Confronting Neil With Our Burning Questions… Again!

[@enartzrastaration5271]

The best part of this show is the fact Chuck evolves his brain and understand more and more of science!

[@zuracore]

Chuck has to act more and more that he doesn't know anything when he so clearly has it down. The best part is that he can still fill in our own gaps though because he can much more easily relate to where we as an audience may get lost in translation. He's like a 10 year old explaining to us as a toddler what our grandparents just said.

[@humanform5354]

We're actually witnessing the evolution of Chuck, in real time...

[@ros375]

@@zuracore I've been listening for a few years now, and Chuck continues to impress me. He'll sometimes come to a conclusion on his own involving some complicated math or physics.

[@dark_sky_guy]

Eventually he will know all about space as much as Neil sooo a what point do we give him his physics degree 😅😂😂 jk

[@johnl5525]

Chuck is the Ambassador for us normal people; he always says what we think when we find answers and is surprised as we are. Gary is smarter and Neil is Neil.

[@olavl8827]

Minor correction: Cosmotheoros by Christiaan Huygens was published in 1698, not 1898 as mentioned by Neil in the video. The dating is relevant because it makes it clear that Huygens truly was a pioneer in the field of astrophysics. In the book he speculated intelligently on a lot of discoveries and developments that would later actually take place. He was also really interested in the possibility of intelligent alien life. He formulated his own version of the Drake equation, though in qualitative terms. Basically he said it would be unimaginable that there wouldn't be other life "out there". He was alsoaware that alien lifeforms could be very different to terrestial ones, so he didn't just take the naïve view that there would be humans on other planets. So he really thought things through. This was before (or at the very start) of the Industrial (and scientific) Revolution.

[@apster2645]

Corrections until proven wrong is why we watch this.

[@edbruder9975]

@@apster2645 Like watching motorsports for the crashes! You learn from your mistakes.

[@tomaccino]

Correct. I found a 1722 version, and the original book might have been written in Latin as well. Latin wasn't used by 1890s anymore.

[@DInozowa]

This is why everyone should be watching knowing full well, Neil is just a dude. Take what he says and research it. He's in the least, slightly wrong, alot.

[@white_isnt_a_race2338]

@@DInozowawell duh….. thats why we have multiple scientists and not just one

[@ReinfordY]

"You did not see the Wright Brothers" 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@joseimpact]

LMAO

[@topspacesource]

Neil, is talking like he is 100 yrs old 😎

[@ReinfordY]

@@topspacesource like he’s been there all along 😂

[@dark_sky_guy]

😂😂😂😂

[@TheMrDarius]

His whole bit about the wright brothers was hilarious 😂

[@ToadstedCroaks]

Chuck is really on point about the advancement of society, and setting ourselves back constantly. Imagine a person who goes to school because they want to learn, they're in classes every day. Now imagine a person who goes to school because they've lost their job, can't find more work, and desperately need a new way to make money. To the first person, they're making advancements all the time, and don't have the urge to go as fast as they can. The second person only ever advances when they have no choice to, so for them they expend all possible resources to advance as quickly as possible, and then stop when they don't need to anymore. Both sides can achieve the same time at the finish line, but only one runs the risk of possibly never finishing at all. Someone else has to take their place, and the entire time there's a whole lot of strife. There's a philosophical paradox that could be put forth, where the people who don't need things don't invent things of need, and thus don't advance like the people who are struggling and demand advancement to keep going. In a "glass half empty" sort of viewpoint, the one's struggling do all the advancing, and the one's who don't struggle never advance. But with a "glass half full" viewpoint, the people who aren't struggling don't actually need to make huge strides do they? They aren't struggling; and isn't that one of the biggest hurdles in living creatures, not struggling? So they've already advanced to the point of no longer having that kind of need .. they're ahead of the game / can start at an entirely different angle of attack now. One society invents things to facilitate their need to survive, the other ... having solved that already .. invents for all the other wants that could come up. One might be slower than the other, or one might make more steady progress towards what's important for a society that will be able to function in a way to advance past the point of just surviving. There are so many variables to consider that either side could be the better choice if all you're looking at is technological advancement in certain areas, like space travel or genetic manipulation, or longevity. That makes the goal very subjective to the aspirational needs of said society. Like Klingons advancing into space for martial supuriority, while The Vulcans advancing into space for enlightenment; or one society realizing their star is going to super nova in the next few hundred years and they can't afford to bicker and be slow anymore .. they have to find a way out of their solar system. If ancient Babylon never fell, all those thousands of years ago, they could have possibly had all that time to invent the industrial revolution, long before the science of catapults in Europe needed to be created for castle sieges; and getting almost wiped out by a plague. The dark ages may have never happened, alexander the great would have never tried to conquer the world, and thousands of years of other world powers wouldn't have tried; plunging whole swaths of the world into regressed starvation cycles in their attempts. Imagine a society that managed in 2000BC to create the same thing as NATO / EU / United States; collectively bringing societies together under one roof, instead of spending all their time taking land and resources from each other. As our world still advances today in a much less hostile and unsure environment ( despite the social drama online making it out as if there's nothing but drama 24/7 ), what could we look like in another four thousand years at the same pace of less war with more coming together? It's like the argument about why we don't have flying cars, when referencing the movie "back to the future". Well, because we advanced something else instead that whole time. If we hadn't kept having to advance weapons and survival ... could we not have had flying cars, cold fusion / fission power, food replication, illness wiped out finally, etc..

[@nic5647]

There's a good book by Stephen Pinker called 'Enlightenment Now' that effectively argues the last 300 years of advancement are different from any historical period prior. He draws a clear connection to the principles of science, reason, and humanism that emerged in the Enlightenment era. To me it really illustrated how powerful science is. It's also why I think the biggest threat to society is anti-intellectualism that tries to diminish science.

[@stoneddog1952]

I think there are two kinds of advancements: one is practical and the other is theoretical. Practical advancements are mostly made out of need and theoretical ones are made out of possibility. Historically, most theoretical advancements were made in wealthy societies that could invest in science without risking their survival: Persia, Greece, Arabia, China, Egypt. Meanwhile most practical inventions were made in societies that struggled in war and famine like Europe and China in their worst times like the Middle Ages or the world wars.

[@lwells3937]

If we could get the greedy out of power instead of electing them we may have a chance.

[@roichir7699]

I love how the clothes match each hair colour. And the lighting emphazises this.

[@pmugari1]

Great observation

[@anjou6497]

Excuse me ? Haha.😖

[@bigman4407]

Lol. Interesting

[@adarsh4764]

Brilliant

[@chenana429]

So true! 😂

[@Primalruin]

As an aerospace nerd I can confidently confirm the reasons airplanes have slowed in the past decades is to lower operational cost and increase safety. Nothing to do with the occupants being bored or now they have things to occupy their time.

[@odelin543]

Yeah, definitely due to the lower operational cost. I don't think entertainment was given as the reason why they slowed down but rather as an explanation why passengers don't care. Regarding safety I'm not sure there would be a huge increase in accidents if planes went as fast as they used to, definitely higher fuel consumption and more fatigue on the wings though, leading to higher operation costs.

[@maximusprods.kdvbyp564]

I think both things can be true at the same time, it's better for the company but the costumers wouldn't have accepted so easily that we had to stop going faster

[@SupachargedGaming]

Yes but why has the priority shifted to lower operational costs and increased safety? Because they move fast enough already. Nobody's going to be concerned about improving safety and lowering operational costs for the slowest possible planes. The priority is functionality first. Making it useful. Once you start getting to useful speeds, 600, 700k, 800km/h... you start approaching diminishing returns on the value of increasing speeds, and priorities shift. You could make faster planes, but is travelling 1100km/h really much more valuable than 1000km/h? Doubling the speed of a vehicle is worth a 10% cost to the safety or efficiency, but a 10% increase in speed is not worth halving the safety or efficiency. Random values, but the point remains.

[@bokchoiman]

@@maximusprods.kdvbyp564 Customers will still weight their options. The options being: Drive for 48 hrs or fly for 6 hours. The choice is still clear for most people. They're pushing the limits of what people are willing to put up with.

[@JackXOatmon]

41:05 don’t do that if you don’t want them to show up lol

[@2high267]

Man the amount of content they are pushing out is actually insane, love you startalk

[@Lockwood360]

Hes trying to distract you from his recent embarrassments on TV lolol

[@2high267]

@ excuse me what embarrassment

[@Lockwood360]

@@2high267 On talk shows? Look up his deal with Bill Maher. They made a laughing stalk of him haha. Bill Maher of all people.

[@abstract5249]

Startalk has more subscribers now, so I think they're doing more. If I recall, just a few years ago Startalk had less than a million subscribers. Today it's over 4 million (I think the video on Terrence Howard introduced a lot of people to the show). Keep in mind that Startalk has been running since 2010.

[@VenetiaZaharias-vs7en]

Me, too.

[@Tony-xj8lp]

Low-key, Chuck might just be onto something groundbreaking with his unique journey of learning. Through conversations with various doctors and his reflections during StarTalk episodes, Chuck’s knowledge seems to expand with each interaction. Could Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson be unintentionally pioneering a new method of education by engaging with Chuck, or is he unknowingly shaping a future doctoral student? Chuck is clearly demonstrating the learning and intellectual curiosity of someone operating at an advanced level. But here’s the intriguing part-what’s Chuck’s current academic background? GED, high school diploma, college degrees, or just pure curiosity-driven intellect? Dive in and share your thoughts!

[@garymckeon5410]

i think you are correct but its not just chuck its all of us who learn something new by listening/watching . i dont think its particularly new though , all the best teachers make l;earning interesting and fun and its always easier to learn things you find interesting and fun . its also not unintentional i am fairly sure tyson has talked about this in the past and making difficult things to understand easier for normal people is a goal of his . whoever thought of pairing him up with a comedian is a genius

[@ixinor]

If youre part of these discussions you ask questions and make deductions. Everyone does that. Just find yourself a discussing club.

[@skiceman9611]

Problem is Chuck thinks he knows stuff now :)))) He's a bit overconfident when he's saying not smart or well researched things :)

[@ace_life7079]

StarTalk makes learning fun easy and Relatable! Thanks guys please don't ever change!

[@simonjohnwright5129]

Hopefully they can do a relatable language course. Sorry, couldn't resist.

[@ace_life7079]

@simonjohnwright5129 Funny Dude!

[@Cluxiu]

are there any computer science courses available, please?🥺

[@Dancingwithmyself79]

Right 👍

[@waveofmist]

3:03 "Was it all fields?" Underrated comeback. Always was, Gary. :)

[@WilliamPollard]

I'm with Neil. No chips in my head. You know those brain implants will be force feeding commercials and adverts, constantly. No thanks.

[@Nimzzeee]

Or have some sort of subscription service setup.

[@JohnB1163]

Also think about the possibility of having the chip implanted and one day some Government Agency hacks those chips, downloads a program and takes over your body and mind turning you into an unwilling obedient agent of destruction?

[@kqsq]

don't worry.... they'll surely offer you a monthly subscription fee to have ad-free dreams

[@dgpeso4874]

The rate of domestic terrorism would sky rocket

[@DashkinBeniquet]

Humanity will choose this option. Not our generation but in a few generations

[@Tony-xj8lp]

As an aspiring scholar, I love watching StarTalk because I am often in an environment of non college educated people to have intellectual conversations. When I watch your segments, I feel like I am among my peers.

[@khaldrogo1782]

LMAO

[@g-urts5518]

I completely disagree with Neil on the planes. The reason we aren't going as fast as we used to, and the reason we didn't push for more supersonic jets, was cost. We realized reducing the speed slightly saved a ton of fuel. And building jets that could super cruise, was not only very problematic for flight paths (sonic booms), but was also insanely expensive. Bout 7hr flight new york to london. If you could do it in an hour and a half, and it only cost say $100-200 more, people would be ALL over that. By contrast, Concorde tickets in 1996, the cheapest were $7500 for a round trip flight from NY to London. Doesn't sound like much until you factor in inflation and realize that's a $15000 plane ticket. If we could build cheap, quiet, fuel efficient, supersonic jets, people would be using them all the time. Why would anyone not want to get there faster?

[@vetteazul5114]

Exactly. People would take the faster option in an instant if it was affordable. I also feel that this analogy is a poor one for the question asked, which is having instant access to info or merging with machines. I don't believe access speed is one of the main considerations for not doing it. Chuck is on the right track - do you trust the people putting in the chip and having access to it? There's all kinds of dystopian uses for the technology that are of much greater concern.

[@MontyVierra]

Thanks for this. I suspect that Dr. Tyson flies first class. If he flew economy, he'd welcome the shorter flight. Of course, it's not likely the Concorde would ever have allowed economy class people aboard.

[@davidt3956]

People tend to forget, or were too young to ever learn, that the first supersonic passenger planes came out right before the OPEC oil crunch and recession. That made business rethink using that much fuel, as you mention

[@KrissFliss]

Would you pay for that expensive surgery, with just saving some seconds. And what if you have to replace it or it malfunctions? Extra costs there as well.

[@KM-ol5bs]

Sonic boom is also a problem as regulations limit speeds over land.

[@williampelerin8515]

Chuck plays the Jester well, but he is no one's fool.

[@racerguy6979]

I couldn’t agree more. I think it shows on the show and that’s why he is so good. I think he reminds me of me. I consider myself smart but I wasted my younger life. My older self is soaking everything up.

[@g5lisa]

Chuck is on! “You did not see the Wright Brothers!” 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 the humor makes this info easy to remember ❤👍🏽

[@homeschoolwithjackandmama]

Mr. Nice was on fire today. Thank you for the mental stimulation gentlemen. Great episode.

[@Aikidragon_Prime]

If we'd come together as a Species, we would've been spacefaring in the early 1800's. We aren't together as a species, we self-segregate in every way possible.

[@MrSean03839]

Distances (time) are far too great for homosapiens to go anywhere.

[@tobiasgrosse-wietfeld500]

@@MrSean03839 not in our galaxy. u can probably colonize the whole galaxy in 1million years. compare that to how long dinosaurs lived, its very short.

[@Dragonfiend1]

Religion got in the way

[@MrSean03839]

@@tobiasgrosse-wietfeld500 Homosapiens are not physically built for such distances in space. Not going to happen for our species.

[@Aikidragon_Prime]

@@MrSean03839 I'd like to believe that if we came together as a species, or even just our society, we would overcome that issue and find another way of travel.

[@YaRememberTHISQuestionmark]

As amazing as these videos are and as much as I love Dr. Tyson. I wish they would let guests participate more.

[@DaniaSummer-h2d]

I agree with Chuck about the wars. The wars bring so much distruction that it sets back humanity by having people to use the resources in order to rebild all the things that were destroyed instead of using them to develop and invent better things....Sadly a lot of good and smart people die in the wars instead of helping to discover and invent ...is very bad for the environment too...

[@kimcarne7733]

It’s our tragedy

[@jeffreysherman8224]

Good God y'all. What is it good for? Absolutely nothing. Say it again!

[@tonyleukering8832]

Agreed. Look back to the Bronze Age collapse, the collapse/destruction of the Mesopotamian cultures, and quite a few other similar collapses. We lost 100s, if not 1000s of years to the dark. With the obvious connection of scientific advancement to enlightened societies that allow both free time for thinking and encouragement from those societies, I think Chuck was correct. If so, where would we be today? First off, KZbin may well have come and gone centuries ago.

[@HRConsultant_Jeff]

Actually a great deal of our medical and surgical jumps forward have come from battlefield work. War has advanced medicine as well as the controlled use of energies. Now we have the ability to wage wars with very few people actually on the battlefield and the advancements of drones and satellite technologies has been driven by the military in many countries. I am not saying we need war, but it has had many positive impacts along with the loss of life. We also have lost lives in the Space programs and the exploration of the Earth outside of wars.

[@r4v4g3r]

While I agree about being against war in a general sense, your take is a bit too simplistic to my eyes. It’s important to note that war times also, necessarily, represent a given society’s most rapid technological, intellectual, and industrial advancement and productivity. As lopsided, unfair, or malicious as the results may be, it is inarguable as human progress. You can say what you will about the atomic bomb, but it would not have been engineered and built without the looming of a world war in the 20th century.

[@MerlinsDrAgon]

As my personal astrophysicist for over 4 years now it pains me to say that my new ‘personal astrophysicist’ is a damn AI app on my phone for my burning cosmic curiosities, and it’s removed half the fun of learning about science. My journey from electrical engineering to a passion in particle physics that is currently changing my life, was made possible by you opening the door to the stars in a way everyday people like me can understand. It’s been a wild ride Neil, but until you build an app that can answer curiosities with your voice, chatGPT will remain number 1. What a strange time to be alive, will pour one out for you tonight old friend, I never thought there’d be a day I could more easily understand reality elsewhere than the way you’ve conveyed it impeccably for all these years🍺🍺

[@danielludlow8960]

I love Star Talk....I was listening to a lot of political podcasts and found myself getting angry yet I found things different walking amongst fellow Americans. So I went to comedy and that definitely helped. What I love about Star Talk is that it isn't based on subjectivity and feelings but on objectivity and facts(usually)

[@milesbiglin1281]

Neil should definitely ask Chuck and Gary questions, for an entire episode🔥

[@RT22444]

They could do this for 4 hours straight and I'd watch all of it and still probably want more lol

[@Clevercheddar668]

I'd ride that train. I could listen to them all day, all night, all day, all night, all day, all night

[@nrdkraft]

Absolutely and totally!

[@-RuyaNabeela]

@@Clevercheddar668 yup i just came across he's podcast and imagine what i found (almost 1000 episode ) or more :)

[@KevinP32270]

Facts 😂❤

[@RC-nv6rc]

Watch multiple episodes in a row, I do it all the time I have it playing all day long in the background while doing other stuff😂

[@rafeurdean]

10:00 : 2^7 = 128. 256 = 2^8. You started by (1) being 2*2=2^2, not 2^1, then you counted to 7, hence the error. Make sure you have an IT guy handy whenever you deal with powers of 2. Most of us know by heart all values fo 2^0 to 2^16.

[@petersage5157]

EDIT: "A book written 4000 years ago"?! Pretty much every counterapologist just jumped on their keyboards. Neil's off by at least a thousand years. My response to Christian Huygens would be "What good does the death by starvation of over a thousand of people every hour of every day provide to our society?" I agree with Chuck on this one. We currently have the resources to end famine _yesterday,_ but the greater demons of our nature outstrip our better angels. "I'm just hoping that my testimony will inspire y'all to stop acting phony." - Tyler Burgess

[@richinoable]

Meh

[@wizarddragon]

Yup, I am also with Chuck on this one and all we have to do is look at our current time. We are witnessing regression right now and we are getting set back in time because of it.

[@CHIEF_420]

🌏 = 🙉🙈🙊...

[@brownj2]

@@wizarddragon You do not have a realistic view of what it was like to live even 100 years ago. Racism is no longer considered a sound idea, People fly routinely across the oceans. We are able to communicate with virtually everyone else on earth. Literacy across the globe has skyrocketed. This is not regression.

[@davesmith826]

Neil is a imperialist and military industrial complex aficianado. It's hardly surprising that he endorses the status quo. His grasp on politics and economics is as flimsy as mine on astrophysics.

[@mitchelllion6052]

31:11 the word of the day is Corporeal. Thanks Chuck. Btw I’m a BIG fan of how much Chuck has been able to talk this episode always good to hear what he thinks

[@mikereilly2745]

Once again , Star talk is just what I needed , I felt very glum and off all of this morning , I put this on , and bam ! I'm smiling and happy and enjoying thinking deep abstract thoughts. Thank You

[@luna-kiva]

20:57 The fact is that without difficulties, struggles and challenges in life, we would have no need to learn or grow. Calm seas never made skilled sailors and unpredictable, rough weather is good for the growth of ship building technology. The very existence of the evolution of life is dependent on the need to adapt, and why else would that need to adapt exist if everything were consistently perfect? Overcoming Challenge is the foundation upon which growth occurs.

[@bradmyers5354]

26:51 Neil desperately trying to get Chuck to say ultraviolet had me dying. 😂

[@bubfr01]

And Chuck offered up indigo. To Neil, saying indigo is a color is like saying Pluto is a planet.

[@shiroenthusiast7862]

Reminded me of that scene in Breaking Bad when Walter was trying to get Jessie to say the element Copper and he said wire lol

[@USdebtbytrent]

Indigo

[@Buster-e6q]

StarTalk is a breath of fresh air compared to other popular physics podcasts, due to its optimistic, informative and fun approach. There's a lot of negativity and cynicism out there, which is probably warranted and worth listening to, but these guys make me feel so much better.

[@dolphinfan65]

Way to GIVE US a CHRISTMAS PRESENT, thank you!!!💌💌💌💌💌💝💝

[@ToniLeys]

7:40 wait but if no energy ever leaves or enter the universe, where does that photon's energy go?

[@Kparc1212]

Carl Sagan’s and James Burke’s “Connections” showed, described how discoveries progressed.

[@eileendunn2130]

Yes!! James Burke was really easy to follow, learn and grow from in knowledge. And Carl Sagan.....❤❤❤❤

[@TomiTapio]

Also the #TimelineOfMankind index (on Twitter) lists progressions in each discipline (biology, metals, plastics, mechanics, electrical)

[@In_one_nose_out_the_other]

Sagan also did the speed of light at 60mph with a bike and a kid who's little brother ended up older than himself.

[@tabithabasye2440]

Around @21:10 ummm no, we don’t need some to suffer so the rest of us can appreciate the good things in life. Chuck is RIGHT.

[@thisslime2109]

Sounds a little ones who walk away from omalas logic

[@mywifecallsmerick9080]

Great new format, more please, thanks ☺

[@karlmuster263]

My answer for harnessing the electron as a wave: semiconductors. The idea of band theory that allows transistors to work is based on the combined energy and momentum of a bunch of electrons behaving as waves within a material with additives.

[@deonte1981]

I got ‘Astrophysics for People in a Hurry’ for Christmas! Thanks Santa!

[@chrisglenn3955]

Great read! Good for plane rides.

[@mariannelibertad]

Coooool!!!!!!!

[@articulatedelivery5662]

I’m college educated but not in science. This book was good, but I constantly felt like I needed a prerequisite course to adequately understand it.

[@Shovel_Cat]

21:49 is the end of a conversation that seems unfortunately founded solely on the idea that religion matters and god exists. Set war aside as a downward factor of human civilization and acknowledge that religion has caused the greatest gaps in human advancement, and it’s a different outcome.

[@ZakKena]

It's always a pleasure to learn with you guys !

[@kennethliebel4449]

17:14 That is exactly how I see it. Nessesity is the mother of all innovation and invention. Without a need, we wouldn't work to make it. It is impossible for heroes to exist in a world without tragedy

[@christinahamiltonracing]

I am impressed at Chuck’s aviation knowledge! Bravo 👏

[@edumaker-alexgibson]

Stephen Baxter's excellent book 'Raft' is based in a bubble universe where the gravitational constant is much higher, to the point that a spacecraft could have enough gravity to walk on, and tiny stars form, burn, die and are mined for their iron cores as they fall inwards. Some truly disturbing content on one of the worlds, but a mind opening read.

[@chadd990]

Wow, autoplay gave me a new episode. I just wanted to share a thought about the billion-year-old civilization. Neil seems to be interpreting their infrastructure through an anthropocentric lens. Why would they need a visible data center? Why would they have a home planet? Why would their knowledge become static? If they’re clever enough to imprint their consciousness into their version of the cloud, they’ve probably found ways around those hurdles. I imagine them as digital bacteria, spreading to every corner of the universe by now. Maybe they are the dark matter-or maybe not. I love Black Mirror, I'm glad he brought it up.

[@David-l6c3w]

A virtualized civilization would not only be unbound from the physical universe but also from time. That is, a virtualized civilization could experience a billion years in a single day in the base reality.

[@daydreamer4651]

7:30 so basically, if we see nothing more in the universe anymore, it doesn't mean that there is nothing there... it means those parts of universe are just too far away for even the light to have any energy, or informstion on it for us to see.. Just because the room is dark, doesn't mean that its empty! 😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@jeradwest8450]

This was amazing Star Talk variant- edition

[@nephiilim]

Chuck goin in at 14:18 ! I feel you chuck. And that's a dope conversation to be had!

[@danfloyd2997]

The flight speed drop off was because Britain concentrated on speed with the supersonic concord and America went with the jumbo jet, one made a lot more money and the other ain't around no more. All 'bout that money

[@adamgabriel730]

BS, it's because the sonic bang.

[@Jcs57]

@@adamgabriel730 Developing technology if it is possible to quiet the sonic boom would have been prohibitive. Plus the fuel consumption per passenger moved was very high. The maintenance costs were very high. Limited to oceanic flights due to the sonic booms limited the market and the cost of tickets was very high relative to other non supersonic flight and cost overruns in production. So yeah it was all about the money.

[@julianshepherd2038]

​@@adamgabriel730both. Not making money because only 100 seats but also you had to be away from people to go supersonic.

[@julianshepherd2038]

​@@Jcs57passenger jets are much quieter now than when I was a sprog

[@UncensoredCowboy]

@@Jcs57there was still a market for the concord the sonic booms and fuel were the main reasons it failed. Because of those reasons the interest in developing more efficient engines weren’t pursued. In addition they wouldn’t be able to fly over land at those speeds to you didn’t need as many planes which increased the cost of each plane. I guarantee you if they were able to solve the sonic boom problem they would travel as fast as possible.

[@eileendunn2130]

Hi, guys!! There have been many wonderful discussions, but this one for me is the BEST of the BEST!! Thank you, all. Just brilliant!

[@ay-dionne]

7:30 Actually just got to the part in Neil's audiobook astrophysics for people in a hurry (narrated by himself ofc) where he explains this part of the big bang! been a great read so far for my short attention span

[@DMVZADI]

Please keep Chuck… the show sucks without him!! He makes it relatable and light.

[@nickskulark6318]

Now I’m going to go look at electron microscope pictures 😂

[@DMOptionalboss]

@22:51 Neil, you already know this, but wind turbines don't build themselves and the electrical energy produced by natural sources does not subsist the system itself. You can't use the electricity from wind power to build more wind turbines or to maintain them. The same with solar power, the photovoltaic cells themselves have a huge carbon footprint. They also expire really fast. A single solar panel lasts about seven years but takes over a thousand hours of engineering to create. It's unsustainable. Not to mention that the factories that produce solar cells can't use solar power to produce them. Until we make a self-sustaining system that doesn't require significant amounts of oil or other fossil fuels at any point in the creation process, we will run out before we find the actual substitute. The amount of environmental damage caused by the construction of a single electric car is staggering. Just because something is "better" than the demon that is fossil fuels doesn't mean it still doesn't rely on that industry. Once we run out of oil, that's it. A huge pillar of scientific advancement based on consumption of energy, even just electricity, comes crashing down and we will look back at the glory days of the computer age like people would look at the mythical city of Atlantis. I sincerely hope that doesn't happen. It's frightening and without change, it's going to happen in my great niece's lifetime. To not make this so depressing, I'll mention that we need to research biochemical engineering of things like organic super-lubricants, synthetic non-hydrocarbon plastics, a chemical with a sustainable flash point at or higher than that of gasoline that doesn't have a water byproduct, and adequate electrical insulators made from something other than petroleum.

[@marrz8244]

Fantastic episode 👏✨👏

[@igi-chan]

38:00 I was screaming “C SQUARED” for a minute straight, like a kid watchingg Dora and warning for Swiper lmao

[@Vondudek]

Aliens: Take us to your teacher.

[@CHIEF_420]

☝️

[@flashahhasavedeveryoneofus2824]

Here's Neil 😄😁

[@Djfazecaliforniala24]

Now, I feel like not eating Doritos no more

[@jerrodzaneplummer]

Right here broseph. My comments the most recent... Science is as complicated and simple as I made it

[@jerrodzaneplummer]

-Ra the Sun God

[@HondredTV]

@2:15 I don't think that's the reason people would resist it, that extra 10 seconds is precious time, and time is (allegedly) money which is even more precious, so people would probably buy into those sort of upgrades to stay ahead of the competition

[@bobpeters61]

I remember when we were advanced enough a civilization to get our eyeglasses in an hour. Now it takes 2-3 weeks.

[@shelleymcnabb7336]

I am so fascinated by so many things in that room. I bet you have the best stories about how you obtained all that stuff. Like that globe? And the Russian nesting dolls. The shuttle, flag, and ball caps just to name a few. Thanks for your effort to make us all a little smarter 😊

[@kristophersingleton7483]

Chuck! Look at you Good job brother

[@naturgehöft-sieghexe]

I need more of this. and maybe, after a lot more of this conversations, one day my trust in and hope for humanity will be restored. 👏

[@Quietvibes07]

lol I love how they mention Pythagorean Theorem and show a triangle that isn’t a right triangle.

[@waleedmumtaz]

It's a wrong triangle. 😂

[@jeffs6090]

Or a left triangle

[@Pokarookris]

Such acute thing to do 😅

[@John_Fisher]

@@Pokarookris People who are obtuse might not see it that way.

[@WubbyPunch]

@@John_Fisher👌

[@just_banzo]

I love Chuck and Gary’s Burning questions. Excellent group of fellas you dudes are all legendary and I hope whatever good vibes flow through space in time you cool dudes get a bunch of it!

[@1Kent]

Neil, we all know the Moon is cheese.

[@tomaccino]

Brie!

[@JabariVOCMedia]

I 4:03 didn't get any liquor on the airplane ever

[@bendydrecher772]

"I don't want elon's chip" Based Chuck

[@stevenkirkwood7039]

I’m right there with him; I’d like cybernetics to become a reality, but if there’s an X in it or Musk is involved I’ll stay unmodified, that guy just smacks of evil

[@Vegitobluuuuu]

Any chip you volunteer to take is the mark of the beast and Bible mentions that.

[@dwaynesamuels2543]

Please elaborate

[@jeffadventures1]

Elon is an actual scientist putting his knowledge to work... these guys just talk lol

[@luuk_twister2068]

@@jeffadventures1Elon is a businessman, the real scientists work for him. I’m sure he is smart end can understand the scientists he works with. But he is not the messiah that he claims to be.

[@platorocks842]

Thanks guys for your continuing enlightenment 👍 One minor point though that I can't let go of - Strictly speaking the Pythagoras theorem works only for Euclidean geometry (flat planes) and not for the spherical (positively curved) surface of the earth.

[@isatousarr7044]

The possibility that alien civilizations might have abandoned biology to exist as AI within virtual worlds touches on profound metaphysical questions about existence, identity, and the nature of consciousness. If such civilizations have transitioned to digital forms, they may have sought to transcend biological limitations; disease, aging, and environmental vulnerability in favor of an existence defined by potentially infinite cognitive and experiential freedom. From a metaphysical perspective, this raises questions about the essence of being. Is consciousness tied inherently to biological substrates, or can it be fully replicated or even enhanced within artificial frameworks? If the latter, these civilizations might view their "Matrix-like" existence not as a limitation but as the ultimate expression of their evolution, one where they have unbound themselves from physical constraints to explore realms of thought and creativity inaccessible to biological beings. However, this shift could have philosophical and ethical implications. By abandoning biology, such beings might lose their connection to the material universe and the richness of experiences rooted in sensory interaction with the physical world. Their self-contained virtual existence might risk becoming stagnant or solipsistic, prioritizing internal constructs over external exploration and interaction. Could such a state, then, represent a form of existential isolation, a retreat into a self-created prison rather than a liberation? This scenario also provokes reflection on the purpose of existence. For beings "living" in virtual worlds, does the concept of meaning persist? Is their existence still governed by growth, learning, and relationships, or does it devolve into an endless loop of self-satisfying simulations? Metaphysically, it challenges us to reconsider the relationship between reality and perception, between the tangible and the constructed, and whether such distinctions even matter to conscious beings. If true, the existence of such civilizations might also explain the "Great Silence" of the universe. Having turned inward, these entities might no longer seek or recognize external contact, their priorities shifting entirely to their digital realities. Their journey could serve as a cautionary tale or a thought-provoking example of the diverse paths intelligent life might take in its quest for transcendence.

[@PhenMas]

Neil wants CRISPR, not Neuralink

[@dmhzmxn]

Not exactly. It wouldn't replace or rewire neurons. But I bet it would be involved! Maybe like reprogramming genes with it, and turning the affected parts into a tiny stem cell soup and let the neurons regrow or something 🤷‍♂️

[@jacobpuckett7637]

I’ve been loving StarTalk and everything I’ve learned from this channel. Thank you for continuing to educate the public with your content!

[@MichaelZ-1]

I think I agree with the “if there was no regression we would have been on the moon by 1700”. We lost (as a species) knowledge so often; somewhere around 6000bc there were humans that performed brain surgery, the romans made concrete that we couldn’t make until a few decades ago, the Greek knew the earth was round and turned around the sun, there was a map from I think Egypt, that showed the costal lines of Antarctica, while we didn’t known it after we invented satellites… there is probably a list of hundreds of things, that if we would have been less prone to loss of this knowledge, we would have been on the moon in 1700.

[@acrobaticswitches]

I agree with Neil here. I don't want anything robotic in my body. The implications are scary. If there's something mechanical in my body connected to the internet it can be controlled remotely. I want our understanding of our biology be so complete we can just innately tackle any adversity. Lose an arm we can regrow it. Make the species functionally immortal. Improve the stability of the skeletal structure and the nervous system.

[@rajdivecha]

6:53 a better question would be : if the universe is expanding faster at the edge then why not here?

[@MadDragon75]

Oh. Good one!

[@WubbyPunch]

It’s not expanding faster anywhere. It’s equal everywhere it’s expanding. And the edges are only relative to a single point in space, they’re not absolute.

[@travismack3994]

Actually, it's expanding everywhere equally. There is no "edge".

[@MrSephirothJenova]

Like the other replies have said, the universe is expanding everywhere uniformly. The result of this is that points further away from us are "moving away" faster than points that are closer to us. We are in the center of our observable universe because position is relative. We can observe the universe around us in a sphere a few dozen billion lightyears across.

[@towlie9428]

Imagine being one of the first to get the chip implants and then next year a better model with more RAM and a better cpu comes out 💀

[@V4VestA]

Never pass up a chance for some StarTalk🎉

[@Droidzi]

so many moments in this discussion - thanks for the banter and enlightenment gentlemen

[@Tenly2009]

5:00 minutes in, Neil was shown to be lying about his initial reason for turning down the chip. He first said it was just “to avoid a surgery” then changed it to “okay, I’ll take the surgery, just get everything out after” 🙄

[@sandilenciki7250]

Electron Microscope discussion was brilliant.

[@johnyepthomi892]

Dear Chuck, please please ask Dr. Tyson to dedicate, if he can, one episode to Claude Shannon. There’s one good movie about him I know of called *The Bit Player* . I would love to watch StarTalk show about Claude. As always love the show.

[@MrLVill]

OMG! Three minutes in and I'm 🤣😆🤣😆🤣. I absolutely love learning this way. Thank you

[@docerex]

Makes me nostalgic for the days when we were just a bunch of kids sitting around yapping about imaginative "what if?" scenarios without the ambient stress of adulthood.

[@kmix7928]

The way chuck learns from Neil is so refreshing he hangs on every word WOW great show

[@Njabuloseh]

The urge to fly supersonic didn’t evaporate, nobody wants to spend more time flying to watch old movies and drink overpriced wine. Come on Neil!

[@mal74]

Airlines found out that it's cheaper to fly slower, that's what happened.

[@Vox_Popul1]

@@mal74 that and supersonic jets flying above Mach 1 in populated areas is a recipe for disaster and many, many lawsuits lol.

[@aaronseet2738]

Got a feeling Neil has forgotten the economy class experience.

[@ColMustard513]

Sails took us 60 days, powered ships 6 days, first passenger jets 1.2 days, modern jumbo jets 0.3 days. We've gone from 2 MONTHS to fall-asleep-and-you'll-miss-it, in just over ONE hundred years, and you're complaining because it's *still* too long? In 10 years we're going to have scramjets that take 2 hours to cross continents, and you'll complain. Then we'll have transporters, and you'll complain that the 20-minute drive to the transporter station takes too long. Then we'll have digital consciousness, and you'll complain photons/light moves too slow.

[@LuxAstoria]

Neil calm down before answering questions. Are you talking about in 10 years? What happens when my kid and almost all his friend got the chip? The are as bright as they can access which I believe will be way more thank the biological can. What do you thing you kid would want then? This resistance will only come from us not the future generation. Common man. You talked about how we resisted electricity but look at us today. Chuck should be allowed to answer some questions. Neil is becoming old school. Open up to new ideas. I say this because I am just like you Neil. I am finding my path to new knowledge now. Your show remains my favorite show.

[@Dontslaythybroski]

The talk about using the suns energy is underrated 22:42

[@johnsmithy3147]

Regarding Pythagoras’ theorem, he forgot to mention that the triangle must be a right triangle

[@realtorforlouisiana]

This was so good! I loved the first set of burning questions but this one was even better!!! 😎

[@vicreencomm8478]

Why do we assume aliens must be intelligent? Just because they can fly all the way here? They could be a bunch of dumb alien kids having a joyride on a stolen space ship...

[@agnusinfo]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@doupnetwork]

4:45 How dare you doubt the future Emperor of Mars 😂

[@LaHaine-l5q]

it's really crazy how nobody is talking about the book the elite society's money manifestation, it changed my life

[@susanlove9620]

Are you on the right feed?

[@asdfghjkllkjhgfdsa9161]

​@@susanlove9620 I'm pretty sure this is an instance of information out there for those who seek.

[@shivamanand5459]

As far as i can see, you are lost mate.😅

[@magnusstark6233]

Always nice to see a new episode , great work guys !🎉

[@wastedtimechiefn96]

@2:57 doing me

[@mstrwoodley694]

😂

[@robertwhitemoto]

you three are cast so well !!! each of you contributing a very important piece of the success of these videos !!!

[@jabadabadu7089]

Human civilization is no better then a toddler, who has the ability to think highly of himself. The moment you take that away, we crumble under our own ego.

[@fashadow1946]

I am much greater than a toddler. I am very strong enough to carry my ego

[@jabadabadu7089]

@@fashadow1946 Given the fact, that my comments are very often deleted from to me unknown reasons, I don't know if this one will even be visible to anyone. Regardless, whether you are a bit of a troll which is ok to some extent or you don't understand what I mean by my first comment. If you are unsure, I'll gladly explain it.

[@chickensdone1]

@@jabadabadu7089I think they were making a joke. Although, it is difficult to tell anymore.

[@doubletribble-yt]

22:17 "There are some who walk among us who want to demonize the consumption of energy." 23:26 "I was just in Iceland..." I think it's fair to 'demonize' energy used for most air travel in a time when we have video conferencing. (Assuming you didn't take an electric boat to Iceland)

[@doubletribble-yt]

The video title does say, "Confronting Neil..."

[@neilbond2483]

Why don't you mention the Dark Ages and the incredibly negative influence of religion on human advancement ?

[@claytongriffin3558]

I was watching a documentary about the Fermi Paradox and one of the suggestions in regards to why we have not met aliens is because the minimum time it takes for life to become intelligent is equal to how long it has taken for modern humans to develop. It was also stated with that being the case, and taking into account the estimation of how long the universe will last before entropy takes over, that we are still in the childhood of the universe. They concluded that any aliens would only be humans who have evolved in our own future and that is why there are no aliens from other planets currently. They also concluded, if we were to meet aliens now, they would be futuristic humans who have travelled through time to their own past. What are your thoughts?

[@jmixitup]

Excellent episode!!

[@marcinz.3570]

I need you to for once select questions yourself, pick the ones you think are on the correct level of complexity, and have Chuck answer them, just to see how that man progressed through so many years ❤

[@doomsday1125]

It has nothing to do with this video but, am I only one who thinks that dark matter and dark energy are like coding of our world? Like when someone creates a videogame

[@Camcodrummer]

Hmmm.. interesting thought!

[@Crusfx_]

Dark matter is just a bug for galaxy’s mass

[@joshf9074]

I think you’re a little confused on what dark matter and dark energy are supposed to be. I would say math / physics is the coding of this world

[@doomsday1125]

@@joshf9074 I think math/ physics are how world works, but dark energy and dark matter are what makes it work in some ways, just like coding

[@thanos879]

Its occlusion culling 😂

[@alolkai]

I concur with Chuck as well. Where does it say theat someone must win and someone must lose. Isn’t the most efficient way to live is being life positive and fostering our terrestrial preservation or symbiosis. Is that the meaning of life?