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Neil deGrasse Tyson’s book recommendations in 2021

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Things You Thought You Knew - Bada Bing! with Neil deGrasse Tyson

StarTalk Radio · 2021-12-30

Slaughterhouse-Five by Kurt Vonnegut · discussed · at 11:53
Watchmen by Alan Moore · critiqued · at 12:36

Cosmic Queries – Living in a Simulation with Nick Bostrom

StarTalk Radio · 2021-12-21

Superintelligence by Nick Bostrom · discussed · at 2:44

The Omicron Variant with President of Regeneron, George Yancopoulos

StarTalk Radio · 2021-12-07

I Am Legend by Richard Matheson · discussed · at 3:13

Dark Matter, Spacetime's Expansion, & String Theory with Neil deGrasse Tyson - Cosmic Queries

StarTalk Radio · 2021-10-28

The elegant universe by Brian Greene · recommended · at 4:24
One, Two, Three-- Infinity by George Gamow · recommended · at 38:11
Mr. Tompkins in Wonderland by George Gamow · recommended · at 38:28

Cosmic Queries – Seeing Earth From Space with Jordan Klepper & Nicole Stott

StarTalk Radio · 2021-10-12

Back to Earth by Nicole Stott · discussed · at 15:54

Stars Talk to Neil – Rocket Fuel

StarTalk Radio · 2021-09-17

Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare · discussed · at 35:46

Climate Change Facts & Myths with Neil deGrasse Tyson - Cosmic Queries

StarTalk Radio · 2021-09-16

How to Avoid a Climate Disaster by Bill Gates · discussed · at 36:28

The Art of Science & the Science of Art with Neil deGrasse Tyson

StarTalk Radio · 2021-08-26

Fire and ice by Roberta J. M. Olson · discussed · at 3:33

Magic Mushrooms, Fungi, and The Mysterious Kingdom with Merlin Sheldrake - Cosmic Queries

StarTalk Radio · 2021-07-29

Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake · recommended · at 1:38

Zachary Quinto on Science Fiction, Star Trek, and Playing Spock

StarTalk Radio · 2021-07-23

Hamlet by William Shakespeare · discussed · at 7:24
Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare · discussed · at 8:16

Neil deGrasse Tyson & Malcolm Gladwell - AI, Autonomous Vehicles, and Race – Oh my!

StarTalk Radio · 2021-07-15

The Bomber Mafia by Malcolm Gladwell · discussed · at 2:11
A Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking · discussed · at 6:10

How to Stop Forgetting What You Learn | Neil deGrasse Tyson

The Jordan Harbinger Show · 2021-06-17

Superman - Action Comics by Grant Morrison · discussed · at 45:22

Combatting Anti-Science with Richard Dawkins

StarTalk Radio · 2021-05-24

Books do Furnish a Life by Richard Dawkins · discussed · at 0:17
The Selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins · discussed · at 2:39
The Blind Watchmaker by Richard Dawkins · discussed · at 2:40
The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins · discussed · at 2:41

Alternative Aliens with Andy Weir and David Grinspoon

StarTalk Radio · 2021-05-17

Chasing new horizons by Alan Stern · discussed · at 2:10
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir · discussed · at 7:09
The Martian by Andy Weir · discussed · at 9:29
Mars by Ben Bova · discussed · at 17:56
The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton · discussed · at 38:30
Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton · discussed · at 39:07
The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells · discussed · at 52:30

StarTalk Podcast: The Code of Life and CRISPR with Jennifer Doudna and Walter Isaacson

StarTalk Radio · 2021-04-29

The Code Breaker by Walter Isaacson, Kathe Mazur · discussed · at 2:26

StarTalk Podcast: Biohacking with Leah Lagos, PhD

StarTalk Radio · 2021-04-16

Heart, Breath, Mind by Leah Lagos · discussed · at 5:11

StarTalk Podcast: Cosmic Queries – Kitchen Sink Edition

StarTalk Radio · 2021-04-15

The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith · discussed · at 19:59

The Right Stuff with Astronaut Scott Kelly and Dr. Chris Mason

StarTalk Radio · 2021-03-26

Endurance by Scott Kelly · recommended · at 19:55

StarTalk Podcast: Cosmic Queries – Multiverse Madness with Max Tegmark

StarTalk Radio · 2021-03-25

Our Mathematical Universe by Max Tegmark · discussed · at 4:02
Life 3.0 by Max Tegmark · discussed · at 4:02

StarTalk Podcast: Cosmic Queries - Life on Exoplanets with Sara Seager

StarTalk Radio · 2021-03-19

The Smallest Lights in the Universe by Sara Seager · discussed · at 8:43

StarTalk Podcast: Cosmic Queries – Origins of the Universe with Janna Levin

StarTalk Radio · 2021-03-11

Black Hole Survival Guide by Janna Levin · discussed · at 2:28

StarTalk Podcast: The COVID-19 Vaccines with Irwin Redlener

StarTalk Radio · 2021-03-05

The Future of Us by Irwin Redlener · recommended · at 1:33

The Joy of Techno Science, with Rayvon Fouché

StarTalk Radio · 2021-02-26

Game Changer by Rayvon Fouché · discussed · at 2:08

Improving the News, with Max Tegmark

StarTalk Radio · 2021-02-22

Geeks Bearing Gifts by Jeff Jarvis · discussed · at 35:14

StarTalk Podcast: Cosmic Queries – 'Oumuamua

StarTalk Radio · 2021-01-21

Catching stardust by Natalie Starkey · discussed · at 14:37

Other mentions in 2021 (46: passing, ad reads, own books)