One of the best parts of StarTalk is how curious Chuck is about everything. It's great and it makes the show even more relatable.

StarTalk is perhaps the most intellectually compelling channel on KZread.

@renatoigmed

4 жыл бұрын

we are in a little bubble over here

@sailor4076

4 жыл бұрын

don't get crazy now

@cxldbleach5213

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah I dont know about that

@mmafox1018

4 жыл бұрын

@@cxldbleach5213 you have any recommendations to counter that?

@UtraVioletDreams

4 жыл бұрын

You really think so?

Einstein said it best: "Any fool can know. The point is to understand."

@onthecover5042

3 жыл бұрын

Y E S

@hemantsharma3261

3 жыл бұрын

Fool Even our Father is a biggest to do so you know

Classes that will save the American mind: 1. Critical Thinking and Logic 2. Philosophy of Science

@Aaron-xn7dg

4 жыл бұрын

Mathematics

@vasudevraghav2109

4 жыл бұрын

@Al True, philosophy does involve a lot of controversy

@GreyPunkWolf

4 жыл бұрын

@@vasudevraghav2109 Science too. It's the very purpose of a science, which philosophy also is. You take some of the work that's been done on a subject by peers and you analyze, understand and comment or judge the research based on facts and thought. It may lead to dead ends, or to new pathes. Scientific method makes you see the new possibilities, and philosophy helps you not to get lost in the process. Which is why you always need a bit of philosophy as a scientist, and why you need some scientific method as a philosopher. You can study for years any given subject and never come out with a helpful result if you don't pay attention to the meaning of your research, and you can get lost in researches if you don't organize methodically the information you're using. Both need each other to be succesful, and both are sciences in fact. We do need both to evolve as a person IMO.

@ants41

4 жыл бұрын

@Kwarkool unfortunately.

@animistchannel2983

4 жыл бұрын

3. Statistics & Statistical Process Control. Critical thinking & logic defend you amidst the uses & misuses of rhetoric, but understanding Statistics theory allows you to understand and defend yourself amidst the uses and misuses of data & information. It is equally fundamental to being able to rate sources and comprehend what's really going on. Standard deviations and interdependent approaches to limits are how groups of things & events actually occur in nature.

Please have this man on your show again; he talks to the point and expands other perspectives.

Best episode ever. David Helfand, what a powerhouse. Also, we don’t recognize often enough that Chuck Nice is perfect for this show. One of a kind.

Even during quarantine, Neil makes my day.

@traine2

4 жыл бұрын

same

@reallymysterious4393

4 жыл бұрын

Don't you mean especially during quarantine ?

@dontbotherreading

4 жыл бұрын

*Especially

@suelynch

4 жыл бұрын

This episode originally aired May 19, 2017

@logancash1609

4 жыл бұрын

A fookin greed

Having gone through some of the older episodes, due to the lockdown, I gotta say how much I love Chuck to be part of this show. The show isn't the same without him. Just as informative, but a lot less fun to watch.

@milesinvasion

4 жыл бұрын

true he is the comedic twist to the scientific info kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZaRoqpmdYKy1mJM.html

@almirramic

4 жыл бұрын

Kajan451 I’ve started skipping old episodes without Chuck. LOL. Chuck Nice knows his science and is funny. He is perfect for this.

@eugenecoleman8525

4 жыл бұрын

Completely agreed. I always enjoy when Chuck is on and I find it a lot easier to stay focused and pay attention.

@harsimranbansal5355

3 жыл бұрын

I think it might be because we relate to chuck, and when he’s not there, we feel like we don’t belong there!

@Anon-fm8tz

3 жыл бұрын

@@almirramic I do the same thing 😂😂

Neil is like the brain and Chuck is the heart of Star Talk

Carl Sagan would be so so proud of you. You bring such dignity, knowledge, and trustworthiness in your field.

dude, this santa is my favorite version of santa.

@Bldyiii

4 жыл бұрын

Science Santa. He brings your kids some knowledge!

@finikkin1021

4 жыл бұрын

I agree Ki-

@Solidus983

4 жыл бұрын

Mmmm yes how is hayato

@neomamuro

4 жыл бұрын

Smart Santa is (approximately) the best Santa.

@jemal999

4 жыл бұрын

Science Santa Is best Santa.

We need a *"Critical Thinking and informal logic"* class taught in FRESHMAN YEAR in high school. We also need an *"Intro to the Scientific Method"* class or *"Philosophy of Science".* Those are probably the most important classes that lifelong learners and critical thinkers would ever need. Everything else follows.

@thomaslane1547

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed. We also need to have already done that 20 or 30 years ago, but since we haven't found a time-travel method we've been able to make work, we should start now.

@AbuctingTacos

4 жыл бұрын

Any science class I had was taught by religous teachers that lied to us. It took me 10 years to learn it was all lies and misinformation

@milesinvasion

4 жыл бұрын

that would be if schools actually wanted us to be free thinkers, schools are designed to give us enough knowledge to be workers but not enough to be inventors, which is why we made this kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZaRoqpmdYKy1mJM.html

@infinitedragonbellyx.x

4 жыл бұрын

I wish. But the grips of Religion is way too strong. Way to influential. It has, and it will be, the downfall of man.

@msmith53

4 жыл бұрын

Jacob Serrano ...Have you ever talked to a HS Freshman? Then talk to a class of 30 HS Freshmen and keep their attention for a hour! Until you have their attention you are talking to yourself!

Great info, thank you!! I'm daily combating flat Earth, chem trails, 5G paranoia, etc. on a daily basis with family members!

@OneBiteoftheCherry

4 жыл бұрын

I genuinely feel sorry for you!

@alext7074

3 жыл бұрын

Must be exhausting...

I'm a fan ... a regular ... and this one is, in my view, a top five. Thanks.

@milesinvasion

4 жыл бұрын

what about this one? kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZaRoqpmdYKy1mJM.html

@ciaran6959

4 жыл бұрын

That is an opinion. Not a fact. I know how topical lol

"the plural of anecdote is not data." That's so storng.

@ninjareflex1817

4 жыл бұрын

Super storng

@MrWhiteav6

4 жыл бұрын

@@ninjareflex1817 insanely storng

@chyavan

4 жыл бұрын

"Social media is designed to construct echo chambers" too!

@davidw1390

4 жыл бұрын

Plural of anecdote is often how scientific studies begin though. Not saying that the morons with flat earth or antivax have a leg to stand on. Just saying that if multiple people (scientist in particular) have anecdotal experience with something that can lead to genuine scientific inquiry.

@chrisboyd3540

4 жыл бұрын

@@davidw1390 While that's fair, the big problem is that you can't use what could be just a statistical anomoly as part of your dataset or you're adding bias from the start. As an example to make it more clear, I remember reading about a study showing that 84% of the children of Israeli fighter pilots are girls, which led to all kinds of dead end questions about what it is about fighter pilots that make them more likely to have daughters, when the important question is "Why are you focusing only on what you already picked out as significant?" - It's the sharpshooter/bullseye fallacy that Neil alluded to in this episode. If you want to know how significant a clump of data is, you can't include the data that drew your attention to that clump in the first place! If you make the prediction that "From this point on, I expect the ratio of boys and girls to be around 50-50" and that prediction is proved wrong, only then do you have significant unbiased data.

20:51 I still have an insane amount of curiosity. And I'm in high school. Props to my teachers for not stifling my curiosity, creativity, and desire to learn.

@TheBnzr

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you 💙 we're pretty used to our students (and Neil unfortunately) disparaging us on here, so it's really nice to see this comment

@momszycat4148

4 жыл бұрын

Keep asking questions! Sounds like you're on an excellent path.

@sanctionh2993

4 жыл бұрын

School didn't crush my desire to learn, just my desire to not do it in school.

@GreyPunkWolf

4 жыл бұрын

@@sanctionh2993 So true. I started getting into science years after I left university while I stopped being interested by any scientific class since I was like 14 or so. I just couldn't keep up with the flood of information with no meaning or explanation, teachers just didn't feel like giving complete answers or didn't have time to send me to find the answer myself, so I just stopped being interested.

@r2b2ct1

4 жыл бұрын

The fact that you are watching this video as a teenager gives me some hope for the future.

i love astronomy. thank you for all your videos. love from Algeria. be safe

@mounirkebir4389

3 жыл бұрын

Cheb Bello 85000000 vues. Algerie X 2

@robertmassaro1624

3 жыл бұрын

@@mounirkebir4389 x.

I truly get happy when I get a notification about a new star talk episode

@sunsquid6296

4 жыл бұрын

This one is 3 years old apparently

@andrewprell1031

4 жыл бұрын

Damm right

@Scribe13013

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah whoopie

@donsilastv4923

4 жыл бұрын

@@sunsquid6296 yeah I saw that like??? Where can I get the full series

@Dandontlie

4 жыл бұрын

i love these positive comments onthis videos!! while in other side theres comment that hurt your life

I’ve always been an advocate for “constructing knowledge” as opposed to instructing directions for a specific situation, especially in schools. I’ve never heard of david helfand but I’m absolutely researching more now, never had my opinions expressed so eloquently.

@milesinvasion

4 жыл бұрын

we just made a compilation of neil degrasse tyson breathing kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZaRoqpmdYKy1mJM.html

@TrickOrRetreat

4 жыл бұрын

Definitely a solid way to get results. Science method was invented in the Arab world. Then they abandoned the idea, because of doctrine religion and culture. So enlightenment went to the next in line. China did in fact invent over 1000 things before modern time. Science is the hammer we use to chip knowledge away from the unknown.

Neil & Chuck, this was by FAR your best podcast for a long time. Not because other shows were wanting, but because this misinformation crisis is at the core of the world's current problems...

2:23 Love how he sneaks in there “which is almost not there anymore right” and it just moves on 😂

@milesinvasion

4 жыл бұрын

savagery lol kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZaRoqpmdYKy1mJM.html

9:56 The difference between knowledge and wisdom. Knowledge is knowing stuff. Wisdom is knowing what to DO with that knowledge.

@milesinvasion

4 жыл бұрын

and boredom is compiling this kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZaRoqpmdYKy1mJM.html

If ever there was a time I actually watched the ad to the end. This was it. Hearing Neil talking about giving me an opportunity to think differently, while he teaches me how to do that.....I'll take everything.

Thanks to Neil, not only America is becoming smart again but also the rest of the world. Greetings from South America. Also, I’ve got the golden opportunity to meet interesting people like David. My curiosity has become increasingly active and I’m becoming smarter every day.

Wow, all three of you were on your A-game today! All your hard work really shows.

I found you out by Matpat, and you guys are... Actually really funny and cool👍 excited for what comes next :3

@roxas0133

4 жыл бұрын

You're not the only film theorist here

@Morpheux1

4 жыл бұрын

Welcome to Startalk

@dossary2388

4 жыл бұрын

Welcome to star talk

@seanmcfadden3712

4 жыл бұрын

Yeap. Same here.

@Zeppathy

4 жыл бұрын

Gotta love when curious people meet. Stay curious my friends. ^.^

You guys had such a nice set. I miss the face to face interviews. This was a great interview too and wonderfully relevant.

Awesome man , I am binge watching your videos. You are ocean of astro knowledge. Love from India.

Wow, that professor just addressed and fixed the reason I hated getting my bachelor's degree... Should've gone to school in Canada >

@Scribe13013

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah you should have

@itsraahul

4 жыл бұрын

What reason, I think I missed that

@praveenvijeyakumar741

4 жыл бұрын

@@itsraahul Being handed your knowledge instead of getting the chance to learn it yourself.

@apextroll

4 жыл бұрын

This mentally is an artifact of modern formal education. The emphasis is on learning and not understanding, least of all learning how to learn. Third year of uni is where the magic happens. Up until then it is learning how to walk.

@jwb52z9

3 жыл бұрын

@@apextroll School never really worked for me because I am not someone who takes in information by rote. The more I actively try to learn something, the worse it gets and the less I remember of it. The way this professor talks about wouldn't work for me either because I almost never come to the "scientifically correct" conclusion through what they call "logic". I'm very annoying to teachers because I always want to know "what if?" about everything and most questions I ask have no answers or any way to figure them out with human means.

Chuck is extremely smart actually 🗣

So happy to see StarTalk passed 1mil subs to know there are people loving this as I do!

Star-Talk and Coffee is how I start my mornings

Teach ppl how to think,reason,question and follow the evidence. This was a great episode and hits the core of the huge problem we're experiencing now.ty.

@jwb52z9

3 жыл бұрын

What do you do if you're like me and you don't get what logic says you should get as a solution?

To be fair: In a college class for science, especially chemistry, biology, and physics, the beginning of most textbooks show you how to construct knowledge. Most people skip that part of the book that covers that information.

@a.ielimba78

4 жыл бұрын

👍🆒

I think every parents should watch this and surely buy the book

WE REALLY NEED science literacy, critical thinking and logic classes! I’ve been having conversations with people in my neighborhood and it is heartbreaking how intellectually bankrupt so many people in the low income neighborhoods are. And through out my own experience and the recent conversations I’ve come to realize that theological dogma may not be the reason but it definitely plays a huge part

@a.ielimba78

4 жыл бұрын

⭐👍

@kingdemon26

4 жыл бұрын

You would be horrified at how scientifically illiterate most of the people i talked to are! They no nothing of the human genome project, natural selection, the fusion of elements that takes place in the birth and death of stars, even that water is 2 parts hydrogen and one part oxygen! It’s absolutely alarming.

Neil interrupted me before I could click the Subscribe button.

28:00 Neil is a beast. That is a brilliant question, and to a respected colleague no less.

Excellent episode! The best guest so far along with Brian Greene. Perhaps bring them back together in the future

Great show and great guest!!

Yes Virginia, there is a Science Claus

@bkbland1626

4 жыл бұрын

Clever. I can dig it.

Science has made us gods, before we are worthy of being men.

What an utterly awesome guest! We need lots and lots and lots of this guy 'round the world! ❤️😁👍

Wow. I've been watching StarTalk for a while and this is my favorite episode yet. I've know David since grade school and every time I see him my opinion of him gets bumped a notch higher.

Chuck’s on his game in this one! Another fantastic podcast! Thank you for the great discussion and for giving us knowledge and wisdom about these things

Just the kind of notification that I needed! ♥

That was amazing. It is great that we all can watch this for free from all over the world! I want to say "Thank You" to all the people supporting the show! Greetings from Serbia!

“Data is not the plural of anecdote.” * + * + More relevant in 2020 than ever.

@jwb52z9

3 жыл бұрын

My problem with thoughts like that is that essentially means you can't trust anything, even machines you build trying to eliminate that very problem.

I was just watching a StarTalk video in this came up in my feed

@objectivemillennial2117

4 жыл бұрын

IT RECOMMEND YOU STUFF BASED ON WHAT YOU WATCHED

congrats in reaching 1 mil subs guys... im waiting for the live stream ep :p

I love listening to smart people talk.

Neil is famous as heck because he’s not only a brilliant guy, but honestly, who in their right mind could ever not want to hang out with this guy? He’s so great.

Ever clicked a video so fast you don't know what it's about? Me too.

@thierry8978

4 жыл бұрын

You sure clicked fast! KZread says this video was posted 21 hours ago, but your comment was made 22 hours ago. 🤔😂

@milesinvasion

4 жыл бұрын

this one speaks for itself ngl kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZaRoqpmdYKy1mJM.html

"Like being fat." Chuck said that next to a guy seconds earlier he said look like Santa Claus. Comedy & tradigy are based on timing.

That was glorious. Thank you all for that conversation.

I liked this David Helfand guy. I think they should keep him on the show.

Cause and effect become change..🙏🏻

For those who want to know Clarke's 3 laws: 1. When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly right. When he states that something is impossible, he is very probably wrong. 2. The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible. 3. Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. Edit: Hypothesis: Dark Matter is actually the gravitational pull from objects that exist in alternative realities adjacent to our own....

@Daniel-cw5sv

4 жыл бұрын

Russ Wynn Hey! Nice to see someone that knows the difference between hypothesis and theory

@MariaMartinez-researcher

4 жыл бұрын

I agree with your hypothesis, but I would edit your edit, using "different dimensions" or "alternate universes" instead of "alternative realities." That phrase sounds too close to "alternative facts" and will create undeserved resistance.

@TheCheeseman1983

3 жыл бұрын

Late to the party, but interesting idea. However, if these objects are able to interact with our universe, aren’t they part of our reality, by definition?

I have used David Helfand's method of growing your own knowledge base my entire life. I use my motto, "Seek to Understand". Seek the information to understand a subject of interest. I wanted to learn about Electricity and Electronics so I took a night class at the local Community College. If I wanted to educate myself on courses at the college, I would buy the book for the class and read it and not enroll in the class. Self teaching method.

Would love to have him guest again!

1 MIL SUBS YOU DID IT

David is like an astrophysics grandmaster

@FranciscoRamos-ei7xu

4 жыл бұрын

Nice hes like the Yoda to my Obi-Wan Kenobi

This video was great, I'm studying to be a teacher and i always try to rethink the way we teach things to people

Best resource person by far. He not only displayed knowledge, he showed how wisdom can bring you to greater heights.

I'm from Holland. You know what I think is odd. Most aliens like to spend there holiday's in the same country as where almost all flat earth believers live? How come?

@g.wes.3906

4 жыл бұрын

Best vacation spot, no one will believe that you are an alien.

@Scribe13013

4 жыл бұрын

Cuz you're high

@animistchannel2983

4 жыл бұрын

They go where they are welcome? North America loves sci-fi more than any other continent. (Don't forget Canada & Mexico, where the "X-Files" & "Stargate Sg-1" and many other sci-fi shows were also filmed and/or very popular.) Also, since the USA has by far the largest navy & air force, it finds itself near the AAV's the most. North America is also the only place free enough AND physically large enough for goofball offensive religious fundamentalists to be both tolerated in public and have a flat earth idea in their goofball bible-literal theology. Australian fundamentalists are equally goofy, but its size and position on the globe makes a flat earth idea untenable. Whether these two phenomena are related is debatable. However, given the relatively small area and population of the Netherlands by comparison, you won't see nearly as many "unusual" people and events in your country. North America also has more bears than any other continent. In fact, it has more bears (over a million) than the rest of the world combined. For some reason, you didn't choose to ask about that. Perhaps this is showing your prejudices.

@thomaslane1547

4 жыл бұрын

Maybe aliens and flat-earthers both like bears? The key, here, though, is that we should go actually find out whether the aliens and flat-earthers like bears, instead of saying "that would make sense," and leaving it at that.

@milesinvasion

4 жыл бұрын

clearly us humans are not the only ones finding their stupidity entertaining kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZaRoqpmdYKy1mJM.html

His guest looks like he's 70, but his voice sounds like he's 30. Someone never took up smoking!

Constructing knowledge, I love it.

More please. Just keep it coming. Thank you.

What’s up notification squad

@Scribe13013

4 жыл бұрын

I hate you

@timrosswood4259

4 жыл бұрын

oof

@TabooGroundhog

4 жыл бұрын

Scribe13 Awww I love you too

He is as wise as his beard makes him look !, a verry smart man.

StarTalk is one of my Top One favourite channels! Neil, thanks for always inspire me to look up....🤗🤗 Chuck, thanks for always making me laugh....🤗🤗 You both are very much appreciated! Now, let's head out, I'm buying! 🍻

imho best guest by far. love his articulation when he answers questions!

See Santa Claus: Oh, do you work at the mall? Him: No, i work at the North Pole, which is almost not there anymore.

"I can't count that high." This guy, this is my Santa. Everyone listen to this guy. From one scientist to the rest of the world...LISTEN TO SANTA!

Very informative, it is unfortunate that this message will be unheard by those that need to hear it.

This was awesome I was bummed when it was over. Please do a part two:)

Hmmm, when was America smart in the first place? I was there in 1970 - 1974. Don't remember Americans being any smarter than today!

@Jackkenway

4 жыл бұрын

Really! You listen to this show and say that. You should ask Dr Neil that, I'm sure he will educate you on the matter.

Mr. Chuck Nice, in high school, did you ever see yourself doing what you’re doing now?

Thank you for the laughs too

I love how much fun these are.

Santa Claus for Scientists 😂😂

Neil, you were my hero until I watched this. David has supplanted you. Sorry.

One of the best and very compelling episodes.

I seriously want more episodes of this subject.

This channel is fantastic!

This is one of the best (top-5 or even top-3 of ones I've seen) Star Talks. I am a math and science educator, and one of the things that I always try to get across to my students is that fact-based knowledge is one of the lowest forms of knowledge. A fact is simply a statement, a proposition, that is either true or false; theory-based knowledge is superior because it links facts together, provides explanatory models that can lead to the discovery other facts, and makes predictions about the future. Knowing things is great, but memory is fragile. Recall from memory is very fast, but if you don't remember, could you figure out how to recover that knowledge?

Working on a doctorate that is coming to completion learned about google scholar for peer reviewed articles. I look there many times as an outside library resource...

I really enjoy listening to Dr. Tyson. It's nice to listen to someone who's dedicated to the purpose of making his living through education

Thanks, guys. Never bored watching you :)

Wow, this is great topic. I personally agrees with David Helfand, let the man construct their own knowledge. Knowledge is not something we create but to understand. It is written before we read it, we often re-writing this knowledge to become a thought to compuse us but rather make this knowledge a lot of sense to be as fact.

YOU DID IT YOU BROKE 1 MILLION SUBSCRIBERS!!!

Congrats for the 1 million subscribers!!! Lets make it BILLIONS and BILLIONS 😏

What a great guest and episode!

You ARE making progress. Science has greatly impacted my thinking over my life, and that is shown in my son, who in turn, may influence others. Id wager you impact more people than you would imagine, directly or indirectly. My son is a great thinker (constructing his own knowledge, to a degree...) sometimes to my chagrin

Neil congratulations for 1 million subscribers been here a long time you inspired me to learn more about ourselves and the universe , can’t wait to learn more !!

Even Neil's commercials of himself are informational. Super amazing person.

19:36 'I don't have you on the show to say it's a problem TELL ME HOW TO SOLVE IT' lol

Neil... The World is crazy enough to where I don't want to go outside. Thank you for bringing what interests me the most to my home.

Science Santa is an amazing guest! Thanks for another great episode!

I just saw an ad about how you're going to teach people how to think... I've said everything you said. I feel big brain.