Episode · StarTalk Radio · 2025-06-24
Books mentioned on The Philosophy of Physics with Elise Crull
What happens when physics meets the big questions of philosophy? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice sit down with Elise Crull, philosopher of physics at CUNY and author of The Einstein Paradox, to explore physics, philosophy, and how thought experiments shape real science.
Neil deGrasse Tyson discussed The Principia by Isaac Newton and others and Newton's Philosophy of Nature by Isaac Newton. Elise Crull discussed Science, the Endless Frontier by Vannevar Bush.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Principia
The Principia by Isaac Newton, along with I.
Discussed“That's right. And in fact the Newton's greatest work has the word philos the word physics is isn't even in the title. That's right. The Prancipia doesn't even have equations in the first part.”
Where to get it
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Science, the Endless Frontier
Discussed“Science the endless frontier. Yes. A report to the president.”
Where to get it
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Newton's Philosophy of Nature
Discussed“I got this paperback called Newton's Philosophy of Nature. Okay. Little paperback selections from his writings.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged The Einstein Paradox
“And you authored a book just last year came out, but it was like a very serious academic tome. The Einstein paradox.”