Neil Tyson and Eugene Mirman answer a stellar sampling of fan-submitted Cosmic Queries about black holes, quantum teleportation, government-controlled weather, and more! Now featuring CQs on science literacy from Neil, Eugene, and BrainCraft’s Vanessa Hill.
Astrobiologist Dr. David Grinspoon and Leighann Lord answer questions from fans about Venus. NEW: 13-minute “Venusian Update” from Dr. FunkySpoon and Chuck Nice about Japan’s “never say die” Akatsuki orbiter and future US missions to our “Evil Twin.”
This week’s show is bursting with conspiracy theories and strange hypotheses, but that doesn’t stop your own personal astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson from dropping some serious science.