📚 2 Books mentioned in "Are Aliens Smarter Than Us? With Neil deGrasse Tyson and David Grinspoon" of StarTalk Radio

Episode: Are Aliens Smarter Than Us? With Neil deGrasse Tyson and David Grinspoon

Published on February 2, 2023

Here’s a list of all the books mentioned in this episode. Click on the links to watch specific excerpts on YouTube and feel free to purchase the books if they caught your interest!

The Martian

by Andy Weir, R.C. Bray

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So okay, whatever the soil is, as of now it probably isn't very fertile; you know, because it doesn't have organics from the book and movie, The Martian.

Neil discusses the challenges of growing plants on Mars and references 'The Martian' to highlight concerns about soil fertility, emphasizing the lack of organic material in Martian soil.

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Venus revealed

by David Harry Grinspoon

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So that book was called 'Venus Revealed.' There you go, okay.

In this segment, Neil deGrasse Tyson confirms with David Grinspoon that he authored a book titled 'Venus Revealed', relating it to an earlier discussion.

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