Episode · StarTalk Radio · 2022-03-17
Books mentioned on Going to Space with William Shatner & Neil deGrasse Tyson
William Shatner discussed Silent Spring by Rachel Carson. Neil deGrasse Tyson discussed Extraterrestrial by Avi Loeb.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Silent Spring
Silent Spring by Rachel Carson is a groundbreaking environmental science book published in 1962 that documented the devastating ecological effects of pesticides like DDT, ultimately launching the modern environmental movement.
Discussed“rachel carson wrote a book called the silent spring and i read that 50 years ago and i thought my goodness if that's what's going to be”
Where to get it
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Extraterrestrial
Extraterrestrial by Avi Loeb is a popular science book that presents the controversial theory that an interstellar object known as 'Oumuamua was actually a piece of advanced technology created by an alien civilization.
Discussed“he's a colleague of mine up at harvard avi loeb has written this book on uh using moammoa as the chrysalis for the thoughts of other civilizations existing”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Travels with Charley
“so there was a book out in those years called travel with charlie i remember that yeah john i did travels with charlie only my dog i i don't remember his name but a regal marvelous uh male doberman sat beside me and i drove across country”