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“Your scientists were so preoccupied with whether they could, they didn’t stop to think if they should.” Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice chat with Jeff Goldblum about Jurassic Park, science, and more—joined by Bill Nye, a paleomammalogist and other experts. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here:  https://startalkmedia.com/show/making-science-cool-with-jeff-goldblum/ [https://startalkmedia.com/show/making-science-cool-with-jeff-goldblum/] Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of StarTalk Radio ad-free and a whole week early. Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus [https://siriusxm.com/podcastsplus].

Will the Rubin Observatory prove Einstein wrong? Neil deGrasse Tyson & Chuck Nice answer queries about the new observatory, the Legacy Survey of Space and Time (LSST), and our next big tool to uncover the universe with Zeljko Ivezic, Director of Rubin Observatory Construction. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here:  https://startalkmedia.com/show/vera-rubin-observatory-with-zeljko-ivezic/ Thanks to our Patrons Ceil Hook, Travis Cowger, Mitaka, Tonatiuh Mielto, Henry Holzgrefe, Jr. , Seth Price, Kimberly Christian, Cynthia McCarty, Hector Bojorquez, Jan Groenteman, jesse riley, Brian Borho, Tori Levine, Emily Rice, Janet Andrews, Matthew Murphy, Ara Rice, Kyle Lewis, Brandon Anderson, Michelle, Kevin Ahern, Jason VanNimwegen(N7IAG), Johnny K, Joshua Barkley, Nathaniel Randell, Jon Waterfield, Matthew Schrage, Zdravko Iskrev, Norman Weizer, Brad Magic Soace, Alfrdo Fettucine Jr, Larry Taylor, Kelli Buckle, Darkarma, Lillian S., Jay Swami, Niki Anderson, Stephen Sullivan, Prasad Mohire, Dylan S, Billy Maher, Andrius Linkus, Jack Terpstra, Jason Duran, Christopher Tuomi, Farrukh Baig, Carlas, Margaret Widman Dees, and Sister Peace for supporting us this week. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of StarTalk Radio ad-free and a whole week early. Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus [https://siriusxm.com/podcastsplus].

What’s the science of what makes humans special? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice, and Gary O’Reilly explore how we evolved to be different from eachother, what's up with Neanderthal DNA, and humanity's superpower with evolutionary anthropologist, Herman Pontzer. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here:  https://startalkmedia.com/show/the-power-of-adaptability-with-herman-pontzer/ Thanks to our Patrons PMC, Nannette Bartels, Dawn Dudzinski, Bernd Hendricks, crobarian, jobe, Malik, Christopher Jones, Jason Antone, Sean G, Hunky DOrk, Soumik Das, Wayne Arnold, Elizabeth, Rajan Thankurdesai, Wesley Westandorf, Philip Heller, james Liggett, Steve Lustig, Tan, Jimmy Golightly, Juniel Lugo, Patrick Hill, Tan Ngyuyen, kirenia, Flynn Dockery, Gabor Kalman, Roger L Chamorro, PlanetJomo, Rees Jones, Stacy Ford, t, Ash, Cesar Moya, Jacob, Jacob Kelley, Raymond Daigneault, Tyler Fleck, Tatiana Corleto, Paulo Dutra, Ryan Parish, Nic D., JKW, Allison Bergseng, Thomas Jones, Amelia Joselow, Austin Blair, Christian lara, Eric Bayer, Christopher Martin, David Gavrin, UntraProGamerNL, Vance Uribe, Marissa, K.D., Collin Wolfert, and Stephen Mueller for supporting us this week. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of StarTalk Radio ad-free and a whole week early. Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus [https://siriusxm.com/podcastsplus].

Could a new telescope one day spot city lights on exoplanets? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Matt Kirshen answer questions about the frontiers of exoplanet science with astrophysicist and NASA Exoplanet Science Ambassador, Anjali Tripathi.  NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here:  https://startalkmedia.com/show/searching-for-alien-worlds-with-anjali-tripathi/ Thanks to our Patrons William Dusenberry, Renee Lehmann, Angelina Vaquera-Linke, Mokonabarb, Sean Legnini, Adam Dylan, Zack Goss, Hannah Jarrells, Adith Dev Reddy, Christopher Bolin, Smarty Pants Cafe, Berhtrahmn Gregor, Alexander Hopkins, Duane, Dominik Heinrich, Anton Hansen, Peter J Fitzpatrick, Jedi - the i is silent, Balaji Narayanaswami, Jim Liggett, Tarek Hijaz, Josie Hall, JoshoohAhh, Sami Elderazi, James Grayson, J Brett Cunningham, GryphonDS, Russell r, Jason Moet, Kristina Gizzo, Travis Dodson, Larry Lee, John Pilger, Andy Fry, Micheal Johnson, Dylan Nazzal, Daniel Norton, AJ Stavely, Erik D. Aranda-Wikman, tsuribachi, WIlliam Lubak, Brennen, and Jo-el Armstrong for supporting us this week. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of StarTalk Radio ad-free and a whole week early. Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus [https://siriusxm.com/podcastsplus].

What’s up with the fourth dimension? Can anything travel faster than light? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice explore things you thought you knew about dimensions, tachyons, and isotopes. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here:  https://startalkmedia.com/show/things-you-thought-you-knew-faster-than-light/ Thanks to our Patrons John Amneus, Eric, LUC THEO 280, Alex Mata, Katik, David Drain, Gwen Blake, Claira Broach, Keenan Smout, Zack Dagle, Ted, Julie Garisto, Trevor Whitfield, Lax Starkie, Bored as It, Vic Carnage, Martin Reavis, Tim Racine, Jodi Raffoul, Steve Wolf, Kimberly Dossett, Tyrell Blaylock, Samantha Lus, Daniel, odie wrex, Dakota Riffee, Joe Cutler, Odessa Rose, Nathan, Ang, A vat of K, Charles Boudreau, Zachery Hunter, Ashanti Abdullah, Madelaine Tully, Rocío, Becky Ziegler, Monty Thorstenson, Suresh, Ryan Pacharzynski, Andrew Pierce, Shervin Koramdel, Tim, Brandon Hughes, JJ M, lou, Moe Fury, Eric Max, Bren Plummer, Tyler Scott, Tom Davies, Marilyn Rivera, Jeff Nesmith, June504760, Colin Montoute, Billie Williams, and Jason Hamilton for supporting us this week. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of StarTalk Radio ad-free and a whole week early. Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus [https://siriusxm.com/podcastsplus].