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
Why are neutrinos so light?
Daniel and Jorge talk about how the weirdest particle gets its mass
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Can we see the surface of exoplanets?
Could we build a telescope that let us see what planets around other stars look like?
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What is the real charge of the electron?
Daniel and Jorge explain how the theory of "Renormalization" tells us that we measure is different from what is real.
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Could Jupiter turn into a star?
What is the fate of the largest planet in our solar system?
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What are the basic constants of the Universe?
Daniel and Jorge talk about the numbers that control everything, and the number of those numbers!
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Listener Question 10: Particles, stars and universe-sized black holes!
Daniel and Jorge answer listener questions about the smallest, biggest and cataclysmic-ist things in the Universe!
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Can Dark Matter feel itself
What happens when DM bumps into DM in the dark?
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How do LEDs work?
The Nobel-prize winning physics of.... reading lights.
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Should we believe any alien abduction stories?
Daniel and Jorge talk about how to be skeptical and open minded.
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Does Stephen Wolfram's Theory of Everything Work?
How does Stephen Wolfram's Physics Project work and what have we learned?
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The SF Universe of Sue Burke's "Semiosis"
Daniel and Jorge talk about what happens when plants can think. Is eating a banana now murder?
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Can planets lose their atmospheres?
How do planets get atmospheres, and how long do they last? Will Earth one day run out of air?
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What is the Cosmological Constant?
Was it Einstein's greatest blunder, or smartest prediction?
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How quarks were discovered?
One day in November 1974 that changed particle physics forever.
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What is the tallest mountain in the solar system?
Where is the biggest, tallest or widest mountain in the Solar System? Hint: it's not on any planet.
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The SF Universe of Mary Robinette Kowal's "The Calculating Stars"
Daniel and Jorge discuss the book "The Calculating Stars" and interview the author. Mary Robinette Kowal's science fiction debut, 2019 Winner of the Hugo and Nebula Award for best novel, The Calculat…
Could dark matter be made of quarks?
Learn about hexaquarks with Daniel and Jorge
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The SF Universe of Becky Chamber's "The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet"
Daniel interviews Becky Chambers about her book "The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet. " Volume 1 of the Wayfarers series which won the Hugo award for best series. You can purchase a copy of the book…
Listener Questions 9
Daniel and Jorge answer questions from listeners, like you!
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What are virtual particles?
Discover virtual particles with Daniel and Jorge
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