Neil deGrasse Tyson Confronts Andy Weir on the Science of 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.) Andy traces his journey from self-publishing The Martian to watching Ridley Scott bring it to the big screen, before turning to his latest novel, Project Hail Mary, now a major film starring Ryan Gosling.

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