Flapjack Galaxies, Chandrayaan-3 & Black Hole Entanglement with Neil deGrasse Tyson

Would aliens think we are smart? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice answer grab bag questions on Chandrayaan-3, entangled particles in black holes, the shape of the galaxy, and more.
We explore the blind spots in our human senses and what is out there that we cannot detect. Learn about Antonie van Leeuwenhoek’s invention of microscope to view microorganisms and the discovery of infrared. We discuss India’s first moon landing with Chandrayaan-3 and the scientific collaboration between countries and private companies.
Would advanced aliens be impressed with us? We discuss how aliens could view our intelligence level and achievements. What is the shape of spacetime? What caused the universe to be infinitely hot and dense before the Big Bang? Find out more about the mechanism of the Big Bang as we explore the origin of the universe and the possibility we are in a multiverse.
Why doesn’t the Milky Way cover more of the night sky? We cover the shape of the universe and Chuck answers a question on quantum entanglement. What would a naked space walk feel like? Would it be cold? To wrap things up, Neil gives his biggest priority in space exploration.
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Timestamp:
00:00 - Introduction: Grab Bag
1:40 - What Phenomena Do Our Senses Miss?
8:22 - Thoughts on Chandrayaan-3
15:09 - Would Aliens Think We Are Intelligent?
21:36 - What Is The Shape of Spacetime?
25:08 - What Caused The Big Bang?
28:52 - The Shape of The Milky Way
32:25 - Quantum Entanglement & Black Holes
36:02 - If Someone Went on a Naked Spacewalk, What Would It Feel Like?
40:04 - Priorities for Exploring the Solar System

[@dianacanales2526]

Hands down, the BEST show on the entire internet!! To Dr. Tyson & Lord Nice: Thank-You So Much for making learning so much FUN!! I always watch these explainer episodes at least twice! Love You Guys!!

[@user-yd1zl1tv8x]

Right on!

[@syedarmaghanhassan4652]

Of course Elon could not have done it. That is why he didnt Stop saying elon elon elon and give indians the credit they deserce. They are much smarter than elon

[@Romamb]

Have you seen every show on KZbin?

[@user-yd1zl1tv8x]

@@RomambI'm sure she's not speaking uni-vocally. I share her sentiment, Neil is a brilliant mind. You must have your own opinion of the clip, why don't you share it, and not critique other's???

[@gregkent8955]

Chuck; you keep it real & intelligently funny. thank you both.

[@terryaichele9265]

I'm glad that Neil gave a shout out to all the booksellers during this episode. So many hosts promote only Amazon & nothing else. Plus it's great to have Chuck Nice on the shows.

[@dfresh834]

I never tire of hearing Neil explain Hawking radiation

[@rumanahmedshaikh9720]

Thank you Dr. Tyson. I have never heard any Western celebrity talking about India and acknowledging the Modi question. As always you did your homework. Thanks for teaching me science through which I continue to become a better human.

[@michaelccopelandsr7120]

Neil and Chuck for 2024!

[@KentIni-px4pf]

The analogy of 1.5 % difference btn our DNA and that of the Chimps juxtaposed to ours and the alien civilization was hard hitting. It really humbles humanity.

[@elizabethtonovic4678]

The question about black holes and entangled particles was fascinating! So cool!

[@MysliusLT]

22:54 Chuck Nice surprises me sometimes. He plays comedy, jokes around. But at the same time feeds his curiosity.

[@uncltrain]

Chuck you were absolutely on fire in the first 5 minutes... Humble brag, etc. Kind of reminded me of watching Magic and the showtime Lakers when I was a kid. Thank you!

[@darrellabell8380]

Chuck the ear joke was great!!! Love the show.

[@rishabh6374]

Because Neil hinted that Muslim minority in India doesn't get the chance to be involved in missions like chandrayaan-3, here's another perspective for Neil on India🇮🇳- One of the founding fathers of ISRO and probably the most loved scientist and president in India was Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, a Muslim.

[@ashishkaushik8061]

What was the need to mention Muslim,He was an Indian,that's it.

[@Srinidhivn]

Was searching for something like this. Neil has not spoken about Chandrayan, without subtly suggesting Modi is anti Muslim. I don't blame him, he probably gets his news from the likes of NYT.. I hope he makes his own research before he makes such naive comments!

[@castafioreomg]

ISRO is a secular institution.Why are you suggesting this

[@rishabh6374]

@@castafioreomg because Neil hinted that Muslim minority in India doesn't get the chance to be involved in missions like chandrayaan-3 if you watched the video carefully enough.

[@psr5690]

Neil was talking about the situation today in our country,the divisive politics.

[@sekaramochi]

Pure love Neil and Chuck Please please please never stop ♥️

[@HereForLaughsAndLearns]

Lord Nice has got Neil's brand of humor ZEROED in, Neil can't get enough of Chuck😂

[@julianthegodmusic]

There should also be a playlist with all the episodes chuck was in

[@michaelg6686]

I'm just glad Neil and Chuck are tuning in.👍👍👍👍👍

[@ShinMail6164]

We got that old galactic gumbo! Im ready to eat!

[@Wis_Dom]

"God still could've punished you with the bite" - Chuck 🤣

[@jamespettit6352]

You get what's coming to ya

[@Alkatross]

God smites with bears and lions, but never viruses.

[@vv25.81]

Much better doG

[@fontanaofyouth]

Your right. I doubt the punishment will come before the judgement.

[@jamespettit6352]

@@Alkatross no tigers? Oh my

[@ReallyBama]

8:22 there is a phenomenon in sports where once a record is broken more people are suddenly able to achieve it. There's a lot of science in this phenomenon. I think getting the cost down is the same type of thing.

[@LaGuerre19]

Chuck Nuiiice!!!!! You guys bring so much joy. What a rarity it is to laugh and learn at the same time. Genuinely, thank you 😊

[@Convoy00X]

I believe that if there are aliens, some of them do study us just like the guy who looked at a drop of water under a microscope.

[@samhill93]

Bring back galactic gumbo!

[@mikesmalling2020]

I’ve been waiting all week for this 🪐☄️🔭

[@gtbkts]

Same tho. Big Hype!!! (I'm no good at emojis lol)

[@dancingwiththedogsdj]

I love learning from you gentlemen. I feel like I learn just as much from Chuck as Neil since both are incredibly smart, Chuck helps me process the information and obviously a great perspective with good questions and Neil helps answer the questions in a great way! 🍻🌎❤️🎶🕺🚀

[@HarlemsFinest85]

39:48 I right with you, Chuck!! We don't want to lose "that" 😂🥶

[@cersos]

In our solar system, wood is certainly a rarer commodity than diamonds.

[@DanielSmith-cq7wd]

People study ants. Even if we're ants... someone finds us fascinating

[@easymoneysniper9013]

Nobody finds me fascinating 😂😂

[@ManaBDew]

Wow 🤩 ty Dr. Neil you an like most people talk with our hands 🙌🏿 in a expression I left a comment about particle physics during this episode and, possibly by accident or, non intentional. 🤷‍♂️😁 you just told me that’s good 👍 beautiful mind you have Ty sir this made my day Dr. Neil Also I like the episode when Mr. Chuck Nice said brother 👻 boo I can relate Even in Arkansas people can still be from the hood 😂

[@naturewalkchannel]

Thanks Neil, Thanks Chuck I appreciate you...❤

[@Wis_Dom]

"I'm not worrying about my ears" Me neither, Chuck. 🤣

[@robynmorris6388]

Could be a combo of both...especially with young girls whose emotions can cause poltergeist activity. However this sounds like much more. I've lived through quite a few haunted homes; one was so bad that I actually called the Catholic church for help. They wouldn't come and I was so scared that I just moved. It's worth noting that at the time I had gone through a very traumatic event and was grieving as well. Personally I too would have moved!

[@nogard-lanreteprettypeas7624]

Here’s something to think about what if aliens do exist and they did go to planets where any intelligent life is and what if they do collect our DNA in hopes of preservation in the same way we preserve flora and fauna at the Svalbard seed vault in the event of extinction

[@KeithKirk-op8hz]

I need more episodes ❤

[@Jayy9320]

“Wouldn’t Aliens at least perceive us! We’re able to do math!” 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@mikegreen9582]

Dr. Tyson. I love your explanation on the creation of the universe. The mechanism you described makes me think of the collection of matter from a black hole and the expulsion of material from a white hole. Could black and white holes be the mechanism for the big bang?

[@josephfilm73]

Startalk rocks. The best show on youtube.

[@JMoroccoMisterBoy]

Chuck, thanks for teaching Dr. Tyson: Tks. much.

[@AsBi1]

@14:38 Thanks for mentioning this.

[@JR-mj8ph]

Awesome thanks for the info!

[@ravirajyadav5798]

Glad you guys are talking about chandrayan 3.

[@user-gz7pl2zx3q]

In the first question, the query was asking what Other things do we miss? and while the answer was interesting we didnt really explore the point of the original question, in my opinion. does anyone out there have some ideas which could be an answer to this curious idea of what else could we be missing?

[@NicholasNerios]

Great episode.

[@abingreegoriouse9572]

Thanks!

[@izmark671]

Knowing ones own Genius, think he'll take a bow? Yeah, for the movement in Total Education, nothing held back..."Just the facts ma'am." love that part.

[@Benholio1]

My favorite story too

[@Charity4Orphans]

28:44 Oh, can you describe this with more details in the low voice.

[@Greggoggry]

We are back! :D love this

[@kevincronk7981]

I love that people have kept calling chuck Lord Nice

[@asan1050]

StarTalk, Thanks Much !.......

[@5cyndi]

42:10 4/10 of 1% that’s cool, thanks for that interesting perspective

[@bernardmorris1891]

You guys should just put a like icon in the show so that these amazing videos get more likes and get shown to more people.

[@AngelYZ125]

CHUCK rules all lol he's the absolute best

[@bbbrianTV]

20:10 my only problem with Neil’s argument that never seems to change is that we study wild life vastly different and inferior to us. We study ants, bugs, birds, reptiles, microbes, bacteria… if our species finds those things with differences to us far greater than 1%, I find it really hard to believe that an alien species wouldn’t find us interesting. Can anyone make it make sense?

[@the_Acaman]

I definitely agree with you- now imagine a lifeform from space. No matter how simple compared to us it might be, we would all be in awe just for being from space

[@dfresh834]

Nice full circle on that first question!

[@Wis_Dom]

I agree. There is no way advanced Aliens would care to find us interesting. A lot of times, human ego creates an elitist mind state. We may not be that special.

[@dannygjk]

Humans are a joke.

[@SonOfTamriel]

They were on their way here until we elected 45. They swiftly turned around and went to another system, never to return

[@thesuncollective1475]

Wow , that is humbling. I bet it would make us band together. I'm scared

[@GizzyDillespee]

It's not the hairless apes they care about... it's the aliens' cute innocent larvae - what we call Humboldt Squid - that they're coming back here to visit... And they'll be ready to feed, after such a long trip!!!!

[@sketchtheparadigmyork1217]

I disagree fully because of this- humans study other “lesser” organisms in depth all the time. Just because we’re deemed unintelligent doesn’t mean we wouldn’t potentially provide scientific knowledge.

[@harkaranmann4295]

I wish Neil reads my space sci fi noval. It shows interaction between humanoid mammals with life forms that evolved with visual receptors (eyes) , they are tactile based lifeforms . “Andromeda’s last light” is the novel on kindle unlimited.

[@eddiecampbell3514]

And its usually between the hours of 2am til 5am-ish when its just starting to daybreak when I'm watching for the skys to change nightly apart from the norm

[@rhonin210]

U guys make me laugh so hard!~Thnx :)

[@aanchaallllllll]

0:23: 👽 Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice discuss a grab bag of questions in a cosmic queries episode of Star Talk. 5:30: 🔬 Microscopes are essential for verifying extraordinary claims and advancing science. 10:22: 💡 Collaboration in space allows countries to leverage each other's strengths, but competition and profit also drive innovation. 15:25: 📚 Neil Tyson discusses his upcoming 16th book and his lack of excitement about it. 20:41: 🌌 Human knowledge and achievement is cumulative, enabling us to see farther into the universe and expand our understanding. 26:03: 🌌 The viewer asks about the cause of the infinitely hot and dense universe before the Big Bang and if there were other times before our universe. 30:15: 🌌 The Milky Way is flatter than a flapjack and cannot be resolved into individual stars without binoculars or a telescope. 35:13: ! Black holes do not lose information, according to Stephen Hawking and Kip Thorne. 40:17: 🚀 Exploring the solar system and making informed decisions about space exploration priorities. Recap by Tammy AI

[@stanleykomonce8302]

i think i heard this when i was a kid around 1978 or 79 . that if the/our galaxy were the size of a postage stamp that it would be about as thick as one too 😀

[@MrHotheadalex]

Im from India and I really appreciate and resonate with Neil's views on collaborative and competitive aspects to enhance our knowledge of deep space. N also science n space exploration can bring different races communities nationalities together and together as a species we can progress. P.S. Neil might not know it ISRO's Chandrayan 3 mission did had many scientists of muslim faith in the key possitions there was Areeb Ahmed sir and Sheikh Muzammil Ali sir in the team. Also their was a muslim couple both husband and wife working in Team Chandrayan, Im sorry i dont recall their names. So pls don't believe everything u see in ur media.... Modi is not anti minorities infact he has done more for minorities than any former prime minister.

[@teknophyle1]

if we find chimps or even microscopic life on Enceladus you better bet we will be very interested

[@ThizzRyuko]

The 1st part answered in this episode is also on cosmos, season 3 which was very well done and Neils performance 🌌💫🌠 as always.

[@EPS5000]

My issue with Cosmos was he never once mentioned Alfred Russel Wallace but mentioned Charles Darwin multiple times. Wallace had the better theory of evolution than Darwin did.

[@crashcreeley]

A good point to be made with the 1.5% difference between us and chimps... What comes to mind for me is what we do to and/or how we treat the lower/equal species... Would a sufficiently different species of 1.5% be capable of doing the same to us or each other?

[@joedandrea9350]

Even if we're 10% different DNA I would argue from my own interests we're 90%similar and that's what might be interesting considering life is probably rare

[@ManaBDew]

About frozen 👂 ears 🧑🏻‍🌾🐃 my daughter in law’s family raised angus beef 🥩 1 day she said I’m going to sew 🧵 ear mittens for the calf’s and, as far as I remember it worked great 😊 👍

[@Ktsa011]

Can black holes just be so warped that when things fall into it it just warps so hard it throws it’s information in it’s field ?? like a warp fluctuating mirror with info popping in and out ??

[@sarvithefoxx2911]

So, at the end of the discussion of the big bang, what you are basically describing is False Vacuum/Vacuum Decay. Are you theorizing that a universe that goes through this phenomenon may be the beginnings of birthstates or other big bangs within the multiverse?

[@kwal559]

what ideas were most innovating? last 60 years? or the 60 years before that?

[@user-xf6lr2hr1q]

Wondering if these podcasts will go back to the older face to face studio like old times...

[@user-qo4hc6jf1l]

Grape thing nicely proves expanding and big ban theory if u in it u can see there is nothing to block out why stuff already expanded une genius mr Tyson 👍only for this milky way by the way

[@user-qo4hc6jf1l]

Hey professor s about that new moon cargo thing why we can’t use a space hyper loop we can use a nuclear reactor to power up each electro magnetic loops with solar and shoot away but the medium travels in side has to be generate opposite magnitude to get high speed civilisation beyond cosmos perhaps some day

[@irasingh8884]

I am missing the old backdrop of Dr Niel. The one with the framed flag.

[@LogicAndReason2025]

The Movie Don't Look Up, is closer to reality than we like to admit.

[@omerdogruyol7984]

To find out how the universe works or how to come about you have to live almost forever which is for us humans impossible,it's a privilege to be alive make the best of it

[@jagrutpandya07]

Neil be like just read all of my books then there will be almost nothing to ask me 😂😂

[@sabotagesabotage7927]

With our inherently limited perceptions it’s unlikely that we could even see their alien expressions without tools to do so.

[@evangelossyropoulos8049]

As Denis Noble, the biologist says, DNA is half of the story regarding the useful information for living. so the differences from other, close to us, species might be much bigger

[@esoteric404]

First off I love both Tyson and Chuck but he’s surprisingly quick to answer questions about dark matter/energy with “we have no idea” but when it comes to how the entire universe was crushed to a size smaller than an atom and what happened before it he just can’t say we have no idea lol

[@8havya]

Shoutout to Manoj ❤

[@robertgraybeard3750]

at 20:21 "If we ever are visited by aliens they could just take whatever we have." No, I think Roddenberry's prime directive seems reasonable . . . besides, they could take whatever they want from the rest of the solar system . There are all kinnds of resources - asteroids, comets, even the atmospheres of Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune . . . and anything else.

[@user-qo4hc6jf1l]

Black hole information thing if that’s the case how it’s opens up to a another universe to remember information it’s need a partly constant (according to the Hawking radiation and gravity)diameter of it can slow up n speed up how much close or how much Far I’m thinking the speed of the event horizon can put u what ever it wants displace u in that radiation denser

[@MACKWESTERN]

We also assume what intelligence actually is...

[@andypeiffer5]

Talk about Turf vs Grass

[@tomfox810]

"Would Aliens think we are intelligent?" That is what Necrons (wh40k) would say: "Please rectify the anomaly of their continued existence".

[@motogeee510]

Has there been any distillation type of system thought of to be parked closed to the sun ? Kinda like we have supposedly parked hubble?

[@tedsword]

Hi, Hubble was actually not parked close to the sun. The Hubble Space Telescope is in orbit around Earth at an altitude of about ~550 km, with an orbital period of about ~95 minutes.

[@nitricoxidegod]

👍

[@mjesticbeats7097]

Hey at least he was honest on paywalling the questions

[@paulwells782]

Chuck tell me about heart in background???

[@Charity4Orphans]

Chuck started on StarTalk with a degree in bs’ing. Mr. Nice has graduated with a masters in bss’ing.

[@mickeybrumfield764]

It would be nice to think more advanced beings might show an interest in a less advanced life form because they would want to be helpful and interested in sharing what they have learned. Of course, if the less advanced life was more interested in war and being a barbarian than they were in peace and education, they might find the less advanced life uninteresting and choose to avoid contact. The answer to the last question where Neil gave us some perspective on how little we spend on science was good.

[@csleuthone6385]

How do you explain large, well structured galaxies that exist shortly after the big bang?

[@michaelccopelandsr7120]

Pockets of faster moving time. Those well structured galaxies aged much faster.

[@adamrspears1981]

Define shortly.

[@jeremiahlethoba8254]

​@@adamrspears1981lol yeah, in astronomy short can be millions of years and in big bang theory could be fractions of fractions etc of a second in general relativity it can depend on gravitational field or how fast you're moving 😅

[@garycrofts4745]

I think Neil needs to understand when an aircraft is taxiing. It’s only on the ground. An old episode I’ve just seen. Still a fan.

[@sosaucey3087]

Life will be so much easier once we realize WE ARE THE ALIENS

[@grisslebear]

27:34 - "When you are that hot & that dense, there's only one thing you can do... BECOME TAYLOR SWIFT!!!"

[@shannonmcdonald7584]

I've heard it said twice now that if you break apart water and put it back together, it becomes rocket fuel but why?

[@tedsword]

Oxygen and hydrogen are each happy to be on their own as separate molecules (H2 and O2). However, if they were to combine together, the chemical bonds of the water (H2O) it creates actually has less energy than the bonds of the oxygen and hydrogen. You may have heard that energy is never lost, so that energy has to go somewhere, and it comes out in the form of heat. Or as chemists would say, it's an exothermic reaction. Do that with a lot of hydrogen and a lot of oxygen and you've got yourself an enormous amount of energy.

[@singledingle6295]

😮

[@mrfilipelaureanoaguiar]

That crepe pancake full of planets ticking with infrared playing the milky way noise is mine, it's my disk

[@shanewalls721]

Aliens studying earthlings as humans study chimps presents an interesting postulation I think, because it would imply that your ET is working under the same job title as biologist. Certainly if we had the technical ability to travel the cosmos, we would closely study any life forms found to see if it's like us in evolution or biochemical ways. We would be interesting like a freak show though and again not worth talking to.

[@user-xv9tj3dl2o]

'Spooky action at a distance' is what Albert Einstein called it.