StarTalk Podcast: Science in Pop Fiction with Neil deGrasse Tyson

[@eriklommen]

It saddens me so low amount of people are interested in videos like these. It deserves million likes

[@CyberSystemOverload]

I feel the same. A Taylor Swift vid will get a bazillion views and likes.

[@malcolmcanning548]

@@CyberSystemOverload that's because she exsists

[@chexquest87]

Most people lack the intelligence to care or be inquisitive about anything. Ignorance is bliss I suppose.

[@engineeringconcepts138]

Just be happy that you, as an individual, are inquisitive enough to care about this stuff. And this stuff is hard, so its reasonable most people won't get into it. Taylor Swift is easy because its 4 chords in 4/4 time with 1 -2 syllable words that make up the lyrics.

[@tiffanyjoan2b]

Sorry we are not click-happy people like the teens who are glued to their phones, most of the time these science vids are my background audio/music.

[@aroddo2953]

15:03 "I have a guest role in Sharknado 6" "You do realize that you can say no to these projects?" 😅😅😅😅

[@jimperry4108]

If it helps with Cosmos Season 4...? Sharknado 7-15!!

[@zemoxian]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@MihiraTheAce]

I'm going to watch that movie just to see NDT

[@montanamike7948]

Unpopular opinion: I cannot Fing stand chuck.

[@Nawazaahr]

@@montanamike7948 His comedic timing is the best I have heard.

[@rajgill7576]

"dont apologize for interrupting. Im from new york and where Im from thats the only way we know you're paying attention" -NDT

[@ansfridaeyowulfsdottir8095]

Sometimes I wish they'd just shut up with the tedious Dad jokes and stop interrupting. {:-:-:}

[@sherrymanning1116]

Lol I never thought of it that way just thought Neil really loved to hear himself lmao

[@rfmda]

@@sherrymanning1116 yg , K wv bz v

[@hisroyalairness23MJ]

You find the perfect combination of personalities. Chuck , Liu and NDT are the perfect lineup for StarTalk.

[@carlwillis7846]

Absolutely adore NDT but he is genuinely incapable of letting someone finish their sentence.

[@quikwidit6967]

Let me guess, the last Rogan podcast? Yea, we all know something was off for sure but damn give em a break. Yea he's known for being kind of in ur face. Bug that's usually when he's surrounded by super intellects. It's his field of work, and in his field he's a friggin rock star, it's his sport and he's good at it. Maybe u can say competitive. Rock on! Enjoy him while we have him.

[@carlwillis7846]

@@quikwidit6967 yeah that was difficult to watch for sure but as mentioned before i adore him and appreciate him but anyone who is a public figure is open for critique and that was mine of him.

[@quikwidit6967]

@@carlwillis7846 "Genuinely incapable of letting someone finish their sentence" You don't "adore" him. He's not always like that.

[@carlwillis7846]

@@quikwidit6967 I'm really not going to argue with someone i don't know on KZbin over an astrophysicist. I gave an opinion you can take it or leave it as that is your right.

[@joost199207]

@@quikwidit6967 No, not Rogan specifically, he does it all the time. Is the Rogan podcast the only thing you've seen of NDT?

[@jeremyowen1]

"And so you have shark dragon tornadoes" This man said that with a straight face.

[@datsawesome3241]

i dont understanbd

[@infamoswordz]

That's a t-shirt

[@insane_troll]

Well it is 2020, that would go with the year's theme.

[@freddiereadie30]

After 6 sequels, it already becomes the new normal so everyone can now talk about it with a straight face.

[@floatingshoppinglist5193]

@@insane_troll failed joke cope 💀💀💀🤡🤣

[@CyberSystemOverload]

Im utterly and totally ADDICTED to this show. Its like a drug. Please never stop making them. The world needs you good people of Science.

[@blessedveteran]

Agreed

[@floatingshoppinglist5193]

Neil needs to eat some 🍄 to relieve some of that disgusting ego ☮️❤️👁

[@BadCookWhoJudgesChefs]

He's definitely one of my favorite guests, I'll gladly watch him in 100 more episodes.

[@ishe728]

Here's a combination of comedy and intelligence with a touch of nerd

[@-KMA-]

Who, Chuck? Lol

[@gueswho1968]

Charles Liu said: "No one would make a movie about regrowing limbs..." ; One Word: DEADPOOL

[@kamallewis-gopie6956]

The Amazing Spiderman

[@theduder2617]

I'm sure he meant a good movie when he stated that. That eliminates those two movies as examples.

[@ArifRWinandar]

Deadpool isn't about regrowing limbs, it just happens to have regrowing limbs in it.

[@norman-str3ss88]

Orville aswell 😉

[@jnws30]

@@theduder2617 deadpool is excellent. Get off the crack

[@7t2z28]

NDT: "It doesn't make sense." MCU: "I'm not obligated to make sense to you."

[@350FPS]

Can't get enough of these shows, you guys are great!!

[@F_L_U_X]

The cloaking/camouflage part: You left out Predator. You also left out the fact that magicians/illusionists were hired in WWII and successfully hid entire camps and set up dummy tanks, trucks, etc.

[@theduder2617]

That may be because the Predator utilized cloaking, not invisibility. If you watch the movies again, pay attention as they go "invisible". You will see the background being imposed onto the surface of their suit. Only their thrown weapons go invisible AFTER they leave the hands of a predator. But while in their possession, even the weapons are cloaked.

[@philjones6551]

Dummy tanks, trucks, convoys, etc., were physical constructs (along the lines of theatre production set designs) with speakers playing what amounts to a mix tape of the sounds one might expect from the convoy. They were two-dimensional cut-outs, painted to look like an enticing target for the enemy, with sounds being played from speakers to make the scene more convincing. That wasn't a magician or illusionist, but rather an engineering company.

[@twofivestayalive7293]

Metamorphic Camouflage.

[@joypanchal5753]

plz more content of these 3 the best lineup ever on startalk

[@ДимитърДимитров-с2з]

I think that this format of the show - with Charles Liu and Chuck is the greatest :).

[@chromaticvisuelle]

For everyone who likes science fiction, go watch The Expanse !!!

[@anraemcknight7411]

Fantastic show bro

[@TwinsenR]

I REALLY was hoping they would bring up The Expanse, but I knew I would be disappointed. :( Really also wish Neil would watch it.

[@Poopinism]

Yup

[@TheReferrer72]

Or you can read the books.

[@ishe728]

My only gripe on the show is the loose explanation of the titles of the people in charge... Maybe put a little caption when we see this character of who they are and what they are in what fraction

[@evanbrum6357]

36:36 Shout out The Fountain, one of the most visually stunning movies ever made and no one really talks about it. You could tell chuck and Neil had no idea what it was since they just moved on but would love to get Neils perspective on that one some day.

[@desaperu]

Neil is a fantastic personal astrophysicist and Chuck, with his great sense of humour, is a very funny and excellent complement for him. Greetings from Perú, South America.

[@puru397]

Thanks to Neil, Charles, and Chuck for a very entertaining and enjoyable talk.

[@burns4246]

Don’t u mean chuck, chuck, and chuck, not Neil, Charles, and chuck?

[@spaceman5089]

I need more episodes with these 3.

[@DiegoA_1992]

"Does it taco?", seems like Charles enjoys himself some GMM

New mythical idea. Will it cloak?

[@Mike-dm6nb]

And chuck likes adventure time. Both got the reaction...... "What?"

[@dylanpritchard4981]

YES!!! He even specifically mentions the packing peanuts which I’m pretty sure they tried in that GMM episode!

[@ad08star]

This is the "Holy Trinity" of the StarTalk. Prove me wrong.

[@huseinmuhammed2627]

I was just thinking the same thing 😂

[@gabrielhersey5546]

Amandeep Singh my professor isn’t there

[@quincy9908]

Amandeep Singh they're not because they are real.*boom* just proven you wrong No offense just a joke if you're Christian

[@oldschoolman1444]

Three nerds taking the fun out of syfi =(

[@mjbanan5291]

I like NDT, Chuck nice and Mike Massamino too, but yes, this is the Holy Trinity

[@djgene5621]

Chuck's getting smarter every day!

[@frogz]

33, born in 86 and YES, i've seen the original batman as a kid!!

[@Sam_on_YouTube]

It was on TV once or twice along with old Batman reruns. I saw it too and I'm 38.

[@greggjohnson5634]

Yep i seen it through 80s and early 90s on some channels i was born 86 too

[@BispingOHMYWORD]

Thank you Neil for your videos and educating me . Fun guy , great vibes and an absolute genius . I appreciate you

[@lovetheory9769]

Nice is so funny!! He's a great addition to the show.

[@InternetParadox]

Is it just me or would Chuck play the perfect Frozone?

[@raaz3338]

I don't watch any episode without chuck nice TheComedian

[@nateg08]

It's extremely entertaining to watch these 3 gentlemen geek out together lol

[@Vale-nuit]

Learning how not to interrupt people should be on top of your list

[@j-dubb614]

Chuck Nice you're my hero for mentioning Adventure Time

[@blessedveteran]

I get that you have an "expert" on to help answer, but I wish you wouldn't stop Chuck (the real one) from adding his comments because he is US, and these are the things we would be thinking. It is what makes it worth watching. You, Neil, said this yourself, Chuck is an integral part of this show for all of us ❤ plus Chuck is super smart and funny. WIN WIN WIN🎉

[@Amethyst_Dragon_]

Love the three Chuck's

[@JLHunter61]

In Thor Heyerdahl's masterwork, "Kon-Tiki"--which consisted of a handmade raft, a diary-based book, and later the Academy Award-winning documentary about Heyerdahl's and his friends' theory and subsequent expedition--the entire project depended upon, essentially, a hand-hewn balsa wood frame, a bamboo and straw "wheelhouse," and straw filler to waterproof the entire thing. And it was proven to be fairly well waterproof during a massive, insanely dangerous storm that they survived! A woven together floating raft made it all the way across the PACIFIC OCEAN! Wow. A boat that would float all the way across the PACIFIC OCEAN with little more than hope and hard work is just crazy enough to earn my respect!

[@adsax1903]

Love charles + neil combo! Upsize please! ;-)

[@MultiTomcat67]

Both Charles Liu's and Neil's superpower wishes have been used in movies. Immortality in the Highlander movies & TV series, regrowing lost limbs (& everything else) in Deadpool movies.

[@nahyanmirza]

Dr. Tyson's superpower is not letting anyone else talk .. 😅😅😅

[@sherrymanning1116]

I learn so much from yal I wished I could finish school but glad ro learn from u helps my mental health alot ty

[@insane_troll]

One problem with instantaneous communication is that if the two parties are travelling at high speed with respect to each other, then each should experience the other as being slowed down. If a spaceship is going at high speed, then on Earth we would see it as having time dilation and everything on the ship slowed down, but on the ship they would see the Earth as experiencing time dilation, and everything on Earth slowed down.

[@sanjugr4853]

Hey Dr Tyson, huge fun of the show!! Please bring some computer scientists or experts from any Computer science field.

[@black4pienus]

I like Charles. Great guest.

[@MaxBeamer]

What a GREAT episode👍 laughed so much

[@zzewt]

mental image "Do you want to play Merlin in Sharknado?" "YES"

[@stephanvesselinov478]

Neil you should teach how to teach, you are a treat to listen and make learning fun. Thank you.

[@lostnumbr]

the Austin Martin Vanquish (the Vanish) was in a Brosnan bond film, "The World is Not Enough" I think Halo Elites have active camo on their armor

[@bernardosilva2540]

Geesmack Joeypads it was Die Another Day

[@bernardosilva2540]

In “the world is not enough” pierce borsnan used a BMW Z8

[@lostnumbr]

@@bernardosilva2540 yes thank you

[@tehfuzzyness1]

I have so much respect for Chuck(Darker Chuck) for referencing Adventure Time... lol

[@TwinsenR]

I would totally watch a spin-off of StarTalk titled, Chuck Cubed. Who's with me?

[@AtmasImpaler]

One guy

[@11kele]

I don't know why I have watched this... ... five times during the last 2 days since it was published. You guys are awesome.

[@RevivalistPoet777]

I get sad when chuck isnt in the videos so this is nice 🤘

[@jeroenjager8064]

Chuck Nice even. 8-)

[@RevivalistPoet777]

@@jeroenjager8064 oh damn i forgot their was more than one chuck i indeed meant chuck nice 🤓

[@Valdarious]

For the first question, Star Trek also had deep space "stations" that would connect to each other though for communications purposes, probably would help with the subspace comms.

[@Desbo]

Great video as always, but so much inturrupting of the guest, then the thread of conversation is lost.

[@jasongreen1015]

@24:08 I'm not authorized to speak any further

[@exoplanets]

Great live !

[@redbeardthepink4809]

That Batman show was in reruns for decades. I'm 37, and I used to watch it all the time as a kid.

[@stefanz5818]

You should really watch The Expanse. It embraces scientific accuracy. Thrust and spin gravity, no FTL, communications delays, water shortages in space stations, etc. It may not be perfect (I think they made a mistake with Jovian lunar orbits), but it completely ruins other science fiction for me, particularly when it comes to gravity and FTL communication. This is a spoiler free world building side story that illustrates what I mean. kzbin.info/www/bejne/m4enhpdjorWeick

[@Baleur]

Then the protovirus came along.. And broke the laws of physics. You should definetly watch Season 4

[@StevenErnest]

A slight correction: the hypothetical "subspace" communication of Star Trek was not portrayed as being instantaneous, as Dr. Liu characterized it, but would take some time such as several weeks. (Depending on the era and dramatic needs.) Wonderful discussion!

[@netgnostic1627]

True - and yet there were plenty of conversational video calls to admirals at Starfleet Command from a very long distance, that were real-time, with no apparent delays.

[@MrPeterson74]

Egyptian reed boats. Reed is basically a large form of Straw. It floated on the Nile just fine.

[@DieKofol]

Nice! This was like watching an episode of Big Bang where the guys just Geek out about Movies, Series, Comics, etc. EPIC

[@varuntulsyan2558]

I sooo want Dr. Charles to be my professor even tho I took biology for my undergrad.❤

[@EvilDaveCanada]

What I would love to see you talk about is the futuristic science from the PULP Fiction which is in many ways sci-fi written BEFORE the Apollo era. Examples of what I'm talking about would stories like the LensMan series, the universe created by H Beam Piper, Jules Verne, etc

[@johnmaltbie377]

I’m honestly eating popcorn while watching this. Does that make this pop nonfiction?

[@user-ng9gd4vl9s]

The optic camo bit, i was yelling "Predator!" "Over here." "Turn around."

[@stephjovi]

I'm 39 and I grew up with with the reruns of the original Batman. I absolutely loved it as a kid. And that shark reppelant spray is the only scene I vividly remember. Bat anti hai spray 😂🦈

[@612Tiberius]

The movie that simultaneously made me want to scream and cry was the mid-to-late 1970's "The Black Hole", by Disney of all studios; wherein while the lead characters were falling into the titular Black Hole - IN THE VACUUM OF DEEP SPACE - , they held a conversation with each other. But granted, that was ostensibly a Sci-fi flick; not a Superhero one, which was the question. With regard to the '60s "Batman" movie, the question I kept asking myself re the Bat-Shark repellent was: was it a can of Batman-created Shark-repellent, OR a can of repellent specifically designed for "Bat-Sharks"?

[@juggalo1702]

"No one is going to make a movie out of [regenerating limbs]"... Deadpool?

[@melanezoe]

The cloak in Harry Potter was another example of unnoticeability. It was woven of Demiguise fur, a material of perfect camouflage. (You might enjoy reading The Science of Harry Potter.)

[@jesusc137]

there should be a thousand likes button

[@desmondpowell9339]

😊Thank the universe for producing people like NDT

[@zaimahbegum-diamond1660]

Love Professor Lu🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🌠

[@AriMalatesta]

1: I love and feel absolutely represented in my pop/science geek drunken soliloquies... B: on the topic of "invisibility" you let out the Elven cloaks from the LOTR universe... It's not about not be unseen, but to blend. It's about "becoming" , in the sense that the question usually comes from the POV of the one who can't see, instead of the one that can't be seen/watched.

[@goosepi31415]

really enjoyed this episode, please bring him back!

[@kasession]

I was hoping Sharknado would get a shout out!!! Those movies are so ridiculous, and i absolutely watch them whenever they come on. :-)

[@stephencarter2041]

Really, Really, Enjoyed this episode of The Awesome StarTalk!!

[@helljason]

Neil's chuckle gets me everytime.

[@ToddLarsen]

My favorite Guest is Back! Thank for sharing and as always keep building👍

[@RevolutionaryAutomatic]

That DC UNIVERSE LINE WAS FIRE 🔥

[@deaconstenson9450]

Great as always Neil!

[@andromidius]

In Star Trek they do in fact use micro wormholes to send long range messages. And even then there's a delay. Mass Effect 3 introduces the contrivance of quantum entanglement to send messages across the galaxy - essentially quantum strings linking the two points.

[@StevenErnest]

Charles said Star Trek's subspace radio is simultaneous. But I believe there was a delay of some time, like weeks or so; this is a bit more realistic, and adds to the drama of Capt Kirk having to make decisions without backup from starfleet.

[@Batini]

Charles mentioned Dune and the Fountain in one go? I am a fan now.

[@XavierBetoN]

First question was about quantum effect, when gravity makes time run faster or slower, you answered as in terms of lightspeed delay. Please consider reanswering this question in another cosmic quarries doc.. It would be much appreciated.

[@vovacat1797]

I suddenly imagined a sci-fi world in which no FTl communication is possible, but FTL travel exists, so all the communication is done with a use of tiny fast postman drones that are constantly jumping between systems.

[@Dooga-mm7tf]

Issues with invisibility are not having inaudibility, leaving a "footprint" and if something covered the invisible item it will be "visible".

[@Sarsour_]

Awesome idea for an episode, thanks!

[@engineeringconcepts138]

As far as the rotating habitat goes, we have to take into account that if the mass of objects, whether it be furniture or technology, could have compounding harmonic oscillations that could spell disaster and make it hard to maintain such a system.

[@protospace270]

The invisible car in the Bond universe was in Die Another Day with Pierce Brosnan in 2002, not Daniel Craig. It was the Aston Martin v12 Vanquish which Q referred to as the Vanish. Also, Dragon Ball Z repeatedly used a gravity enhancing machine (without any spinning rooms) for use in strength training.

[@Carsickness86]

Idea for long distance communications: Use quantum entanglement. Send a space craft out with two entangled particles. Now you can communicate instantly via binary through the two particles and distance is no longer a factor.

[@josewemersondasilva9040]

Man, that's funny, I think this one is the most funny episode of all.

[@ChaosTool93]

@4:40 I don't understand the conflict of talking to mars instantly and someone watching it. Wouldn't it be something like visual reverb? It's not like the mars rover moved before you told it to move, the visual signal just took longer to Travel back.

[@SidekickSam24]

It was Pierce Brosnan in Die Another Day with the invisible car

[@zaimahbegum-diamond1660]

I thought so too

[@coffinsmokej7408]

I love how he brought in adventure time so chill

[@NEEDCheese]

I'm with chuck.. I want a bowl too.

[@Dergishmere]

Title should have been: "StarTalk Podcast: Science in Pop Fiction with Chuck, Chuck, and Chuck"

[@michaelkrenciprock6145]

This was funny, nicely done. I didn't appreciate Chuck Nice until I seen 'stand-in' comedians try to do his job.

[@sherrymanning1116]

I think cause he actually is interested in science

[@kiminthemix4251]

infarct the best video i saw on the internet today about compression

[@DavideCardella]

"The man who reads" - most underrated joke of the episode

[@azathothwakesup]

I love it when Neil and the others get down on Chuck for swearing

[@BrokenSoul79x]

There is a Canadian company out of BC that is working on invisibility shielding using layered lenticular lenses that is coming along great

[@monaqueeney6885]

BEST GUEST EVER

[@Dooga-mm7tf]

The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension 😂😱 Peter Weller, John Lithgow, Ellen Barkin, Christopher Lloyd, Jeff Goldblum... what an amazing cast!

[@TheEGCRACKER]

Just got into your thoughtness and show,, keep this going. So love learnding. 🤔 Love ya bro!

[@arcanewyrm6295]

Re: subspace communications.... If we were somehow using quantum entanglement to enable "spooky comms at a distance", would THAT enable instant communication over interstellar distances? Or do you think that at such distances there would still be a delay between the entangled pairs?