Host Neil deGrasse Tyson interviews actor Simon Helberg and co-creator Bill Prady ("The Big Bang Theory"); comic Chuck Nice, astrophysicist Charles Liu and theoretical physicist Janna Levin discuss the portrayal of scientists in pop culture.

StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson Season 5 Episodes...

• s05e01 - Anthony Bourdain
• s05e02 - Joe Rogan and the Science of Primitive Man
• s05e03 - The Big Bang Theory's Simon Helberg & Bill Prady
• s05e04 - US Space Command
• s05e05 - Vice President Al Gore
• s05e06 - Actor Jack Black
• s05e07 - News Anchor Dan Rather
• s05e08 - Author George R.R. Martin
• s05e09 - Actor Anna Deavere Smith
• s05e10 - Actor Jeff Goldblum
• s05e11 - Actor James Marsden
• s05e12 - Weird Al Yankovic
• s05e13 - Author Patricia Cornwell
• s05e14 - Director Darren Aronofsky
• s05e15 - Bill Nye
• s05e16 - Journalist Christiane Amanpour

StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson Show Summary

Host Neil deGrasse Tyson brings together celebrities, scientists and comedians to explore a variety of cosmic topics and collide pop culture with science in a way that late-night television has never seen before. Weekly topics range from popular science fiction, space travel, extraterrestrial life, the Big Bang, to the future of Earth and the environment. Tyson is an astrophysicist with a gifted ability to connect with everyone, inspiring us all to to 'keep looking up'.