Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe

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A fun-filled discussion of the big, mind-blowing, unanswered questions about the Universe. In each episode, Daniel Whiteson (a Physicist who works at CERN) and Jorge Cham (a popular online cartoonist) discuss some of the simple but profound questions that people have been wondering about for thousands of years, explaining the science in a fun, shorts-wearing and jargon-free way.

  • 46 minutes 34 seconds
    Physics of the Internet

    Daniel and Jorge talk about how our understanding of physics is central to making the internet work.

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    25 April 2024, 5:00 am
  • 50 minutes 6 seconds
    Listener Questions 54: String cosmology, cosmic strings, and alien numbers

    Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners like you. Get your questions answered: [email protected]

     

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    23 April 2024, 5:00 am
  • 44 minutes 21 seconds
    Can element 115 be used for anti-gravity?

    Daniel and Jorge talk about real science of element 115 and whether it aligns with the spectacular story of anti-gravity alien ships at Area 51.

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    18 April 2024, 5:00 am
  • 41 minutes 22 seconds
    Listener Questions 53: Strong force, primordial atoms and infinities

    Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners like you. Get your questions answered: [email protected]

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    16 April 2024, 5:00 am
  • 44 minutes 25 seconds
    How metallic is the Sun?

    Daniel and Jorge explore the enduring mystery of how much heavy metal sits in our Sun.

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    11 April 2024, 5:00 am
  • 51 minutes 20 seconds
    Listener Questions 52

    Daniel and Jorge talk about aliens, answer a question from a high school class, and advise a listener about destroying the moon.

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    9 April 2024, 4:00 am
  • 1 hour 58 seconds
    Are physics and religion in harmony or conflict?

    Daniel talks to Rabbi Jack Schlacter, a physicist at Los Alamos, about the movie Oppenheimer and the connections and conflicts between physics and judaism.

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    4 April 2024, 5:00 am
  • 1 hour 14 minutes
    The most promising particle physics anomalies

    Daniel talks to Harry Cliff, author of the new book "Space Oddities", about the most intriguing unexplained particle physics experiments and what they might mean. 

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    2 April 2024, 5:00 am
  • 50 minutes 25 seconds
    Listener Questions 51

    Daniel and Jorge answer questions about the speed of light, entanglement and time!

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    28 March 2024, 7:00 am
  • 46 minutes 17 seconds
    What happened to M33's black hole?

    Daniel and Jorge talk about the mystery of the missing mysterious black hole at the heart of M33

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    26 March 2024, 7:00 am
  • 48 minutes 40 seconds
    Listener Questions 50: Dark matter, photon wavelengths and rainbows!

    Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners like you!

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    21 March 2024, 7:00 am
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