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Neil deGrasse Tyson’s book recommendations in 2025

31 books · 25 episodes · Neil deGrasse Tyson’s most recommended books, all years →

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Ask Neil Anything, December 2025 | Free Patreon Exclusive

StarTalk Radio · 2025-12-25

Mr. Tompkins in Wonderland by George Gamow · recommended · at 19:01
The Interpretation of Dreams by Sigmund Freud · discussed · at 29:17
Singularity Is Nearer by Ray Kurzweil · discussed · at 44:27

Answering Fan Queries About Multiverse Nesting Dolls, Black Holes, & Gravity Assists

StarTalk Radio · 2025-12-16

Frozen Star by George Greenstein · discussed · at 25:13

Listening for the Universe’s Secrets, with Kim Arcand

StarTalk Radio · 2025-12-02

Contact by Carl Sagan · discussed · at 7:15

Answering Questions About Time Travel, Solar Sailing & Galaxy Collisions

StarTalk Radio · 2025-11-18

Foundation by Isaac Asimov · discussed · at 6:29
Time Travel in Einstein's Universe by J. Richard Gott · recommended · at 25:41

Superhero Science: StarTalk Live! With Charles Liu

StarTalk Radio · 2025-11-14

Mr. Tompkins in Wonderland by George Gamow · discussed · at 34:27

Cybercrime in the Age of AI, with Bogdan Botezatu

StarTalk Radio · 2025-10-23

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick · discussed · at 43:27

Answering Questions About How Black Holes Die, Entropy, & Vacuums

StarTalk Radio · 2025-10-21

Time Travel in Einstein's Universe by J. Richard Gott · recommended · at 20:00

Neil deGrasse Tyson: The Brutal Truth About Astrology! Our Breath Contains Molecules Jesus Inhaled!

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · 2025-10-13

Just Visiting This Planet by Neil deGrasse Tyson · discussed · at 45:35

How We Get Out of the Mental Health Crisis, with Jonathan Haidt

StarTalk Radio · 2025-10-11

The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt · discussed · at 3:09

The Search for Aliens with SETI Co-Founder, Jill Tarter

StarTalk Radio · 2025-08-26

Contact by Carl Sagan · discussed · at 11:39

Answering Questions About Our Flat Universe, If the Milky Stopped Rotating & More

StarTalk Radio · 2025-08-19

2010: Odyssey Two by Arthur C. Clarke · discussed · at 11:31

Going Deep on the Vera Rubin Observatory, with Željko Ivezić

StarTalk Radio · 2025-08-05

Cosmic Discovery by Martin Harwit · discussed · at 39:27

Answering Questions About How Neil & Chuck Met, Escaping Black Holes and More

StarTalk Radio · 2025-07-15

Connections by Karl Deisseroth · discussed · at 22:37

Do We Have to Die? with Venki Ramakrishnan

StarTalk Radio · 2025-07-11

Why We Die by Venki Ramakrishnan · discussed · at 5:09

The Philosophy of Physics with Elise Crull

StarTalk Radio · 2025-06-24

The Principia by Isaac Newton, I. Bernard Cohen · discussed · at 4:13
Newton's Philosophy of Nature by Isaac Newton · discussed · at 28:54

Answering Questions about Higher Dimensions, Magnetic Poles & Mercury’s Core

StarTalk Radio · 2025-04-22

Ideas And Opinions by Albert Einstein · discussed · at 29:43

The Plant Intelligence Show, with Simon Gilroy

StarTalk Radio · 2025-04-12

The Martian by Andy Weir · discussed · at 40:05

Podcasting Through Drake's Passage, with William Shatner, Scott Kelly & Neil deGrasse Tyson

StarTalk Radio · 2025-03-25

Contact by Carl Sagan · discussed · at 47:30

Answering Questions About Infinity, The Multiverse, & Supercolliders

StarTalk Radio · 2025-03-18

The God Particle by Ted Jaeckel · discussed · at 7:27
Opticks by Isaac Newton · discussed · at 19:48
The Secret Life of Dust by Hannah Holmes · recommended · at 36:37

Neil deGrasse Tyson & Charles Liu Make Predictions About the Future

StarTalk Radio · 2025-03-15

I, Robot by Isaac Asimov · discussed · at 9:11
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick · discussed · at 13:20

Neil & Malcolm Gladwell Explore What Shapes Our Society

StarTalk Radio · 2025-02-25

Revenge of the Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell · discussed · at 2:40
The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell · discussed · at 3:50

Answering Questions About Why the Big Bang Happened, The Shape of the Universe & More

StarTalk Radio · 2025-02-11

The Handy Quantum Physics Answer Book by Charles Liu · recommended · at 50:01

The Science of Illusion with Teller

StarTalk Radio · 2025-02-07

Sleights of mind by Stephen L. Macknik · discussed · at 3:01
Champions of Illusion by Susana Martinez-Conde · discussed · at 3:06

Neil & Anil Seth Discuss Consciousness in the Universe

StarTalk Radio · 2025-01-25

The Singularity Is Near by Ray Kurzweil · discussed · at 42:58
Singularity Is Nearer by Ray Kurzweil · discussed · at 42:58
Consciousness explained by Daniel C. Dennett · discussed · at 45:33

The Elements of Marie Curie with Dava Sobel

StarTalk Radio · 2025-01-14

Longitude by Dava Sobel · discussed · at 3:48
Galileo's Daughter by Dava Sobel · discussed · at 5:08

Other mentions in 2025 (56: passing, ad reads, own books)