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Book

StarTalk : with Neil DeGrasse Tyson : everything you ever need to know about space travel, sci-fi, the human race, the universe, and beyond.

Call Number

  • J 523.1 TYSO (OSH, POW)

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Edition

Young readers edition.

Publication Information

Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, [2017]

Physical Description

223 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm

Audience

Ages 12-17.

Summary

StarTalk is both a podcast and a National Geographic television program, in which host Neil deGrasse Tyson and his celebrity guests tackle provocative subjects in science. This companion volume features interesting photos, smart scientific facts, and witty commentary.

Tyson looks at the most confounding mysteries of Earth, space, and what it means to be human. He attempts to answer all of your most pressing questions, from how the brain works to the physics of comic book superheroes.

Notes

Liu and Simons from Contributors page, on page [224].

Contents

  • Introduction
  • About this book
  • Space. What do I pack for Mars?
  • What do I eat in space?
  • Can we use wormholes to travel?
  • Who goes there?
  • Are we there yet?
  • Planet Earth. Pale blue dot or big blue marble?
  • How do we get water?
  • Where do storms come from?
  • Is there a solution for pollution?
  • Is this the end of the world as we know it?
  • Being human. What's the spice of life?
  • Where does creativity come from?
  • Shall we play a game?
  • If we evolved from monkeys, why are monkeys still here?
  • Futures imagined. When are the zombies coming? Could Superman survive a black hole?
  • Why don't we have flying cars yet?
  • Could Bigfoot be a space alien?
  • When will we be able to time-travel?

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