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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.

Astronomy Science Physics Natural Sciences
Update frequency
every 3 days
Average duration
55 minutes
Episodes
639
Years Active
2018 - 2025
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Is all of space magnetized?

Is all of space magnetized?

Is it possible that there are magnetic fields.... everywhere?

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00:53:27  |   Tue 20 Oct 2020
Is Energy Actually Conserved?

Is Energy Actually Conserved?

Daniel and Jorge explore whether energy is actually a fundamental conserved quantity.

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00:51:46  |   Thu 15 Oct 2020
The SF Universes of Vandana Singh

The SF Universes of Vandana Singh

Daniel and Jorge talk about the creative science in the short stories of Vandana Singh's collection "Ambiguity Machines"

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01:09:33  |   Tue 13 Oct 2020
Where do comets come from?

Where do comets come from?

Daniel and Jorge talk about the vast and amazing Oort cloud, and whether it is throwing snowballs at us.

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00:50:34  |   Thu 08 Oct 2020
Will the ITER experiment make fusion feasible?

Will the ITER experiment make fusion feasible?

Will humans figure out how to make fusion work on Earth, to provide plentiful clean power?

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00:53:50  |   Tue 06 Oct 2020
New discoveries in our cosmic neighborhood

New discoveries in our cosmic neighborhood

Daniel and Jorge talk about a new massive blob of galaxies discovered right around the corner.

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00:50:49  |   Thu 01 Oct 2020
How can we bring rocks back from Mars?

How can we bring rocks back from Mars?

How many robots does it take to dig up rocks from Mars and deliver them back to Earth?

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01:00:55  |   Tue 29 Sep 2020
Can a black hole power a spaceship?

Can a black hole power a spaceship?

Daniel and Jorge tackle the physics, engineering and safety questions of using a black hole to visit nearby stars.

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00:48:03  |   Thu 24 Sep 2020
Is there life on Venus?

Is there life on Venus?

The internet went crazy talking about phosphine on Venus! What does it mean?

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00:50:52  |   Tue 22 Sep 2020
The most common listener questions!

The most common listener questions!

Is there dark matter in black holes? Are gravitons and gravitational waves the same thing? Daniel and Jorge answer the most common listener questions!

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00:50:22  |   Thu 17 Sep 2020
The SF Multi-verse of Adrian Tchaikovsky

The SF Multi-verse of Adrian Tchaikovsky

Daniel and Jorge discuss the science of "The Doors of Eden", a multi-zooniverse novel by Adrian Tchaikovsky

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01:01:03  |   Tue 15 Sep 2020
What would happen if dark matter and dark energy disappeared?

What would happen if dark matter and dark energy disappeared?

Dark matter and dark energy are 95% of the energy in the Universe. But do we need them?

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00:54:11  |   Thu 10 Sep 2020
Elinor Wonders About the Universe

Elinor Wonders About the Universe

Daniel and Jorge answer questions about the Universe from Jorge's daughter Elinor, and talk about their new PBS Kids TV show: "Elinor Wonders Why". Link: pbskids.org/elinor

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00:47:38  |   Tue 08 Sep 2020
What is Bose Einstein Condensate

What is Bose Einstein Condensate

Have you heard of "Bose Einstein Condensate" but never really understood it? D&J break it down for you.

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00:53:27  |   Thu 03 Sep 2020
What is Mirror Matter?

What is Mirror Matter?

It's not anti-matter, or supersymmetric matter, but yet another way our familiar particles might be reflected, and could explain a deep mystery of the Universe.

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00:55:31  |   Tue 01 Sep 2020
The SF Universe of Dr. Karen Lords

The SF Universe of Dr. Karen Lords

Daniel and Jorge talk about the science of the novel "The Best of All Possible Worlds" by Dr. Karen Lords.


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00:58:40  |   Thu 27 Aug 2020
Listener Questions 12: Higgs Bosons, Black holes and earthquakes!

Listener Questions 12: Higgs Bosons, Black holes and earthquakes!

Does dark matter feel the Higgs? Can particles be black holes? What would happen if the Earth froze?

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00:51:26  |   Tue 25 Aug 2020
How did we discover black holes?

How did we discover black holes?

What convinced people that black holes are real?

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00:54:36  |   Thu 20 Aug 2020
What happened to the Superconducting Supercollider?

What happened to the Superconducting Supercollider?

Americans had the biggest colliders in the world, until they tried to build one that was too big. Hear the super story of the superlative supercollider.

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00:52:11  |   Tue 18 Aug 2020
Do protons live forever?

Do protons live forever?

Electrons can hang out until the end of time. Physicists think that protons should eventually fall apart. But will they?

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00:52:57  |   Thu 13 Aug 2020
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