Episode · StarTalk Radio · 2020-08-07

Books mentioned on StarTalk Podcast: Cosmic Queries – Cosmic Cauldron, with Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice

2 books · Watch on YouTube

Neil deGrasse Tyson discussed 2001, a Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke and Contact by Carl Sagan.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

We earn a commission if you buy through the store links below, at no cost to you.

  1. 2001, a Space Odyssey

    Arthur C. Clarke · at 6:07

    2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke is a classic science fiction masterpiece depicting human evolution, enigmatic alien monoliths, and a perilous mission compromised by a malfunctioning artificial intelligence.

    Discussed
    “so start with 2001 a space odyssey all right that had aliens in them you just never saw them”
    Where to get it
  2. Contact

    Carl Sagan · at 6:29 · mentioned 2 times

    Contact by Carl Sagan is a classic science fiction novel exploring humanity's first encounter with extraterrestrial intelligence and the intersection of science, faith, and cosmic mystery.

    Discussed
    “not only that in carl sagan's novel contact which then became a movie in the late 1990s because uh uh 2001 space august was 1968.”
    Where to get it