StarTalk Podcast: Cosmic Queries - The Science of Humans at War

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[@kalijasin]

Chuck Nice is the best co-host ever!

[@E-__]

Came down to the comments to say the same.

[@jamescurran9002]

I didn't like Chuck at first..but now I love him...in a manly sort of way.

[@nathanjasper512]

So nice they named him... Nice.

[@montanamike7948]

I hate him more than all. Cannot stand him. All he does is tell bad jokes abs butchers everyone's names.

[@stellanevis3107]

@@montanamike7948 You're thenonly exemption. He's gotten better and wiser amd more connected, tbh.

[@patrickbateman4541]

*Your personal astrophysicist* !!! Love this show, always listening

[@jmanj3917]

Doc dropping the F-bomb at 35:15..Awesome! And as a combat veteran I'm glad he reserved its use for such an important concept! Way to be, Doctor!!

[@capmofthesea1275]

My favorite part of each episode is when they bring out the questions and Neil acts all shocked that patreon supporters get there questions answered first. It's so funny just seeing him start to smile a bit before hand then just go "Whaaaaattt, no way???!!!"

[@guy-s]

Neil I have no idea if you read these comments, but you literally made me into the person I am, and now I'm going off to college to study physics.

[@dtagg112]

If I had him around as a teenager I'd be on a similar path probably because of this guy. He's such a positive role model

[@carsoncoley1]

You'll learn that most people in the field of physics are complete A-holes, Neil is an outlier. I eventually made the switch from physics to engineering.

[@CheeseAndCrackers404]

That's kind of presumptuous.

[@joelperez5891]

Dude!!! Yes, discover something great! Good luck, be dedicated!

[@bravesirrobin5839]

Im sure neil would love to hear that!

[@jerelterry1765]

More Neil and Chuck now please

[@neurofiedyamato8763]

I'm a huge military nut and a fan of Neil DeGrasse Tyson and really enjoy StarTalk, so this is just a treasure trove for me. All three of you are super entertaining!

[@officialdropnation]

Dear Neil, please get Elon Musk to join your show for an episode! 🔥 Ask him about mars!!

[@queenofthestars5937]

Twerk Nation Yessss!!! 🤓

[@xlnd-cw4hz]

Tyson and Musk!

[@billy-joes6851]

Twerk Nation Elon talks crazy about Mars and then his Tesla car sales go up, works everytime.

[@Shrimpins]

ezzz9 of course not, just like you couldn't live on the moon without an incredible amount of engineering and construction. once we are on mars they can focus on building enclosed environments for living, it's a higher risk of cancer due to more cosmic radiation and from the solar radiation as well, but the soil can be filtered and so can the gasses in the thin atmosphere to create things we need, it's definitely not impossible, just not easy like living on earth is. giving up isn't proving it's impossible, trying and failing would though.

[@FaceFacie]

Shut up you dirty mongrel

[@jeffnolan7392]

"Shell Shock"... "Battle Fatigue"... "Post Traumatic Stress Disorder"... More syllables, no more answers. George Carlin

[@devontedamoi]

Also do you have the time?😁

[@technoxan6826]

Damn, having a personal astrophysicist is amazing!

[@JaysonPrice]

Always watch during lunch break and learn so much! Thanks Neil and Chuck!~

[@onehaindread5964]

15:56 I love this man's enthusiasm!!!! Great scientist/teacher."Give me one more question"😁🤣😂 Neil was too ready!!!

[@pratikraut6354]

Imagine these type of videos in trending section of YT

[@jonathanbrooks9768]

The algorithm is based off what people want to see, most people dont want to be educated, so, sadly i dont think that will ever happen

[@anthonyvelez7367]

You guys ROCK!!! We need Neil for president!!!

[@wishiwasabear]

Legend says that the gif of Neil cringing (from cosmos) was recorded right after Chuck Nice told him a joke.

[@User39814]

Kuma h

[@bkbland1626]

Thanks for being my own astrophysicist, Neil. Ya'll are great.

[@DavyJones787]

9:53 That George Carlin reference made me smile :)

[@Pythos_Sapunov]

as a former Egress tech on the F-22, it fills me with pride to hear Neil talk about how beautiful the canopy transparency is

[@twonumber22]

Bet you never saw that coming? lol

[@Pythos_Sapunov]

more i didn't expect to see a discussion on the science of military tech designed to save lives.

[@billy-joe4398]

Pythos Sapunov I think that new canopy top is ugly, alway gets screwed up when in a dog fight .

[@droid264]

I love this guy...his guests are always entertaining...of course he is too.

[@intravenousdmt8977]

Love me Neil... PLEASE!!

[@ObserverGeist]

Great channel with very interesting topics.

[@kevinscott7292]

When I was a kid, I had a crush on redheaded Mary Roach when she was writing for reader's digest Caaan't say it's any different now. Rocking that silver, Mary!

[@montanamike7948]

Gross, she looks like a grandma.

[@mikecouture8586]

Pete Carroll's sister is pretty smart

[@DeniseF]

Love the long videos

[@TheAlpineProject]

Regarding the first question asked about PTSD, while there are probably genetic markers, and certainly behavioral differences, ultimately it seems to be 50/50 nature and nurture. The implications of the "nurture" are interesting though. Importantly, this man presumes none of his unit previously had PTSD. If you're already been through something traumatic, it seems to equip you somewhat. It would seem that there's even an exponential correlation going back to early childhood. The earlier something bad happens (the curve probably goes flat before memories are being constructed but peaks when your stream of consciousness "begins") the more impact it has, exponentially so. Thus the older one becomes, the more intense the event needs to be to put you off course. If your course has already been skewed somehow by trauma (especially if repeated or ongoing), an equivocal trauma at a later date may not register at all. There are so many variables to it.

[@TheAlpineProject]

An inverse to the numbed soldier is the dimwitted soldier though. Intense depression or mania, whether or not it comes from nature or nurture, either extreme can present an apparent lack of reaction to a traumatic situation.

[@kkhezkkhez3375]

At 14:25 she makes a reference to a weapon that sounds very similar to what happed to the US embassy in Cuba

[@Juel92]

War is the single greatest waste of human resources in the history of history yet I find it totally fascinating and can watch gun videos for hours, especially on the engineering of them as well as war tactics etc. Really weird. Also when counting war deaths you have to count both sides and the people who died non-violent deaths directly attributable to the war. In the Iraq War only roughly 10% of the civilian deaths were violent while the rest were due to issues like cessation of services like medicine, food, water etc.

[@EmpyreanLightASMR]

Two things at the beginning made me very happy: 3:28 possible Goonies reference 3:48 I was interviewed for my HS newspaper talking about a "nexus chiken gun" (or something; spelling on purpose). Weird flashback when she said this!

[@danilo_luiz]

Brazil is listening Dr. deGresse ! 🇧🇷

[@clydecessna737]

What people have not addressed with the Patton slapping incident is how upset Patton would get around wounded soldiers. Patton was himself suffering from accumulated PTSD when the slapping incident occurred. Patton was also worried for the slapped soldiers, that they would be so ashamed later.

[@jeffnolan7392]

It isn't some "soldiers", it's some brains. Most PTSD sufferers, myself included, did not get the disorder from military service. It's a response to stress, like a structural failure. There is no telling who is susceptible to PTSD.

[@abcdefghijklmno7384]

Thank you Cosmic Queries. I like that your responses were mostly positive.

[@tristantknight]

It's interesting this specific topic pops up in my feed after learning about Russia's attacks on Ukraine... I hope you guys can consider doing this topic again with both countries as highlights that will help educate people on what's going on and what may happen in the long term.

[@1396animefreak]

I LOVE Mary Roach I'm so excited that she was on your show again

[@TerrisLP]

She wasn't very impressive

[@johnyepthomi892]

@@TerrisLP of course, you're waaay more Interesting.

[@usmcrn4418]

Even within a small unit, at war individual soldiers can have very different experiences during the same deployment which can result in some soldiers with PTSD and others not. At least that’s been my experience.

[@alexbrockwell8158]

35:14 I don't think I've heard Neil curse before lol...

[@User39814]

Alex Brockwell h

[@jonfeuntes6807]

watch his video with logic

[@TerrisLP]

He said bitch early in the video

[@SPKunite]

Watch Joe Rogan interview him lol

[@cern.a]

Oh multiple times! 🤣

[@rajenderrajender1360]

அருமை ஸ்டார்டாக் நான் ட்யுன்இன் ரேடியோவில் கேட்கிறேன் I hear star talk via tunein radio

[@SuperOops89]

Great podcast session. Thanks!

[@HOLLYWOODUNAPOLOGETIC]

"Let's find a finch that's packing." DAH HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

[@fredk2236]

This is the best performance of Chuck so far. I usually find him annoying but he was actually funny and helpful in this one :D

[@Red-tn3wm]

Love this show.

[@athertonken]

34.30 to 35.30 - 1 minute worth listening to. For me it's applicable to the "how could people let this happen" aspect of our increasingly far-right politics driven by toxic and corrupt corporate business models and of course the environmental vandalism of our species.

[@cesargranada6194]

Great episode! And that lady is absolutely adorable!

[@BaronOfHell666]

I do love this show.

[@Shystee53]

2:15 "I'll be Mary's side car on this, I can back her up with some physics" -Neil deGrasse Tyson Neil... who are you kidding? I haven't even watched past that quote at this point, and I'm positive Neil is going to dominate this conversation, as he does EVERY conversation he is a part of. I love Neil lol.

[@CharlieTheNerd91]

Neil, I would ad natural disasters as a big factor in people. In 2014 the balkans were hit by intense floods, although we have had relatively recent wars, and still have everything but a healthy relationship between the countries of former Yugoslavia, everyone was helping each other, Serbs, Croats, Bosnians, Muslim, Christian, notthing mattered, for weeks we have all just been HUMAN. Well of course, as the watter went away so did the unity, and that is unfortunately also due to the fact that we are all HUMAN...

[@LerrinB]

I love how chuck and Neil almost have the same exact conversation when they talk about giving Patreon members priority 😆

[@zrow9903]

4:29 That's a quick switch between moods

[@Ismerich]

Really is a great book!

[@striker2422]

Idk what's better... The info... Or when Chuck refers to one direction

[@averagesongcontestan]

The very first computers were actually humans that calculated the Easter date for the church

[@ivangushkov3651]

About the medical advances brought about by war. There are two examples that spring up in my mind right now. Both are from the first world war, which I think most of us can agree is the absolute worst war in the history of the human race rivaled only by the east front of it's sequel. The first thing I want to point out is that plastic surgery was invented as a direct result of the war. There were so many young men coming from the front that were absolutely mangled, that there was a need to invent a whole new field of medicine in order to help them fit back into society. Plastic surgery improved a lot during and after the great war, but it was still in its infancy, and many of the people that were treated committed suicide because they just didn't fit into society. There are pictures of some of the worst cases, but look them up at your own discresion, it's harrowing stuff. Another discovery was made (I believe on the Somme) when a wounded soldier was discovered on the battlefield, days after he had been wounded. His stomach was open and his guts had spilled, but he was still alive and his wounds were essentially completely clean and sanitary. The thing is that maggots eat only dead flesh, they don't touch alive flesh, and maggots had cleaned the man's wound and kept it from infecting. The man was brought behind lines, and his wounds were dressed. He survived. Thus the medicinal value of maggots was discovered and they are still used in treatment today.

[@WiseOldJames]

PTSD has been around as long as there have been humans. With the Iraq and Afghanistan and wars, it's just become more common place to talk about. There's a movie that was made in 1946 called "The Best Years of Our Lives" and those "character types" are still just as prevalent today as in '46. "PTSD" is just the label we assign for dealing with significant psychological trauma with respect to the fact that "psych trauma" varies from person to person. If I'm in traffic and I almost slam into someone, or if someone bumps into me, that may only be traumatic for less than an hour or so but it probably wouldn't impact the way I drive, at least not long term. If I'm at a dead stop and a car loses control and slams into me at a high speed, any time I find myself at a dead stop, I may be concerned about that for the rest of my life. Maybe I'm constantly checking my mirrors, maybe I'm checking traffic reports before I start driving to make sure I won't even put myself in that situation. PTSD is simply how short and/or long term psychological manifests itself after the actual event.

[@TWN-nw4jd]

Buying that book right now

[@shellywhite4700]

first time viewer, once i started i could not stop lol keep it up.

[@StarTalk]

There's a lot here, and much more for subscribers at StarTalkAllAccess.com! -Ben, Video Producer

[@n1k32h]

Wow didn’t know about the dumping of water on rockets pre launch

[@HossSwayerpr]

around 35:00 @ Dr. Tyson, truth.

[@GFXSupreme]

i would recommend putting the patreon link in the descirption

[@CovertMessiah]

In the movie " The Octagon" Chuck Norriss' brother said "the body sleeps...the MIND NEVER SLEEPS". Its Ninja training 101...

[@Spinobreaker]

"37:00 - basically the book im writing right now for save scifi lol

[@switchx182]

Regarding the second question: I was really waiting for them to argue whether having a war and coming across the medical issues at all would have furthered us if we hadn’t come across the issues for having been in the war to start

[@vinturd7975]

I love dr Tyson

[@everythingexplained3226]

Do piezoelectric crystals give of energy when subjected to continuous pressure? or do they give energy ONLY when the ammount of pressure applied to them will vary?

[@superconnie5003]

Not 'infrasound' but sub harmonic frequency.They can vibrate internal human organs

[@David_F97]

14:45 very awkward.

[@stephentrueman4843]

the star trek episode they are talking about at around 29mins is "A Taste of Armageddon" i believe

[@markgigiel2722]

Mary is very entertaining.

[@twelge15]

Congrats to the entire Astronomical community on the Neutron Star/GRB discovery today! Now we finally know where most of the periodic table comes from.

[@twelge15]

Makes me wonder if two white dwarfs colliding gives us maybe the middle third of elements on the periodic table.

[@Sithhy]

Hello StarTalk. I don't know if you take questions from KZbin for Cosmic Queries episodes, but I would have an interesting one for Mr. Neil. *IF* the humanity would build a Dyson Sphere around the Sun, what resources could we harvest thanks to it? And would be there a way to measure it's total mass?

[@KeithA45]

Good question, but perhaps you meant to build the sphere around the Sun? A Dyson Sphere would capture energy from a star within it, so one around Earth might block out the sky and end all life

[@twonumber22]

I think they take more questions from Twitter and Instagram.

[@ajaykumar-vw1rg]

The resource will be solar energy... E=mc2 yes we can calculate the mass

[@twonumber22]

You might be the dummy if you thought he thought we could do it already. More life experience for you is needed.

[@fourdeck33]

You are thinking more of a Dyson swarm than a sphere. The physics exists but the will is not there. Check out Isaac Arhur channel for more about mega structures and science and futurism.

[@josephduenas4718]

Chuck's my layman's term translator. I vote chuck for all science translations to layman's terms like a science bible or somthing. Hahaha

[@usmcrn4418]

The civilian Medevac system was derived from military medical evacuation system.

[@QzSG]

Saw the book and I was like OMG its grunt by Mary Roach haha

[@TheCarnivalguy]

First question at 7:58

[@nightfall4158]

Patton's response to, then called shell shock, is the same as people today who don't suffer from migraines and think those who do, are just weak or making it up.

[@MPYarnall]

Keeping people out of combat because they may experience PTSD is not a good idea when it comes to maintaining the best military force. Many many amazing soldiers such as Audie Murphy had PTSD.

[@AxanLderE]

She would make a great metal vocalist: 14:35

[@TheBas008]

Hey Neill, is there any chance that I could help make a short intro for the start talk video's? I'll be happy to help out!

[@thatdudeinasuit5422]

I'd say another couple of things that came from war that have benefited humanity are operational jet engines (Frank Whittle WW2) and the internet commissioned by the US DoD.

[@freespuddy]

I agree with those that say don't waste so much time trying to pronounce names and get on with answering the questions.

[@christophers2930]

I like her

[@GOCrannell]

The difference in the PTSD question is what issues the soldier had to deal with before his time in the service.

[@danielludlow8960]

Interesting!

[@tagmaster9522]

The mother of invention is not a necessity but desire

[@tessat338]

(One of t?) (T)he soldier(s) that Patton slapped had been in combat for over 60 days and had pneumonia and a fever of 104 F (40c), but he hadn't yet been shot and so had no wounds. The doctors and nurses were livid at Patton's actions and that is how the story made it into the press. Given the multiple witnesses and multiple reports, it is possible that their were multiple soldiers that Patton struck.

[@nated141]

in the lost world "book" they did use a device that uses sound to stop the dinos from attacking ...just saying

[@UndeadKIRA]

mary is great

[@truetech4158]

I agree. Mary is caring throughtful thought provoking people. The world needs more just like her.

[@Sir.Craze-]

2017 was fun... ...stuffs not as fun currently... ... we'll get back there.

[@mihai-andreineacsu4779]

A reasource based economy can unity humanity as defectively as war.

[@KironX1]

"Have a bird fire a gun" I've been triggered!

[@clydecessna737]

I have read that more Japanese were saved by the Americans during the post War Occupation than were killed during WW2. This was due to vastly better public health and sanitation imposed by MacArthur.

[@crazycrackinchick]

HUMAN LLAMAS? Are we not going to touch that!?!

[@jarodsarno5012]

M. Taylor lol I was like wait wut

[@Jay-Kaizo]

"They haven't read your book. Every other talk show host is lying to you." Ohhhh, that was cold. :p

[@superconnie5003]

They at a major engine manufacturer they launched the chicken fully frozen at first and wondered why the test failed

[@rameroyale5189]

Oakland in the house!

[@Techfieldspaceguy]

yep

[@FearlessLeader2001]

Who else figuratively dies when she said “and the Canadian Geese”

[@lordawesometony2764]

I know the answer!! It's just who's prefrontal is more or less active

[@lordawesometony2764]

Prefrontal cortex ***

[@devinwhite104]

check out On Killing by dave grossman

[@EDUARDOCAPANEMAecapanema]

Birdpeople is surely the ethnology of Birdperson.. :D

[@Russia-bullies]

The lightning round should be called the speed of light round.