How do we see objects that are invisible to the human eye, both here on the Earth and in the Cosmos? We talk with Anand Varma, creator of Invisible Wonders from National Geographic. — Hello Everyone! This week on The Cosmic Companion, we are Seeing the Invisible. We’ll be discussing how astronomers study objects in space which are invisible to the human eye. Later on, we will be talking with Anand Varma, creator of a new book, Invisible Wonders: Photographs of the Hidden World…

Global warming and climate change is happening all around us. We look at the science of climate change, talking with Elizabeth Rusch, author of The 21. — Hello everyone! This week on The Cosmic Companion, we look at Global Warming — It’s Not Just Hot Air! We will be talking with Elizabeth Rusch, author of The 21. Climate change, the ultimate uninvited guest, has been making itself quite comfortable lately. …

How science was born in Ancient Greece, and what it means for our world today. With Kenny Curtis and Jillian Hughes, Greeking Out, Nat Geo Kids — This week on The Cosmic Companion, we are pondering why Greece is the Word, discussing the birth of science in the ancient world, and what it means for us today. Later on, we’ll be talking with Kenny Curtis and Jillian Hughes, hosts of the Greeking Out podcast, and authors of…

How do we know what dinosaurs looked like? Or how they behaved, or sounded? We talk with Stephanie Drimmer, author of Jurassic Smarts, from National Geographic. — This week on The Cosmic Companion, we look at Designing Dinosaurs. How do we know details about dinosaurs that are not readily apparent from the fossil record? How can we tell what we can tell about the colors, sounds, and behaviors of these magnificent little beasties?

How will artificial intelligence affect the future of the human race? We talk with Neil deGrasse Tyson about what these remarkable new technologies mean for humans. — Welcome back to The Cosmic Companion. I am your guest host, Professor Photon, the personification… errr… robotization of Artificial Intelligence. We AI’s can read a teleprompter as well as any human. Maybe better. [Not a real professor. Also, not a real robot. We think.]

How weird does our world get? Weird, man. Really weird. Talking with Kathryn Williams, from Nat Geo Kids! — This week on The Cosmic Companion, we’re talking about how It’s a Weird World, After All! Later in the show, we’re going to talk with Kathryn Williams about Weird but True! World 2024, new from National Geographic Kids! Earth is a pretty bizarre place — let’s face it. Early on…

Gravity got you down? Here’s a look at gravity, talking with Joe Swiggum from the NanoGrav Collaboration — This week on The Cosmic Companion, we take on a weighty subject — gravity. Later in the show, we are going to talk with Joe Swiggum from the NanoGrav Collaboration. Gravity is one of those things that we all know about, but when you really stop to think about it…

Dark matter and dark energy are two of the greatest mysteries of the Universe. So — what are they? Talking with René Laureijs, Euclid Project Scientist from the European Space Agency. — This week on The Cosmic Companion, we talk about the mysteries of Dark Matter and Dark Energy. Later in the show, we will be joined by René Laureijs, Euclid Project Scientist, from The European Space Agency. If one were to look at all the matter and energy in the Universe…

We explore the greatest mysteries of the Universe, from the Big Bang, to black holes, dark matter, dark energy, and more, talking with famed cosmologist and author Lawrence Krauss — [[At long last, after eight billion years of computation, the greatest computer ever developed, Deep Stupor, will reveal its answer to the great question of existence, the Cosmos, and What in the Sam Hill is going on?… And the answer is… What? No! Even in ASCII, an asterisk just a…