Episode #1347
Neil Degrasse Tyson
Books mentioned
1984
Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 01:46:54 · ▶︎ Watch this moment on YouTube (approximate)
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Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson joins the podcast to discuss science denial, the properties of water, Mars terraforming, and the controversy over building a telescope on Mauna Kea. The conversation also covers electric cars, dark matter, black holes, and his upcoming book 'Letters from an Astrophysicist'.
What they talked about
- Van Gogh's Starry Night as art and background
- STEM vs STEAM movement debate
- Letters from an Astrophysicist book preview
- Ice melting and water level experiment
- Frozen fish phenomenon in South Dakota
- Boiling point and atmospheric pressure
- TMT telescope controversy in Hawaii
- Sacred sites and cultural conflicts
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