Episode · StarTalk Radio · 2022-07-07
Ana Diaz Artiles on StarTalk Radio: books mentioned
Cosmic Queries – How to Not Die in Space w/ Neil deGrasse Tyson & Ana Diaz Artiles
Matt Kirschen discussed Endurance by Scott Kelly. Neil deGrasse Tyson discussed The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Endurance
Endurance by Scott Kelly is a compelling memoir by the astronaut chronicling his year-long mission aboard the International Space Station and his broader lifetime of discovery.
Discussed“nicholas lenson says in scott kelly's book endurance he mentions the hasselhood is for an astronaut who has to wear glasses when they do a space walk uh contact lenses weren't an options he had to glue his glasses on his head in one of his spacewalks to prevent them from falling are you taking visual impairments into account in”
Where to get it
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Discussed“On that same note, Nicholas Lenson says, in Scott Kelly's book, Endurance, he mentions that an astronaut who has to wear glasses during a spacewalk—contact lenses weren't an option—had to glue his glasses to his head during his spacewalk to prevent them from falling.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Foundation
“I've just recently been binging on the Isaac Asimov story, Foundations, now streaming, and a big part of it is just in the background. There are people who can infuse their body with nanobots, and they know how to heal an injury for you.”