Coming up on this episode of Star Talk is my exclusive one-on-one conversation with Kai Byrd.

He is the author of American Prometheus,

the triumph and tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer, on which Christopher Nolan's hit movie, Oppenheimer, is based.

We talk about Oppenheimer as a person. We talk about his religious beliefs, his sensitivity to the human condition.

We talk about his angst and his triumphs, about all of his efforts to build the bomb.

We talk about the trial. And then we end by wondering what is the relevance of these topics as we

go into the future. We touch on all of these topics coming up on Star Talk.

Welcome to Star Talk, your place in the universe where science and pop culture collide.

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Hi, I'm Neil DeGrasse Tyson, your personal astrophysicist.

And I'm Lindsay Nyx Walker, senior producer of Star Talk.

And Neil and I just co-authored a brand new Star Talk book coming out September 12th.

Yeah, this is the third in a series of collaborations with National Geographic Books.

And this one is titled To Infinity and Beyond.

And it's available for pre-order from the Star Talk website, startalkmedia.com slash books.

If you do pre-order the book, you have a special access to a live conversation

that I'll be having with Lindsay Walker. She's been my senior producer for years.

She's behind the scenes and practically every Star Talk episode you've ever seen or heard.

I look forward to doing a live stream for our audience. And they'd be able to submit questions

in advance. So we'll see you there. We'll see you then, startalkmedia.com slash books.

This is Star Talk. You'll DeGrasse Tyson here, your personal astrophysicist. Welcome to Star Talk,

Kai Bird. Well, Neil, thank you very much for having me. It's a pleasure to talk about Oppenheimer

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