Issue 75, April 17, 2014 BREAKING NEWS! Announcing StarTalk Live! at the Beacon Theatre

Announcing our next StarTalk Live! with Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-host Eugene Mirman. We'll be at the Beacon Theater in NYC for the first time, along with our very special guests Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., His Holiness The Gyalwang Drukpa and more!



This Week's New Podcast A COSMOS Conversation with Steven Soter Worlds collide when Neil deGrasse Tyson sits down with astrophysicist Dr. Steven Soter, co-writer of the new COSMOS series on FOX and the original hosted by Carl Sagan. Along with co-host Chuck Nice, they discuss making the show, from the challenges of creating for broadcast TV (commercials!) to the response to the show from creationists and others. Steven describes working with Carl and Ann Druyan, the surprising derivation of the phrase “billions and billions” and what Carl originally wanted the show’s final episode to be, instead of nuclear war and the survival of humanity. You’ll find out how they choose which science to include, why there’s so much history in the series, and why they use animation to illustrate it. Listen Sunday, April 20 at 7:00 PM ET on our website, iTunes, Stitcher and SoundCloud. Photo Credit: FOX. Catch Up on Last Week's Podcast Cosmic Queries: A Stellar Sampling This episode is bursting with conspiracy theories and strange hypotheses, but that doesn’t stop astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson from dropping some serious science. You’ll learn why the government isn’t secretly using HAARP to manipulate weather and why we shouldn’t dispose of pollution in our atmosphere. Find out where black holes go when they die, why there's no speed of dark, what happens to the planets if we move the Sun, and if we could use quantum teleportation to go inside black holes. Neil also explains atmosphere, air pressure and vacuums, and why hot air rises but air is colder at higher altitudes. Plus, he tells Eugene Mirman how to use physics to communicate with a 3-meter tall alien “gummy bear.” Listen now. Photo Credit: NASA/ESA. Best of the Blog Reporting on The Explorers Club Interview with 7-Time Shuttle Astronaut Franklin Chang Diaz Dr. Franklin Chang Diaz was awarded the Buzz Aldrin Quadrennial Space Award at The Explorers Club Annual Dinner March 15 in New York, along with planetary researcher Maria Zuber. Before the dinner, the two were interviewed by Club Fellow and Director Jim Clash as part of his “Exploring Legends” series. This article focuses on Chang Diaz, who chatted about his experiences as an astronaut, Mars, the supposed UFOs spotted on STS-75, plasma rockets and the American Dream. He holds the record for number of space flights – seven... at The Explorers Club Annual Dinner March 15 in New York, along with planetary researcher Maria Zuber. Before the dinner, the two were interviewed by Club Fellow and Director Jim Clash as part of his “Exploring Legends” series. This article focuses on Chang Diaz, who chatted about his experiences as an astronaut, Mars, the supposed UFOs spotted on STS-75, plasma rockets and the American Dream. He holds the record for number of space flights – seven... Read more Photo Credit: NASA. Keep In Touch! Homepage

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