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Discover the best of StarTalk All-Stars with this Season 2 Time Capsule, chosen by our fans and the StarTalk team, and hosted by Neil deGrasse Tyson. StarTalk All-Stars features a revolving slate of scientists, co-hosts, and expert guests as they explore the subjects we know and love. To start this time capsule off, fan-favorites Bill Nye and Chuck Nice guide us through Cosmic Queries about science fiction in television and film. You’ll hear about using “hypersleep” to get to Mars, Gilligan’s Island, The Blair Witch Project, and on the importance of exploring the universe. Next, join “Madame Saturn” Carolyn Porco, Maeve Higgins, Sean Ono Lennon, and filmmaker Emer Reynolds, director of The Furthest, as they celebrate Voyager 1. Then it’s on to Mars – Mike Massimino, Maeve Higgins, and John Charles, Chief Scientist at NASA, discuss how to get humans to Mars, after which you’ll hear Neil and Bill in the Cosmic Crib as they debate whether they would go to Mars and if it’s better to send humans instead of robots. Plus, Bill explains how he would search for “Marscrobes” on the red planet. Following that, Seth Shostak, Eugene Mirman, and climate scientist Ken Caldeira discuss the realities of climate change. Adding to the fun, you’ll also hear neuroscientist Dr. Heather Berlin investigate consciousness, free will, Dissociative Identity Disorder, and more with Chuck and philosopher David Chalmers. Finally, Bill Nye is back again to wrap things up as he discusses how the public must lead the fight against climate change, with Chuck and climate scientist Radley Horton. If you enjoy this Time Capsule and want more StarTalk All-Stars episodes, you can find them right here on our website, as well as on Apple Podcasts, Google Play Music, SoundCloud, Stitcher, and TuneIn.
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