neurosurgery.
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Episode: Do We Have Free Will? with Robert Sapolsky
Robert Sapolsky's book 'Determined' argues against the existence of free will and explains that all human actions are predetermined by our biology and environment. He uses examples of the "hungry judge effect" and the influence of our upbringing to support this claim.
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He's a professor of biology, neurology and neuroscience and neurosurgery.
And author of the recent book, Determined, a Science of Life Without Free Will.
It's called A Primate's Memoir
If people read your book, Determined, okay, just came out a few months ago, all 5,000 pages of notes, 450 pages.
This one has the power to shift the center mass of civilization in ways that it's already moving in that direction but maybe too slowly and with a deeper understanding that you're providing us all.
Black Holes
The Key to Understanding the Universe
The movie "The Black Hole" was mentioned, but no details about the book were given.
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So I happen to have a lunchbox from Disney's awful movie, The Black Hole.
— Episode: Neil’s Guide to Heat Transfer Physics
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Episode: Neil’s Guide to Heat Transfer Physics
The movie "The Black Hole" was mentioned, but no details about the book were given.
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So I happen to have a lunchbox from Disney's awful movie, The Black Hole.
Good Reasons for Bad Feelings
Insights from the Frontier of Evolutionary Psychiatry
The book was described as a thorough exploration of the evolutionary reasons behind our emotions, offering insights into the adaptive significance of depression, including its potential role in eliciting help from others.
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There is a book. What what half I wrought here exactly Like that is that is your body and the universe and don't do this again Don't do this again Let you go this one time Everybody gets one if I gets...
— Episode: Why We Get Depressed with Heather Berlin
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Episode: Why We Get Depressed with Heather Berlin
The book was described as a thorough exploration of the evolutionary reasons behind our emotions, offering insights into the adaptive significance of depression, including its potential role in eliciting help from others.
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There is a book. What what half I wrought here exactly Like that is that is your body and the universe and don't do this again Don't do this again Let you go this one time Everybody gets one if I gets one after that
So there's a book of it's called Good Reasons for Bad Feelings by an evolutionary psychologist named Ranzi Nessie and it really goes through it's a really it goes through all the different evolutionary reasons about why we have these emotions
Longevity
Your Practical Playbook on Sleep, Diet, Exercise, Mindset, Medications, and Not Dying from Something Stupid
It's a book written by Peter Diamandis and is a practical guide to longevity. The book discusses things people can do today to help increase their lifespan and healthspan.
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Yeah, so my focus over the last 10 years has been the field of Longevity. How do I add 10, 20, 30 healthy years on your life?
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Episode: Incentivizing the Future with Peter Diamandis
It's a book written by Peter Diamandis and is a practical guide to longevity. The book discusses things people can do today to help increase their lifespan and healthspan.
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Yeah, so my focus over the last 10 years has been the field of Longevity. How do I add 10, 20, 30 healthy years on your life?
I have a book that just came out. Tell me the name. It's called Longevity, Your Practical Playbook.
So it's Longevity that you can, it's not just pie in the sky, it's things you can do maybe to help it. So the, and you can go, if you go to demandus.com backslash Longevity, there's a free distillation of the book. Like if you can't afford it on Amazon, the stuff I do and why it's important is there for free.
So the fact of the matter is that there are things that we all can do to, and we know what they are. We know what they are. It is, you need eight hours of sleep.
And I talk about them and then on diet. You went to MIT. Surely people bragged how many all-nighters they had.
So this is, so it's a playbook for you. It's a play, it's very, it's very practical.
Based on what's available today, but you also have visions of tomorrow.
And so one of the chapters in the book is called, Don't Die From Something Stupid.
So it talks about one of my companies called Fountain Life. We have centers in the United States.
Look Up with Me
Neil deGrasse Tyson
The book "Look Up With Me" is a biography about Neil deGrasse Tyson for young children that features pictures of him learning to become a scientist at age 9.
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There's a book called Look Up with Me.
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Episode: Cosmic Queries – Becoming Entangled
The book "Look Up With Me" is a biography about Neil deGrasse Tyson for young children that features pictures of him learning to become a scientist at age 9.
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There's a book called Look Up with Me.
Which is for you just barely learning how to read and that's a bio kids book about me.
I didn't write it though, but I think I wrote the foreword to it.
With a preface or something and it's got pictures and it shows me learning how to become a scientist at age 9.
So it's very early on but it's intended. It's a picture book.
Forgotten People, Forgotten Diseases
The Neglected Tropical Diseases and Their Impact on Global Health and Development (ASM Books)
He wrote this book in 2008 and it has gone into its third edition. It explores neglected tropical diseases and their impact on global health and the environment.
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Yeah, my kids used to call it Dad's Forgotten Book on Forgotten People.
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Episode: Immunizing Against Anti-Science with Peter Hotez
He wrote this book in 2008 and it has gone into its third edition. It explores neglected tropical diseases and their impact on global health and the environment.
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Yeah, my kids used to call it Dad's Forgotten Book on Forgotten People.
Okay. But it's gone into the third edition, so I think I proved them somewhat wrong.
Vaccines Did Not Cause Rachel's Autism
My Journey as a Vaccine Scientist, Pediatrician, and Autism Dad
He wrote this book in 2018 to explain why there is no link between vaccines and autism and address the science behind it. It discusses what autism is and how it begins to fuel brain development.
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Yeah. And then the new one is called The Deadly Rise of Anti-Science. It talks about how the anti-vaccine movement has transitioned over to more of a political enterprise, and so I want to describe th...
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Episode: Immunizing Against Anti-Science with Peter Hotez
He wrote this book in 2018 to explain why there is no link between vaccines and autism and address the science behind it. It discusses what autism is and how it begins to fuel brain development.
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Yeah. And then the new one is called The Deadly Rise of Anti-Science. It talks about how the anti-vaccine movement has transitioned over to more of a political enterprise, and so I want to describe that change.
Yeah. And then the new one is called The Deadly Rise of Anti-Science.
The Deadly Rise of Anti-science
A Scientist's Warning
This book discusses how the anti-vaccine movement has become a political enterprise, especially linked to the far-right.
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Yeah. And then the new one is called The Deadly Rise of Anti-science. It talks about how the anti-vaccine movement has transitioned over to more of a political enterprise, and so I wa...
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Episode: Immunizing Against Anti-Science with Peter Hotez
This book discusses how the anti-vaccine movement has become a political enterprise, especially linked to the far-right.
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Yeah. And then the new one is called The Deadly Rise of Anti-science. It talks about how the anti-vaccine movement has transitioned over to more of a political enterprise, and so I want to describe that change.
Yeah. And then the new one is called The Deadly Rise of Anti-science.
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