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Mon, May 21
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StarTalk: The Salt of the Earth, Part 1
Historically, salt has had a major impact on human culture and society. Author Mark Kurlansky, museum curator Peter Whiteley, and co-host Eugene Mirman discuss the big importance of little old sodium chloride.
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Tue, May 1
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StarTalk:Live-A Night at Neptune, pt 2
In the second half of our live show at the Neptune Theatre in Seattle, StarTalk geeks out on heroes, villains, and technology that?s changed the world.
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Mon, Apr 30
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StarTalk: Live--A Night at Neptune, pt 1
Wil Wheaton, famous for his role as Wesley Crusher on Star Trek: The Next Generation and many exploits online, joins StarTalk Live at the Neptune Theatre in Seattle.
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Sun, Apr 29
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StarTalk: Live--A Night at Neptune, Part 1
Wil Wheaton, famous for his role as Wesley Crusher on Star Trek: The Next Generation and many exploits online, joins StarTalk Live at the Neptune Theatre in Seattle.
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Mon, Mar 26
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StarTalk: Part 2-The Space Between Your Ears
Psychiatrist Heather Berlin, science blogger Cara Santa Maria, and comedians Eugene Mirman and Wyatt Cenac explore about the chemistry of love, including the altered psychology humans might experience during long space voyages.
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Mon, Mar 12
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StarTalk: The Space Between Your Ears
For our third Bell House show in front of a live audience, we peer into the vast and mysterious cosmos of consciousness. Featuring psychiatrist Heather Berlin, science blogger Cara Santa Maria, and comedians Eugene Mirman and Wyatt Cenac.
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Mon, Feb 27
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StarTalk: A Conversation With Morgan Freeman
Neil talks with Freeman about the many roles he has played over his career that celebrate science, the dramatic potential that science can offer, and his thoughts about alien life and space exploration.
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Mon, Feb 6
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StarTalk: Live at the Bell House-The Astronaut Session, Part 2
Astronaut Mike Massimino and the comedy crew discuss how space telescopes like Hubble (which Mike repaired) and Kepler are being used to search for planets orbiting far-distant stars.
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Mon, Jan 30
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StarTalk: Live at the Bell House-The Astronaut Session
Astronaut Mike Massimino and three comedians discuss how space adventure can be an extraordinary combination of comedy and cosmic discovery, from astronaut diapers and the dangers of pop rocks to spacewalking above the Earth.
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Tue, Jan 17
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StarTalk: Time Capsule
Revisit some of the best highlights of our Season 2 shows. This show includes interview excerpts with Whoopi Goldberg, John Hodgman, Nichelle Nichols, Phil Plait, and Morgan Freeman.
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Mon, Dec 12 2011
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StarTalk: A Conversation with Whoopi
Oscar-winning actress and comedian Whoopi Goldberg joins Neil to talk about her love of science, and how it eventually led to her role as Guinan on Star Trek, The Next Generation.
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Mon, Dec 5 2011
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StarTalk: When Science Crashes the Party
Janeane Garofalo joins the show to engage in political warfare, exploring the divide between Democrats and Republicans, and their furious debates over scientifically driven issues that affect our lives.
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Tue, Nov 15 2011
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StarTalk: Time Lords--The Science of Keeping Time
The Nerdist Chris Hardwick joins us this week for an upbeat discussion of clocks, calendars, and leaps in time.
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Mon, Oct 31 2011
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StarTalk: Spooky Science
Paranormal investigator Joe Nickell talks to us from beyond our corporeal plane; Mary Roach provides a post-mortem on the history of spiritualism; and Phil Plait, the Bad Astronomer, devilishly dissects our favorite ghost movies.
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Mon, Oct 24 2011
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StarTalk: The Big Bang Theory
Neil talks with Bill Prady, co-creator and writer of the hit CBS show, David Saltzberg, professor of physics and astronomy at UCLA and science advisor to the show. From romantic relationships to religion to reflections on relativity, learn about the many ways "The Big Bang Theory" uses science to shine a light on society.
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Mon, Oct 10 2011
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StarTalk: Spaceward Bound
After sending NASA astronauts into low-Earth orbit for 30 years, the Space Shuttle program is over. Neil talks with the final shuttle crew about how will we now make the great leap into space.
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Mon, Oct 3 2011
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StarTalk: Live at the Bell House, Part 2
Actor Alan Alda, comedian Eugene Mirman, and more great guests discuss the state of science literacy and take audience questions that explore just how weird and funny science can be.
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Mon, Sep 26 2011
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StarTalk: Live at the Bell House
Actor Alan Alda, comedian Eugene Mirman, and more great guests engage in a hilarious discussion about aliens, black holes, asteroid Apophis, and the end of the universe.
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Tue, Sep 20 2011
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StarTalk: The Music of the Spheres
From the physics of sound to the healing power of song, groove to the universal sway of music with guests Moby and Jonathan Coulton.
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Mon, Sep 12 2011
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StarTalk: 9/11 Memorial
On September 11, 2001, the United States was hit by the biggest terrorist attack in our nation?s history. Ten years later, we talk with people from different professions to discuss how the event affected them then and now.
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Mon, Aug 22 2011
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StarTalk: Making the Fur Fly
Animals have been our companions, co-workers, and food since before the dawn of civilization; more recently, they've also become our lab rats. The president of PETA, argues that, thanks to new techniques, we'll soon be able to eat meat and do science "without the patter of little feet."
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Mon, Aug 15 2011
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StarTalk: Revolving Around the Sun
Once worshipped as a God, we now know the Sun is one of many similar stars in a relatively quiet region of the galaxy. See the Sun with new eyes as we discuss the many ways this ball of plasma illuminates our past, present and future.
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Mon, Aug 8 2011
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StarTalk: Through the Wormhole
Morgan Freeman joins the show to discuss his Science Channel program. From the birth of the universe to the end of time, this series addresses some of the most long-lasting and quandaries facing science and philosophy.
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Wed, Jul 27 2011
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StarTalk: The Physics of Superheroes, the Sequel
Doctor Manhattan of Watchmen can use quantum mechanics. Professor X uses electromagnetism. Doctor Solar has power over the periodic table. Neil and James Kakalios talk about when science goes super.
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Mon, Jul 18 2011
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StarTalk: NASA and Nichelle Nichols
Through her ground-breaking role as Star Trek?s Chief Communications Officer Lt. Uhura, Nichelle Nichols became a passionate advocate to get women and minorities involved in real-world space exploration.
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Tue, Jul 12 2011
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StarTalk: On the Bridge to Equality
In much of the past, the future was depicted as being a time when there were no people of color?a scary prospect, especially if you happen to be a person of color. And that's why Star Trek's Uhura, played by Nichelle Nichols, was such a revelation.
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Tue, Jun 28 2011
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StarTalk: Making Cents of Money
Bestselling personal finance author and TV host Suze Orman gives us her two cents about investing, the economic meltdown, and the impact of science on the financial world. MIT's Andrew Lo guides us on a non-random walk down Wall Street.
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Mon, Jun 13 2011
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StarTalk: Time Travel at the Movies
Neil discusses and Phil Plait, the ?Bad Astronomer,? lead a journey to the land of time travel movies, including Planet of the Apes, Back to the Future, Bill & Ted?s Excellent Adventure, Star Trek, and the Terminator series.
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Mon, Jun 6 2011
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StarTalk: Let There Be Light
Space telescopes and other technology act as our spy-glasses on a realm that's entirely invisible to the naked eye: the huge swaths of the electromagnetic spectrum that are not in the narrow band of visible light.
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Thu, May 26 2011
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StarTalk: The Political Science of The Daily Show
Neil and Jon Stewart talk about Jon's love for science, scientists as guests on The Daily Show, and the cosmic connections that unite us all?because even New Jersey is made of star stuff.
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