Project Hail Mary with Andy Weir

About this episode

Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice discuss alien lifeforms and the science behind Andy Weir's Project Hail Mary.

What if a microscopic alien lifeform was slowly eating our sun? Neil deGrasse Tyson and Chuck Nice sit down with Andy Weir, the bestselling author of Project Hail Mary, for a deep dive into designing aliens, science fiction, and science behind the book (and the movie.)

People in this episode

Hosts: Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice

Guest: Andy Weir

Topics covered

• alien lifeforms
• science fiction
• designing aliens
• Project Hail Mary
• science

Keywords

• alien lifeform
• sun
• science fiction
• Andy Weir
• Project Hail Mary

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Project Hail Mary

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