📚 3 Books mentioned in "Volcanoes & Life in the Universe with Neil deGrasse Tyson & Natalie Starkey, PhD –Cosmic Queries" of StarTalk Radio

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Episode: Volcanoes & Life in the Universe with Neil deGrasse Tyson & Natalie Starkey, PhD –Cosmic Queries

Published on May 4, 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!

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Catching stardust

by Natalie Starkey

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She's written two books: Catching Stardust, which I love, and Fire and Ice, of which a paperback edition is coming out very soon.

In this segment, Neil deGrasse Tyson enthusiastically discusses Natalie Starkey's book 'Catching Stardust', showing his appreciation for it as he refers to it among her works.

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Fire and Ice

by Natalie Starkey

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She's written two books: Catching Stardust, which I love, and Fire and Ice, of which a paperback edition is coming out very soon.

Neil deGrasse Tyson highlights Natalie Starkey's book 'Fire and Ice' as one of the two titles she has authored, mentioning that a paperback edition will be released soon.

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This is Connor Home: Firstly, I loved Fire and Ice! You really make geology exciting! I like the way that sounds!

In this segment, a listener named Connor Home expresses his enthusiasm for the book 'Fire and Ice,' praising the author's ability to make geology engaging and lively.

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The Andromeda Strain

by Michael Crichton

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There have been many books, but I think Michael Crichton's first novel was The Andromeda Strain. Oh, was it? Okay, I think it was where there's a piece of space dust that we captured and brought back to Earth.

In this segment, Neil deGrasse Tyson discusses the many books regarding space, specifically noting that Michael Crichton's first novel was 'The Andromeda Strain,' which explores the implications of space dust being brought back to Earth.

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