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Neil deGrasse Tyson’s book recommendations in 2023

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Every episode from 2023, newest first

Confronting Neil With Our Burning Questions

StarTalk Radio · 2023-12-29

Mr. Tompkins in Wonderland by George Gamow · discussed · at 25:47
The Physics of Energy by Robert L. Jaffe, Washington Taylor · discussed · at 45:03

Can Our Infrastructure Handle An All-Electric World?

StarTalk Radio · 2023-12-15

Turning Oil Into Salt by Gal Luft · discussed · at 20:33

How Two Movies Prevented Nuclear War with Neil deGrasse Tyson

StarTalk Radio · 2023-11-16

The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt by Edmund Morris · discussed · at 45:33

Inside the Heart Disease Epidemic with Dr. Lipi Roy & Neil deGrasse Tyson

StarTalk Radio · 2023-11-10

Jim Fixx's second book of running by James F. Fixx · discussed · at 34:12

Relativity Round-up: StarTalk Live! With Janna Levin

StarTalk Radio · 2023-11-07

How the Universe Got Its Spots by Janna Levin · discussed · at 2:08
Black Hole Survival Guide by Janna Levin · discussed · at 2:14
Black hole blues by Janna Levin · discussed · at 2:25
Black Hole Blues and Other Songs from Outer Space by Janna Levin · discussed · at 2:25
The glass universe by Dava Sobel · discussed · at 10:18

The Paradox of Sleep with Matthew Walker

StarTalk Radio · 2023-10-27

Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker · discussed · at 2:52

Exploring the Euclid Mission with Neil deGrasse Tyson and Jason Rhodes

StarTalk Radio · 2023-10-05

Elements by Euclid · discussed · at 41:57

Lost in Translation: Encrypted Alien Messages with Neil deGrasse Tyson and Charles Liu

StarTalk Radio · 2023-09-29

The elegant universe by Brian Greene · discussed · at 27:48

OSIRIS-REx & Asteroid Mining with Natalie Starkey

StarTalk Radio · 2023-09-26

Fire and Ice by Natalie Starkey · discussed · at 2:21
Catching stardust by Natalie Starkey · discussed · at 2:30
The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton · discussed · at 21:59

The Edge of Our Understanding with Brian Greene

StarTalk Radio · 2023-09-19

The elegant universe by Brian Greene · discussed · at 0:24
The fabric of the cosmos by Brian Greene, Javier García Sanz · discussed · at 0:24
The Hidden Reality by Brian Greene · discussed · at 0:24
Until the End of Time by Brian Greene · discussed · at 44:18

Oppenheimer: Birth of the Atomic Age with Kai Bird

StarTalk Radio · 2023-09-05

American Prometheus by Kai Bird · recommended · at 0:15

Rewiring Your Dopamine Systems with Neil deGrasse Tyson and Anna Lembke

StarTalk Radio · 2023-09-01

Dopamine Nation by Anna Lembke · discussed · at 40:39
Drug Dealer, MD by Anna Lembke · discussed · at 53:53

Physics & Philosophy with Sean Carroll

StarTalk Radio · 2023-08-29

Biggest Ideas in the Universe by Sean M. Carroll · discussed · at 43:11

Cosmic Queries – Wormhole Universe

StarTalk Radio · 2023-08-22

Contact by Carl Sagan · discussed · at 25:52

Black Hole Bonanza: StarTalk Live! With Neil deGrasse Tyson, Janna Levin, & Jenny Greene

StarTalk Radio · 2023-07-27

The large scale structure of space-time by Stephen Hawking, G. F. R. Ellis, George F. R. Ellis · discussed · at 1:19:20

Discovering Water on Enceledus with Carolyn “Madam Saturn” Porco & Neil deGrasse Tyson

StarTalk Radio · 2023-07-20

Pale Blue Dot by Carl Sagan · discussed · at 13:17

Cosmic Queries – Life on Other Planets with Aomawa Shields

StarTalk Radio · 2023-07-11

Life on Other Planets by Aomawa Shields · discussed · at 2:20

Cosmic Queries – Science of Survival

StarTalk Radio · 2023-06-09

Between a Rock and a Hard Place by Aron Ralston · discussed · at 54:39

Cosmic Queries – The Fabric of Spacetime

StarTalk Radio · 2023-06-06

The elegant universe by Brian Greene · discussed · at 19:47
The fabric of the cosmos by Brian Greene, Javier García Sanz · discussed · at 19:47

Fact and Fiction of Health and Wellness with Dr. Nick Tiller

StarTalk Radio · 2023-05-26

Mysticism and Logic by Bertrand Russell · discussed · at 16:53
Logic and Knowledge by Bertrand Russell · discussed · at 16:53
Philosophical essays by Bertrand Russell · discussed · at 17:10

Cosmic Queries – The Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies with Charles Liu

StarTalk Radio · 2023-05-12

Atlas of peculiar galaxies by Halton Christian Arp · discussed · at 11:49

Cosmic Queries – Volcanoes & Life in the Universe

StarTalk Radio · 2023-05-02

Catching stardust by Natalie Starkey · discussed · at 2:11
Fire and Ice by Natalie Starkey · discussed · at 2:15
The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton · discussed · at 3:27

The Future of Racing with Dale Earnhardt Jr. & Neil deGrasse Tyson

StarTalk Radio · 2023-04-28

The Physics of Nascar by Diandra Leslie-Pelecky · discussed · at 3:09

Medicine 3.0: Extending Human Lifespan with Dr. Peter Attia

StarTalk Radio · 2023-04-14

Outlive by Peter Attia · recommended · at 56:51

Cosmic Queries – Understanding Infinity with Stephon Alexander

StarTalk Radio · 2023-04-11

The jazz of physics by Stephon Alexander · discussed · at 1:47
Fear of a Black Universe by Stephon Alexander · discussed · at 2:02
How to make white people laugh by Negin Farsad · discussed · at 20:22

Are Aliens Smarter Than Us? With Neil deGrasse Tyson and David Grinspoon

StarTalk Radio · 2023-02-02

Chasing new horizons by Alan Stern · discussed · at 1:36
Venus revealed by David Harry Grinspoon · discussed · at 28:25

Time Travel, Dreaming, & Free Will With Joseph Gordon-Levitt

StarTalk Radio · 2023-01-19

Pinocchio by Carlo Collodi · discussed · at 22:47

Things You Thought You Knew – Naming Planets, Moons, & More with Neil deGrasse Tyson

StarTalk Radio · 2023-01-12

Kids Travel Journal by Bluebird Books · discussed · at 4:15

Other mentions in 2023 (54: passing, ad reads, own books)