Joe Rogan Experience #1159 - Neil deGrasse Tyson

ℹ️ EPISODE INFO

Released

August 23, 2018

Duration

3h 21m

Channel

The Joe Rogan Experience

Watch on YouTube

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📝 EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Neil deGrasse Tyson is an astrophysicist, cosmologist, author, and science communicator.

🎤 SPEAKERS

• Joe Rogan

  host

• Neil deGrasse Tyson

  guest

• Narrator

  other

• Narrator

  other

• Narrator

  other

• Narrator

  other

🧾 EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, featuring Joe Rogan and Neil deGrasse Tyson, Joe Rogan Experience #1159 - Neil deGrasse Tyson explores Neil deGrasse Tyson Explains Curiosity, Space, War, and Future Survival Neil deGrasse Tyson joins Joe Rogan to explore how modern education kills innate childhood curiosity and why cultivating lifelong learners matters more than formal degrees. They discuss popular science media, Tyson’s projects (StarTalk, Cosmos), and his books on astrophysics and the hidden military entanglements of space science. A large portion of the conversation examines how astronomy and physics directly feed military power, navigation, surveillance, and technologies like GPS, MRIs, X‑ray scanners, and even microwave ovens. They also delve into space policy, asteroid threats, flat‑Earth thinking, climate for science literacy, and why a Space Force and robust planetary defense may be essential for humanity’s long‑term survival.

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