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This week's guest is Neil de grass tyson, host of the popular podcast, star talk radio and emi award winni nationalgo ic channel shows. He earned his b a and physics from harvard and his phd. And astrophysics from columbia. Tyson is the first frederick p rose rector of the hayden planetarium in new york city,. where he lives with his wife and two children. While we cover the big stuff, the book is a huge and beautiful cofee table book called cosmic queries. Star talks, guide to who we are, how we got here and where we're going.

In this thought-provoking conversation on life, the universe, and everything, Neil deGrasse Tyson tackles the world’s most important philosophical questions about the universe with wit, wisdom, and cutting-edge science. For science geeks, space and physics nerds, and all who want to understand their place in the universe, this enlightening new book offers a unique take on the mysteries and curiosities of the cosmos, building on rich material from his beloved StarTalk podcast, along with dozens of his most popular tweets on science. Shermer and Tyson discuss: the universe, multiverse, big bang, big rip, dark matter, dark energy, gravity, gravitational waves, origins of morality, hard problem of consciousness, consensus science, the unknown, Fermi’s paradox, extraterrestrials, and artificial intelligence.