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May 2, 2025 1 hr 5 min

Assembloids: Recreating the Brain with Sergiu Paşca

from StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson Hosted by Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice, Gary O'Reilly, Sergiu Pasça

How do you recreate a brain circuit in a dish, and what can it unlock about our minds? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice, and Gary O’Reilly explore the frontier of neuroscience with Stanford neuroscientist Sergiu Pașca, to break down stem cells, how the brain forms itself, and assembloids: self-organizing brain circuits. NOTE: StarTalk+ Patrons can listen to this entire episode commercial-free https://startalkmedia.com/show/assembloids-recreating-the-brain-with-sergiu-pasca/ Thanks to our Patrons Andy Fleishman, Khal Khumalo, Mauritz Cronje, Kyle Stone, Kathleen Fitzpatrick, Ridge Glenn, Josh Gumina, Mike Evans, Eddie Trapp, Aaron Turetsky, Kenneth TRan, Deeks, Patrick Weglinski, João Bruno Agria Russo, Lester Fernandez, Shani, Jorge Zok Yepiz, Devin Waldron, Eric D, Luke Landry, Chase Snow, Micheal Wall (Bean), Stefan, Tori Kishman, James Sellers, Alex Hayman, Kyle Gosser, Maria Balog, Vytautas Jasas, Cainã Kubiaki, Ryan Berube, James Randall, QuirkyCollisions, Bryan Staley, Jake, James Fuller, Will Behave, Gordon Pluemer, Bob Dietrich, Pizza Pockets, Nip34, Sh40l1nmunk Munken, Nick Hanna, Lyman Jordan, Robert Brashear, Lemon Life, Azeem Ahmed, John Barry, Tomas Gomez, and Joss in Cambodia for supporting us this week. Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes of StarTalk Radio ad-free and a whole week early. Start a free trial now on Apple Podcasts or by visiting siriusxm.com/podcastsplus.

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How do you recreate a brain circuit in a dish, and what can it unlock about our minds? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice, and Gary O’Reilly explore the frontier of neuroscience with Sergiu Pașca, to break down stem cells, how the brain forms itself, and assembloids: self-organizing brain circuits.

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