
Chuck Nice
Comedian and co-host of StarTalk Radio. He brings a humorous perspective to discussions about science and the universe.
Top 10 podcasts with Chuck Nice
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Jan 10, 2023 • 48min
Things You Thought You Knew - Fun with Fusion
What is thermonuclear fusion? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice break down the Department of Energy’s breakthrough, thermonuclear fusion at the center of stars, supernovae, and how stars are born.NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here:https://startalkmedia.com/show/things-you-thought-you-knew-fun-with-fusion/Thanks to our Patrons Manny Baez, Carlo Falcigno, jason walsh, Nuno Nebel, and Michael Hart for supporting us this week.Photo Credit: NASA/ESA/ESO/Wolfram Freudling et al. (STECF)
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Jul 25, 2023 • 42min
Things You Thought You Knew – Where the Sun Don’t Shine
Does being in space mean there is no gravity? What does noon have to do with the Artemis Mission? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice break down weightlessness, planetary alignments, and what is going on on the south pole of the moon. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free.Thanks to our Patrons Tatiana Joine, Marcos Rodriguez, Peter Gordon, Leonard Leedy, RolandP, and Shimon Zig for supporting us this week.Photo Credit: NASA Apollo, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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Oct 17, 2023 • 36min
Things You Thought You Knew – The Dark Side of the Moon
Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice explore leap years and Earth's orbit, misconceptions about the dark side of the moon, and the physics of jumping in a moving airplane.

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Mar 28, 2023 • 43min
Things You Thought You Knew - Windows to the Universe
Is it possible to make something invisible? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice explore transparency, how we measure time on Earth, and how airplanes have changed. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free.Thanks to our Patrons Lori Williams, Marek, Ilias Siametis, Tim Inman, Finis Cook, and Trevor C Mills for supporting us this week.Photo Credit: Michael Dziedzic, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Jul 11, 2023 • 48min
Cosmic Queries – Life on Other Planets with Aomawa Shields
If scientists discovered that we are not alone, what would they do with that information? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice learn about the search for life, habitability around M stars and more with astrophysics professor and author Aomawa Shields. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://startalkmedia.com/show/cosmic-queries-life-on-other-planets-with-aomawa-shields/Thanks to our Patrons Pepper Horton, annie brown, Lance Cardwell, Natalie waugh, firestorm960, and Daryl Spencerfor supporting us this week.Photo Credit: Original ESO/M. Kornmesser (+ background position from original change by Nagualdesign), CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Apr 9, 2024 • 54min
Things You Thought You Knew – The Geometric Universe
Astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice discuss spheres in the universe, navigating the sky, and spacecraft reentry. Topics include round shapes in the natural world, celestial navigation, and the challenges of de-orbiting a massive space station.

Mar 19, 2024 • 49min
Cosmic Queries – Infinite Quarks
Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice tackle fan questions about positrons, quarks in black holes, and the Big Bang's location. They also discuss the speed of light, time dilation near black holes, Earth's map orientation, and measuring the universe in centimeters.

Sep 12, 2023 • 45min
Cosmic Queries – Flapjack Galaxy Grab Bag
Renowned astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice discuss a variety of fascinating topics in this podcast. They answer cosmic queries on Chandrayaan-3, entangled particles in black holes, the shape of the galaxy, and more. They also explore the idea of whether aliens would find humans advanced and the origin of the universe with the Big Bang. Additionally, they delve into understanding the Milky Way and observing galaxies. It's an entertaining and thought-provoking episode!

Jun 27, 2023 • 44min
Cosmic Queries – Mirror, Mirror
Are entangled particles connected by wormholes? On this episode, Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice answer a grab bag of questions about the Fermi Paradox, Dinosaurs v. Aliens, our cosmological horizon, and more! NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://startalkmedia.com/show/cosmic-queries-mirror-mirror/Thanks to our Patrons Christopher Contreras, Alex Velasco, Jamas Callaghan, christine szorc, Christopher Fowler, and ruonan hu for supporting us this week.Photo Credit: NASA, ESA, H. Teplitz and M. Rafelski (IPAC/Caltech), A. Koekemoer (STScI), R. Windhorst (Arizona State University), and Z. Levay (STScI), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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Jun 6, 2023 • 49min
Cosmic Queries – The Fabric of Spacetime
Is it time to rethink string theory? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice explore a mix of questions about the fundamental properties of the universe, particles, the speed of light and more!NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free here: https://startalkmedia.com/show/cosmic-queries-the-fabric-of-spacetime/Thanks to our Patrons Jagan, Stephen Abraham, Dalton Gordon, Brent C, Alexander Miller, t K, and Bob Morrison for supporting us this week.Photo Credit: ESO/VVV, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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