Physics & Philosophy with Sean Carroll

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4.6 • 14.9K Ratings

🗓️ 5 June 2026

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Why is the past different from the future? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comedian Chuck Nice explore the universe’s deepest questions like why is there anything, how we know we are in the real present, if there could be a unified theory of physics and more with theoretical physicist Sean Carroll.

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0:00.0	Hey, StarTalkins, Neil here.
0:03.1	You're about to listen to an episode specially drawn from our archives to serve your cosmic curiosities.
0:10.4	The archives run deep.
0:11.9	If you enjoy this, take a peek at the full catalog on your favorite podcast platform.
0:18.2	There's a lot there to tickle your geek underbelly. Check it out.
0:24.2	Welcome to StarTalk. Your place in the universe where science and pop culture collide.
0:32.6	StarTalk begins right now.
0:49.3	I'm Neil deGrasse Tyson, your personal astrophysicist.
0:52.7	And I'm Lindsay Nick Walker, senior producer of StarTalk.
0:55.9	And Neil and I just co-authored a brand new StarTalk book coming out September 12th. Yeah, this is the third in a series of collaborations with National
1:01.5	Geographic Books. And this one is titled, To Infinity and Beyond. And it's available for
1:08.8	pre-order from the StarTalk website, starttalkmedia.com
1:13.1	slash books. If you do pre-order the book, you have a special access to a conversation that I'll be
1:20.4	having with Lindsay Walker. She's been my senior producer for years. She's behind the scenes in
1:26.7	practically every StarTalk episode you've ever seen
1:30.1	or heard. I look forward to doing a live stream for our audience and they'd be able to submit
1:36.1	questions in advance. So we'll see you there. We'll see you then. StarTalkmedia.com
1:42.0	slash books. This is StarTalk Media.com slash books.
1:48.0	This is StarTalk.
1:51.5	Neil deGrasseysing here, you're a personal astrophysicist.
1:53.2	I got with me my co-host, Chuck.
1:53.7	Nice, Jack.
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