StarTalk-ology with Alie Ward & Neil deGrasse Tyson - Cosmic Queries

[@StarTalk]

What’s your favorite -ology?

[@MagicScorpio]

Learning from a previous StarTalk video about the study of algae, I’ll say algology because it’s fun to say. Something I’m interested in is ludology.

[@banyanphotography]

All-ology 😊 everything’s interesting to me!

[@gavinbamber6082]

Not Chevroletology. Was a great show until the shameful 10 minute Chevrolet ad. Not only did it take time away from the guest & her topic, but it shamefully (shamelessly?) shilled for a car company rather than about EVs in general. Please stick to the guest.

[@TrickOrRetreat]

About language and scientific advance (they dropped the ball there). Watch what i do and lets improve over time, or watch what i do and lets talk about it.

[@TrickOrRetreat]

@@gavinbamber6082 You can skip adds ? Update: i just saw that 10 min Chevro commercial. That was like watching a commercial for a moving product ? What the actual blip - _ Blip

[@MagicScorpio]

Originally I came to this channel for Niel, but it’s Mr. nice who keeps me coming back. Shoutout to Chuck man, he really is the missing piece in these cosmic puzzles.

[@f12pushthekeys]

I was too uptight in the old days (original theme song) so he used to bother me a little. But now I'm 3x more likely to watch the whole episode if he's there. Great pair these two... I get what Neil was shooting at for Star Talk

[@lavryk]

Lord Nice you meant... :-)

[@madebydimiakagreekmachine5822]

Exactly!

[@madebydimiakagreekmachine5822]

He makes it refreshing

[@user-fx4qz8pt3w]

Yeah, they work really well together.

[@nevil_97]

"You are a big fine primate when you back that thing up" one of the best lines ever told on the show. Respect @ChuckNice 6:30

[@eugenechambers3403]

LMAF

[@brucepreston3927]

I've never heard of Alie Ward before, but I really enjoyed this episode with her! She is an AWESOME guest! lol

[@StarTalk]

Glad we could be your introduction!

[@warrennalty6599]

Alie Ward = Perfection

[@TheOldHippiebilly]

Yep. Incredibly smart, funny, and also hot!

[@nosleepdelirium1214]

She basically makes a living in being so freaking loveable 😊

[@jinabrasser9439]

It wouldn’t be as fun & entertaining without Chuck Nice 😊

[@toby9999]

But it might be more informative without the constant interruptions?

[@OGMrWayne]

@@toby9999 Preach

[@Seeds-Of-The-Wayside]

@@toby9999 I know, but it breaks it up a little for the ADHD Millennials

[@jamessmith-cr6ph]

Thanks!

[@StarTalk]

Thanks for the SuperThanks!

[@bingleystone]

I can't believe Chuck and Neil missed her "did you make that up or did you plan it" (planet) joke. In response to his "sphere itself" line. It went right over their heads. Good gag Allie, I got it😁

[@STST]

They would have got it, but her comedic pause left too much of a gap and Neil couldn't contain himself. If only she didnt pause it would have been hilarious 😂

[@okaydetar821]

Im not even sure if that was intentional, it is a great pun though that I also didn't catch.

[@STST]

@@okaydetar821 It was defo intentional she set it up with the pause

[@MyPetZombie84]

And her immediate follow up that she 'globes' it. She's on point

[@ferns2077]

New fan of Allie

[@calapsesathir4408]

Always a great show when the guest can match wits with Neil & Lord Nice

[@tuhalu4123]

Neil reminded me of something my Dad likes to say a lot "Most people learn just enough to get through life and then they stop". Truer words have never been spoken.

[@TrickOrRetreat]

I´m 54, and i find your fathers words to be wisdom i could have used decades ago. Personally i have come to call it mental laziness. We are all lazy and that many times leads to inventions that save time, and moves civilization forward. But when that laziness means ignoring facts logic and science, they become destructive forces that hinders us from moving forward as a species.

[@montaguemetal3416]

As always, I am absolutely chuffed to have found this channel and to have watched this particular video

[@dotpace7284]

Love u Chuck! Love you Neil! Need both u guys together! And special guests are a bonus! Thanks StarTalk!

[@acethesupervillain348]

I kinda wish that would have been one episode on EVs and one episode about -ologies, the EVs are super interesting, and something that's going to touch so many people in so many walks of life. I'd definitely love to see a future episode with an EV expert, or another episode featuring Alie Ward.

[@Ben-hl5mu]

OMG! Alie Ward on Startalk!!!! This is like my dream interview :)

[@infinatep1mp737]

Favorite part of the day. Thanks guys

[@timekeeper5275]

I gotta say the chemistry and banter between mr. Nice and dr Tyson is what keeps me coming back. It’s all I watch.

[@songOmatic]

I am a teacher. Everything Alie is saying is ABSOLUTELY on topic. Growth mindset is the way to teach. Don't be afraid to MAKE MISTAKES.

[@jambay4785]

"-ology", as you mentioned, is the "study of" so there should be a never ending list for those that are curious. How many skills does it take for survival? Not to misconvey, but work skills are learned. I think those that know how to use tools are the foundation of our technology, economy, and future.

[@songOmatic]

Hey Startalk! AWESOME discussion as always. Appreciate the subtlety and nuance of the questions and the answers. Keep up the great work!

[@StarTalk]

Thanks for the comment!

[@NoahFroio]

I knew I recognized Alie from somewhere, having grown up in San Francisco (Sunset), I was a big fan of Nash Bridges, and she played Cassidy's (Nash's daughter) roommate, Miranda. Who knew that she grew up to become a superstar Science Communicator and hard-working demigod?!?!? Loved the episode!! Alie rocks!!

[@scribe_thrive]

To the contrary, Lord Nice, you are very much needed on Startalk.

[@sherrymanning1116]

Agree

[@stephanie5872]

Can we all just agree that Neil needs to start an asmr channel, I don't care if he is reading the worlds most boring thing, he has the most relaxing voice

[@zaferalabbas]

I agree!

[@IBaitman]

Neil's voice soothes my mind while working...

[@jamiboothe]

I like Neil`s idea of finding another room, when you notice you might be the smartest, in that room. I have one that I use quite a bit, that is basically the same thing. ~If I can`t prove myself wrong, I will find someone who can~

[@mgmoody42]

I love Alie's book shelf. The used college textbooks, Shakespeare, Darwin's "Origin of Species" the Dictionary/Etymology book, the Reader's Digest book, the medical dictionary, Gray's Anatomy, bug display, antlers...there's so much to observe that tell us more about her.

[@k0vert]

Alie is just lovely. Hilarious and witty. Bring her back!

[@StarTalk]

We’d love to!

[@tylerwinfrey552]

This channel has given me hope for the future and a sense of well being in the cosmos! Thank you all for what you are doing.

[@babyUFO.]

I just love Chuck, he cracks me up.

[@StarTalk]

Us too!

[@dshove2169]

Alie Ward is awesome! Her "Ologies" podcast is the best. You learn so much from so many passionate people. I am also so surprised by the episodes I didn't think I would like, they end up being some of my favorite.

[@MarioDallaRiva]

Alie, you’re simply amazing!! Btw I spent countless hours reading my WorldBook Encyclopedias and Animal encyclopedia series when I was young 😎💪🏼. Thankfully we’d been to the moon already. This organism thinks Alie is delicious. And not bad looking too

[@ignorasmus]

Ada Twist - Scientist is one of the favourite shows for my elementary school daughter. It is a cool show. thanks Alie!!

[@Volamek]

Yes! More Alie Ward, please.

[@king5phenom]

Its happening, cosmic queries whahoooo 🌟⭐️💫 p.s chuck the man the myth the legend

[@montanamike7948]

aaaaaaaand it wasn't that great.

[@Voice1414]

Lord legend

[@allisonkreutzberg6079]

Great show! Bring her back on 😄

[@JML6988]

Min. 17:00- regarding language limitations impacting understanding of advance science. That question reminded me of the book series Clan of the Cave Bear. The central premise of that story was that the reason the Neanderthals were doomed was that they were psychically communicating thousands of years of knowledge to succeeding generations and never developed a new way of learning, which would have entailed learning a new way of acquiring understanding and communicating that knowledge.

[@zepo82]

I lost my gran a year or so back and she got me into reading those books! thanks for reminding me, I think the author passed too, but I have at least 2 books to finish. Thanks

[@merwynmathew]

Neil is my hero...

[@ivanf4023]

I was talking to my former father-in-law and mentioned how all local route postal vehicles should be electric because they always travel the same route and electric motors excel at stop and go driving compared to infernal combustion. His question was "where would you charge it?" As if there was a post office that didn't have electricity. I don't know what he was thinking but it didn't make sense in context

[@StaticBlaster]

It's not StarTalk without Chuck.

[@timperry6948]

Love the t-shirt that Chuck is wearing.

[@evans.1448]

Man I love Ologies and Alie Ward. What a delightful episode! Keep up the great work everyone!!!

[@tubbusmaximus4743]

I am now full blown in love with Alie Ward. Sarcastic, intelligent, motivated. She seems like a fun hang

[@13thcentury]

And damned good looking. Shes the whole package.

[@Enixious99]

I can't believe they totally missed both of her top tier comeback puns, this was a great episode!

[@StarTalk]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@didgejamman]

If you haven’t listened to her podcast, it is DEFINITELY worth listening to! Ologies.

[@rarabrewsky6325]

Fantastic show! It awes me how many "ologies" Alie retains in memory.

[@elliottgussow9555]

Chuck is always nice!

[@CUMBICA1970]

At this point startalk without Chuck is almost unthinkable. I'm trying to find some of the episodes where Chuck delivered some killer comedic chops. Like about the star of Bethlehem and the wise men. That was gold.

[@IsadorCz]

Alie is wonderful guest. Hope to see another episode with her.

[@christiansebastianlauritse2404]

Pedagogy is the study of: Teaching and learning. How is it done best? What factors may hinder either of them? How may with overcome those hinderences? Etc. I study that.

[@songOmatic]

I'm a teacher. It's MY JOB.

[@bradgillette9253]

Ali...I've not had a crush in a long time. Your mind is beautiful. Thanks for sharing my Planet. Keep rocking. Cheers.

[@colesrk]

Omg...Chuck with the laughs right out the gate...Let's Go!

[@MikeJamesMedia]

What a fun show! Thank you, Alie. (Off-topic, but Neil, I think Lera Boroditsky would be a great guest, on the subject of language.)

[@StarTalk]

Thanks for the suggestion! Glad you enjoyed this episode

[@jopoysolano]

Wow! Thank you! Alie Ward is my spirit person

[@Harlemworldboy]

Chuck Nice is the man. Funny as heck.

[@_TheDeanMachine]

Fantastic episode, awesome guest, great topics.

[@nthngtoloseaudio8400]

You can do these shows without chuck, but the ones with chuck are the best ones. ✌️

[@stephanienirenberg7426]

was just listening to you guys on Star Talk. I Love this show.

[@fwd79]

Chuck makes Cosmic Queries worth listening. 😊

[@reinholdhenke1641]

wow, thank you, you all did open my mind even more...

[@StarTalk]

Then we did a good job! Thanks for your feedback

[@kurvision]

lol chuck that look from neil was 'you are not suppose to explain the joke bruh! @26:48

[@HGALAXIES]

Awesome once again. This lady has some amazing jobs! Right on!👍🤟👑

[@hidasineto]

I think it is 'awesome' that you make new episodes

[@StarTalk]

Thanks! We think it’s awesome too

[@seantlewis376]

The science vs art college major conversation really struck me. In high school, my oldest daughter had a great talent as a visual artist, but also got top grades in sciences, and was especially interested in environmental science. I tried to influence her toward art (I was a theatre arts major), and she came back with the best response. "Dad, I can teach myself art. I can't teach myself science." I couldn't argue, and the topic never came up again. Both of us work in the IT field now. Also, in the discussion about types of vehicle power, I was listening very hard for something about the built-in efficiency of economies of scale. That is, that a small internal combustion engine is far less efficient in creating usable energy than a large power plant, even if they are both using fossil fuels. This is why we build our homes on a regional grid, and only use gas generators as emergency backup.

[@KenToney]

Wouldn’t be near as fun without Lord Chuck!!

[@ianyanexmaslog424]

Hi Neil! Im a big fan of your show. Instead of asking the questions Im having, think it would be great if there is an entire episode of startalk just talking about what would happen if string theory will officially be proven aside from more understanding in quantum mechanics and having a unifide theory of both general relativity and quantum mrchanics, what else could it give advantage to other fields of scientific studies? Thank you guys!

[@WildernessGirl21]

Neil and Chuck need to collaborate on a book!

[@songOmatic]

31:22 I'm loving Alie more and more every second. #textyourcrush PREACH!

[@theprogamer9983]

Love your vids, keep up the good work!!

[@StarTalk]

Thank you! We will :)

[@ignorasmus]

@40:37 - A bunch of startups in Europe like Sono motors and Lucid motors are coming up cars that have solar panels integrated directly into the car body! All the time that is is sitting out in the parking lot while you are at work, it charges up the battery - for free! It is not a lot of range addition, but covers a big part of daily commute for most people.

[@susanjimenez5500]

I've watched 100 humans AND Brain Child with my daughter (10 yrs old)! Will def check out her other stuff! 🥰

[@Chickenandrice485]

NOOOO! Never without chuck!

[@SolarisBali]

They can't do it without Chuck. Period. Love him!!

[@Kevsweets]

I have to say, I live in upstate NY. I Installed a 8Kw solar system on my house over 6 years ago. For that 6 years we paid less than $20/mo, for that time. It was $20,000 after state & fed tax rebates. I had a net meter on house, so I made WAY MORE electric in summer, the meter tracked it & gave me a kw/h credit for what I made & didn't use (it essentially went to the neighbors). So it can be done, EVEN IN UPSTATE NY! BTW, sold my house, after 20 years, raised a family there. It was totally worth the investment. Bought it for $105,000, sold for $175,000.

[@marcrogers-nc5sx]

Wow! I'd have thought they would run this one after one of my other poems (Abduction) lol

[@lovingmydog5320]

Neillllll and Chhhuck!! Love you guys!

[@allisoncarlin3124]

We love you too Chuck ! 🙂

[@noneofyourbusiness7571]

Never replace Chuck

[@donnahaynes8766]

In the discussion about electric vehicles, I am glad that you included annual savings in the calculation. I am a fan of electric vehicles for several reasons, including lifetime costs/return on investment. Lately, I have become concerned about EVs after news stories like the 36 hour back-up due to a winter storm in Virginia in January. If I'm driving a completely electric vehicle, how do I survive that kind of event. They aren't that uncommon. There was a more recent one in Pennsylvania in which 70 cars wrecked in one or more pile-ups. I don't want to take this conversation into the climate change arena, I just hope to address a concern.

[@TrickOrRetreat]

Fun fact: people in EV´s are surprised that using the heater kills the distance you can travel.

[@davidhuber6251]

Our power went out this morning and I had a fully charged EV in my driveway with heat and Netflix if I wanted it. I've never had to worry about the heat to get to a charger.

[@keftv6183]

What a great episode to watch after seeing your panel at stony brook!

[@nickbisson8243]

Alie Ward felt more like a guest co-host at times. Definitely need her on the show regularly hint hint 😉 Startalk

[@Anti-HyperLink]

I only watch Cosmic Queries when it's *Lord* Chuck.

[@h7opolo]

40:14 dependence on a central energy grid is a vulnerability to be avoided.

[@Leftyotism]

"We couldn't do this without you!" - "Uhm, yes you could!" 😅 This is one of my lifes mantras, lol.

[@jcmn02]

Let's go science! 👏 👏 👏

[@joeyd.6172]

“…….Ally…..we have to be here next week…..”. 😂🤣😂🤣

[@tellitlikeitis9498]

Chuck's shirt 🔥🔥

[@mlconlanmeister]

As an added talent, Chuck is great at commercials, as smooth and seamless as Arthur Godfrey was on his radio programs.

[@davidt3956]

Forget the long Chevy ad at the end, what's important about alternate sources is why Republicans are against upgrading the infrastructure. Because production of alternate sources, other than nuclear, isn't as portable as a coal plant, we need to massively upgrade our electric grid to get energy from where it's produced to where it's needed. The GOP supports the fossil fuel industry, so they don't want that upgrade to happen.

[@pejko89]

They could have done a show for April's fool's day by having only comedians on, trying their best to answer questions about universe xD

[@laxman_sivakumar]

Loved the part where she talked about being with smart people. Immediately going to make next steps to meet smarter ones 😇✨

[@Bob-of-Zoid]

So no flat earth conventions, I take it? (

[@m.ockthem9177]

I love eevee, my favorite pokemon:)

[@SteveC38]

Great Show, People!!!

[@StarTalk]

Thanks!!!

[@edwhidden1518]

Great show guys! Is there a study on ishes?? And Chuck I always get mad when you get cut off by the " smart people" . Stick with it guys 😉

[@OceanAir815]

I'm so confused.. Was this recored last year? The episodes Alie talks about are from last January...

[@saardean4481]

Alie Ward is one of the best looking brains ever

[@wb9215]

Mr Neil does do cosmic queries without Chuck but it will never is the same.

[@ingridweber1]

Star Talk would not be the same without Chuck! He adds not only humor but his inside-full comments.

[@gsav1320]

There are two types of covid anti vaxxers: The “I don’t like government” ones and the “Omg omg it causes autism these magic crystals align with the moon and will cure me”

[@thelyrebird1310]

All I need to do to love Alie is note the complete works of Shakespeare and Lord of the rings sitting alongside Grays anatomy and the new Collins medical dictionary

[@dalton6173]

Best way to teach people is actually to have the students teach each other and the teacher be the guide for the students helping the more advanced students learn more intricate things and then have those students teach the moderate students to teach the slower students. This is because you learn better whenever you teach someone else and you're more likely to be able to reach them if you're coming from a similar place of lack of understanding within your recent past so there for someone with a college degree is extremely distant from someone in elementary through high school and still pretty distant with college students versus College professors who have master's degrees and or a doctorate. The problem is that whenever you have known it for so long it's difficult for you to remember what it was like to not understand so you're going to not come at it from the right angle usually

[@s7a2g65]

Her ability to so naturally immerse herself into the sponsor section (while annoying it’s obvious) makes me like her so much more. It’s hard to find other humans that can flawlessly roll with the punches.

[@robertstahl8835]

Enjoyed this... Would love in depth analysis of the mining/production of EVs

[@janewayofchaos3255]

I have to look into agnotology now