Daniel and Jorge Explain the Universe
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.
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 55 minutes
- Episodes
- 639
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
Can you roast a marshmallow in space, and other listener questions.
Daniel and Jorge talk about space marshmallows, our cosmic date with Andromeda, and surviving micrometeors.
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Is there Uranium on Uranus?
Daniel and Kelly probe a heavy question about heavy metals on Uranus.
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Does the Universe have a preferred direction?
Daniel and Jorge talk about the hypothesis that there is a cosmological Axis of Evil
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Why does the Higgs boson like Mexican hats?
Daniel and Jorge talk about the strange properties of the Higgs boson, and why its special powers are linked to a sombrero.
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Can we build a wormhole?
Daniel and Jorge talk about the latest ideas for how to make human portals to distant space.
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Listener questions about alien tech, the Earth's orbit and its future!
Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners like you. Submit your questions to [email protected]
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Is there an explanation for the Universe, or is it random?
Daniel and Katie explore the anthropic principle and whether it can provide some understanding of why the Universe is the way it is.
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The next revolution in theoretical physics
Daniel and Jorge explain Constructor Theory, a new way to approach building theories of everything.
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Could our galaxy have a dark matter center?
Daniel and Jorge explore the idea that the center of the galaxy might hold a huge blob of dark matter rather than a black hole.
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Could life have started much earlier in the Universe?
Daniel and Katie talk about what life needs and whether it could have started much earlier in the Universe.
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The mysterious phenomenon of turning sound into light
Daniel and Jorge talk about sonoluminescence, a mystery that has evaded explanation for almost 100 years.
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Do we know where dark matter is?
Daniel and Jorge talk about where dark matter is in the Universe.
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What's happening to the Hyades Cluster?
Daniel and Kelly talk about the dramatic brutal cosmic fate of the Hyades Cluster.
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Why black holes are actually bright.
Daniel and Jorge talk about the incredible, ironic brightness of black holes.
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What happens when stars collide?
Daniel and Jorge talk about the chances of two stars smashing, and whether we could survive.
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Did this particle cause the Big Bang?
Daniel and Jorge talk about the inflaton particle, and whether its responsible for EVERYTHING.
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What if the asteroid hadn't killed the dinosaurs?
Daniel and Jorge answer listener questions and give a special birthday shout out.
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Could quantum mechanics be deterministic?
Daniel talks to Prof. Valia Allori about the theory of Bohmian Mechanics, a deterministic alternative to traditional Quantum Mechanics.
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What is Zodiacal Light?
Daniel and Jorge talk about the amazing physics of space DUST.
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Will starlink spoil astronomy?
Daniel and Jorge talk about how megaconstellations of satellites might spoil our view of the Universe.
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