The Science Behind “Game of Thrones”

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🗓️ 14 July 2017

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Dragons, violence, magic & more: Explore “Game of Thrones” through the lens of science, with Neil deGrasse Tyson, actor Isaac Hempstead Wright (Bran Stark), comic co-host Michael Ian Black, author Helen Keen, and psychologist Travis Langley. 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 Hall of the Universe.
0:17.0	I'm Neil deGrasse Tyson.
0:19.0	Your personal astrophysicist.
0:22.0	And this is Star Talk.
0:24.0	Tonight we're going to explore the science behind the hit TV series Game of Thrones.
0:29.0	Oh my god.
0:31.0	From flying fire breathing dragons to magic to magic.
0:36.0	To what it takes to survive in the Middle Ages.
0:39.0	So let's do this.
0:42.0	I never tackle these subjects alone.
0:45.0	First, my co-host, Michael E. and Black.
0:48.0	Hello.
0:49.0	Michael.
0:50.0	It's a professional comedian.
0:52.0	And you are not a stranger to Star Talk.
0:55.0	No, I have the Star Talk.
0:57.0	Jigsaw.
0:58.0	I'm a professional comedian.
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