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This Sunday: The Science of Sex Reaches its Inevitable Conclusion 24 Aug 2013 | 06:18 am
Photo Credit: David Gamble Last Sunday’s episode, “The Science of Sex Part 1” was just foreplay compared to the conclusion this Sunday. Even just writing about it in the newsletter triggered spam war...
Attending the Reopening of the Enterprise Space Shuttle Pavilion at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum 21 Aug 2013 | 05:01 am
Photo Credit: Megan Bednarz Today’s guest blog post is from StarTalk Volunteer Megan Bednarz, who spent the summer as an instructor for Camp GOALS for Girls at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum Co...
The Moment Is Right for “The Science of Sex Part 1” 17 Aug 2013 | 06:40 pm
The pursuit of science can take us to some pretty interesting places. The event horizon of a black hole. The furthest reaches of the known universe. The nucleus of an atom. But inside the pages of Fif...
New Survey: What’s Your Favorite Classic Television Sci-Fi Series? 13 Aug 2013 | 05:43 am
Recently, Neil told us that The Twilight Zone and Star Trek The Original Series are his favorite science fiction TV series. Naturally, we started discussing what our favorites were, and that got us wo...
This Sunday, the Facts Are Scarier than the Fiction 10 Aug 2013 | 08:20 pm
Searching for the reservoir of the Ebola virus in Gabon and Republic of Congo. Credit: ©IRD/Jean-Jacques Lemasson The Mayan Apocalypse. The Zombie Apocalypse. The end of life on Earth as a result of ...
The Perseids Are Back This Weekend! 8 Aug 2013 | 03:06 am
The Perseid Meteor Shower, as seen from the International Space Station on August 13, 2011 Credit: Ron Garan, ISS Expedition 28 Crew, NASA Here’s a recipe for a bit of tasty cosmic cuisine this weeke...
This Sunday, Neil deGrasse Tyson Sheds a Little Light on Dark Energy and Dark Matter 4 Aug 2013 | 12:48 am
According to WMAP, our universe is composed of 96% dark energy and dark matter, and only 4% atoms. Credit: WMAP Science Team, NASA. If you’re the kind of person who regrets, just a little, the solvin...
Report from Astronomy Night at SpaceFest 2013 1 Aug 2013 | 05:16 am
Inspiring the next generation to keep looking up. Photo Credit: Stacey David Severn. Today’s guest post comes from Star Talk Radio Social Media Coordinator Stacey Severn. Along with her organization,...
Why is StarTalk Radio exploring “The Science of Hip Hop with GZA”? 27 Jul 2013 | 10:14 pm
The Genius at MIT. Photo courtesy of Rapgenius.com. Unless you live under a rock, you’ve probably seen kids walking around with their pants hanging so low they look like they’re about to fall off. If...
Ever Dream of Going into Space? Jim Clash Has a Ticket on SpaceShipTwo 25 Jul 2013 | 05:07 am
A weightless Jim Clash trains for his Virgin Galactic space flight in an Ilyushin 76 aircraft over Moscow. (Photo: Space Adventures) Today’s guest blog is by StarTalk Radio’s Social Media Coordina...
