StarTalk Radio · 2026-03-03 · 80 min · 13,298 words

Science at Warp Speed: StarTalk Live!

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Coming up on Star Talk, we are live from the Novo Theater in Los Angeles. Join me and my co-host, Sashir Zameda, in conversation with particle physicist David Salzberg, and astrophysicist and Star Trek science advisor, Aaron McDonald. Also joining us is special comedic guest, Pete Holmes. Check it out. Welcome to Star Talk, your place in the universe where science and pop culture collide.

Star Talk begins right now. This is Star Talk Live at the Noble Theater, Los Angeles, and we've got a show for you tonight. Thanks for coming out. Tonight we're gonna find out where the psi is and the sci-fi, the science in the science fiction.

And we're gonna all we'll also explore some of the most iconic science fiction stories that have ever been told. But I want to first introduce my guests. As you may know, Star Talk is a Juxtaposition. It is a braid of science, pop culture, and comedy.

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