Bringing Science to Life, with Ben Stiller

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🗓️ 9 December 2016

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Neil Tyson interviews actor Ben Stiller about bringing science to life in “Night at the Museum,” his life as a serious Star Trek geek, “Zoolander,” and the science of comedy. Featuring the two Chucks, Nice and Liu, neuroscientist Scott Weems, and Bill Nye. NOTE: StarTalk All-Access subscribers can listen to this entire episode commercial-free. Find out more at https://www.startalkradio.net/startalk-all-access/

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0:00.0	Welcome to Star Talk.
0:04.0	Your place in the universe
0:06.0	where science and pop culture collide.
0:09.0	Star Talk begins right now.
0:14.0	Welcome to the whole of the universe.
0:17.0	This is Star Talk, and I'm your host,
0:19.0	Neil deGrasse Tyson, your personal astrophysicist.
0:22.0	And tonight, we're featuring my interview
0:24.0	with actor writer, comedian Ben Stiller.
0:27.0	And we're going to lay bare his inner geek.
0:29.0	You're going to learn stuff about him you never knew before.
0:32.0	Like how much street cred he's got
0:34.0	and how much he's got.
0:36.0	And then, you know,
0:38.0	you're going to have to be a little bit more honest
0:41.0	about how much street cred he's got
0:43.0	just on Star Trek alone.
0:46.0	Not only that, he starred in the film Night at the Museum,
0:50.0	which took place here at this museum
0:53.0	where everything came to life, literally.
0:57.0	So, let's do this.
1:00.0	Yes.
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