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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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Are We The Universe’s Way of Knowing Itself? With Brian Cox
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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Is Music the Language of the Universe? with Daniel Levitin
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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Dark Comets with Darryl Seligman
A Mathematician's Apology
G H Hardy
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Our Mathematical Universe with Grant Sanderson (3Blue1Brown)
Contact
Carl Sagan
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Revisiting the Drake Equation with David Grinspoon
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The Origin Of Species
150th Anniversary Edition
It was mentioned as a major influence on naturalism in the UK and US, and as a book that contained both the theory and the evidence for the theory of evolution.
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I'm sure that people here, kids here are influenced by reading Darwin and his Darwin's account of the history of life on Earth, just as they are on the UK.
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It was mentioned as a major influence on naturalism in the UK and US, and as a book that contained both the theory and the evidence for the theory of evolution.
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I'm sure that people here, kids here are influenced by reading Darwin and his Darwin's account of the history of life on Earth, just as they are on the UK.
The theory and the evidence in one book.
Darwin collected stuff.
He was quite a diligent experimental in one volume and he didn't know about DNA.
Unpaid Professionals
It was mentioned as one of Andrew Zimbalist's books, which discussed commercialism and conflict in college sports, specifically in the context of college athletes not being paid.
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Fans of sports and money and the business of college sports will all know your two books. One from early 2000s, Unpaid Professionals, Commercialism and Conflict in Big Time College Sp...
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Episode: Show Me the Money: Is it College Athlete Payday?
It was mentioned as one of Andrew Zimbalist's books, which discussed commercialism and conflict in college sports, specifically in the context of college athletes not being paid.
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Fans of sports and money and the business of college sports will all know your two books. One from early 2000s, Unpaid Professionals, Commercialism and Conflict in Big Time College Sports.
Life on Mars (FBI Files Book 4)
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Battle of the Butts
The Science Behind Animal Behinds
It is the second book written by Case Mooliker, in Dutch, and it was inspired by another unusual scientific finding which he was made aware of. The title itself is quite memorable.
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His second book about a different topic, which he learned about because somebody brought it to his attention knowing that this is the guy who collects unusual things. His second book has the title The...
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Episode: The Ig Nobel Prize
It is the second book written by Case Mooliker, in Dutch, and it was inspired by another unusual scientific finding which he was made aware of. The title itself is quite memorable.
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His second book about a different topic, which he learned about because somebody brought it to his attention knowing that this is the guy who collects unusual things. His second book has the title The Butt Crack of the Tick.
This is Improbable Too
Synchronized Cows, Speedy Brain Extractors and More WTF Research
It is a collection of Mark Abrahams' newspaper columns that he wrote for The Guardian in London, focusing on science studies which are humorous and thought-provoking.
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The other is called This is Improbable Too which stems from a collection of my newspaper columns in The Guardian in London.
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Episode: The Ig Nobel Prize
It is a collection of Mark Abrahams' newspaper columns that he wrote for The Guardian in London, focusing on science studies which are humorous and thought-provoking.
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The other is called This is Improbable Too which stems from a collection of my newspaper columns in The Guardian in London.
The Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee Book
It was described as a favourite book that provides insight into the processes of many famous comedians, highlighting the varying approaches to their craft.
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One of my favorite books was written by Franklin Ajay. I love his book because it interviews all these famous comics and it talks about their process.
— Episode: A Tribute to Joan Rivers
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Episode: A Tribute to Joan Rivers
It was described as a favourite book that provides insight into the processes of many famous comedians, highlighting the varying approaches to their craft.
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One of my favorite books was written by Franklin Ajay. I love his book because it interviews all these famous comics and it talks about their process.
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Behind The Scenes
Neil found this book to be a plausible representation of first contact, particularly with its non-biological entity, possibly a machine or probe, as the first encounter from an alien civilisation.
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What about The Day the Earth Stood Still?
— Episode: Cosmic Queries – ALIENS! with Jake Roper
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Episode: Cosmic Queries – ALIENS! with Jake Roper
Neil found this book to be a plausible representation of first contact, particularly with its non-biological entity, possibly a machine or probe, as the first encounter from an alien civilisation.
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What about The Day the Earth Stood Still?
Ooh.
The new one with Keanu Reeves?
Well, either. I mean, there was the robot in the first one, but that wasn't really the alien.
Right. Something else controlled something else.
"Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!"
Adventures of a Curious Character
It sparked Tim Ferriss's interest in Richard Feynman, and he later purchased a set of Feynman's personal encyclopedias at auction, highlighting Feynman's enduring curiosity.
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So I'm not a scientist, I'm not a physicist, but going to Princeton also... As an undergraduate. As an undergraduate. The interest began with, surely you're joking, Mr. Feynman,
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Episode: SEASON PREMIERE: A Conversation with Tim Ferriss
It sparked Tim Ferriss's interest in Richard Feynman, and he later purchased a set of Feynman's personal encyclopedias at auction, highlighting Feynman's enduring curiosity.
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So I'm not a scientist, I'm not a physicist, but going to Princeton also... As an undergraduate. As an undergraduate. The interest began with, surely you're joking, Mr. Feynman,
Incredible book. Not a big book either. No, thinner than your books, by the way. Just let the record show. By far. More quality than quantity.
Going Wilde
How I Became the Woman I Was Meant to Be by Creating a Woman I’m Not
It was mentioned as the title of Sarah Palin's book, which the writers of SNL had used as inspiration for a song in one of their sketches.
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So we borrowed from each other.
— Episode: A Conversation With Seth Meyers
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Episode: A Conversation With Seth Meyers
It was mentioned as the title of Sarah Palin's book, which the writers of SNL had used as inspiration for a song in one of their sketches.
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So we borrowed from each other.
Russian Roulette
The Story of an Assassin (Alex Rider Book 10)
It was mentioned as a book by Michael Isikoff that provides a detailed account of Russia's interference in the US elections, including the weaponization of information.
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I point to Michael Isikoff has a book called Russian Roulette.
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Episode: Tough Love and Geopolitics, with Susan Rice
It was mentioned as a book by Michael Isikoff that provides a detailed account of Russia's interference in the US elections, including the weaponization of information.
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I point to Michael Isikoff has a book called Russian Roulette.
Requiem for a Dream
Darren Aronofsky mentioned the book 'Requiem for a Dream', which was discussed in the context of addiction and how it compared the addiction to drugs with the addiction to a goal such as weight loss, and the similar neurological processes involved.
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You see what I loved about the book is that it was this, you know, these two stories, one was like a typical drug story of young kids and one was an old lady who was just sort of addicted to a dream a...
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Episode: Science and Psyche in Film, with Darren Aronofsky
Darren Aronofsky mentioned the book 'Requiem for a Dream', which was discussed in the context of addiction and how it compared the addiction to drugs with the addiction to a goal such as weight loss, and the similar neurological processes involved.
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You see what I loved about the book is that it was this, you know, these two stories, one was like a typical drug story of young kids and one was an old lady who was just sort of addicted to a dream and how being addicted to a drug could be the same as being addicted to not eating a chocolate because you want to lose weight and how that kind of goes into the book and how that kind of conversation in your head is the same sort of biochemical conversation that you're, you're grappling with, yeah.
30-Second Universe
50 most significant ideas, theories, principles and events that sum up the field
The book was discussed and the authors, co-authors and editor were named, and the concept of the book was explained. It was presented as an accessible way to learn about the universe in short, bite-sized chunks.
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Charles, the name of your book.
— Episode: Cosmic Queries – The 30-Second Universe
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Episode: Cosmic Queries – The 30-Second Universe
The book was discussed and the authors, co-authors and editor were named, and the concept of the book was explained. It was presented as an accessible way to learn about the universe in short, bite-sized chunks.
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Charles, the name of your book.
Yes, it is 30 Second Universe and...
Each is basically one small page of text.
It's 30 seconds. How many pages? 50.
So this should take 25 minutes to read.
No Friends but the Mountains
Dispatches from the World's Violent Highlands
Judith Matloff, a conflict journalism expert, discussed her book, which details dispatches from the world's violent highlands, and how the landscape of war reporting has changed over time, particularly the increased danger for freelancers.
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And you have a recent book about conflict Called No Friends but the Mountains And it's subtitled Dispatches From The World's Violent Highlands
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Episode: Science and Journalism, with Christiane Amanpour
Judith Matloff, a conflict journalism expert, discussed her book, which details dispatches from the world's violent highlands, and how the landscape of war reporting has changed over time, particularly the increased danger for freelancers.
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And you have a recent book about conflict Called No Friends but the Mountains And it's subtitled Dispatches From The World's Violent Highlands
OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE
MASTER EDITION OMNIBUS VOL. 1
It was mentioned that, in the 1980s, the Marvel Handbook officially stated that Iron Man's armor was solar-powered, having perfected a strategy to incorporate miniature solar panel chips into it for charging from the sun.
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But actually he occasionally would actually have to sit down in some room and plug in his armor chestplate, like into the wall in order for get to get recharged enough to keep his heart beating.
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Episode: StarTalk Live at NYCC 2019 with Neil deGrasse Tyso...
It was mentioned that, in the 1980s, the Marvel Handbook officially stated that Iron Man's armor was solar-powered, having perfected a strategy to incorporate miniature solar panel chips into it for charging from the sun.
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But actually he occasionally would actually have to sit down in some room and plug in his armor chestplate, like into the wall in order for get to get recharged enough to keep his heart beating.
In the 80s Marvel Universe, this is based on the Marvel handbook of the 1980s, officially his armor was solar-powered.
He actually had perfected an industrial strategy where you could put like little mini microbe sized solar panel chips into the armor which allowed him to charge from the Sun and allowed him to have the superpower that way.
Just Visiting This Planet
Merlin Answers More Questions about Everything under the Sun, Moon, and Stars
It was mentioned as his second or third book, containing playful questions and answers, including one about the vacuum of space that was read on the show.
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The best vacuum you will find anywhere... is the void of intergalactic space.
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Episode: Cosmic Queries – The Deep
It was mentioned as his second or third book, containing playful questions and answers, including one about the vacuum of space that was read on the show.
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The best vacuum you will find anywhere... is the void of intergalactic space.
The Ferengi Rules of Acquisition
Deep Space Nine
It was mentioned that the speaker had a copy of the book, which relates to the hyper-capitalist side of human nature, where business is the primary focus, even at great cost.
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I will I admit to having The Ferengi Rules of Acquisition in my possession?
— Episode: Cosmic Queries: Space Tourism
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Episode: Cosmic Queries: Space Tourism
It was mentioned that the speaker had a copy of the book, which relates to the hyper-capitalist side of human nature, where business is the primary focus, even at great cost.
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I will I admit to having The Ferengi Rules of Acquisition in my possession?
Mathematics and Art
A Cultural History
It was mentioned as a book written by an art curator, and Neil deGrasse Tyson wrote the foreword for it, which discussed the influence of science on art.
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The one of the books behind you on a shelf is called Mathematics and Art a book written by an art curator Who has fascinated by the role of science as it has influenced art and I was...
— Episode: Cosmic Queries – Summer School
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Episode: Cosmic Queries – Summer School
It was mentioned as a book written by an art curator, and Neil deGrasse Tyson wrote the foreword for it, which discussed the influence of science on art.
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The one of the books behind you on a shelf is called Mathematics and Art a book written by an art curator Who has fascinated by the role of science as it has influenced art and I was privileged to be asked to write the foreword to that book
On Earth as in Heaven
Daily Wisdom for Twenty-First Century Christians
Charles Liu mentioned that one of his books has a chapter about the laws of physics on Earth and whether they apply elsewhere, like Mars.
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In one of my books, yeah, I have a chapter called on earth as in the heavens. Oh And it's all about the effort to discover laws of physics on earth and The question about whether they apply in places...
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Episode: Cosmic Queries – Summer School
Charles Liu mentioned that one of his books has a chapter about the laws of physics on Earth and whether they apply elsewhere, like Mars.
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In one of my books, yeah, I have a chapter called on earth as in the heavens. Oh And it's all about the effort to discover laws of physics on earth and The question about whether they apply in places other than earth.
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