The Philosophy of Physics with Elise Crull

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🗓️ 24 June 2025

⏱️ 50 minutes

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What happens when physics meets the big questions of philosophy? Neil deGrasse Tyson and comic co-host Chuck Nice sit down with Elise Crull, philosopher of physics at CUNY and author of The Einstein Paradox, to explore physics, philosophy, and how thought experiments shape real science.

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0:00.0	Chuck, why is it, every time we have a show that goes to the frontier of science, you need an edible?
0:05.6	Because that is how I cope with science.
0:10.3	Some people don't need to cope with science.
0:12.9	I need to cope with science.
0:14.8	And so...
0:15.9	The frontier of philosophy, quantum physics, and physics coming right up.
0:23.0	Welcome to StarTalk.
0:25.7	Your place in the universe where science and pop culture collide.
0:31.6	StarTalk begins right now.
0:35.9	This is StarTalk.
0:38.2	Neil deGrasse,
0:39.0	you're a personal astrophysicist.
0:41.4	I got to check.
0:42.0	Nice with me.
0:42.4	Check it, baby.
0:42.9	Hey, what's happening,
0:43.8	Neil?
0:44.0	All right.
0:45.1	You love it when I look over
0:46.2	and I see you there.
0:46.9	Oh, you know,
0:47.5	the feelings mutual.
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