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Cosmic Queries – The 30-Second Universe

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Star Talk, Nature, Scientist, Education, Astronomy, Astronomer, Physics, Earth Science, Neil Degrasse Tyson, Startalk, Cosmos, Science, Spacetime, Universe, Astrophysics, Astrophysicist, Quantum Physics, Space, Climate Science, Multiverse, Nasa

4.614.1K Ratings

🗓️ 25 October 2019

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

Neil deGrasse Tyson, co-host Chuck Nice, and astrophysicist and StarTalk geek-in-chief Charles Liu, PhD answer fan-submitted questions on gravity, asteroids, AI, spacetime, and more to celebrate the release of Charles’ new book “30-Second Universe.” NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons and All-Access subscribers can watch or listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://www.startalkradio.net/show/cosmic-queries-the-30-second-universe/ Thanks to this week’s Patrons for supporting us: Jim Brown, Christopher MacCay, Carlene Goodbody, Ernesto Chavez, Doug Sherman

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0:00.0

From the American Museum of Natural History in New York City and beaming out across all of space and time.

0:09.0

This is Star Talk. We're science and popular.

0:16.0

This is Star Talk. I'm Neil deGrasse Tyson, your personal astrophysicist.

0:27.0

Coming to you from my office at the Hayden Planetarium right here in New York City.

0:32.0

I got Chuck Nice, Chuck. Hey, what's happening on the on my man?

0:35.0

That's right. Tweeting a Chuck Nice comic.

0:37.0

Thank you, sir.

0:38.0

And I went over another Chuck. You're also a Chuck.

0:41.0

I can't be a Chuck. We call you Charles, but in your day you were Chuck.

0:45.0

Yes. I ain't calling you Chuck because that's my Chuck.

0:47.0

Fair enough. All right. I got Charles Lou on the line here because he just published a book.

0:55.0

Except he doesn't have the book for me to show. How do you like that?

1:00.0

Charles, the name of your book.

1:02.0

Yes. It is 30 second universe.

1:05.0

Well, you know 31 other universes.

1:07.0

Thirty second universe.

1:08.0

It would be nice. I would enjoy that.

1:11.0

I will. Is the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

1:13.0

The Marvel regular universe.

1:13.0

You have an answer to that.

1:14.0

Well, look, thank you so much.

1:16.0

There's the Hundred Acre Wood.

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