Episode #310
Neil Degrasse Tyson
Books mentioned
My Life
Mentioned by Joe Rogan (host) · at 00:10:22
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Journey to the Center of the Earth
Mentioned by Neil Degrasse Tyson · at 01:40:02
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Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson joins Joe Rogan to examine science literacy, conspiracy theories, and the evidence behind moon-landing skepticism. They also discuss space exploration, asteroid mining and hazards, alien life, the multiverse, gamma-ray bursts, climate change, geoengineering, simulation theory, and Tyson’s science communication work.
What they talked about
- Debunking the 2012 Mayan apocalypse
- Moon landing hoax conspiracy theories
- Physics of moon footage and photography
- Asteroid mining and space resources
- Synthetic diamonds and conflict minerals
- Chemtrails and contrail persistence
- Life in extreme environments and exobiology
- Gamma-ray bursts and extinction events
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